Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-05

Hawaiian question Is under consideration
| for the purpose of creating a sentiment
against the administrative policy by init.
mating that Notwithstanding his represen-
tations to Congress he is still secretly in
triguing to restore the queen.
This gentleman said that the President
mad furnished Congress with copies of all
the instructions to Minister Willis up to
the date of his message, December 1S and
that this. of course. included the latest
instructions sent to Willis by the revenue
steamer Corwin, which reached Honolulu
December IL, exactly eleven days before the
Auckland advices. which purport to tell
or the situation in Honolulu up to Decem-
Der %.
The speaker said It was extremely iu,-
probable. in view Of the Presidents admis-
sion In his message to Congress of the 18th
uitimo of the failure Of his plans for the
restoration of the queen, that Minister
Willis had been instructed only a week be-
Iore TO continue to act under his original
instructions, with the sole qualification
that he was not authorized to use force
The Instructions to Mr. Willis.
The last paragraphs of the Presidents
message of the 18th instant which have a
direct bearing on this question are as fol-
lows:
"Actuated, by these desires and purposes
and not unmindful of the inherent perplexi-
ties of the situation nor Of the limitations
upon my power, 1 instructed Minister Willis
to advise the queen and her supporters OF
my desire to aid in the restoration Of the
status existing before the lawless landing
of the United States forces at Honululu on
the 18th Of January last, il such restoration
could be effected upon terms providing for
clemency as we'll as justice to all parties
concerned. The conditions suggested as the
Instructions show. contemplate a general
amnesty to those concerned in setting up
the provisional government and a recogni-
ton of all its bona fide acts and obliga-
tons. In short, they require that the past
should be buried. and that the restored gov
ernment should reassume its authority as II
its continuity had not been interrupted.
These conditions have not proved accept
able to the queen, and though she has been
informed that they will be insisted upon.
and that, unless acceded to- the efforts OF
the President to aid in the restoration OF
her government will cease, l have not thus
far learned that she Is willing to yield them
her acQuiescence. The check which my
plans have thus encountered has prevented
their presentation to the members OF the
provisional government, while unfortunate
public misrepreSentationS OF the situation
and exaggerated statements of the senti-
ments Of our people have obviously injured
the prospects Of successful executive media
ton.
Il therefore submit this communication
with its accompanying exhibits, embracing
Mr.. Blount's report. the evidence and state
ments taken by him at Honolulu, the in
structions given to both Mr.. Blount and
Minister Willis. and correspondence con-
nected with the affair in hand.
I'm commencing this subject to the ex-
tended powers and wide discretion of the
Congress, / desire to add the assurance
that L shall be much gratified to cooper
ate in any legislative plan which may be
devised for the solution of the problem be-
fore us which Is consistent with American
honor, integrity, and morality"
Instructions Sent by the COrwin.
Still. up to December q, when the Ala
media left Honolulu, Mr.. Willis was acting
under instructions from Secretary Gresham,
which left San Francisco by the revenue
cutter Corwin a month ago. and which
were transmitted to Congress with the
Presidents message.
Those Instructions. which were telegraph
ed under date OF December 3, were as fol-
lows:
Secretary Gresham to Minister Willis.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1893.
Your dispatch. which was answered by
steamer on the 25th Of November, seems
to call for additional Instructions. Should
the queen refuse assent to the written con-
ditions, you will at once inform her that
the President will cease interposition in her
behalf. and that while he deems it his duty
to endeavor to restore to the sovereign the
constitutional government Of the islands.
his further efforts in that direction will
depend upon the queens unqualified agree
ment that all obligations created by the
provisional government in proper course
of administration shall be assumed and
upon. such pledges by her as will prevent
the adoption of any measure Of prosecution
or punishment for what has been done in
the past by those setting up or supporting
feels that by our recent interference. and
what followed, We have incurred response
bilities to the whole Hawaiian community.
and it would not be just to put one party
at the mercy of the other.
Should the queen ask whether. IL she ac-
cedes to conditions. active steps will be
taken by the United States to effect her
restoration, or to maintain her authority
thereafter, you will say that the President
cannot use force without the authority of
Congress.
Should the queen accept conditions, and
the provisional government refuse to sur
render, You will be governed by previous in
structiOnS.
If the provisional government ask whether
the United States will hold the queen to the
fulfillment of stipula ted conditions, you will
say that the President, acting under die.
tates Of honor and duty, as he has done in
endeavoring to effect restoration, will do all
in his constitutional power to cause OBJ
servance of the conditions he has imposed.
GRESHAM.
1t is pointed out that there is nothing in
these instructions to prevent Mr. willis
from asking the provisional government TO
abdicate. All that was necessary toward
taking this action was the consent OF the
queen to an act of amnesty.
Arrival of the COrwin.
All interest now centers in the cutter
Corwin, whose arrival at San Francisco to-
day has been announced. The Corwin is at
the disposal of Mr.. Willis, and will sail
from Honolulu at his pleasure. Her arrival
at San Francisco means that something
definite has been injected into the situa-
ton, for it is learned at the State Depart
ment that Mr.. Willis would hold the vessel
Until he had something important to COM
municate, either of positive action on his
part or of the small cnance for a speedy
settlement
POstmasters Appointed.
The total number of fourth class post
masters appointed today was 40 OF this
number 2o We're to fill vacancies caused by
death and designations and the remainder
by removals.
=. A Taylor was appointed postmaster at
SLACK Ridge, Va. vice Fl. c. Taylor, re-
signed.
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