The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14
All Of Willis's Dispatches Sent
to the House.
1OLES CRUSHING REPLY
He Iustructs Mr.. Cleveland on the
American Doctrine.
THE STAND TAKEN BY THE QUEEN.
She Wanted the Heads Of
Dole and His Associates.

wits Informs Secretary Gr.-ham th.s
Americas I.sere.ts are Iensrrd By ,hs
Ex-Qu-e.'s Advisers In Favor OF Fore,u.
Powers, Especially EurIaaa - President
Dole wnhdrsws Perm,ssiou 20 Land
United States Marines to Dr,i whe.
He Learns that wills Il Piettine 10 Re-
store the ousea-Presid-nt CieveIa.d Ex-
presses His Grief at the Overthrow OF
the Dissoiute ouee., who Wanted 60
Behe.d the Members OF the Provisional
Government and ConHserte Their Prep
eriy-BIE Mass Meeting aud Protest Of
Citizen. Against the Policy or Resto-..
uou-Th. Detailed PIan OF Rfstor.tio.
Seat by L,iiuok .iinps Advisers 10 Minis-
ter wlus-Ths Demand Tor Surrender.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13-Prssident Cleveland
ard Secretary Gresham. being unable 70
longer Withstand the demand Of the public
for full information with regard to the prog.
ress OF their policy OF monarchy restoration
in Hawaii. hastily decided this morning to
send to Congress the dispatches brought by
tho Corwin from Honolulu last week and the
instructions sent to Minister Willis yesterday
BY the steamer Mariposa from San Francisco.
The Senate was not In session to-day. but
the Administration learned from some source.
what they apparently did not know yesterday.
that 1t was not essential for both Houses to b
in session to receive message from the Pres
ident OF the United States. and so Secretary
Gresham once moro changed his mind aud
the Hawaiian documents went to the House
alone.
There is hut one opinion in washington -
to the message. Republicans and Democrats
unite In saying thatit only adds to the humili-
alton OF the Administration President Clevs-
land does not attem pt to explain or apologize.
He merely lays before the people the evidence
OF the failure of his policy to restore tho Queen
No attempt 10 even made to throw the blame
upon the shoulders OF Minister Willis.
1t Is admitted in tho cores pondencs
with him that he only did his duty
as he was told to do It by the instructions sent
him by the Department OF State. II was
thought that the President would be able to
offer some explanation Of the unique and un-
American diplomacy OF his Secretary OF State
that sought to restore to the throne disso-
Lutte monarch. at the expense OF American
pride b. a Government who thus humbleh it.
self At her feet, and with the full knowledge ot
the fact that bloodshei might have followed
tho attempt.
In the despatch sent by Secretary Gresham
to Minister Willis Yesterday IL Is callsd to his
attention plainly. as an afterthought. however,
that he must do nothing TO confirm the inn
preston now firmly lodged 10 the public mind
that President Cleveland assumed to himself
the privileges Of an arbitrator between tho
monarchy and the Provisional Government az
Hawaii. This caution Is given TO Minister
Willis as an entirely new polnt. and 10 plainly
brought about by the universal criticism OF tho
Presidents assumption that hs was the arbi-
traitor In the Hawaiian controversy
This despatch aud that from Minister Willis.
known as No. =" aud which was suppressed
by the President In his first communication to
Congress on Dec. IL. attract more attention
than any portion OF to-day's message. tits
very plain IN Congress now why the President
did no: wish to make public despatch No. z
There is nothing In II that the public should
not have Enown long agr. but IL re-
ysals what the Administration might well
wish to hide. the nature and aims
OF the Queen whom they attempted to
restore. and the abIeet attitude assumed By
the Administration whom II hum bled itself be-
fore her and begged her to accept the protse-
ton Of the United States Government while
waiting to he restored 10 the throne. TO say
that the contents OF the Presidents message
to-day have caused surprise Is to put It mildly.
They have caused indignation as wall aud
public men. without regard TO party. blush
when they discuss this Infamous chapter in
the diplomatic history OF the Democratic Pres
ident aud the Republican Secretary OF State.
Next in Interest to the two dispatches above
referred TO is Mr. Doles eaustio reply to Mr..
willis's demand for surrender which. how
ever had previously bsen anticipated 10 some
extent. Between these two terminal points Ia
h. anrraaFnndanaa Mr. Aillia'a RIauhig hia.