Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
H HAWAIIAN COM MISSION
They Do Not Ask the Restoration of the
Queen.
Going to See the Secretary OF state as
Individuals-Mr. Widemann
the Spokesman.

A year ago last February Mr. Lorin A.
Thurston. who is now the minister from
Icwaii to this country. accompanied by
four other members of the commission, ar
rived in this city to present the arguments
in favor of the annexation of that country,
which had already set up a nice little re-
public of its own. Their hasty trip across
the country was a sort Of triumphal march
on Washington. and their arrival here was
considered matter of a good deal of mo-
ment. All the incidents connected with
that memorable occasion are still fresh in
the minds Of the public. although they hap
pened 50 long ago.
Yesterday the emissarle5 of the depcsej
queen. now Mrs. Dcminis but formerly
Liliuokalani. reached the capital to present
to her great and good friends here the rea-
sons why their late monarch should be re-
instated on her throne ard to invoke the
aid of this government in bringing about
that desired result. The party of royalists
consists of Mr.. II. A. widemann,a German,
who was minister Of finance under the
queen: ]. A. Cummins, formerly minister
of foreign affairs under her brother, and
torn III Hawaii, and Samuel Parker also
born In the islands. who succeeded Mr..
Cunmins In this office under the queen
Mr. Parker Is the only one Of the commits
sioners that shows Hawaiian blood
They hope to have a chance to present
their case to Secretary Gresham and also
aspire to a personal interview with the
President himself Whether they will be
successful IN either undertaking Is not at
all certain.
Either because they delayed their coming
50 long that public interest had died out
to large extent since the news of the
formal proclamation of the republic of Ha-
wall on the Fourth Of July. or else because
the side they represent Is not the popular
Nya hut rf.sv, %L,,k
this little band of royalists has not attract
ed anything like the attention that they
might reasonably have expected.
There were no waiting committees of
friends at the station when their train ar
rived last evelinG, and no enterprising news
papo- men had gone over to meet them at
Baltimore to get flying interviews as to the
latest from Hawaii. There were no car
rioges. not even brass band. They got
into the hotel omnibus just as If they did
not bear commissions from deposcd queen
and were driven of to the Airing ton-the
usual Headquarters for such diplomatic par
ties. With them is Maj. Seward of Homo
lulu, who. like the others, Is travelling for
his health
Today, when asked the purpose Of their
visit to Washington. he said:
Il cannot tell you at this time We have
agreed not to divulge the nature of our
mission until We see Secretary Gresham
and also possibly the President. We expect
to see the Secretary tomorrow. and shall
so direct to the State Department and not
seek the assistance of any intermediary,
just the same as you would do had you any
business there The President has received
the plea for the restoration of the queen.
anc why should we. who represent her. not
have the privilege Of calling on the Secre-
tary?
We have not asked the assistance of the
Hawaiian legation representatives here in
our attempt to get access to the representa-
tives of the government. and would not &C
cept such assistance if it were offered. Mr..