The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-15
MIR. CLEVELAND's BLOODTHIRSTY
FRIEND.


If anything could make Mr.. Cleveland
ashamed of himself the revelation of char
acter which his Hawaiian heroine has re-
Gently afforded would cause him to expert
| ence that sensation That she is a coarse,
sensual woman, with outcroppings of semi
| barbarism in her nature, has been well
known, but, by the testimony Of Minister
| Willis, and out of her own mouth,
| she is even worse. 1t now trans
pires that her ruling desire in
| she might behead the leaders of the late
revolution and confiscate their property. In
| other words. she is cruel, vindictive and
| bloodthirsty. Much as she wanted to be
| restored to her throne she was not willing
| to guarantee amnesty to the members of
| the provisional government BY her own
| confession her desire to compass the death
| of these leaders overrode every other feel
| ing.
| Minister Williss account Of the inter-
| view in which she expressed this purpose
| is almost dramatic. The interview was pri-
| vate, nobody being in the room but hiIi1-
self and the Queen. After explaining to her
| Mr.. Cleveland's desire to bring about her
| restoration to power, and his hope that she
| would adopt a policy of forgiveness and
| magnanmity, the minister asked her If she
| was willing TO answer certain questions
which mis- instructions made it his duty to
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report continues:
| / then asked her: Should you be
| stored TO the throne would you grant full
| amnesty as TO life and property to all those
persons who have been or who are now
| in the provisional government, or who have
| been instrumental in the overthrow of your
| government
She hesitated moment. and then slowly
and calmly answered: There are certain
| laws of my government by which 1 shall
| abide. Ny decisions would be az the law
| directs, that such persons should be be-
| headed and their property confscated to the
1 then said repeating very distinctly her
words: cit is your feeling that these peo-
| pie should be beheaded and their property
| cOnfScated?'
She replied: 1T is.''
This practically ended the interview and
barred the way to any further progress
in the restoration policy. This report, be
Il
Queens enemies nor is it intended to "em-
barrass the admins 1t comes from
Mr.. Clevelands own official and reports the
| Queens exact words 1t is a startling rev.
elation as to the character of the woman
to restore whom to a rotten throne he and
his Secretary of State have been plotting
for the last ten months.
The fact that few hours later she agreed
to accept Mr. Cleveland's terms shows that
she is as cunning and treacherous as she is
| bloodthirsty. At the time of the minister's
interview with her she had no opportunity
to consult any of her friends, and she spoke
her own sentiments. She was for vengeance
and blood. Afterwards. when her advisers
| learned what she had said, they undoubted-
ly told her she had made a great mistake
They probably represented to her that if
she once got back into power she could do
as she pleased, and that her obvious duty
was to promise amnesty. SO. later In the
day, she wrote to Minister Willis. saying:
Since 1 had the interview with you this
| morning l have been in most careful and
conscientious thought as TO my duty, and
| / now, of my own free WILL give my con-
| clusions: / must not feel Vengeful to any
Of my people. If / am restored by the
| United States. 1 must forget myself and
| remember only my dear people and my
| country / must forgive and forget the
| past, permitting no punishment of any one
| but trusting that all Will hereafter work
together in peace and friendship for the
good and glory of our beautiful and once
happy land.
This is the letter of a cunning. treacherous
woman She wants it understood that she
has been holding conscientious communion
with herself as to her duty. and, as If an
ticipating the charge that she was urged
to change her decision. she says she does it
of her own free will. So she promises 10 be
| a good, sweet, amiable Queen. She will
not do anything naughty; she will dis
miss her bloody plans If 1 am restored
by the United States l must forget myself
and remember only my dear people and
my country" What harmless tiger it is,
to be sure and how completely the claws
are concealed in the soft, velvety paw, The
Journal cannot congratulate Mr.. Cleveland
on this revelation of character by his fe-
male friend in Honolulu.
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