Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10
LEFT TO CONGRESS.
The Administration Will Send ALI
Hawaiian Matter to That Body.
WILLIS ACTED ACCORDING 70 ORDERS.
His Report. However, Has Not Yet
Been Received.
a FE cling OF RELIEF.

At the first opportunity that offers ITSELF
2iIs:Ster Willis will be instructed 20 take nc
further action looking to the restoration of
queen LiHuOkalani and to make no further
mort TO chanse the status of Affairs in Hd-
vail. pending action By Congress on this
troublesome question This is understood to
be the result of the consideration of the lat
st developments AT Honolulu by the Presi-
lent and his cabinet at yestefday's meeting
Arrangements for prompt communication
"ith Minister Willis will be perfected as
soon as the administration has received Of
fetal confirmation of the report that he has
demanded the abdieation of President Dole
in favor of the queen and that President
Dole has rejected all overtures to that end
The Administrations Position.
tne position of the administration is that
Il has exhausted it's constitutional powers
IN the matter that the provisional
government declines to accept the Presi-
dents decision that the queen is justly en-
titled to the control of the Hawaiian gov
ernnlent and that 1t rests entirely with
Congress either to enforce his decision or
10 take such other course of action as may
be deemed necessary. The statement in
yesterdays Star that Minister Willis has
acted throughout in strict accord with the
letter of his instructions Is verified at the
State Department His last instructions
were dated December 3. and were merely
supplemental to his original instructions
for the restoration. They were sent in re-
Spouse 20 his report that the queen would
not accept the conditions imposed by the
President and were intended to cover all
possible contingencies. In case the queen
would not abide by the conditions of am
nesty, etc, the minister to notify the
Secretary of State and await further in
structions. Should she accept, however, ne
was to open negotiations with the provi-
siOnal government to place her back in
power. The minister was reminded how
ever. that Congress alone had power to
authorize the employment of force in the
execution of his instructions.
Dcfcnse of the Presidents Action.
1t is said IN defense of the Presidents
action. that up to the date of his message
to Congress commencing the further con-
sideration of the Hawaiian question rc that
body he was fully impressed with the be-
lief that Queen Liiiuokalani adhered to her
refusal to accept his conditions. and that
there had been no change in the sitratiun
in Honolulu. 1t is further said that the
President and Minister Willis had each
acted in good faith. but in entire Ignorance
Of the changed condition of affairs in Hon
olulu and Washington, respectively, or, in
otner words, the President was rot aware
that the queen had changed nee mind. and
Minister WINS did not know that the Pres
ident had committed the quesIic1 to Con-
sress. The Presidents message went TO
Congress December Is, and Minis-er Willis
called for the surrender of the provisional
government the following day.
Ii Is said. furthermore, tina. the President
might have prevented this action the
part of Minister Willis if he had had the
renotest idea that it was necessary. All
the proceedir IS at this end of the line were
based on the theory that the case had been
closed with the queens refusal to accept the
terms imposed by the President The POS
sibility of her changing her mind was rot
considered. otherwise it Is almost certain
that the minister would have been notified
tlat the matter was in the hands of Con-
;sresS and that he was not to interfere with
the status.
10 More Steps by the Executive.
Secretary Gresham is given authority
for the statement that no further steps will
De taken by the executive branch of the
government to carry out its policy of re-
storing Queen Liliuokalani. He said today
that the settlement of the whole Hawaiian
question was in the hands of Congress and
everything that would aid that body in ar
irving at a conclusion. would be promptly
submitted by the President. "All docu-
ments. reports and other communications
expected by the state Department from
Ir- Willis" said the secretary. will be
transmitted to Congress and given publicity
to hand
Furthermore all communications of an
Ctficial nature addressed to Mr.. Willis will
20 20 Congress as soon as mailed to the
minister
willis Report Not Yet Received.
The report of Mr.. Willis on the latest
phase of the Hawaiian situation, was not
received at the State Department this
morning 1t IL expected to reach Washing
ton at the earliest in the San Francisco
mail that gets here at 5:1j o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is possible that the packet
Rlay have missed mail connections some
wnere in the west, in which event il will
not arrive here until tomorrow. The de-
partment officials think, however, that the
report is likely TO come in late this after
noon
Mr.. Gresham says the communication of
Ir. Willis viii be transmitted to Congress
without delay. He could not say whether
or not IL would be given TO the press in
advance CT that time.
Feeling of Relief.
There appears to be general feeling of
relief among the official who support the
administrators policy Of restoration over
the news that no trouble had attended the
demand of Mr.. Willis for the surrender of
the provisional government 1t is also an
parent that the administration Is tisap-
pointed because Mr.. Willis failed to main
tain the status quo, and no secret is made
OF the belief that he would not be called on
to act while the matter was pending in
Congress. A gentleman who is said TO
have had an interview with the President
on the subject is authority for the state
ment that while the President is disap-
POINTED because Mr.. Willis made the de-
mand on the provisional government, he
admits that the minister did no more than
carry out his instructions. obeying the let
ter. however. IL not the spirit