Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-16
ADMIRAL WALKERS ORDERS
None of His Reports on Hawaii Have Been
Published.
1t Is Said That He Failed to Find
Things ms the President Wanted
Him To.

1t is reported that Admiral Walkers or
ders to the Naval Academy were revoked
because of the Presidents dissatisfac ton
with the execution of his special mission
to Hawaii several months ago. The special
purpose of that mission has never been
satisfactorily explained, and there seems
to have been some unknown reason for
keeping it from the public. That 1t was
held to be of Importance is shown by the
fact that Admiral Kirkland, who was or
dered to command the naval forces at
Hor olulu, was recalled while he was on his
way to the islands, and Admiral Walker,
who was then in Washington on other
duty, was sent in his stead under special
secret instructions from the President and
the Secretary of State. This detail was
only temporary, and 1T was understood
that at its close Admiral Walker would be
assigned to the Naval Academy. In fact,
Whei. relieved from duty at Honolulu, he
was ordered to hold himself in readiness
for the other command. These plans were
all changed, however, soon after mis- ar
rival in this city several weeks ago, and
all sorts of surmises are current as to the
cause.
None of His Reports Published.
1t is mentioned as somewhat remarkable
that none of Admiral Walkers reports
from Hawaii has ever been published not
withstanding the fact that Congress was in
session when a number of them were re-
ceived, and that other diplomatic corre-
spondence was promptly forwarded to the
Capitol up to the day Congress adjourned.
Nor has any official statement ever been
made concerning the purpose Of Rear Ad-
miral Walkers special temporary assign
ment to the command of the Pacific STA
tion, with headquarters at Hawaii
While there Admiral Walker made re-
ports by each mail concerning the situation
Those who have seen them say they make
mighty interesting" reading.
Why He Was Sent.
1t is now asserted that the admiral was
specially detailed by the President to in
vestigate the political situation of the
Hawaiian Islands with view to the sub
sanitation of his position that the senti-
ment of the Inhabitants was strongly op-
pc sed to the Dole administration, with it's
ayowed policy of annexation to the United
States. The admiraPs reports 1t Is said,
show that the exact reyerse was the case,
and confirmed the press reports of the
stability of the new republic and the grow
ing sentiment in favcr of closer relations
with the United States.
May Never See the Light.
These and other reasons are given in ex-
PLANTATION Of the change in Admiral Walk
er's orders and the Withholding of his re-
ports on the Hawaiian situation. From the
fact that the reports have been in the pos
session of the department for several
months-some of them before the last ses-
sion of Congress came to a close-it Is in
ferred that the documents are to be kept
in the secret archives, and even If a resolu-
ton of Congress calling upon the Secretary
OF the Navy for the papers should be
adopted the department will probably de-
cline to forward them on the ground that it
would be detrimental to the public inter-
ests to do so. 1t is rumored that in certain
OF the reports reference is made to in
trigues on the part of some of the foreign
representatives in the interests of the
royalists, and for this reason the depart
ment could very properly refuse to comply
with a resolution of Congress-