Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-20

Washington. Feb. IS-Every
development Ia Hawaiian Affairs
has served to emphasizes the
the wisdom Of the wor 4 : sug
gestiou that Muster Willis be
re called. Late adsices from the
islands show that the Anerc a
Minister IS persona non gratis q {
only & the Provisional Govern
ment bat even 10 the most con-
seryatiye 81 the ex Queeu > fol-
lowers. The fusloSing letter
bearing ON this fact. was received
Yesterday by G. c Moreno. at
one time Prone Minister H. King
kalakaua. from Samuel X Paa
a prominent native Haxaiian
one Of those whose names were
submitted to Minister Willis by
Marshal Wilson a. the Qaeea :
trusted ndherents and Que who
has long occupied 4 high posi-
tion IN the roy list councils:
Nv Dear Sir: / desire to
place before VOC some facts rela.
tive to the 81 tus If our little
kingdom. which is now causing
so much citation in the United
States. Permit me to comment
briefly upon the course pursued
by the United Sites Minister.
Albert $ Willis, from the time
be landed here until the revenue
cutter Corwin arrived and sub
seqaently left our shores.
He found the city in perfect
harmony except for the military
show Of the Provisional Govern
ment. which had usurped the
rule Of the kingdom. Later on
he sent for the Queen, to con
verse with her IN regard to the
course she would pursue If he
should carry out his instructions
from President Cleveland The
result Of that conversation you
are familiar with. as It Is posi-.
bly, Published in all the news
papers OF the Union. | am salts
fled that If Mr.. Willis had been a
true advocate Of the Democracy
he represented. aud a man of
honor, be would never have aili-
lated with the Provisional Gov
eminent missionaries previous TO
his conference with the Queen.
for il is clear to us that they in
spired him to follow a conrse
calculated to injure the Queen
and the cause OF her people.
I'm his first conversation with
the Queen he assumed the attI-
tude of lawyer, commanding
her TO answer his questions as he
put them to her, hardly giving her
n chance 10 breathe. aud certain.
ly no opportunity for consldera-
ton. But when be demanded the
surrender of the provisional gov.
eminent he did not even stlpuiate
that they should reply within any
certain time. Had the Queer
been as generously treated, she
would have had time to reflect
before answering. How iuconsis
tent was his course, Surely he i
not a fit diplomat 10 represent the
honorable body Of Democrats. o
whom the honored President o
the United States is the head.
Il saw in some of the news
papers Of the United States at
lacks upon the Queen. calling he
a 'bloodthirsty woman. becsus'
according TO Minister Willis. sh'
declared her intention OF be
heading the insurgents. Now
yoa know the Hawaiian peopl'
we'll enough 10 besr me out in thu
statement that the word beheal
does not occur in our language
and that such an idea has neve
been 81 her entertained or spokei
bv a woman or man Of this ma
fien. The Queen may have use,
the word punish which occurs Il
our constitution and in our laws
for treason. bat il Is absurd I,
charge the Queen With threaten
ins Ia .hehead'' any one for on
laws DO not recognize tue word
Mr.. Willis may have pat tia
word in his dispatches in orie
70 cause another howl from th
Republican party IN the Unstes
Ssates aud 10 make a divisloi
among democrats, ba; l am sur
representative Democrats viii ne
believe this misrepresentation c
oar peopic and our laws. In an
event Minister Willis is not
worthy agent Of President Csevs
land aud mast toe regsrlesl esshe
as spy or nothing.
The resnlt II Mlnister Wills.
mission 70 this country. as show
in what he has wrltsen 60 sh
Stale Departnens and mad
known to the people tarongh ID
prssss IL the United States, leave
him a very insignificant hgnr
in the minds Of those who az
fighting for the Qaeen's caus
aad that u her people II Oh
statements. Published Syer hi
signature. were really his owE
then he cannot fail 10 perinr
President Cleveland and hi
marty Ia has fa1l..t4 b. ss,.a,a r,,,.