New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
THE TRUTH rs OUT.

THE TRUTH rs OUT.
On December "a the COrwin sailed from HOBO
lulu with secret dispatches for our Govern
ment. and on Friday last she arrived OH san
Francisco. Notwithstanding all the stringent
precautions taken under official orders 10 pre-
vent the people Of the United States from learn
ing what news she brought, the press secured
and published certain statements WHICH were
not only deemed incredible at first. but na'iy
contradcted at Washington at the desire OF TIE
Administration If not on its explicit au'hor
,v In behalf Of the State Department every
effort was made throughout SATURDAY, Suhua!
and Monday to create and disseminate the
belief that the Corwin brought no Important
intelligence On Tuesday morning steamer
from, Honolulu which was not under orders 10
dodge reporters having arrived the day DeIore
ot Victoria British Columbia, the country
learned all the facts which the Administration
had been endeavoring to conceal 10y false pre-
tences. and learned also that those who con-
tradictel the original reports either lied or hhd
been lied to- 1t is a fact that Minister Wills,
"in the name and by the authority OF the uhlteu
States" demanded that the Provisional Govern
ment should abdicate and that his demand was
unconditjonally refused. All the incidents
which preceded, accompanied and Immediately
followed that interchange of sentiments anu
nurposes are fully known. All that the Adlhih-
istration has been able to keep in It's exclusive
nossession. by trickcry, evasion and what looks
like downright falsehood Is the text OF Prcsl-
dent Doles refusal to accedc to President
CIeveland's impudent summons to stand out OF
the way Of a repudiated monarch NO DOUBT
that document Is extremely interesting reauihS.
II will arrive by mail in a few days.
The President is n consistent mystery-man,
hut Mt this date il seems scarcely possible that
he can find much to enjoy in the consequences
Of his steady refusal TO acquaint the people OF
tho United States with the plans which he mas
been endeavoring to execute in their name ana
tho processes which have resulted in ignomlni-
Gus failure How persistent he has been III
this policy Is strikingly shown by comparison
Of facts and dates appertainng to MIR. Willlss
latest performances in Honolulu. On the night
of December the Corwin sailed from San
Francisco with dispatches for Mr.. Willis con-
tanning this instruction under date OF Decem-
Der 3: Should the Queen ask whether, II she
accedes to conditions, active steps Will De taken
by the United States to effect her restoration,
or to maintain her authority thereafter, you
will say that the President cannot use force
without the authority Of Congress- Ihat as
match reached Mr.. Willis on December IA, ana
whatever he may have imagined prior TO that
doto thereafter he knew that he could not use
American marines to carry out his masters
wishes
Pint II will be observed that he was not In
str,lcted to make any such confession 10 Presl-
dent Dole nor did he in fact give the Pro
yisional Government the slightest intimatlon
of his inability to back up his prcposterous de-
mands during the week Of agitation and solici-
tude which followed the arrival OF the Corwln
He was urged not only by President Dole put
by the representatives Of foreign Powers 10
allay apprehension, but he kept silent. NOT
even the United States Admiral knew his pur-
noses The eX-Queen was his only confidante.
1t was constantly expected that the American
marines would be landed, and he fostered that
expectatiOn. In accordance with explicit vi
accurately inferred orders from washington
he was holding over the Provisional Govern
ment Of Hawaii and the residents or Hohoiuiu
q menace which he could not execute, III the
hope Of eXtOrting by fear the oDeulehce
which he could not compel by force ana
during every moment OF the ume between
december IA and December % the strongest
Indictment to turbulence and bloodshed was
the attitude of the American Minister. On the
| latter UatC IHc ilstllcud dii''NV
Thurston on board, the feeling OF the American
people and Of Congress was made known, anu
tranquility was in a measure restored. Even
after the Corwin had departed with an account
of Mr.. Willis's demand and its rejection, he
eyaded President Doe's request for some peace
ful assurance, until at last Mr.. Dole had the
satisfaction of reminding him that having just
learned Of Mr.. Cleveands request that Congress
would take the affair off his hands, he felt no
further dsquietudc
Such in brief are the facts and circumstances
of Mr.. Wills's forlorn and Illuminating failure
to carry out Mr. Cleveland's outrageous prof.
ect. The Provisional Government which mas
ruled the Hawaiian Islands wisely and honor
ably for year still exercises complete author
ity and controls their destiny. The American
people must derive from a knowledge OF all
that has occurred there increased admiration
and respect for the enlightened and patriotic
men who have done their whole duty without
fear or hesitation. They reserve their indigna-
ton and contempt for an American President
whose fantastic designs have been made doubly
odious by the means which he has employed
to execute them.