Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-19
His Report Upon the Hawaiian Stu
alton Sent to the Senate.
THE REPUBLIC is FIRMLY ESTABLISHED
English Against American Influence
on the Islands.
NEED OF AN AMERICAN SHIP

In answer TO a TSSOluliOfl, otSiE-a-S
tert today sent to the Senate the cores
pondence between the Navy Departne ent
and Admiral Walker relative to his mission
to Hawaii last simmer The :orrespon-
dence makes volume of considerable size,
covering about sixty typewriter pages
and while much of It. is merely formal,
some chapters are Of Sreat interest
1t begins on March % last with the for
NAL order of the Secretary detaching the
admiral from duty as president of the in
spection board and ordering him to Hono-
lulu to relieve Admiral Irwin as COM
mander-in-chief of the Pacific station, and
closes with a notice from. the admiral dated
Mare Island, Cal, August "a, announcing
his REIMBURSEMENT of that command to Ad-
miral Bearislee.
Four days after the issue of the first for
NAL order. the admiral, while in Washing
ton, received the following instructions
from the Secretary, marked confidential;
Confidential Instructions.
1.-The following Instructions, which are to
be considered strictly confidential, are is
sued for your guidance while in command
of the United States naval forces on the
Pacific station:
1.-The attitude and policy which the gov
ernment of the United States has hereto
fore observed toward the people and gov
ell einment of the Hawaiian Islands are fully
shown in the executive documents Nos. IL,
AS, G5, 20. 10. 20 and 95, which have been
mailed to you In care OF the navy pay or
flee. San Francisco.
You will freely consult with the minister
of the United States at Honolulu upon all
points which may arise In the general
course of Hawaiian matters, and you Will
give due weight to his knowledge and
opinion upon the actual employment in any
event of the military forces under your
command. and In deciding the course to be
pursued by yourself in any matter not COW
cred by specific instructions.
your purpose as commander OF the naval
forces of the United States will be the pro-
lection of the lives and property of Ameri-
can citizens.
I'm case of any civil war in the islands,
whether growing out Of an attempt to re-
store the queen, or an attempt TO estapnsn
a permanent government, or out or any
election, or arising from any cause what
ever, you will extend no aid or support
moral or physical, to any of the parties
engaged therein. but you will keep steadily
in view that IL is your duty TO protect the
lives and property of all such citizens OF
the United States as shall not by their par
ticipation in such civil connections, subject
til emselves to local laws and thus forfeit
their right i'm that regard to the protection
of the American flag. An American citizen
who, during revolution or insurrection IN
a foreign country participates IN an at
tempt, by force of arms or violence, to
maintain or overthrow the existing gov
ernment,' or who aids in setting on foot a
revolution CT insurrecticn In such country,
cannot claim as matter of right that the
government of the United States shall pro-
tect him against the consequences of such
act.
IF you shall observe at any time any ef-
fort or attempt on the part of any foreign
power to interfere in the political affairs OF
the Hawaiian Islands, or If you shall per-
DOintiQR to such
interference, you will promptly report the
same to this department.
The next step in the correspondence after
this was the dispatch of a telegram en-
June Is from the department to the ad-
miral then at Honolulu, asking whether
any survey of Pearl Harbor was being
made by his order. On July IL the admiral
was directed by telegram to proceed to
Mare Island and turn over the command
of the Pacific station to Admiral Beardsiee.
and to then repair to Annapolis to assume
the duties of superintendent of the Naval
Academy.
Attached to this letter were the following
Instructions from the Secretary. dated
March 81, 1894:
| wish to give you oral Instructions on an
other point, which 1 do not give to you in
writing as 1t is not deemed necessary and
the contingency may not arise.
In case of any civil war, insurrection or
rebellion in the Hawaiian Islands while you
are there you may, in your discretion, and
II you think proper, under all circum-
stances, give the right of asylum upon your
ship to refugees, whether from the one
party or the other, but you are by no means
to indicate beforehand to any person what
ever that you would feel free to exercise
your power in this manner.
These instructions, like the written in
structionS handed you, are in the StricteSt
sense confidential.
Admiral Walkers First Letter.
Admiral Walker began his reports to the
l1tt Irll1
dated April 25, stating that he had assumed
command of the station and telling of the
consequent formalities. On the 2Sth of the
same me nth he wrote long letter touch
ing the political situation, giving his i'm
pressions. Promising his remarks with the
statement that the provisional government
appears to be firmly established and life
and property are secure, the admiral says
that there are two causes which give TN
easiness-the uncertainty of the natives OF
the ultimate restoration of the queen and
the possible disaffeCtion of the Japanese.
The registration had closed, with but 1,0OO
registrations in Honolulu; comparatively
few natives had registered, their policy be-
ing one of abstention from political affairs
under existing circumstances. They rad
been Informed by their leaders that they
would be punished If the queen was re-
stored and they were afraid to take the
risk They were being constantly told that
she would be restored by the United States,
and foreign influence had encouraged this
belief and apprehension. Could they feel
assured that the monarchy would not be
restored by outside Interference it is be-
lieved that they would readily participate
I'm the formation of a new government.
| The sentiment Of loyalty to the monarchy
and queen Is, says the admiral, to a con-
siderable extent a sentiment of self-interest
or of sclf-preservation in the event of res
| toration II am satisfied" says the ad-
miral, that clearly formulated assur-
ance from the United States of non-inter-
| ference with the political affairs of Hawaii
and of dsapproval Of interference upon the
part of any other nation would rest the
| situation clearly upon its local merits in
| the estima ton of ali classes, without lopes
| or fear of outside pressure, and would tend
| to a speedy settlemept of all troubles"
Touching the japanese, the admiral says
| they number more than 10000 on the is
| lands and are inclined to be turbulent
| They stand together as a solid body; their
leaders have political ambitions and pro-
| pose to claim The right to vote. Many per-
sons think them a possible source of fu-
ture danger. They are brave, with mill
| tary instincts, and would fight If aroused OF
| excited to violence. The Portuguese also
| have political aspirations, but they are a
| law-abiding, desirable class of immigrants
! Continued on Eleventh Page.)