The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

Willis then states how he concluded,
for the present not to hold any con-
sultation with the queens friends, as
he feared her declaration might be-
come public to her great detriment, if
not danger, and interrupt the plans
of our government
Reviewing the queens friends, Willis
states Carter and Mcfarland are the
only two TO whom the ministerial bu-
reaus could be safely entrusted. Con-
tinuing, Willis says: Il am satisfied
there will be a concerted movement.
in the event of restoration for the over
| throw of the constitution of 1887, which
would mean the absolute dominion of
| the queen. l need hardly add in con-
clusion, that the tension of feeling is
so great that prompt action is neces-
sary to prevent disastrous consequent
ces. l send a cipher telegram asking
| that Blount's report be withheld for
| the present and another telegram to
the effect that the views of the first
party are so extreme as to require
further Instructions
Other Correspondence.
Other correspondence sent to Con-
gress consists of dispatches from Min
lister Willis, which for the most part
report events in Honolulu, of which
the public is already fully informed by
I AHC AOOOOloOICQ 1ICSS ISWS dispatches.
Under date of December 5. he says:
Guns and pistols have been placed in
the hands of all who are willing to take
them, whether Americans, foreigners,
or natives, and herein lies one of the
greatest dangers. The nationality,
however. which, in my judgment, is
destined to give the most anxiety here
lis the Japanese, because of their as
pirations for suffrage
| n H. To ~
Willis reports the call he received from
ex-Marshal c. B. Wilson, who said he
was awaiting the restoration of the
queen before deciding what to do. He
| left document with the minister. The
| dispatch continues: Upon examine
ing the paper, 1 found it a detailed
method of procedure for the restora-
ton Of the queen, a copy of which 1
enclose
Although claiming to be the author
| OF the document-a claim which is
doubtful-Wilson finally admitted it
had been submitted to and approved
by the queen, by her attorney and by
all the members of her former ministry
all of whom had received copies.
| An analysis of the list of special ad-
yisors, whether native or foreign, is
not encouraging to the friends of good
government or American interests The
Americans who, for over half a cen
fury held commanding place in the
councils Of state, are ignored and other
English especially-placed
! in charge. This is true of both the
| special list of advisers and the supple
mentary lists.
1.-The plan of procedure" approved
by the queen and referred to by Willis
4 contains the following:
In the event of such restoration TAX
| ing place, in order that the details may
! be properly attended to, and assur-
ance may be given that law and order
will be maintained and continue, and
the government of her majesty, Queen
Liliuokalani, once more established on
an assured basis, the following import
! ant details must be carried out while
at the same time with due regard to
all recommendation of leniency made
| by the United States government if
1t does not conflict with her instruc-
tons from the home government, the
! United States commander-in-chief
should be requested by her majesty
| government to bring and keep his
FORCES on shore in quarters to be pro-
vided for them until her majesty's
government is fully recognized and has
| felt itself in proper condition to
maintain law and order, and also, if
not in conflict with his instructions
from the home government that he
| be asked by her majesty's government
| to direct the place and hour of the
surrender by the provisional govern
ment and its forces to him and his
forces be at 10 o'clock a. M, on the
- day Of 1893, at the palace
square, where they will deliver up to
him the possession of the government
and its buildings and archives and
hand over to him all the arms and
ammunition OF war delivered UP to
them on the 18th of January, 1893, by
her majesty'S government and all
others since obtained by them, or
which have been in their possession
since, and surrender all their officers
and men To him as prisoners, to be
subsequently turned over to her mai
eSty'S government, to be dealt with by
a court especially appointed for the
purpose; also the turning over of the
government arms and munitions of
war, prisoners, ETC.. by the United
States government to her majestv's
| government.
The minister next details the CONVEX
sation he had with Wilson AS to the
plan Of procedure, Willis said: Il do
not intend you should draw any infer
ence whatever from my having taken
this paper. My idea was that you had
been in consultation with others. It
seems strange YOU should have written
this without any knowledge With what
the United States meant to do; that
you may not misunderstood ME, I now
return the paper. did not know, then,
what its contents were. / wished to
inquire from you in regard to its au-
thorship, etc. I would not taken it if
had known its contents"
Under the date of December Is and
10 Minister Willis acknowledged the re-
ceipt of the instructions sent him by
the Corwin and sends stenograpnic re-
ports of two interviews held by MIN
with the ex-queen at her residence,
III. o. Carter being present.
In reply to queries, the ex-queen
said the views she expressed in for
mer interview refusing to grant am
nesty to members of the provisi onal
| government was not changed. She in
sisted they should leave the country
and their property be confiscated, but
said she was willing to resent the opin-
ion that they should suffer the death
penalty.
In the second interview. J. o. Carter
stated that he urged the ex-queen to
accept the conditions imposed by Pres
lident Cleveland Il said to her majes-
ty that 1 thought she could safely put
her case in the hands of the presi-
dent of the United States and say to
him unreservedly, you dictate my pol
icy. I will follow it. .
Then, turning to the ex-queen, Carter
asked: "Is it correct?"
She replied: Yes" of the revolu-
tionists, she added, Their property
should be confiscated to the govern
menr, and they should not be permitted
to remain in the kingdom
Minister Willis then informed her of
the presidents instructions that he
should cease interference in her be-
half if she refused the condition of
absolute amnesty.
On the same day the above inter-