Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10
SENTIMENT At HONOLULU.
There Was No Thought of Yielding tn
Minister Willis Demand.

Minister WILLIS Demand.
Victoria. b. g.. dispatch last night,
copyrighted by the United Press. says:
Additional Honolulu advices received by
the United Press per the steamer Warrimoo,
in referring to the meeting of Minister VIII
lis with the provisional government, say
that President Dole summoned the advisory
council to meet the executive at ) O'Clock
on December 10.
The nature of Mr.. Willis communication
remained unknown to- the public, although
they had no doubt of its tenor. At O'Clock
members of the council came stringing
down Merchant street into Fort street and
made known the fact of the demand for the
queens restoration and that the general
tenor of the reply had been agreed upon,
and that it was to be prepared with DELHI
Grafton.
Many questions were asked and few an
swered. 1t was very noticeable that no one
was heard to ask whether the government
would refuse or not. That went without
saying. 1t was learned that no intimaCion
was given whether the military or naval
force would be employed to entorce the ue-
mands. The general sense or rele1 was
manifest that the new minister mad been
forced out of his concealment and mat the
meaning of his equvocal expressions for
the past six weeks vas now plain.
On the list, some 2,OW cations of water
were stored in iron tanks in the judiciary
building for use in case of Il siege and the
cutting OF water pipes. The executive build
ing is supplied by an artesian well on the
premises.
Minister ThurstOn Busy.
Since his arrival from the United states,
Minister Thurston has been busiiy confer
ring with his government. He stated that
he had only one object in his visit hcIne,
and that was to nut hiiuseif in complete
On
and Armstrong, IS we'll as Editor Castle,
believe Willis has never been authorized to
employ force in restoring the Queen deriv-
ing their impressions from the belief IN
Washington.
On the contrary. President Dole expresses
strong conviction that Minister WINS
had authority to employ the naval forces
for that purpose. The impression is derived
from Willis languag. and department, ana
the confident assertions of the rOyalists sup
port this belief. His emphatic assertions 10
the American League OF possessing eAecu-
tive functions Imply power To enforce his
action. His declaration of an intention TO
suppress disorder by naval forces iriplied
the same.
Whether ne ha; such authority or not,
every one understood him 20 imply ne wo2ld
compel submission 10 his demands. but
wnen the request was made 1t was In cour-
teous streams without any implied threats.
What ROynlists Say.
The Bulletin (royalisp of the 18th said:
The takers are reminded that there can
be only one cabinet at time under the
Hawaiian constitution. and that The only
ministers who can lawfully go In with the
queen are the four who we're forced out
with her. In the event of resto-a ion there
will be an election due in two months. which
will probably decide the tenure Of the cab
met
The Bulletin on the 18th said: THE sup
porters of the provisional government had
better not be deceived by the vaporing of
the Star. Grover Cleveland is the head of
the United States government and is going
to stay there until March I. 1897 He will
have the support of the majority in Con-
gress for his silver policy and is going to
have 1t for his tariff policy. This Hawaiian
question IS going to be settled by him to
the mutual advantage of both the United
States and Hawaii. A large proportion of
the true American-born residents of these
islands are on the Presidents side in this
matter"
On the I'D. after the news from Congress
had arrived, the Bulletin published the fol-
lowing: Their prodigious Growing over the
latest news from Washington does little
credit to the intelligence of the aLnexa-
tionists. 1t is only what was expected by
everybody who knows anything of these
affairs that enemies of the present admins
tration should have brought the Hawaiian
question up in Congress by Resolutions and
try to work up popular cutlery against the
Presidents policy for general political cap
ital. We have not the least fear but that
Congress. when the facts are made fully
clear to it, will support the executive in It's
determined measures of redress of wrong
committed against the Hawaiian nation
The Advertiser said on the 18th: There
is only one course before US and IN that
there Is no dissenting voice in our ranks
We mean absolutely to refuse all concession
and all compromise in the direction of the
return OF monarchy in any form or guise in
this country.
THAT is the ultmatum for which this
government and its supporters firmly stand
Freedom and justice age now at bay in
Honolulu. Stern and grim men of Honolulu
now have their record to make and 4 will
be the record of patriots. true determined
sef-sacrificing, the same faithful sons OF
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