The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-17

the British gunboat,' as the Press
puts il, which DR.. Grossman in
closes, AS follows:
H. VI. S. Champion is preparing
To hoist the British ensign over Ha-
wai. Tuesday, December I, when
off shore, she had gun drill and
sighting on the buildings where the
Provisional Government troops are
stationed, on the ammunition stores
and ON the police headquarters. 1t
is the intention that as soon as the
Queen is restored by United states
troops aud they may retire, the
Queen is to appeal to the British
Minister, Major Wodehouse, for pro-
lection. The English flag is to be
hoisted aud protectorate declared
over Hawaii. Troops from the
Champion will he landed under pro-
lection of British guns"
The Press goes on to quote Gross
man As writing that "such plans
would not be surprise to anybody,
because quite in accord with all pre-
viuus ideas of British seizure, and
neither more nor less than execu-
tiun of ideas for many years cult
yatrd 10y British interests" He then
charges Theophilus II. Davies with
intriguing for more than twelve
mouths to attain such re.
suit, and represents the British
friends OF the Queen as urging
her tn accept Minister Willis's
proposal, So as to gain restoration
by American diplomacy and arms
after which. the Provisional Govern.
ment being out, she could promptly
apply to Great Britain for supper,
aud turn the islands and depend
rncies over To Great Britain. Thi:
could not he regarded in the ligb,
II an aifrunt to the United State:
by Great Britain, because President
Cleveland had for the Uuited State,
withdrawn the treaty aud rcjecte,
all uvprtures for annexation. Gross
} man states that his Information il
= derived direct from a British nava
officer
;" far ~ the statements Of Dr.
Grossman regarding the cruise out
side "f the Champion is concerned
We are in a position To testify 4
% their highly original and imagina
' tive qualities. They do not contain
= a trac" Of fact beyond that there
r British warship here called tn
Champion, aud that she did go OH
II the harbur about the time mer
" toned fnr -hcll practice. As To th
! revelations uf British policy towar
= these islands il i. to be presumed tina
" they are equally idcalistic, although
r f the literary dentist meant thj
u they should be taken as realistic,
y would he rash Ia contradict such
u high authority on the secrets Of il
= icrna,ioual politics. At any rat
u We may give the author credit f.
" putting a new dress on an old them
u even il hr has not attained to sue
sublime heights Of imagination |
lid Commissioner Marsirn. when
III told the United States in an intc
D. view that a British squadron w
r. hurryiug to Honolulu To seize IL
- islands before he and his coilragu,
a. could sell them at Washingto
~ Grus,man has done his best tha
H. which nobody can do more in a
!" Ting To the fiction of the llawaiia
u 'risis. lie is wise il he accepts tn
o. compliment, for, il he claims an il
!" tcntiun Of having his letter taken
'' .arne-t, ii is our painful duty to st
'h hat its assertions are gross fabric
tions with no stronger basis tina
th" luus"St II street gossip. II
naval officer gave him the inform
h rion, then he is the victim of
l' borough guying,