The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-21
POSSIBLY A PRoTEcToRATE.
If Other Nations Object to the Taking
of Pearl Harbor.

NaShlNdION' hprll Ill ne new
Hawaiian program Of the Admins
tration means the establishment of
a protectorate over the islands. De-
finite end Trustworthy Information
on the subject has been obtained.
The full effect of the Presidents
intention will not be put in force
Immediately. For the present the
locating of coalng station in Pearl
river harbor is the limit to which
the Administration will go. The
special and immediate duty Of Nd
miral Walker in the Pacific is to
complete preparations for locating
the station.
His instructions direct him 70
communicate the intentions of the
Administration to Minister Willis
and to cooperate with that official
in speedily bringing about the Ob.
ject in view.
Admiral Walker will reach Homo
lulu about the middl" of next week
He has authority to live on shore
instead OF on board the llagship
Philadelphia. II is impossible 10
say how long Minister Willis aud
his naval adviser will br engaged in
the work.
A remark made by Admiral Wal
ker to friends ON the day Of his
departure from Washington may br
Of Significance in the premises. said
Admiral Walker at that time:
while the business before me is OF
an important nature have no doubt
[ shall be back in Washington ia
the early fall. Both President Cloyr.
land and Secretary Gresham hav"
known for some time that their Of
forts at monafchicaI restoration ia
Hawaii have brought about cOndi-
tions in that country which are
detrimental il not actually threaten
ing to the prestige Of the United
! States"
The scheming Of Liliunkaluni. the
intrigues Of England aud the designs
! OF the Governments ri Japan and
! China were reported to secretary
Gresham by Minister Willis fully
six weeks ago. Mr.. Willis pointed
out clearly aud emphaticall that
the conditions IN Hawaii unfavura.
bile To the Interests of this cuuutry
made prompt aud vigorous measure.
necessary. He said that in addition
to the wcll.knuwu rupidiiy Of Eng.
land, the Governments Oi Japan aud
! China, AT the iu-tigatinu Oi their
subjects in Hawai-. had b"cuuc
ambitious for defined rights uf .uf.
frage and other recognition IN the
islands. II was though, not impiu.
bable by Mr. Willis Ihat the up
proaching May election. IN Hawaii
would b. the OCCASION for 'hr actual
demonstration oi the real designs uO
these foreign countries.
! Despite these facts aud III" kunwl
edge Of the importance ul prompt
and active steps IN the PROMISES th,
Administ ration has failed To tax,
any measures tO meet IT," rOndtiOn'
confronting il until now. Th" pres
ent intention Of the Administration
is to locate cnaiimg station in Pear
river harbor.
This step il t. b" taken under ;
grant contained ~ the Hawai- ai.aI
treaty Of lSS1, which gives thr Uui'"d
! States the exclusive right Ia "stab
lish aud maintain on the island OF
Oahu a coaling and repair station
Tor the use al it, vessels. Th" treat y
expires by limitation in November
President Cleveland aud Secretary
Gresham believe that a. soon ~ il
becomes known to England, China
and Japan that this country Is Ia cs
tablish and maintain a repair station
on Pearl river for the use of its YES
sells these countries will raise so
many objections to the execution oI
the program that the declaration oI
a protoctoraie will be necessary aud
warranted.
Presumably ia" object Of the Adj
ministr ration IN not frankly making
kVown It's real purpose in Hawaii II
TO avoid public criticism. C"nsur'
in the Scuate aud on the floor Of ia,
House is particularly dreaded, it il
supposed.
COMMENT BY THE CHRONICLE.
The San Francisco Chronicles, re
ferriug 10 the foregoing despatch
regards the Pearl harbor alleged poll
cy as an attempt to divert attention
from The gigantic blundcr" Of The
administration, in connection Will
the proposed overthrow Of the Pro
visional Government aud the res
toration Of Liliuokalaui, and con
cludes:
Surveys have shown that at Pear
river harbor would literally have
to be made by blasting out the cora
reefs which guard the mouth Of th'
river and by dredging inside th'
reefs to obtain sufficient water 70
deep draught vessels. What tn
cost OF this would be cannot be said
but whatever it might be it would b
only drop in the bucket as com
pared with the fortifying Of the har
Dor, which would have To be done L
make it into naval station. II th
United States really needs Pear
river harbor, the cost Of it shoul,
not cut any figure; but il its ccSsior
and occupation be inteuded morel
to keep the Cleveland Administra