The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-19
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MIR. THURSTON SPEAKS
He Says the Talk About Lii Sc
curing an Army Is Joke.
Annexation Feeling Growing Among
Natives of Hawaii-The Situation as
Seen by Mr.. Waterhouse.

OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 1S.-Lorin A. Thurs
ton. Hawaiian minister at Washington,
went through Omaha this evening route
to Washington. To a reporter Mr.. Thurs
ton said that Minister Willis had not been
given his passports nor had such action
been contemplated by the provisional gov
ernment. Said he: "The members OF the
government are not much alarmed at the
threats of Liliuokslani, as she is powerless
and whatever she says is treated as the
utterance of an angry woman. Her threats,
however. have lost her the allegiance Of q
number of loyal monarchists who denounce
the Queen for rejecting the proposition to
grant amnesty in case she was restored.
She cannot be restored except by force and
there is little probability of her securing
sufficient force to bring this about. The
talk of her securing an army in Canada is
treated as good joke. l know nothing Of
a protectorate being established. The pres
ent government is amply able to take care
of itself. L do not anticipate any trouble
with the United States. The annexation
question has been lost sight of in the res
toration hubbub. but 1T will come up again.
In the islands the feeling is as strong as
ever in favor of annexation fact among
the natives 1t is growing. / go direct to
washington TO resume my official position"
cussion of the effect of Mr. Wiliss de-
nland that President Dole and the provis-
thing he might say would be taken as a
criticism of President CleVeland's policy.
William Waterhouse, of Cedar Rapids.
Ia, brother of Henry Waterhouse of the
provisional government, who returned from
Honolulu with Minister Thurston, was not
under this restraint, and talked freely of
the situation in the islands at the time of
the arrival of the Corwin and up TO the
time OF his departure. According to- Mr.
Waterhouse, the spirit of the provisional
government is one of defiance to the United
States in particular and all governments
In general. He says that all arrangements
had been made to fire on the American
flag; The greatest excitement prevailed
in Honolulu" said Mr.. WaterhouSe. when
the Corwin arrived and it seemed probable
that the restoration of the Queen would
be undertaken, the provisional government
was ready to resist by force, and there is
a conflict if any attempt had been made
TO land marines. The provisional govern
ment has fighting force. Of 1,1Oo men un-
der arms, and can quickly increase it TO
1000. The animOsity is not confined to the
United States government. but extends TO
restoration. Dole is fixed to fight to a
finish for all he now holds. Minister Willis
has not been given his passports, but the
impression in the island is that he will
ask for them soon. He is ostracised So
cialy and is generally disliked, the senti-
ment among the white inhabitants amount
ing to almost a boycott. His wife is in
cluded i'm this. and is left 20 herself by the
ladies of the island. This action is eX-
planned on the ground that when Blount
was in the islands he invited society peo-
pie to his house and then asked questions
and made use of the answers received.
1t is not intended that people in Honolulu
shall again be subject To this sort of es-
pionage on the part of any man connected
I with the Cleveland administration"
Mr.. Waterhouse further says that if any
attempt had been made TO restore the
Queen she would have been assassinated.
''This fate" says he, awaits her, and she
knows it, though it is not given encourage
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