The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-17
MINOR FACTS AND FARcIss.

Under the heading, "American Diplo-
macy's Triumph, the Democratic Phila' |
delphia ssRecord pays its parting salute
TO the presidents artarin-Of-Tarascon- |
like adventure in Hawaii in language
which deserves to bereproduced verbatim.
Listen, all, to this whitening farewell from
the ablest strictly Democratic journal in
the United States: "All the correspond
enee concerning Hawaii is now in, and the
American people can form their own 1udg'
ment OF the most sadly ludicrous diplo'
matte affair of which there is any record in
modern history. i
Minister Willis graphically describes
the first scene in this tragi-comic diplo-
matte drama. When he unfolded to Queen
Liliuokalani the magnanimous purpose OF
this government to restore her to the
throne of her ancestors there was an un
mistakable anthrophagou5 CLEAN in the
royal eye. AS he proceeded sh3 seemed to
be mentally whetting her knife for the
heads of President Dole and his associate
usurpers. Whether she intended to roast
or fricRssee her enemies In true South Sea
island fashion was doubtless left for after
consideration. But while the queen was
indulging In anticipations of triumph and
revenge the minister in pursuance OF his
ubhOA ucI IL buO AIlOuuOu w
behead Dole and the rest Of them, when
she answered Yes Mr. Willis was prob.
ably as much astonished at this trucueut
reply as the queen was astonished at the
irrelevant question. The interview was
thus suddenly brought to close, and the
good intentions Of our government In be-
half of Inflated royalty were temporarily
batfied.
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"But the administration at Washington
was not to be discouraged by this check
and Minister Willis was urged TO renew
his negotiations with the deposed queen.
As result Of his skillful efforts Liliuoka-
lani was induced to forego her decree Of
revenge in consideration OF her crown.
Our minister. whose faith in the mere
word Of South Sea royalty does not appear
to be redundant, took the precaution of
obtaining from the queen q written pledge
that she would leave the beads Of Dole,
Damon and the rest on their shoulders.
So far as Liliuokalani was concerned the
triumph Of American diplomacy was com
plete Nothing remained then except to
invite the provisional rulers Of Hawaii to
quietly step out and make way for her
royal majesty.
cat this critical stage of the business, it
must be confessed, American diplomacy
has completely and irretrievably broken
down. Instead of retiring in obedience to
the demand Of this government and in
grateful recognition OF che maRnanimous
pledge Of the Queen to spare their lives,
the provisional usurpers Of Hawaii polite
| " but firmly declare that they will do no
such thing. In language of diplomatic
courtesy they tell the president Of the
United States, through Minister Willis,
that they do not recognize his right to in
terfeTe with their domestic affairs. That
there may be no mistake in regard to their
position they go SO far as to intimate that
even if the Constitutional government Of
the queen had been subverted by the in
trigues Of Ex-Minlster Stevens and the
military force OF the United States, Presi-
dent Clevelands authority docs not ex-
tend to them. They suggest at the same
time that the president of the United
States has quite enough to do in dealing
with the dellnQuencies of his own govern.
ment without engaging in quixotic en-
terprise against another government with
whom this country is at peace.
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"Whilst President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Gresham totally dissent from this
| NleW On eLulChl BEOuuu5, Jn6y are COIL
strained to adopt it from the eminently
practical consideration that there is moth
| ing else to be done At last the curtain
has dropped upon the diplomatic farce
with its shifting scenes in Washington
and Honolulu. Tie provisional rulers of
Hawaii and the Hawaians must be left
hereafter to their own devices. and this is
the right conclusion which the govern
ment at Washington has reluctantly aud
too tardily reached.9 Fortunately, nothing
tragic has mingled with the farcical per.
formRnce. President Dole and his associ.
ates appear to be entirely capable of taking
care OF their own heads without foreign
protection. All they ask is to be left alone:
and in this aspiration they have the hearty
assent of the great majority Of the Ameri-
can people so long as they shall maintain
an independent government"