San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-19
WALKERS REPORT.
A REVIEW OF HAWAIIAN MATTERS
BRIEFLY PRESENTED.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON
AND HOW THEY WERE
FOLLOWED BY THE
ADMIRAL.
A Very Interesting Chapter of
Foreign Affairs and a Little
Insight Into Some of
the Situations.

the Situations.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1S.-In an
swer to a resolution Secretary Herbert
today sent to the Senate correspondence
between the Navy department and Ad-
miral Walker, relative to his mission to
Hawaii last summer. 1t begins on March
s., last, with the formal order of the sec
rotary detachng the Admiral from duty
as president of the inspection board and
ordering him to Honolulu 10 relieve Ad-
miral Irwin as commander In chief Of the
Pacific Station and closes with a notice
Of the admiral, dated Mare Island, Cal,
August "a, announcing his relinQuish
ment of that command to Admiral Boards.
lee. four days after the issue of the first
formal order. The admiral while in
Washington received the following In
structi0ns from the secretary marked
Confidential"
"S.r-The following instructions which
are to be considered strictly confidential
are issued for your guidance while In
command of the Tilted States naval
forces on the Pacific Station. The atti.
tude and policy which the COVER ment OF
the United States has heretofore OBJ
served towards the people and govern
ment of the Hawaii Islands are fully
shown in the executive documents num-
bers AZ, 4S, 65, 70, rs, 70 and 95 and which
have been mailed 10 you in care of the
navy day Off :eS in San Francisco. You
wi freely consult with the minister OF
.he United States at Honolulu upon all
points which may arise in the genera
course of Hawaiian matters. Your pur-
pose AS comm Inder of the naval forces of
the United States will be the protection
of the lives and property of American
citizens.
In case OF any civil war in the Islands.
you will extend no aid or support moral
or physically to any of the parties en-
gagged therein, but you will Keep steadily
in view that it is your duty TO protect the
lives and property of all such citizens of
the United States as shall not by their
participation in such civil cOmotiOnS sub
iect themselves to local laws.
If you shall observe at any time any
effort or attempt on the part of any for.
eign power to interfere In political affairs
of the Hawaii islands, or II you shall per
ceive any circumstances pointing to such
interference you will promptly report the
case to this department.
Very respectfully,
H. A HERBERT
Secretary of the Navy.
Admiral Walker began his report to the
dep .rtment by a letter from Honolulu,
dated April %, stating that he had as
sumed command of the station, and tell
ing of the consequent formalitieS. On
the 18th of the same month he wrote a
long letter touching on the political sit
uationS, giving his impression promising
his remarks with the statement that the
provisional government appears to be
firmly established and life and property
are secure.
The natives were being constantly told
that the queen would be restored by the
United States and foreign influences.
Could they feel assured that the mon
archy would not be restored by outside
interference it Is believed they would
readily participate in the formation of a
new government. The sentiment of 10y
atty to the monarchy aud queen is. says
the admiral, TO a considerable extent a
sentiment of self interest and of self
preservation in the event of restoration.
81 am satitied," said the admiral.
That clearly formulated assurance
from the United States Of non-Interfer
ence with the political affairs of Hawaii
and Of diSapprOVal of Interference upon
the part of any other nation would rest
the situation clearly upon its local merits,
in the estimation of all classes without
hope or fear Of outside pressure and
would lead to a speedy settlement OF all
troubles"
Touching the japanese, the admiral
says they NUN Der more than 1000 On the
islands and are inclined to be turbulent.
They stand together as solid body; their
leaders have political ambition and pro-
pose to claim the right to vote. Many per
sons think them pos 'i6le source OF future
danger They are brave with military
instinct ami would fight ii aroused or eX
cited to violence. The Portuguese also
have poIiti :al aspiration but they are a
law abiding desirable class of emigrants.
The Chinese do not enter into politics to
any extent. AS rule the English are
roYalistS but favor the provisional
government and annexation. The admiral
complains of our lack of naval strength
and the taking away of the Adams, leav-
ing the flagship unsupported. lie says
we should have a force equal 10 any two
of the foreign forces combined, while we
are eQualled by English, and eXcelled by
Japanese. Pending the arrival OF the
Charleston, he reccOmen Is the sending of
the Monterey to Honolulu, and closes by
saying that If the Marion touches there
| on her way to San Francisco, he shall de-
tain her until after the elections and
longer II deemed advisable. Ia his next
letter, of date April 81, the admiral tells
| Of the notice served by the British minis
ter, WodehOuSe, upon President Dole,
of the intention of his government to use
| Neckers island as a cable station, and his
request that nothing be said about II to
| the French or any one. The President
replied that he felt bound to inform the
| United States in view Of the close rela-
! lions with that government. There is
little of interest in the next three
letters beyond one statement that
| the hopes Of royalists appear to be dimin-
| ishinQ, but on Nav 20. thC admiral tells