New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
A WARSHIP SENT TO HAWAI-
CLEVELAND FORCED TO AC1
HE ORDERS THE PHILADELPHIA TO SAIL
FOR HONOLULU.


SUDDENLY REvERsEs IT'S CHURLIsH AND
UNAMERICAN POLIcY-IT is GENERALLY
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIVES
LOST IN THE FIGHr-sEvERELY
CENsURED IN CONGRESS-
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIBuNEl
Washington, Jan. 19.--The sullen and peevish
Hawaiian policy Of President Cleveland and SEQ
retary Gresham. long condemned and discreditea
By public opinion. and barely tolerated by tho
Democratic leaders in Congress, has at last beer
openly confessed failure by its Quixotic and
self-deluded authors. Under the stress Of actual
trial its absurdity and hopelessness have been so
unquvocaily demonstrated that no course was
left 10 the Administration but the unpaatable
and humiliatng one Of public recantaton and
unconditional surrender. The news Of the at
tempted Royast uprising in Hawaii received
THIS morning had so deeply stirred sentiment In
both branches Of Congress that persistence In
the perverse and mistaken policy OF ignoring
the existing Hawaiian Government, and re-
fusing to lend to 1t even the moral support in
yolved In the presence at Honolulu of a United
States warship. seemed certain to bring down
on the Executive the immediate condemnation
Of the legislative branch and. thinking retreat
IA more prudent programme than defiance. the
off some preliminary attacks in Congress. capitu-
lated at discretion and publicly reversed its
avowed policy by ordering the flagship Phiadel-
phia OF the Pacific squadron. to proceed at once
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
For the last three months, ever since the re-
call Of Admiral Walker from Hawaii, the Presi-.
dent and Mr.. Gresham have stubbornly insisted
that the situation in Honolulu was not such -
to require the presence of warship on that sta
ton. and all efforts in Congress to force the
Executive to alter his purpose to ignore ana
weaken far as possible the Government OK
the new Republic were nullifed by the obstruc-
tive tactics Of the cuckoo members OF the
Senate and House. But on the first news from
Hawaii that the ADMINISTRATORS policy had
borne It's legitimate and natural fruit In the
encouragement Of an unsuccessful Royalist out
break the whole fabric OF the Presidents per-
verse diplomacy fell in ruin, and the friends OF
the Administration in and out of Congress trod
over each others heels I'm anxiety 10 escape from
the deplorable attitude in which they had been
placed by Mr. Cleveand's fantastic programme
Of constitutional restoration.
EVEN "CUCKOOS" REVOLT.
II is said that the sudden change Of front at
the White House. which resulted In the dispatch
Of the Philadelphia to Honolulu. was due more
mand from Senator Gray, the cuckoo" spokes-
man in the "deliberatve branch that some
thing be done to foresta the rebuke which
Congress was sure to administer to the Ex-
ecutive IL steps were not taken at once to re-
occupy the Hawaiian station. Mr.. Gray, 1t IL
understood Informed the President and Secre-
tary Gresham that in the present indignant
temper Of the Senate nothing could prevent the
passage of the Aldrch resolution on Monday.
and added that the only way to escape this
pointed rebuke was to abandon without cere-
mony the cuckoo" contention that the presence
of naval vessel Hawaii was neither neces-
sary nor desirable. Mr.. Gray's advice was Sec
onded by that Of other Democratic members
OF the Foreign Relations Committee; and, AL
though Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Gresham seemed
obstinate at o'clock before O'Clock the order
to Admiral Beardslee in process of trans
mission to San Francisco
BY this tardy concession TO the Judgment OK
both branches of Congress and OF public opin-
ion generally the President doubtless hopes TO
avert a portion OF the condemnation which
would have fallen with swiftness and severity
on his tortuous. bungling and utterly illusory
diplomacy. He cannot escape. however the
inevitable population of his whole blundering
Hawaiian programme. which. to the distress
and horror of the American people. has now
eliminated in an UNNECESSARY and depioraole
Royalist uprlsng-an uprising which would not
have been possible except for the blind and
churlish adherence OF the Administration to its
futile but apparently still lively ambition 10
restore the constitutional monarchy" OF the
deposed Queen.
The orders to Admiral Beardslee are to send
the Philadelphia TO Honolulu Immediately This
means under naval regulations that the vessel
must sail in twenty-four hours from the receipt
OF instructions. 1t Is said at the Navy Depart.
ment that the ship is ready to depart and in good
condition for cruise. II pushed in speed she
would reach Honolulu in six or seven days This
would bring her 10 the Hawaiian capital on Sat-
urday or Sunday next. Admiral Beardslee is 70
sail in the Philadelphia His instructions are
now being prepared and committed TO cipher
PUBLIC SENTIMENT DEEPLY STIRRED
The Wilcox insurrection in Hawaii the one
absorbing political topic at the Capitol sentiments
in both branches Of Congress being deeply stirred
by the story OF disorder and bloodshed tele-
graphed from San Francisco. In the Senate MI.
Frye voiced the general feeling OF resentment al
the Presidents sinister attitude toward the Re-
nubc by introducing a resolution, which ex-
pressed the profound Indignation OF the ue-
Lucrative branch" at the attempt 10 restore the
deposed Queen To this was added second para
graph suggesting the immediate dispatsh Oh
warr,hip to Honolulu. Mr.. Gray objected to the
consideration OF the second paragraph, put said
that the first part Of the resolution met his ap-
nroval although at Mr. Hills request the words
,.nrofound indignation" were replaced by deep
regret" Mr. George. however objected TO the
whole resolution, and X was carried over until
Monday thus giving Mr.. Gray time to warn the
administration to reverse its unfortunate atti.
tude Some desultory discussion was had subse-
ouently on the Aldrich resolution, which was
taken from the calendar, but the special order
for euiogies on Senator Vance cut of all fur.
ther talk.
SEVERE CENsURE IN THE HOUSE.
The Intelligence from Hawaii produced a pro-
found sensation In the House OF Representatives.
and except among few "cuckoos" who believe
1t to be a sacred duty to sneeze whenever Presi.
dent Cleveland takes snuff. and to defend every
act and policy Of his Administration 1t aroused