The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-31
DISGRACE UPON DISGRACE.
Result of the Cleveland Policy in the
 Hawaiian Affair.

Result or tho Cleveland Policy in the
 Hawaiian Affair.
 The royalist uprising and consequent bloodshed in Hawaii furnishes another proof of the infamy of the policy which the democratic administration of the United States has pursued concerning the little island republic.
 There can be no doubt that the roy alists and their supporters were en- couraged to attempt the overthrow of the republic by the treatment they had received at the hands of President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham since the failure of the effort to restore the deposed queen to her throne. When congress and the American people con- demned the attempt to put the corrupt liliuokalani back in power it quickly became apparent that the president was determined to have nothing to do with Hawaii unless he could do as he pleased. Instead of giving protection to American interests in Honolulu after the formation of the republic, the only naval vessel of the United States which had been in the harbor of that city vas withdrawn, atfording the promoS
 of British interests fnll opportunity
 rcourage the royalists to revolt.
 Is long ago as last April Admiral Walker wrote to the navy department, conveying the information that Amer ican residents in Honolulu had objected to the removal of the cruiser Charles ton. He also pointed out the fact that the commander of the British ship in the harbor was secretly encouraging the royalists to revolt. The Amer Tan yes sel was withdrawn, ,neverthelcsaAN NIster, when the royalist commissioners came to Washington to see the president he prepared n written statement in which he informed them that the action of congress had made it clear that it was the policy of the United States not to interfere in the affairs of Hawaii. That amounted to practical assurance that if the royalists rebellcd they would be left to fight it out with the forces of the republic.
 The news from Hawaii shows that President Dole was able to cope with the rebellion, which lasted five days, and that peace has been restored. This may be urged as a good reason why there should have been no interference on the part of the United States. We do not say that the United States should have interfered, but we do maintain that the predominating interests in Ha- waii are American, and that those in- terests are entitled to the protection of the United States government. There is certainly no reason why they should have been exposed to the dangers of a rebellion, when it was known that such rebellion was coming. It would not have been necessary for the United States to make a demonstration. The mere presence of an American cruiser in the harbor of Honolulu would have prevented the uprising which has just taken place and saved this government from the disgrace of indirect partici- patton in the affair.
 But little is known yet concerning the source from which the royalists re- ceived their arms and ammunitions, but Mir. Thurston, the Hawaiian min ister at Washington, says he believes
  That is probably the case, and it will doubtless be found that the supplies were sent to tho islands in British vessel. Great Britain has favored the deposed queen on purely commercial grounds, for it was apparent to British traders that if the republic, with an cx- American for president, could be main tained, the hold of the United States upon the business of the islands would be strengthened.
 The democratic president and secre- tary of state have taken sides with Great Britain and against the United States throughout the entire contro- versy. At the beginning of the Ha- waiian affair they disgraced themselves by their action. More recently they have disgraced themselves by inaction.
 Throughout, the Hawaiian policy of the administration has been disgrace. Cleveland Leader.