The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-05

on coal and provisions. The Charles
tou also visited Honolulu on her
cruise To Eastern waters, hut on the
same eTrand as that OF the Yorktown,
aud her stay was equally brief Since
the departure of the Philadelphia sew
eral English ships have gone to Homo
lulu, and remained for u fortnight or
more. In fact, ii is the exception
when one of Great Britain's cruisers
is not near the capital of the Islands.
1t is said at the State and Navy de-
partments that there Is no necessity
for sending vessels frequently to Ha-
ing q vessel at Honolulu has not been
seriously considered and will not be
entertained unless Congress should
adopt q resolution on the subject. In
exclamation of the Presidents attitude
State department officials say that
under the present policy il would be
absurd to have vessels at Honolulu.
Hawaii is to this country as any for
eign power, no more no less, and with
equal propTiety the United States
could keep q fleet or u single ship at
London or Shanghai, they say. 1t is
also said that IL a vessel were to re-
main at Honolulu il would appear TO
the people of Hawaii that this coun-
try Is apprehensive as to the situation
in that quarter, and ready to take a
hand in any disturbances that may
arise, when in fact the United States
Is wholly unconcerned. One official
less discreet than others who have
spoken on the subject, said today.
at Is not the business OF this coun.
try TO bolster up q lot OF schemers in
maintaining Government they
robbed from the rightful owners.
Dole and his followers say they are on
a stable footing. Let's see IL they are.
ANYHOW, no ships are going to Homo
lulu, except occasionally, just as they
would visit other foreign ports where
we have commercial interests"
Asked IL the recommendations OF
Admiral Walker on this point were
not regarded as important, the official
said: mo. Walker Is an ass"
The failure OF the Administration to
maintain q naval representation at
Honolulu Is, of course, a part OF the
general programme agreed upon OF
Indifference and contempt in Hawai-
ian affairs. Mr.. Cleveland Is sOrely
irritated at the failure to his earlier
Hawaiian schemes. His monarchical
programme miscarried because OF ma
tural conditions in the islands which
he did not understand, and not as q
result of acts OF omission or commits
sion on his part. Public sentiment
would not permit of further efforts in
the direction Of restoration, so policy
has been agreed upon which may
bring about the results actually desired
without activity at Honolulu on the
part OF the President.
1t is generally believed that the
Republic is on a stable footing. 1t
would certainly be so If the United
States would openly support 1T, and
express its best wishes for its pros
perity. One word from Mr.. Cleveland
through Mr.. Willis would put an end
to the ambitions of LiliuokaIani, as
well as of Great Britain. That word
has been left unsaid, and the ex-queen
continues on the alert.
She may be counted upon to lose
no opportunity to keep alive the
present disorders existing in the ISL
ands. Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham are aware of this fact, as Is
well known. Mr.. Willis has conveyed
the intelligence in numerous dis
patches, and Rear-Admiral Walker,
in q vigorous way, impaired the same
information in his report recently
made public. With this intelligence
before him, the President now deter
mines that the United States is to
withhold all friendly interest in Presi-
dent Dole's Government and treat
Hawaii with utter Indifference and
contempt. Thus the affairs of the ISL
auds are left to take care OF them
selves. Liliuokalani may go on with
her plotting to overthrow the Repub-
lie, and England may give aid to her
schemes without exciting protest or
causing Intervention by this Admins
tration.