Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-20
Is This Another Cleveland Royalist Conspiracy

N. Y. Sun.
Is there now to be a second chapter of
the policy of infamy? Is Mr.. Cleveland 8
sullen hatred of the Hawaiian government
about to fire up into another active at
tempt to destroy it?
We have from Honolulu private infor-
nation of a trustworthy character to the
effect that the royalists in the islands
have recently become much elated. The
rise Of the royalist thermometer always
cxcites more or less apprehension in the
minds of the friends of the Hawaiian gov
eminent. The Republicans there have
learned by severe experience to attach
considerable significance to these recur
rent manifestations of hope and expec-
fancy on the part of the British friends of
Liliuokalani and Kaiulani. The royal
lists appear to have early knowledge of
whatever is known to the diplomatic and
consular agents of the British govern
ment; and such information, be it said 10
the shame of the United States seems to
include the intentions and plans of our
own department of state
For example, the nature of Minister
Willis instructions in tho autumn of
1898 was known to the royalists in Homo
Congress or to the American people
Much more recently, rs will be remem-
bered, the instructions sent from the for
eign Office in London to Commissioner
Halves with regard to the rebels sentenced
to death and claiming to be British sub
lects. were almost identical in phraseology
with the instructions sent by Mr. Gresham
to Minister Willis, concerning the alleged
American citizens in the same plight.
The verbal coincidence was too close to be
accidental
What is feared in Honolulu, therefore.
is collusive proceedings on the part of the
British government and Mr.. Clevelands
administration, British interference upon
the preUext now offered, and ultimately
the restoration of monarchy in the person
of Mr.. Theodore Davies ward, Kaiulani,
with the consent and eager acquiesccnco
OF Cleveland and Gresham.
Congress is not now in session. 1t will
not meet until December. Mr. Cleveland
and Mr.. Gresham have six months in
which to accomplish, Indirectly through
England, If they can, the infamy which
they attempted directly two years ago
and in which they were defeated by the
timely assembling of Congress and the
irresistible demonstration of indignant
public sentiment in this country.
Yesterday the royalist correspondent,
Palmer, who was sent out to Honolulu by
the Evening Post several months ago to
take up the job which Nordhoff relin-
quished, returned to San Francisco on his
way home to Boston. He announces his
conclusions respecting Hawaii Annexa-
ton, he says, is an impossibility. There
will be crisis soon, and 1.-THE end can
only be the restoration of the monarchical
form of government" There never will
be harmony until the monarchy is re-
stored and Kaiulani placed upon the
throne. Palmer Is merely popgun, it
is true, as compared with Nordhoff. but
no has associated with the royalists in
Honolulu, and he brings and reports their
most recent ideas and hopes.
All of the conditions lend great impor-
lance to England's next step in tho asser-
ton OF her claim that two of the long term
convicts at Honolulu are British subjects.
in spite of their oaths of allegiance Tn
Hawaii. namely, Richard. who helped to
plan the recent uprising and to land the
firearms, and Walker, the dynamiter.
1t would be foolish for. the friends of |
Hawaii, either here or in the islands to |
blink the fact that this pretext for inter |
ference can be used in manner to threat |
On the existence of the Hawaiian govern |
ment; but it can be so used only in case
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham have
secretly undertaken to cooperate with
england In the restoration OF monarchy.
ahls country will soon know whether the
PRESIDENT has profted by his lesson of two
years ago, or Is obstinately determined tn
revive on new lines and with England's
aid the policy of infamy; In order that
tue end OF his term may not find yet alive
the ilttie island republic, the overthrow
o' which was the first enterprise of his adj
Mr. Reed Has Not Been Idle.
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Ex-Speaker Reed who was in Wash
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