Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1893 — QUEEN NOT RESTORED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

QUEEN NOT RESTORED

EXPECTED UPHEAVAL IN HAWAII HANGS FIRE. Minister Willis Presents His Credentials ta President Dole Both Make Friendly Speeches, Indicating the Best of Feeling Between the Two Countries. Qnlet in Honolulu. The anxiously expected steamshift Australia, 'from Honolulu, arrived ill San Francisco at 9:20 o'clock Saturday

morning. She brought the news from Honolulu that there had been no change in the Hawaiian political situation up to the time of sailing, other than the presentation by Minister Willis of his credentials toPresident Dole of the provisional

government and his acceptance of them. The speeches made by the American and Hawaiian on this occasion indicated the best of feeling between the two governments and President Cleveland’sletters strengthened it. Absolutely nothing had occurred to mar the harmony of the international relations. The Minister had done nothing toward restoring the Queen or deposing the provisional government. This cannot have been because he had received instructions from Washington countermanding previous ones, for there has been no time for that. A Washington correspondent says: It is possible he found the provisional government) stronger than he thought it would be and not so easy to overthrow, and thal> he is waiting for additional instructions from Washington before he takes further action. The news is much better than was expected. It was feared that summary steps would have been taken by the Minister. The advice of the Secretary of State to the President was — Should not the great wrong done to a feeble but independent atate by an abuse oi the authority of the United States be undone by restoring the legitimate government? Anything short of that will not, I respectfully submit, satisfy the demands of justice. For some reason Minister Willis has not made much headway in the work of restoration. Opinions of Passengers. San Francisco advicss say that the Passengers on tho Australia had nothing to say but to express amazement, amounting in several cases to positive incredulity, at the attitude of Secretary Gresham and the interest taken in the situation by the people of the United States. Among the passengers was Dr. L. W. Taylor, a physician of Washington, who is returning from a trip to the islands. He said: “Of course there has been much speculation on the islands regarding the policy to be pursued by Minister Willis. Secretary Gresham’s

letter to the President, which has, stirred up so much talk in this country,, had not been published or heard of; there, so that the Hawaiians are entirely in the dark regarding the policy of the Cleveland administration. From what I learned on the islands I think it would he impossible for the queen, if reinstated, to retain her throne unless constantly backed up by the power of the United States. The feeling is very strong against a return to monarchy. If the queen were restored and the United States Government should then stand aside she could not retain the reins of government a week. Among those on the Australia was H. W. Severance, ex-United States Consul at Honolulu. Mr. Severance said: “No one at Honolulu has heard; anything about the restoration of; Queen Liliuokalani being contemplated by President Cleveland. There was no talk of bloodshed or resistance. In fact, so far as I have been able to learn, all the recent excitement over Hawaiian affairs appears to have been stirred up in this country. The provisional government is not making any special preparations to protect itself by force against a return to power of tho Queen and has not received any large invoice of arms so far as I know. The public sentiment on the islands toward the Queen and the whole government is much the same as it has been.” Other passengers who were seen said the same things as Mr. Severance. All causes of disturbance or excitement’ were totally absent at Honolulu when the steamer left. Claus Spreckels. the sugar planter who is so largely interested in Hawaii, was seen at his office in San Francisco after the arrival of the steamer. He stated: “My correspondence says that everything is as quiet as possible on the islands. It is the American papers which have been making all the fuss.”

ALBERT & WILLIS.

LILIUOKALANT, HAWAII’S DETHRONED QUEEN