Show aa ministration STRATUM SURPRISED accuracy of yesterdays hawaiian news questioned BY THE CABINET their doubt caused by the impropriety or willis alleged clavo land ands policy polley unchanged I 1 washington 1 D 0 dec 6 the state department received no advice advices from hawaii by the barkentine Klic klat which arrived a port townsend yea yesterday berday they are inclined to question I 1 the b a accuracy of the purported interview with willi willie in ill the tile honolulu evening star they say it would have been improper far willis to thus express himself and they ireve lie has the president and department of state were evidently not expecting news from honolulu this tills morning and arid the tile associated press telegram from port townsend giving the news received by the vessel from honolulu caused much surprise willis had apparently not thought it worth while to a dispatch to the vessel gresham was engaged this morning with justice harlan presumably on oil the bering sea negotiation and could not be seen the jul h propriety of willis expressing himself as he was reported to have done was the only reason advanced by t the he other officials for discrediting biting tho the reported interview inthe ter view the state department had evidently already been informed of the news received in the associated press dispatch from front Hon olain via port townsend so far as it conveyed the intention of minister minister willis to take no further farther steps toward carrying out his its instructions until lie shoo should I 1 d hear bear further from the department but so far as it conveyed the public utterance ir fr honolulu of his bs intentions it was news dewa to the department tho the president and the cabinet there were indications to show that it was not agreeable news and the imar impression es io n was conveyed that the lite administration r t to w was as rather disappointed anted at the fit which minister has thus far conducted his mission it is evident the state department received by last steamer the alameda news alint hat 31 minister inister willis h bad a d it determined et to td defer carrying ut his instructions until he heard further from the government t it is a fair lair presumption pre s that the corwin carried to him film lurther further instructions for which the paragraph in the presidents t a message referring to hawaii was written after ad additional instructions to minister Mini Min iter liter willis had been dispatched this paragraph may be taken to reflect the spirit of the instructions whatever doubts minister willis may way have expressed of the tile accuracy of the blount mount report the president has not lost any other faith falth in the accuracy of blounts Ul investigation and the justice of his conclusions it is highly probable therefore that the new instructions ar are 8 a repetition of the old an associated press representative received today from a reliable source an intimation J ti 0 of the policy it is intended to p pursue arsu in hawaii the tile extent of the tile a active tl 8 in influence fluence it is intended to be employed employed in behalf of 0 throne has probably been exaggerated the purpose of the administration is believed to be rather to act as a an arbitrator as between two parties in a dispute and endeavor to prevail on oil them thorn to agree between themselves this tilts was c contingent on upon the confident belief bellef based on the explicit P upon ic it association contained in if the ic last letter of mounts blounts that the provisional government would fall to pieces when notified that annexation was impracticable ili that letter which has not been published blount under date honolulu july 21 said i the action of the united stales states Is awaited by all as a matter of necessity this condition it can be assumed will te ie main until the proposition to annex is accepted or rejected in tho the latter contingency no sudden movement is likely to occur the present government can only rest res t on oil the use of military force I 1 possessed 0 of f most of the arms orf oft the islai islands 1 9 will with a small white population to draw from to strengthen it ultimately it will fall without fail fall it may preserve ita its existence ence for fora a year or two but not longer 1 enough is known ot of minister willis impressions gained since bla big arrival at honolulu to make certain he docs does not agree with blount in ill this the associated press telegram bringing the late news from front hawaii was read at the tile cabinet meeting toda today from the office copy in 9 advance of publication pub T it wa was chesti the subject of a consultation in ili the cabinet but probably caused on c chance bance in the tile I 1 an decided decide d on oil after hearing from inister willis villi by the awaneda Aw ameda hawaiian minister thurston was not at home this his morning but a little group of Ilaw hawaiian alian at the same hotel was glad to beartha hear the news by way of port townsend abild expressed the 0 opinion pinion that it gave cause for encouragement to the friends of the provisional government A FOR WILLIS ACTIONS he Is 1 associating with the missionaries it ani nd becoming Becom lne converted port townsend dec 5 in an filter interview captain cutler of the barke barkentine n klick icat which arrived from ho honolulu n 0 yesterday IMin minister later willis to told I 1 a me he lie was surprised to meet so many broad minded law abiding and thoroughly thoroughly intelligent people in ill hawaii will willis s is 1 religiously inclined and and to a considerable extent associates with the missionary elements in the tile island and came in ili contact with the tile ablest men in ill Itono honolulu lul 1 I all of whom are strongly opposed to the restoration of the monarchy and especially ally the queen on account of her supposed unchaste conduct this tills class clas 0 of c posed citizens t zens were careful to see that willis was correct correctly informed of certain facts that lyd blount did id not choose to consider after the steamer alameda sailed lor for san ball francisco and up to the time the departed a spi spirit of uneasiness prevailed lest willis was trying to throw tile friends of the provisional gov to permit the royalists to gain possession of the government ba buildings it diners while I 1 was visiting commander baker of the philadelphia on november an officer came canie aboard front the adams and asked if a short leave was to be permitted baker replied no and that the crews should shout I 1 be held in ili readiness to land at a mome moments notice willis told me just before I 1 called sailed that the united states ought to take decisive and lie tion as tho tile present policy wae was ruining the business interests on the thi island the honolulu commercial advertiser 0 of november two days after willis sent bent out ills his statement to the public relative to hie his instructions from washington and his determination to await advices before attempting to execute his orders came out in a strong editorial and said united states minister was no doubt accurately reported theother the other day when he lie declared that until he heard from washington no change will take pi place ace in the present situation nor will any be allowed he ile added auy any attempt made lif any person or person to make trouble would be promptly checked and punished promptly vera t to I 1 representative of any other power near the tile hawaiian government to make ouch such a declaration there is no doubt that noton not only 1 this government but that of the united states 1 tates would resent it in to the most aa as an unlawful I 1 interference ter wits with the internal affairs of this independent nation we do not question the I 1 propriety y of mr willis dec declaration wo we simply tin 1 point t oat ut that the government odthe of the united it I 1 led states holds hold Is it itself eif charged with the special duty of maintaining public order and security in hawaii to this extent t en t that at leant least america has already exercised e re ed as a partial protector over this country 1 the Tb paper further gays says Es ex arnister stevena stevens was merely performing and obeying a standing andine st order of thestal the state a department viven by secretary bayard to the Amer american i canin minister it in honolulu caused to be given to the naval forces there whenever necessary for the maintain ance of public order stevens lias tag been abused boresi by the present administration for obeying president explicit orders if minister stevens is to be blamed for his interposing 8 last january then much it more is wo willis illusto to be censured for threatening to at punish u nis I 1 it disturbers of the peace wh which evens never did 11 |