Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 200, 31 August 1894 — Cleveland's Position. [ARTICLE]

Cleveland's Position.

Washijigtos, Aog. 4. —At ihe meetmg of tbe Honse Committee on Foreign Affairs Boutelle’s resolution rec»gruzing Hawaii and congrataiating the little Republic, wa taken up and a lively time resulted. The Democrats were playing for tin»e, while the Republicans hoping that they would not adopt the rcsolution because of the political capital to be obtained by such neglect, botbercd them unmercifully. After a two hour’s discussion of the question the Democrats carried a raotion to adjourn by a {>arty vote, except for the position taken by Mr. Geary, ofCa!ifornia, who again st<x>d with the Republicans in favor of recognition. “We might as well admit that the Democrat'c party has blundered in its ireatmeut of this Hawaiian questi'm,’’ said Mr. Geary, “ond we eau not afford to make another blunder.” Tbe Administration leaves the whole matter of recognizing Hawaii to Congress. The President has not appr*»ved Willia’ resignation as yet, and does not intend to do so, it is understood. While he leaves the matt<‘r toCongivsshe really hopes that Cdngress will take no aeiion during this session, and that is the reason that McCreary and the i<ther cuckoos of the Foreigu Affairs Comiuittee stand out against the B<»utelle resoIution, hoping to delay it until Congress has v O adjourned. The Administration in the rneantime either has withdrawn the American war vessel from Honolulu or proposes to do so soon. It 5s the idea that the Republic should be given an opportunity to get along v >!tl >t American protection. The Administrat:on really hopes there will be some disorder, and that it ean thus elaim the Hawaiian Republic is unable to stand alone. That would be regarded as a triumph for Cleveland’s diplomacy, but as a Republican said to the Coramercial Gaz<-tte correspondent to-night; “If there should be disorder there the President will be responsible, and we will hold them to aeeouni on the stump and in Congress. The taken away of a naval vessel at this tinie would be a criiue, and if disorder folIo\vs the Ainerican people would denounce it.” The Envoys from Queen Liliuokalaui, who are now in Washington, have not yet succeeded in obtainrg an audience with Pn sident Cleveland, and they have begun to lay their cases before members of Congress who belong to thc House and Senate Ct>nimitte on Foreign Affairs. They do not eoneeal their disap|x>intment over the coolness of the Administracion toward them, and although careful tosay nothing acrimomous thev c<>nvev the W * undt rstanding very plainly thatthey think Presideut Cleveland is treating them rather shabbily in view of his forrner «ttitude t<»ward th6 dcfunct Hawaiian mouarchy. Messrs. Parker, Cummins, Wideman and their associates had an interview to-day with a prominent member of the House OommiUee on Foreign Affairs. The Royalīst Envoys were not very clear in tbeir statements of what they expected to aeeompliah by their visit to Amenea. They said tbey expected to stay here until Pres;dent Cleveland gives them defiuite information of his mtentioQs u»wards Hawaii. They said that the President

had abniptlv broken uff bis | i efforte for tbe restoratioa of j • the Queen, whieh. they under-1 stood, he had determiaed upon. | and had never given the j Rovalist« anv inf»*rmation regarding bi» poeition or iuiention for the futnre. The interviev doaed withont an_v statement to indicate J tiift tbe m1&sion has anv 6naneial objoct i-> attain. Cxnc\nnati Com. Gnzcttec. , I