The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-22

PAPERS HELD BACK.

PAPERS HELD BACK.
Two Dispatches Not Transmitted to Con.
gress on the Hawaiian Muddle-A Mass
of Correspondence Submitted.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-In transmit
ting the Hawaiian correspondence to
the house of representatives, President
Cleveland said: "In compliance with a
resolution of the house, l here by trans
NIT report with copies of the instruc-
tions given to Mr.. Albert S. Willis, the
representative of the United States now
in the Hawaiian islands, and also
the correspondence since March 4.
1889, concerning the relations of
this government to those islands
In making this communication.
have withheld only a dispatch
to the former minister to Hawaii, No.
20, under date of October s, 1892, and a
dispatch from the present minister, No.
8, under date of November 16, 1898, be-
cause, in my opinion, the publication
of these two papers would be incom-
patible with the public interests"
The dispatch of November 16, 1898, is
without doubt the detailed information
of the developments which prompted
Minister Willis telegraphic dispatch of
the same date to Secretary Gresham,
on which is based the order to suspend
instructions
Secretary Herbert submits mass of
correspondence from naval officers in
command of United States naval forces
of Hawaii. 1t goes back to July, 1889,
and is brought down to Adm. Irwin S
brief confidential dispatch of December
4 to Mr.. Herbert, telling him the pro-
visional government had 1000 men
under arms November 1, 1892, Capt
Wiltse reports the queens persistent
refusal and obstinacy to appoint a
cabinet may precipitate crisis Then,
on January Is, Capt. Wiltse makes his
report on the uprising and the landing
of marines and sailors of the Boston
under his command. He says:
On January Is there was a large and enthusi-
astic mass meeting composed Of representative
men in Honolulu, held in the largest hall in the
city. At2p m on the Same day received
from United States Minister Stevens q reQues
to land sailors and marines from the Boston TO
protect the United States legation, consulate
and the lives and property Of American c1tt
zens. At 4:3O January ID 1 landed the ships
battalion under command of Lieut. Com VIII
liam I. Swinebern. One detachment of marines
was placed at the legation and one at the con
sulate, while the main body of men, with two
pieces of artillery. were Quartered in a hall il
a central location near the government build
ings.
The text of Minister Stevens letter
asking him to land the troops was a.
follows:
In view of the existing critical circum
at mo to
1 request you to land marines and sailors from
the ship under your command for the pro
te: :tion OF the United States legation and the
United States consulate and to secure the
safet5 Of American life and property.
Capt. Wiltse then recites that the
provisional government was estab-
lished, the queen dethroned and the
new authorities recognized by the
United States minister. Capt Wiltse
reports to the secretary of the navy
under date of February 1 that it is hi:
intention to keep the United States
naval forces on shore until the provis
ional government asks their with
| drawaL He says: There can be nc
doubt that the prompt landing of the
battalion has prevented bloodshed an6
saved life and property" He also
reports that the islands had beer
placed under the protection OF the
United States by formal de laration Of
Minister Stevens
On February IA, 1898, Secretary
Tracey received a letter from Secretary
John Foster stating the latter had tele
graphed Minister Stevens commencing
his action, $50 far as it lies within the
scope of standing instructions to the
I.
| Hawaiian waters, but disavowing it sc
far as it may appear to overstep that
limit by setting the authority of the
United States above that of the Ha
| waiian government.
On April II Adm. SlSerrett, then il
command, reports that he hauled down
| the United States flag from the govern
| ment building by order of Mr.. Blount
He says there were noexpressions from
| the citizens On November &c Secretary
| Herbert telegraphed to Adm Skerret
not to give aid to either party contend
| ing for the government at Honolulu
Adm. Irwins reports make up tn,
| balance of the naval correspondence
| The admiral confines himself strictly
| to naval affairs and at no time men
tions political questions On th'
| same date Secretary Tracey trans NIT
ted from Secretary Foster the follow
| ing to Minister Stevens:
Your course in recognizing the unopposed d
| facto government: appears to have been discree
| AMI in accordance with the facts. The rule o
| this government has uniformly been to recog
| nizs and enter into relations with any actua
! government in full possession of enectiv,
! power with the assent of the people You viii
continue to recognize the new government un
I der such conditions
| MORE OF 1T.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The state de
| partment correspondence on the Ha
waiian question, which was transmit
ted yesterday. is an immense volume o
official dispatches, a part of which ha
already teen published Under dat.
of July 2S. 1889. Minister Merrill give
confidential information of plo
of half-caste natives to depose Kin,
Kalakaua and proclaim Queen Liliuo
kalani This is what afterward devel
oped into the abortive Wilcox revolu
ton of the same year.
Because of a Cat.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-Late last nigh
when bartholomew Widmaer wa