The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-19

ready landed.
ORDERED TO INFORM THE QUEEN.
The instructions continue as follows:
The President has. therefore, determined
that he will not send back to the Senate the
treaty which he had wi hdrlwn from that
body for further consideration on March
last. On your arrival at Honolulu you viii
take advantage OF an early opportunity to in
form the queen of this determinatiC n, making
known to her, the Presidents regret that the
reprehenstble conduct OF the American min
lister and the unauthorized presence on
land Of the military force OF the
United States obliged her TO surrender
her sovereignty for the time being. and TO
rely on the justice OF this government TO undo
the nagrant wrong done to her. You will at
the same time. inform the queen that when
reinstated the President expects that she will
pursue magnaniMOuS course by granting
fun amnesty to all who participated in the
movement against her. including the PERSONS
who are, or have been, officially or otherwise
ernment. depriving them OF no right
or privilege enJoyed before the
so-called revolution. All obligations created
by the rovisional government in due course
OF administration should be assumed. Having
secured the queen agreement to pursue this
wise and humane policy, which it is believed
you viii speedily obtain, YOU Will advise the
president OF the provisional government and
his ministers Of the Presidents determina-
tion on the question, which their action
and that OF the queen devolyed
upon MIN, ana tnaJ Ln6y are
expected to relinquish to her promptly her
constitutional authority. Should the queen
decline to pursue the liberal course Sug-
gested, or should the provisional government
refuse to abide by the Presidents decision,
you will report the facts and await further in
Structions.
On Nov. 20 Secretary Gresham tele-
graphed Minister Willis as follows:
The brevity and uncertainty of your tele-
grams are embarrassing. You will insist
OF the provisional government as essential
conditions of restoration. All interests will
be promoted by PROMPT action.
TO BE GOVERNED BY CONGRESS.
The next telegram from Minister Willis
from Secretary Gresham is dated Dec. 3.
1t reads as follows: Your dispatch,
which was answered by steamer ON Nov.
25, seems to call for additional instruc-
tiOns, Should the queen refuse assent to
the written conditions, you will at once
inform her that the President will
cease interposiUion in her behalf
and that while he deems it his
duty TO endeavor to restore TO the sove-
reign the constitutional government of
the islands, his further efforts in that di-
rection will depend upon the queens un-
qualified agreement that all obligations
created by the provisional government
in proper course of administration shall
be assumed, and upon such pledges by
her as will prevent the adoption of any
measures of prosecution or punishment
for what has been done in the
past by those setting up or
supporting the provisional govern
ment. The President feels that by our
original interference, and what followed,
we have incurred responsibilities to the
whole Hawaiian community, and it
would not be just to put one
party at the mercy of the other
Should the queen ask whether. If she
comedies to the conditions, active
steps will be taken by the United
| States to effect her restoration
or to maintain her authority thereafter,
| you will say that the President cannot
| act without the authority of congress.
Should the queen accept the conditions
and the provisional government refuse TO
surrender you will be governed by prev
ious instructions. If the provisional
government asks whether the
to fulfllment of the stipulated
conditions, you will say, that the Presi-
dent, acting under dictates of honor and
duty, as he has done in endeavoring to
| effect restoration, will do all in his con-
stitutional power to cause observance of
the conditions he has imposed"
The Presidents message was identical
as presented in both houses. But in the
case of the House of Representatives the
chief executive added a supplementary
message, as follows:
In making the communication. have with
held only d dispatch from the former minister
to hawaii, numbered 10 under date of Oct. s,
1892, and dispatch from he present minis
ter. numbered 3, under date OF Nov. 1G. 1893,
because. in my Jinion, the publication of
these two papers would be incompatible with
the public interest.