Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22
INSTRUCTIONS TO WILLIS.
Copy of n Portion of the COrre-
spondence With the New Minister.

spOndence With the New Minister.
In what is termed the Instructions to
Minister Willis Mr.. Cleveland. in the cor
respondence submitted TO the senate with
his message, again goes over the ground
or the conspiracy, which oVertnrcW t.tc
monarchy and the results Of MIR. Blounts
investigations. Then comes the following:
The president is determined that he VIII
not send back TO the senate for it's action
thereon the treaty which he withdrew
from that body for further consideration
on the 9th day of March last.
ION your arrival you Will take advan-
tage OF the earliest opportunity to in
form the queen of this Make known to
her the presidents position regard ne the
reprehensible conduct of the American
minister and the presence on land of the
United states forces. Advise her Of the
desire Of this government to do justice
and TO undo this wrong You viii, how
ever, at the same time inform the queen
that the president expect that she Will
extend amnesty TO all who were against
her, including all VINO were connected
with the provisional government, deprv-
Ing them or no right or privilege. Having
secured the queens agreement to pursue
this policy, you Will advise the executive
Of the provisional government and his
ministers of the presidents dCtermina-
Ton OF TINS question, Whlch tnelF ACTON
and that Of the queen devolved upon
him. and that they are expected TO
promptly restore her constitutional au-
thority. Should the queen decline TO pur-
provisional government refuse 10 abide
by the presidents decision, you will report
the facts and await further Instructions"
Mr.. Gresham telegraphed to Minister
Wills through the dispatch agent at
San Francisco. under date OF November
p: The brevity OF your kilograms Is em-
barrassing. You VIII insist upon amnesty
and recognition of obligations of the pro-
VsOnal government as essential Condi-
tons of restoration. All interests would
be promoted by prompt action
In he 10 ATr a
cember 3: your dispatch. which was
received by steamer on the 9th OF
additional Instructions. Should the
queen refuse to assent to the written
conditions you will AT once inform her
that the president will cease interpos.tion
in her behalf and. while he deems IL his
duty to endeavOr TO restore her as the
sovereign of the constitutional govern
ment OF the islands his further "Horts in
that direction will depend upon the
queens unqualified agreement that all
obligations created by the provisional
government in a proper course OF admin.
istration shall be assumed and upon such
pledges by her as viii prevent the adOp-
ton of any measures Of prescription or
pun ,shment for what has been done In
the pat by those setting up or supporting
the PROVISIONAL government. The president
feels that by our original Interference
and what followed we have incurred re-
sponsibility to the whole Hawaiian COM
munity, and it would not be Just to put
one party at the mercy of the other.
Should the queen ask whether, II she ac-
cedes 10 the condition, active steps would
be taken by the United States 10 effect
her restoration or to maintain her an
thority thereafter, you will saw that the
president cannot use force without the
authority of congress. Should the queen
accept the conditions and the provisional
government refuse to surrender. YOU viii
be governed by previous instructions. If
the provisional government asks whether
the United States will hold the queen to
the fuifillment of the stipulated condi-
tom, you VIII saw that the president,
acting under dictates of honor and duty,
n he has done in endeavor.ng TO effect
restoration. will do all in his constitu-
tional power to cause observance of the
conditions he has imposed"
The last inc losure OF the correspondence
is the letter from mister Thurston To
secretary Gresham dated december ). Mr.
Thurston claims for the provisional govern
ment that IL is n duly organized and fully
He cites that the provisional government
has submitted to the president the power TO
arhttrate the case a. between them elves
and Queen Liluokalant he complains that
il was on trial for its life. and has had no
chance to bring witnesses to refute those Of
Mr.. BlOunt.
In transmitting the Hawaiian correspond
ence TO the House OF Representatives. Pre-
ident Cleveland said: In making this com
muniCat alton | have withheld only "a dis
patch from the former minister 10 Hawaii,
No. 20 under date of October <, 1872, and u
dispatch from the present minister. No. 3
under date of November Is lS3 because In
my opinion the publication OF these two
papers would be incompatihle with the
public interests. The dispatch OF Novem-
Der rs t~q3, Is without doubt the detailed in
formation OF the developments which
prompted Minister Willis Geographic DIS
patch on the same date to secretary Ores
ham on which was based the order to sus-
mend Instructions.