The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
That Is His Cue Until He Hears
From America.
ENOUGH MEN TO HOLD HIS OWN.
Minister Willis Says No Troops Will
Be Landed Without Sufficient
Notification.

nun ications between Minister Wi lis and
the Provisional Government have been Sc
cured by the Associated Press.
On November % President Dole ad-
dressed a note to Minister Willis in which
1t was stated the Provisional Government
had received notice from Minister Thurs
ton of Secretary Gresham's letter. The
Provisional Government wished to inquire,
srst, if it was correct, and il so, intimated
that Ii was due them to be informed what
were the intentions of the United States
In relation to the recommendations of the
Secretary of State.
On December a reply was received by
President Dole in which Minister Willis
stated in substance that he considered the
letter of Secretary Gresham a domestic
matter with which he willis had nothing
10 do. II was his opinion, however. that
President Cleveland would decide to fur
.nish definite inform alton and instructions
as soon as be mad received certain advices
which had already been transmitted to
him. 1t was Minister Willis opinion that
President Cleveland would be able to come
. to a conclusion because he was anxious to
have the. Hawaiian troubles speedily SET
tied. A previous note had also been re-
ceived from Minister Willis, in which it
Is Understood he acquiesced in the notice
seEped upon him that no troops should be
landed from United States men-of-war
without the written consent of the Pro-
vislonal Government.
On December the Executive and Ad-
'visory councils of the Government met to
consider the question of Investigating the
:; conduct and loyalty of a pumber OF en-
':nlo-- own to be R0yalists or R0yaIist
,c-:. RS. The matter had been dis
the Cabiner, but no conclusion
reached, and Minister Damon
.r.- hat the advice OF the Advisory
e asked. The matter was taken
u. n session before large number
of .sitors, and resulted in the passage of
the following resolutions with but one
dissent ting voice:
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this Ad-
yisory Council that the Executive should pro-
ceed upon an investigation as TO the loyalty of
all employees of this Government and the sup
port given by them TO it.
ResoIged, That in the determination OF the
loyalty of employees OF the Government the
STANDARD shall include active support OF this
, Government and its purposes in The past"
Minister Damon opposed action on the
fmatter at the present time, basiug his argu-
ment upon the clause in the proclaim alton
of last January, requiring only an oath of
Office from those retained in Office by the
Provisional Government.
The same evening a rumor was started
that Minister Damon had resigned. or had
told two Toyalist office-bolders he would
resign before he would consent to their
dismissal. In an interview with the repre-
sentative of the Associated Press yesterday
morning Minister Damon declared he had
no intention of resigning.
z. W. Wundenberg. one of the chief wit
nesses cited by Secretary Gresham from
Blount's report, has been removed by the
Supreme Court from the position of deputy
~ clerk OF the Judiciary Department, and
President Dole says that investigations
into other cases of disloyaIty or miscon-
: duct will begin at once. and removals will
: be made. if necessary, without fear or
favor. Wundenberg refused to testify
against himself on certain points and
= thereby prevented the Attorney-General
::from bringing in testimony as to ex-Min-
lister Stevens actions during the 10th of
January. The witnesses were ready and
1T is claimed that bad the point been
reached Gresham's position and Blount's
report would have both been legally i'm
peached.
When again asked if the Government
would resist any internal or external at
tack, President Dole emphaticaIly replied
that 1t would. At the same time he hoped
the matter had been already taken up by
Congress and said he believed il would nj
: 4fmately be settled there.
=. President Dole confirmed the statement ia
OF. the various members Of the Chamber of
;; Commercethat the proposition made to that
body the day the steamer Arawa sailed bv
" Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, agent of Canada.
: was not included in the report given the
.press here. President Dole said to the
Associated Press at 10 o'clock this MORN
:. ing that Mr.. Bowel advised the Chamber
: of Commerce strongly to cancel the reci-
@procity Treaty with the United States.
which. he claimed. was already defeated
:. by the action of the Mckinley bill. Both
. the Canadian Government and people
were anxious to enter into political and
:: trade relations with Hawaii. and Bowel
hoped negotiations in that direction would
s0on be opened. Members of the Cham ber
of Commerce state that Mr.. BowelI has
iDtimated privately that such negotiations
:. would find the favor and support Of
England, if necessary.
:. When asked if he thought England had
"a hand in the matter President Dole smiled
ard said he could not answer. as he had no
Information on that point. He thought
every one could draw his own conclu-
sions,
In the Councils on last Thursday Min
lister Damon. in answer to a ne e@spaper
denial that the ex-Queen had asked the
protection of the Provisional Government.
stated positively that she had. and that
such protection continued to be granted
ber by a guard around Washington place
from the police department.
The Hawaiian Star has printed the