Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-23
WILLIS HOLDS OFF
He Makes No Attempt to Overthrow the
Provisional Hawaiian Government.

the most significant was one of the re-
marks of Minister Willis when he pre-
sented his credentials on the eth inst.
| together with the reply Of President
! Dole. Mr.. Willis remarks were as fol-
lows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Mr., Blount the late en-
voy extraordinary of the United States to
your government, having resigned his office
while absent from his post, have the honor
now to present his letter OF recall and to ex-
| press for him his sincere regret that he
/ is IN person unable to make known
| his continued good wishes on be-
half Of, OF your I people 9ps and his
sies both personal and official, of which
| while here he was the honored recipient |
| desire at the same time to place in your
| hands letter acCrediting me as his success
or. In doing this l am directed by the
| President to give renewed assurance of the
| friendship, interest and hearty good will
which our government entertains for you
and for the people of this island realm.
Invoking that spirit of peace, friendship
| and hospitality which has ever been the
shield and sword Of this country, l now
upon behalf of the United States of Amer
lea, tender to your people the right hand
of good will which trust may be as lasting
| as l know 1T to be sincere, expressing the
! hope that every year will promote and per-
petudlc lnaU SOOU VIII, 10 lnc nOnOr, napp1-
ness and prosperity of both governments.
President Dole then made reply as
follows:
| Mr.. MINISTER: 1t is with much satisfac-
| ton that receive the credentials you bring
| from His EXcellency the President of tho
United States of America, accrediting you
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary to represent that country at the
capital of the Hawaiian Islands. Your as
surances of continued friendship Of your
| government for me and the Hawaiian peo-
| pie add to the qualification which
long experience Of the generous consdera-
ton of the United States for this country
! has tOstered. Permit me to assure you that
we heartily reciprocate the expressions of
| interest and good will which you on behalf
of the American people have conveyed to
us Aside from our geographical proximity
and the consequent preponderatlng COM
! mercial Interests which center here, the
present advanced civilization and chris
lanlZatlon OF your people, together
with your enlightened codes OF law,
stand to-day benetcent monuments Of
| American zeal, courage and intelligence
| 1t Is not surprising, therefore, that the
United States were the first to recognize the
independence of the Hawaiian Islands and
to welcome them into the great family of
free, equal and sovereign nations; nor is it
surprising that this historic tie has been
strengthened from year to year by the inn
alike honorable and advantageous to both
governments. Partly from proximity, part
ly from the leading influence of American
citizens i'll the work of inaugurating Chris
tan civilization and industrial enterprises
in these islands, but still more from the
repeated acts of friendly assistance we have
received from your government the past
half century, we have become accustomed
to regard the United States as friend and
ally and have learned to look first to her for
help in our emergencies. | regret the ina
bility of your predecessor, Mr. Blount to
personally present his letter of recall
and to afford me the opportunity
to express TO him my appreciation
of the agreeable official and social relations
that existed between him and our govern
ment and people during his residence here.
We congratulate ourselves, Mr.. Minister,
that the government of the United States is
to be represented here by one who, we are
assured, is familiar with the questions ars-
ing with the relations between the two gov
ernments and with whom we look for the
maintenance of pleasant official intercourse.
Yesterday morning Minister Willis
sent the government word that he would
officially present Admiral Irwin at the
executive building at 100 o'clock
to-day. In conversation with the
representative of the Associated
Press, Minister Willis said there
was no political significance at
tached to the arrival of Admiral Irwin
as far as he knew. When he left Wash
ington nothing was known Of the
change, and as a matter of fact the Adj
miral had arrived here under sealed
orders in cipher. From what Capt.
Barker, of the Philadelphia, had said
to him shortly after the Admiral arrived
by the China, he was inclined to be-
lieye that Admiral Skerrett had been
Had in 81 iIar manner
In speaking of his mission here, Mr..
Willis has upon late occasion declared
that his instructions would not be known
until they were officially handed to the
provisional government. II will say
this much" continued the minister,
"that there is absolutely no foun-
dation for the various rumors
afloat since my arrival as to what am
empowered to do or not to do. There
are but two or three men, even in Wash
ington, who know what my instructions
are. l must positively decline, at pres
ent, to state whether l carry an ultl-
matum or new treaty or what"
The provisional government claims to
be as much in the dark as everybody
else, though 1t has leaked out within the
last few hours from very reliable
source that the new minister will nego-
tate new treaty with the provisional
government which will place the
islands virtually under the protection
of the United States. 1t is understood
that when completed, this treaty will be
at once submitted to the United States
Senate with President Cleveland's mes
sage. In the meantime the United
| States will see that matters re-
main in statu quo here both
internally and externally. Evidence
of the determination on the part of
the United States was seen during the
night of Nov. 9, when for some reason
unknown to the provisional govern
ment, boats of the Philadelphia were
dropped into the water and were sup
piled with loaded Calling guns and
small arms. Details of men were kept
under orders all night and the boats
were not taken aboard until A. NJ. of
the 10th inst