Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-14

reply TO his demand for the retirement
OF the provisional government, is as
follows:
MIR. willis TO Mr.. Gresham, No. 16.
HONOLULU, December %. 1898. mid
Observation-Disclosures Dole has Just
delivered In person Rt this hour, mid-
night the answer OF the provisional
government, declining. for reasons
therein stated, 10 accept the decision OF
tho President OF the United States-a
copy OF which is herewith enclosed.
The revenue cutter Corwin is under
sailing orders aud will leave here in a
few minutes for san Francisco. The
captain has been instructed 10 slow up,
~ necessary, and enter the hArbor OF
San Francisco AT night, and deliver in
person the dispatches numbered IA, Is,
Is, Il, Is and - 20 our dispatch agent
az that place. The object OF this
Is 10 enable the President to receive
these official commu nications before any
intimation OF their character can be tel
graphed.
- will on Tuesday acknowledge the
receipt OF the answer OF the provisional
government, notifying IL that tho Pres
ident Of the United States will be in
formed thereof and that no further
steps will be taken by me until shall
have heard from him. l shall deliver
similar communication TO the Queen.
The very great excitement prevailing
here. and the peculiar conditions sur
rounding this people. prompt the above
course, which / trust will meet the APP
probation OF the President and OF your
self. ALRERr y. WILLIS"
PRESIDENT DoLE's REPLY.
President Dole's reply 10 the United
States Minister'S demand is dated De-
cember %, and addressed 20 Mr.. willis.
In IL he said:
While we accept the decision OF the
President OF tho United States declining
further TO consider the annexation
proposition as the final conclusion OF
the present administration, we 40 not
feel inclined TO regard IL as the last
word OF the American government upon
this subject; ffor the history OF the mu-
tual relations between the two coun-
tries, OF American effort aud influence
In holding up the Christian civilization,
which has so cons nspicuously aided In
giving this country an honorable place
among independent nations, the geo
graphical position OF these islands and
the important. and TO both countries.
profitable reciprocal commercial inter
ests wBich have long existed, together
with our weakness as sovereign ma
tion, all pOintlwith convincing force 10
political union between the two coun-
tries as the necessary logical result
from the circumstances mentioned.
We do not recognize the right OF the
President Of the United States TO Inter
tere In our domestic offairs. Such
right could be conferred upon him by
the act OF this government and by that
all or . "a. -.
quest. This ! understand to be the
American doctrine, conspIcuously an
nounced from time to time by the
authorities Of your government
Pre- e'ident Dole proceeds TO cite pre-
cedents from United States history
showing that IT is the settled policy OF
the American government not 10 inter
fere with the internal affairs OF other
nations, but to recognize the govern
men which is esta blshed
Upon what, then, Mr.. Minister. does
the President OF the United States base
his right OF interference? Your com
muuication IL without Information upon
this point. We are informed that the
President has arrived at his conclu-
sions from Commissioner Blount's re-
port. We have had as yet no oppor-
tunity OF examining this document,
but from extracts published In the
papers we are not disposed TO submit
the fate Of Hawaii 10 its statements
aud conclusions
The whole business OF the govern
meDt with the President OF the United
States Is set forth In the espondence
between the two governments and the
acts and statements OF the Minister Of
this Government at Washington and
the Annexation Commissioners accred-
tied TO II. III we have submitted our
right 10 exist TO the United States. the
fact will appear In that spondeuco
and the acts OF our Miaister and Com
m issiOuers. Such agreement must be
shown as the foundation OF the right OF
your government 20 interfere, for an
can be created ony by the
act OF two parties.
II your conclusion that President
Cleveland believes that this govern
ment and the eX-Quoen have submitted
thelr espeCtive claims 20 the sovereign
" Of this country, 20 the adjudication
OF tine United States, is correct, then.
may ] ask, when and where has the
President held this court OF arbitra-
tiOn2 This government has had no
notice Of the sitting OF such tribunal
and 10 opportunity OF presenting owl
1euCe OF JUS Claims. li DIT. Bi0unts
invest. cations were part Of tho pro-
cecdings Of such A court, this govern
mcnt did not know 20, aud vas never in-
formed ~ it; indeed as ] have mentioned
above, We never knew until the pubn-
cation Of secretary Gresh8m's letter 70
President Cleveland few weeks ago,
that the American executive had
policy Of Interference under contem-
pIatIOo. Even y he had known thas
Mr. Blount vas authoritIveiy acting as
q commission 90 take evidence upon the
question OF the restoration of tho ex-
Queen the methods also quoted by him
BOO making his investigatiOns ] submit,
wore unsuitable % such an examination
0r any examination, upon which human
Interests we're Oh be adiudlcstcd. AsI
am reliably Informed, he selected bis
witnesses and examined tnem iu secret,
freely using leading questions. Civ
Ing no opportunity for cross
examination and often not
permitting explanations OF wit
ussses themselves ~ they desired 10
MAKO OF evidence which he had drawn
from them. ia is hardly necessary Tor me
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