Asheville daily citizen., 1894-01-13
ALLBEFORECO
PRESIDENT sUBMITs WILLIS
INsTRUCTION0.
Mr.. Cleyeland SAYS The u hole
Matter IL In The Hands Of Con.
gress And Willis IL To he Quies.
cent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Immediately
after the reading Of yesterdays journal
the Presidents message transmitting the
Hawaiian correspondence to Congress.
was laid before the House. The House
then went into committee OF the whole
Richardson. Tenn, in the chair for con.
sideration of the tariff bill, Mr.. Picker
being the first speaker OF the day.
In his letter Of transmittal the Prcsi-
dent sends copies of all dispatches from
our minister at Hawaii except such as
have been heretofore transmitted to
Congress. The message says that the
last instructions to Minister Willis are
dated Yesterday, They say, among other
things:
"The President sincerely regrets that
the provisional government refuses
to acquiesce in the conclusion which his
sense OF right and duty and a due
regard for our national honor constraint d
him to reach and submit as measure OF
us,i,e to the people of the Hawaiian
Islands and their disposed sovereign.
While it is true that the provisional
government was created to exist only
until the Islands were annexed to the
United ates; that the Queen finally,
but reluctantly, surrendered to the
armed force Of this government, illegally
quarter d in Honolulu; and that repre-
sentatives of the provisional government
which realized it's impotency and was
anxious to get control of the Queens
means of detense) assured her that. il
she would surrender, her case would be
subsequently considered by the United
States. the President has never claimed
that such action constituted him an ar.
bitrator in the technical sense. or author
lied him to act in that capacity between
the provisional government and the
Queen. :. In note which the Ha.
waiian minister of foreign affairs ad.
dressed to you on the 23rd., ult.,
it is stated in effect that even
if the constitutional government was
subverted by the action OF the Ameri-
can Minister and an invasion by the
military forces of the United States,
President Ceveland's authority is lin
tied to dealing with our own unfathful
'liNidlS, Gnu luuI LIZ SuA ldhS ~
looking to correction of the wrong
done. The President entertains a differ.
ent view of his responsibility and duty.
The subversion of the Hawaiian govern
ment by the abuse OF the authority OF
the United States was in plain violation
of international law and required the
President to disavow and condemn thu
act of our offending officials, and within
the limits OF his constitutional power to
endeavor to restore the lawful author.
ity.
"Your reports show that, on further
reflection, the Queen gave her unqualified
assent in writing to the conditions sus
gested. but that the provisional govern
ment refuses to acquiesce in the Presi
dent's decision. The matter now being
in the hands of Congress, the President
will keep that body fully advised of the
situation and will lay before it, from
tim to time reports received from you
In ,.e meantime, while keeping the de
partment fully informed Of the course o
events. you will, until further notice
consider that your special instructions
upon this subject have been fully com
piled with"