St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-13
MORE HAWAIIAN HISTORY.
WILL THE STo.cY or THE LATE W.
PLEASAN EESS NEVER E.l0s
.aNoraEs BATCH OF LETTERS.
Cleveland sends to Congress the
--latest Literature on the Ha-
waiian Topic-What Thurston
Said to Gresham and the Sec
retary's RepIy-3ome Question
OF Veracity.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The presi-
dent late this afternoon transmitted to
congress additional Hawaiian corre-
spondence. The presidential message is
as follows:
To Congress: [ transmit herewith
two dispatches, received a few days ago
from our minister at Hawaii. and reply
to one of them from the secretary of
state, in which a correct version is
given of an interview which occurred
Nov. IA, 1898, between the secretary of
state and Mr.. Thurston. representing
the Hawaiian provisional government
at Washington.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence submitted is as
follows:
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Gresham. No. IS.
confidential.
Legation of the United States, Homo
lulu, Ii. l.. Jan. 16, 1S94.-Dear Sir: On
last Thursday. Jan. 10. by a vote of to
2. the nth day of January, being the
first anniversary of the provisional gov
eminent. was declared public holiday.
Yesterday afternoon the representatives
vitations to participate in the observ-
ance of the day."
1replied to President Dole's letter,
stating that with due appreciation of
his courtesy, and with due respect to
him and his government, was, re-
GREETED to say, unable to accept
THE INVITATION EXTENDED.
The programme of the celebration
tomorrow includes battalion review and
parade of military, reception at the
executive building. firing of national
salute and mass meeting at night.
With due regard, l am.
ALBERT S. WILLIS.
E. E. and M. P, q. S. A.
Confidential No. %. Legation of the
United States, Honolulu. II. l., Jan. 16
1894. Hon. W.Q. Gresham, Secretary of
State: Sir-ln letter from Hon. s. 3.
Dole, minister OF foreign affairs. ad-
dressed to me under date of Jan. II, the
following statement is made:
On Nov. Il Mr.. Thurston, Hawaiian
minister at Washington, called ON the
secretary of state and inquired if the
above letter (yours of Oct. 49, was
Gresham that it was. Mr.. Thurslon
then said:
u wish TO further ask whether it is
the intention of the United States gov
eminent to carry out its policy therein
indicated by force; or, III other words,
whether, it the provisional government
declines to accede to the request of the
United States government to vacate in
favor Of the queen, United States troops
will be used to enforce the request?"
To which Mr.. Gresham replied: 81
am not at liberty at present to answer
that question. 1t is matter concern
ing which / will speak to the president,
and talk more fully this afternoon"
In the afternoon of the same day
MIR. GRESHAM SAID
further to Mr.. Thurston: 81 have
already answered your first question to
the effect that the letter published
Secretary Gresham to the president)
was authentic and correct statement
of the policy of the United States. AS
to your second question, as to whether
force is to be used by the United States
to restore the queen, all that
| am at liberty to stateis that Mr.. Willis
has no instruction to do anything which
any one OH the islands. Further than
this l am not at liberty to state what
arehlS instructions. You can draw
your own differences from my statement
and allay any apprehension which may
have been caused by what is pub
lished.'
MIR. Thurston further said to MIR.
Gresham: Your answer does not con-
vey the information which l requested.
What l desire is to obtain information
WHICH will guide my government in its
action. If II knows that force is TO be
used by you its course Of action will
necessarily be different from what it
otherwise would be. The definite in
formation from me that you intend to
use force may be the means of prevent
ing you from using force and causing
bloodshed."
To which Mr.. Gresham replied: "Our
relations i'll the past have been pleasant
and L want them to continue to be so in
the future and to be perfectly courteous
to you, ana l cannot at present answer
you more fully than have DONE"
do not know whether
MIR. THURSToN MADE
this statement public IN the United
States at the time, but do know that
the first lntlmation that this committee
has upon the subject is contained in Mr..
Dole's letter Of the 18th inst.
Had your statement TO Mr.. ThurSton
been made public here at the time (Nov.
24) when it was received. the excitement
resulting from the warlike preparations
of the provisional government would
have been allayed and critical and dan
gerous conditions avoided. With high
regard, | am, sir, very respectfully.
ALBERT S. WILLIS, E. E. and NJ. P.
No. 13. Gresham to Willis.
Department of State, Washington,
Feb. z, 1S94.-To Albert S. Willis, Hon
olulu-Sir: | have the honor to &C.
knowledge the receipt of your No. 30 OF
Jan. l6, i'll which you refer to letter
received from Hon. S. 3. Dole, minister
OF foreign affairs OF the provisional GOV
eminent.
On the forenoon of Nov. IA Hon. L. A.
ThurSton, minister of the provisional
government of Hawaii, called at the
state department for an interview with
the secretary Of state on the Hawaiian
situation. The minister was informed
by the secretary that it was about time
for cabinet meeting, and he was un-
der the necessity of requesting the min
lister to call again at O'Clock in the aft
ernoon. He replied that he would do
so, but before leaving desired to submit
two
QUESTIONS TO THE SECRETARY.
First-WaS the letter addressed bv
the secretary to the president about
Hawaii ana the provisional government
printed In the papers few days ago
authentic and official?
Second-If it was, and he presumed it
was, was it the presidents intention to
use force, If necessary. against the pro-
visional government in restoring the
queen?
The secretary replied that the letter
was authentic, but, not having time to
spend with the minister just then, he
could repeat the questions on
calling in the afternoon. The min
lister called at the appointed hour,
and the secretary informed him
that the letter addressed to the
president was authentic and that no
action had been or could be taken by
our minister. Mr.. Willis. which could
imperil the lives or property of the
Officers or SunnnrterS of the nrnXiSinnal