Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-30
PRESIDENT DOLE'S REPLY
He Further Points Out thu Amb'quiti'S
That Alarmed Hawaii.

The President transmitted 10 Congress tnc
following additional Hawaiian correspond
ence. 1t is the final correspondence arising
out of the request made by President DoIe
of Minister Willis for specific declaration
AZ to whether or not the United States Wouiu
use force to effect the Queens restoration
Mr.. DoLE's POSITION.
'It would give me great satisfaction 10
close the correspondence at this point, oa'
there are matters in your communication
which require brief explanation Tor the saAe
Of clear understanding OF some points.
at has not been my desire in any oil my let
ters In this correspondence to charge lu'
limited States with intending to use iorce
AGAINST this government, but rather 10 snow
that the Withholding by the United states oi
its intentions on that point, taken with other
circumstances more or less expensive OF un-
friendliness 10 this Government, had pro-
duced the unfortunate state OF affairs that
WAS brought to your attention as reason
Univ such information should not be longer
withheld.
"The first part OF Min ster Thurstons IN
teryiew with Secretary Gresham quoted py
YOU on pages and OF your letter, stanHing
alone permits the construction which you
have given to 1t. But taken with the rest OF
the interview, as reported in my letter oI
sneciNcatioas. must submit be considered
"a having been rem lered somewhat probe
ma.ical in meaning by the Secretary refusal
In the latter part OF the interview to answer
MIR. Thurston's direct question whether or
not the United States intended to use iorce.
WILLIS REMARKS.
"In your reference 10 paragraph II OF tne
letter OF specifications you say you exPresseu
YOUR satisfaction and approval Of what oe-
cured Permit me to say in fuller explana-
ton OF the interview In question that L ex-
messed my satisfaction with your assurances
that you did not mean TO give the impression
that you had any intention OF exercising au-
thority inconsistent with that OF the Ha"a-
iian Government This assurance referred
solely to your reported remarks publshed 10
the Ha aUaiian STAR November 16, as follows: 1:
Until the time comes for me 10 carry out
nv instructions the peace and good order ot
this community will be kept undisturoel IN
the interests Of humanity, ETC. My salts"
faction waS with temporary RELIEF Afforded
bv your assurance that until the time should
arrive for you to carry out your Instructions
you had no intension of exercising authority
inconsistent with that Of the Hawaiian Gov
ernment. was still In the dark as to your
instructions and as to your plans for carry
ING them out when the time should arrive
and NY anxiety was not lessened by the nat
ural implication OF your words, that your in-
terest IN the peace and good order ot the
community was limited to the period before
the time for carrying out your instructions
should arrive.
President Dole pointed out other ambi2u-
ous remarks made by Minister Willis that
led the Provisional Government to fear force
and concludes as follows -
"In closing l beg to assure you that l have
never intended to put upon your exceiiency
the ole responsibility Tor the matters under
discussion as the correspondence will show
and to assure you of my sincere apprecia'
ton of the friendly nature your reply to
my letter of specifications and to join WIZ
you in the expressed hope that there may Ue
a speedy and honorable and satisfactory ad'
justment of all pend ng questions.
fWith renewed assurances, etc.,
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