People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-19
FOR CONGRESS To ACT.
THE PRESIDENT IS THROUGH
WITH HAWAI-.
All the Correspondence Up to Date
Turned Over by the President With
out Commrnt-The Last Instructions
to Minister willis.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE presi-
ent Saturday transmitted to congress
all correspondence relating to the
Hawaiian complications since his
message of December is. The mes.
sage transmitting the correspondence
is as follow:
To the Congress-I transmit here
with copies of all dispatches from our
minister to Hawaii, relating in any
way to political affairs in Hawaii.
except such as have been heretofore
transmitted to congress l also send
copies of instructions sent on January
II, 1894, being the only instructions
to him that have not been sent to
congress
In my former message to congress
| Withheld dispatches numbering three,
under date of November Ii, 1898. and
also dispatch No. 20, under date of
October s, 1893 lnasmuch as the con.
tents of dispatch No. are all re-
ferred to in dispatches of more recent
date, and inasmuch as there seems to
be no longer reason for withholding
it, the same is herewith submitted.
Dispatch No 20 is still withheld for
reasons that seem to be justifable and
proper. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The last instructions to Minister
Willis referred to in the presidents
letter of transmittal as the only in
structions not sent to congress are
dated Saturday.
They were sent under cover of n tel
egram TO W. A Cooper, the dispatch
agent at San Francisco, instructing
him to forward the following tele-
gram to Mr.. Willis, by the steamer
Mariposa:
MINISTER WILLIS LAST INSTRUCTIONS
January T., 1884, To Willis, Minister Homo.
lulu: Your numbers II to Is inclusive show
that you have rightly cOmprenendeG the scope
OF your instructions and have as far as was
in your power, discharged the onerous task
conhded in you The president sincerely re.
grelS that the provisional government refuses
10 acquiesce in The conclusion which his sense
OF right and duty and a due regard for our ma.
tlonli honor constrained him to reach and
submit as measure Of justice II the people of
inc hawaiian Islands and their deposed sover.
eign.
VIM II is true that the provisional Oyern.
ment was created to exist only until the
Islands were annexed TO the United Suites and
mat the queen finally but reluctantly sur.
rendered TO an armed force OF this govern
ment ILLEGALLY Qurtered in Honolulu. and
representatives OF the prOvi ,ional government
which realized its Importance and anxious 10
get control OF the gu cls means OF defense
assured her that il she would surrender. her
case would be subsequently considered by the
united States, the president has never cl lined
mat such action constituted him an arbitrator
IN the technical sense or authorized. him In
act IN that capacity between the provi ion II
government You made no Sucn claim when
you acquainted that government with the
presidents decision.
The solemn assurance given TO the queen
mas not been referred TO as authority for the
president to act as arbitrator. but as a fact
material TO just determination OF the presi.
dents duty In the premises.
In the note which the minister Of foreign
Affairs addressed TO you on the I'D ultimo IL *
stated in effect that even il the
constitutional government was subverted
by the action Of the American minister
and an invasion by military force OF the
United States the presidents authority is
limited to dealin; with our own nfaith nj Of.
Metals, and that he can take no steps lootinr
10 correction Of the wrons dolc The presi.
dent entertainS different view Of his respon.
slbility and duty. The subversiOn of the
Hawaiian government by an abuse OF the au.
thorlty OF tae United St"tes was in plain VIC.
latlOn OF the internatio al laws and required
the president TO disavow and condemn the act
oil our onendin. officials and within the limits
OF his constitutional power to endeavor TO re.
store the lawful authority
On the 18th ultino the president sent a spec.
lal message to congress communicating comics
OF Mr. BlOuntS reports and the instructions
gwen TO him and 10 you On the same day
answering resolution OF the house of repre.
sentatlves. he sent copies OF all correspond
ence since Marchi. 1889 on the political affairs
ana relations OF Hawaii, Withholding for sum.
Gent reasons only Mr. Stevenss No 7Jof Octo.
Der 1892, and your No. 3 Of November Is
1898 The president therein announces that
the conditions OF restoration sug tested by
MN 10 the queen not having proved accepta.
Die 10 her and since the instructions sent TO
you to insist upon those conditions he has not
learned that the queen was willing 10 assent
TO them
The president thereuDon submit ted the sub
Ject to the more extended power, and wide dis
erection Of con iress adding the assurance that
ne would be gratified to cooperate in any
legitimate plan which might be devised for a
solution OF the problem, con Nstent with
American honor, integrity and morality
Your report shows that on further reflection
the queen gave her unqualified assent in writ.
ing TO the conditions suggested but that
the provisional government refused to
aeQuiesce in the presidents decision.
The matter now being in the hands OF
congress-, the president will keep that body
fully advised OF the situation and will Law be.
lore 1t from time 10 time the reports received
from you. including our number 3. heretofore
withheld and all instructions sent t. YOU In
the meantime, while keeping the department
fully informed Of the course Of events YOU
Will until further notice consider that YOUR
special Instructions upon IN S subject have
been fully complied with GRESHAM
AN OKLAHOMA TRAGEDY,