The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10


VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. S.-Honolulu,
Jan. l, 1S94-CopyriglIted, 1894, by the
Associated Press.-Since the sailing Of
the United States revenue cutter Corwin
at $50 a. m. on the morning of Dec. "a,
no adviees have left here for the coast
That vessel took press dispatches
against the orders Of the United States
legation. but it is doubtful if all of
them are landed, as it is understood
strict watch will be placed on the vessel
as soon as she arrives near the harbor,
and that she will likely be ordered at
once on cruise,
Application was made by the Asso-
ciated Press and the special correspond
ent Of the New York World for permis-
sion to forward dispatches by the Cor
win. This was in each case brusquely
refused and dispatches We're only put
aboard afterward through the courtesy
of those who shall forever be nameless,
even though the United States should
endeaVOr 70 investigate the matter. The
CorWin took the demand OF Minister
Willis upon the provisional government
TO step down and out, which was couched
in the following words:
FOREIGN OFFICE,
HONOLULU, Dec. 10. 1898.
President Sanford B. Dole, the Hon. NJ.
Damon, Minister of Finance the Hon.
J. a. King, Minister of Interior, the
Hon. w. O. Smith, Attorney-General,
the Hon. Albert s. Willis, l.. +. and
NJ. p, u. S. America
Mr.. Willis-'Wll Mr.. Jones be pres
ent at this Interview
President Dole-'We wish to have
him present if you have no objection
Mr.. Willis-'Is he a stenographer?'
President Dole-'Yes, sir
Mr.. Willis-'No objection at all
Dir. WiIIis's Desnana.
''Nr. President and Conference.-The
president OF the United States has very
much regretted the delay in the consd-
Grafton of the Hawaiian question, but it
is unavoidable. So much of IL as has
occurred since my arrival has been due
to certain conditions precedent, COM
plance with which was required before
1 was authorized to confer with you. The
president regrets, as most assuredly l
DO, that any secrecy should have sur
rounded the interchange of views be-
tween our two governments. l may say
this, however, that the secrecy thus far
observed has been in the interest and
for the safety of all your people. ! need
hardly promise that the presidents ac-
tiCn upon the Hawaiian question has
been under the dictates Of honor and OF
duty.
"It is now and has been from the be-
ginning absolutely free from prejudice
and resentment and entirely consistent
with long-established friendship and
treaty ties, which have so closely bound
together our respective governments.
The president deemed 1t his duty to
withdraw from the senate the treaty Of
annexation which had been signed by the
secretary Of state and agents OF your
government and TO despatch a trusty
representative to Hawaii TO impartially
investigate the causes of your revolution
and TO ascertain and report the true
situation in these islands This informa-
tion was needed the better to enable the
president to discharge a delicate and inn
pOrtant duty. Upon the facts embodied
in Mr.. BlOunt'S report the president has
arrived at certain conclusions and de-
termined upon a certain course of action
which il becames my duty TO acquaint
you with.
''The provisional government was not
established by the Hawaiian people,
nor with their consent or acquiescense,
nor has it since existed with their con-
sent. The queen refused TO surrender
her powers to the provisional govern
ment until convinced that the minister Of
the United States had recognized it as
the dc facto authority and would sup
port and defend Ii with the military
force of the United States, and that re-
resistance would precipitate a bloody
conflict with that force. She was advised
and assured by her ministers and lead
ers OF the movement for the overthrow
of her government that il she surren-
dered under protest her case would aft
erward be fairly considered by the pres
ident Of the United States.
"The queen finally yielded to the
armed forces OF the United States, then
quartered in Honolulu, relying on the
good faith and honor Of the president,
when informed of what had occurred,
to undo the action of the minister and
reinstate her and the authority which
she claimed as the constitutional SOW
ereign OF the Hawaiian islands. After
a patient examination of Mr.. Blount's
reports the president is satisfied that
the movement against the queen, If
not instigated, was encouraged and sup
ported by the representatives Of this
government at Honolulu.
THAT they promised in advance to
aid her enemies in an effort to overthrow
the Hawaiian government and set up
by force new government In its place.
And that he kept this promise by caus-
ing a detachmr ut of troops to be landed
from the Boston on the 10th of January,
1898, and by recognizing the provisional
government the next day, when II was
too feeble TO defend itself and the con-
sututional government was about to
be successfully maintained against any
threatening force, other than that of the
United States already landed.
''The president has, therefore, deter
mined that he will not send back to
the senate for it's action thereon the
treaty which he withdrew from that
body for further consideration on the
9Th day OF March last. In view OF these
conclusions 1 was instructed by the
president OF the United States 10 take
advantage of an early opportunity to
inform the queen OF this determination
and OF his view as 20 the responsibility
OF our government.
Conditions for the Queen.
The president, however, felt that We,
by our original interference, had in
CURED a responsibility TO the whole Ha-
waiian community. and that II would