People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23

theirs.
Frequent editorials, similar in char
acter to those enclosed, many of them
severely rejecting upon the president
OF the United States ANA his secretary
of state and also upon Mr.. Blount,
have appeared in the daily press. As
the Hawaiian question is now pending
before congress aud as the feeling
here has been very intense, have not
thought proper thus far to take anv
official notice of them. would be
glad to have instructions from YOU
upon the subject.
Very respectfully,
ALBERT S. WILLIS,
Il. L. and NJ. P.
Mr.. Willis incloSed reports of the
speeches at the anniversary celebra-
ton. which showed that those who
participated in the revolution still
hoped for annexation to the United
States.
The reply of Minister Willis to Pres
ident Dole's long letter of complaint is
also made public. In this Mr.. Willis
said: .-..'
"Referring to matters that occurred
before my arrival, Ido.uot feel at lib
erty to discuss further, than to say
they were not at the time given the
unfriendly Construction now COM
pnted.to then, nor do they, except in
a very remote degree, bear upon your
statements as. Ito purpose g.to use
force
, i come to the paragraph which
quotes several expressions from amin
terview in a local paper of November
16. As this does not involve nv .at-
titude," have this to say-''The sub
jeet matter of the interview and the
circumstances out Of which it arose
were known to you at the time. On
the forenoon of Wednesday, November
IS, the Hon. S. NJ. Damon. minister of
finance, notified me in person that
there were rumors of an attack that
night or the ensuing night upon the
executive building. The government
did not credit these rumors but there
were many people who had appre-
tensions upon the subject in conse-
quence of which he informed me. the
regular guard had been increased and
one of the volunteer companies would
be ordered under arms for the night. l
remarked: ''The japanese consul gem
eral, the English minister and other
foreign representatives have already
called to say their people are appre-
hensive of mob violence and had asked
me, as the only representative whose
government had war vessels in port.
to protect their people. The friends
of the queen are also apprehensive as
to her safety. l do not wish to inter-
fere in any way with your domestic
affairs, except with your approval. If
you do not object, however, will pub
licly announce the United States will
cooperate to prevent mob violence.
will also state there will be no
communication to your government
from the president of the United States
LOT several weeks.
Mr.. Damon replied thanking me for
the offer and saying no could see no
objection whatever, and that such an
announcement would go very far to-
ward allying excitement and relieving
general anxiety. In reply to the
questions as to whether the order
calling out the volunteers could not
be rescinded, he said he would 90
immediately to the executive building
but he was afraid it was too late to
make any change for that night.
The following evening | met Mr..
Damon at dinner given by Captain
Barker, on board the United States
flagship Philadelphia, when he ex-
pressed his hearty approval and APP
probation of my action and said the
effect of the interview which you
quote had been to greatly relieve the
apprehension of the community as to
mob violence.
On the following morning you called
at the legation and being informed of
the preceding facts, and as stated in
your letter you expressed your salts.
faction and approval Of what had
occurred. The representatives of the
foreign governments and many
prominent citizens expressed them
selves to the same effect. The action
taken was meant and understood at
the time as in the interest of peace,
humanity and good order, and will,
after this explanation, no longer, l
hope, be considered an evidence of
hostility.
Paragraph thirteen contains ex-
tracts from remarke published in a
local paper of the 18th of last Novem-
Der, purporting to have been made by
me to a delegation of the American
league, and which you accept as cor
rect | state now nothing was said on
that occasion which was intended or
which could be construed into an I'M
friendly sentiment towards you or
your government As to written COM
munications, the language used will
answer for itself.
The minister at this point quotes
the reports of his interview with Dold
and Attorney-General Smith and con-
cludes:
You further in paragraph Is refer to
your communication of November 30,
revoking the general permission here
tofore granted to the United States
forces to land for drill. You assigned
no reason for such action and l know
of none. You were, however, prompt
ly notified that such privilege would
not thereafter be exercised, and to
that'day no armed soldier Of our gov