Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-18
TO STEP DOWN
i, WILLIS MAKES THE DE-
MAND.


I'm WILLIS MAKES THE DE-
MAND.
states Government, He
needed the Only Proper
lia' restore the Queen
answer Not M"de r
1904. by Associated Press,
q G., Jan. s. Honolulu
sa,soi,-since the sailing of the
! iot ,ss revenue cutter Corwin at
Dec, a no advices have lett
no coast. That vessel took
catches against the orders OF
states legation, but it Is
al of them are landed, as
,arstood a strict watch Will be
tbe vessel as soon as she ar,
a. the harbor, and that she VIII
ordered at once on a cruise.
was made by the Associated
II the special correspondent OF
York World for permission to
aisootches by the Corwin. This
ocb case refused, and dispatches
|. mt aboard afterwards through
r,osr of those who shall forever
bless, even though the United
bould endeavor to investigate the
The Corwin took the demand
tor Willis upon tn" provisional
keut TO step down and out
willis Speech.
were present at the meeting
Sanford 3. Dole, Hon. NJ
minister of finance; Hon. J. A.
ipisier If the interior: Hon. w.
attorney general: Ron. Albert
Il, and VI. L. of the United
America. Minister Willis said:
President and Gentlemen. The
| of the United States has very
frretted the delay in the consider
The Hawaiian question. but it is
able, So much of it as has oc-
Eince my arrival has been due 10
4 conditions precedent, compliance
b,tcb was required before | was
kpd TO confer with you. The pres
so regrets. as most a~Ssuredly do
any secrecy should have sur
tho intercourse of views between
governments. | may say this.
that the secrecy thus far OBJ
has been in the interest and for
Pty Of all your people.
III hardly premise that the pres
sction upon the Hawaiian question
M under the dictates of honor and
il is Low and has been from
Inning absolutely free from preju-
resentment. and entirely consist
\ long established friendship and
Eties, which have so closely bound
II our respective governments.
. president deemed il his duty TO
INV from the senate the treaty of
ton which had been signed by the
Ey of state and agents of your
nent. and to dispatch a trusty rep
tive to Hawaii to impartially in
gse the causes of your revolution
ascertain and report the true situ-
these islands. This information
died to better enable the president
barge a delicate and important
Upon the facts embodied in Mr..
report the president has arrived
ain conclusions and determined
certain course of action which it
! nay duty TO acquaint you with.
Believed Mr.. BloHnt.
PROVISIONAL government was not
bed by the Hawaiian people nor
j er consent or acquiesCe, nor has
existed with their consent. The
refused to surrender her powers
PROVISIONAL government until con-
that the minister of the United
had recognized il as the de tacto
: and would support and defend
the military force of the United
and that resistance would pre-
a bloody conflict with that force.
Eas advised and assured by her
5 and leaders of the movement
overthrow of her government
she surrendered under protest
Sc would afterwards be fairly
ed by the president of the United
queen finally yielded to the armed
II the United States. then quar-
Honolulu. relying on the COOL
ID honor Of the president, VII III
OF what had occurred, to dndc
lon OF the miuiSt n and rcins+l ate
the authority which she claimed
constitutional sovereign of the
an Islands. After Il patient ex-
On OF Mr.. Bio Int's reports. the
IL satisfied that the movement
me queen. If not inStigated. was
sed anu supported by the repre-
G OF this government at Honolulu.
promised in advance to aid her
IN an effort to overthrow the Ha-
government and set up by force q
government in it's place. and
kept this promise by causing a
neht OF troops TO be landed from
E'oh on the 10th of January. 1893.
recognizing the provisional gov
the next day when it was too
. defend itself. and the constitu-
p'efhment vas about to be sue
maintained against any threat
ofse other than that of the United
already landed.
Coming to the Point.
president has, therefore. deter
nal ne will not send back TO the
lf It's action thereon the treaty
" Withdrew from that body for
oonslderation on March Q last.
n y These conclusions. / was in
=" me president of the United
y take advantage of an early
2 10 inform the queen of this
ua,lgh and of his views rs to
Vvuslnllty of our government.
"rslGent. however. felt that VIC.
@ielial interference. had IN.
,espohslbility to the whole Ha-
ins ~uahi'lhity, and that il would
o,SoI.o put one party at the mere
|tbe ! was. therefore, instruct
fpsiden.a 'e time to inform hcr that
expected that she would
masl,anlmous course by graft
mao.nrSty to all who participated
I wbe nent against her. includin.
or are or who have been Off
"aerwise connected with the
right o. 'einhlent del,ri ring them
II privilege which they en-
nd tba, .ue revolution Of last .Janu-