The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-15

m RESIDENT CLEVELAND on Sat-
IUJ urday sent to congress the com
plete correspondence with Min
u lister Willis, coveyed from Homo
lulu by the cutter Corwin He with
held one dispatch, dated OJt 8, 1892
The message makes no comments. To
make the Hawaiian story consecutive,
it is necessary to begin with D. dispatch
which Minister Willis on Nov 49, sent
to Secretary Gresham, but which the
president in his previous message
withheld from congress. The dispatch
describes conference held bv Willis
with ex.Queen Lilioukalani, Nov. 10,
and says:
made known to her the Presidents sim
cere regret that through the unauthorized
intervention of the United States, she had
been obliged to surrender her sovereignty,
and his hope that, with her consent and
cooperation. the wrong done to her and
her people might be redressed. To this
she bowed her acknowledgment. | then
said to her: "The president expects and
believes that when re-instated you will
show forgiveness and magnanimity; that
you will wish to be the queen of all the
people, both native and foreign born; that
you will make haste to secure their love
and loyalty, and to establish peace, friend
ship and good government
To this she made no reply. After wait
ing moment | continued: 'The presi-
dent not only tenders you his sympathy
but wishes to help you. Before fully
making known to you his purposes, | de-
sire to know whether you are willing to
answer certain questions which it is my
duty to askN She answered: 81 am will
ing" / then asked her: "Should you be
restored to the throne would you grant
full amnesty as to life and property to all
those persone who have been or who are
now in the provisional government or
who have been instrumental in the over
throw ofyour government"
LILIUOKALANI Is BLoODTHIRsTY.
She hesitated moment and then slowly
and calmly answered. "rhere are certain
laws Of my government by which shall
abide My decisions would be as the law
directs, that such persons should be be-
headed and their property confiscated to
the government | then said, repeating
very distinctly her words; ut is your
feeling that these people should be be-
headed and their property confiscatedY'
She replied: at is"
The remainder of this dispatch is de-
voted to comments on the Hawaiian
leaders. Willis, in this, asked that
Blount's report be withheld for the
present" so as not excite the Ha-
waiians. On Dec. "Paramour' Will
son saw Willis and gave him paper
containing a method of procedure for
reinstating the queen. 1t ignored
Americans and gave English advisers
of the queen the supremacy. Accom-
panying this dispatch was an outline OF
the procedure to be observed by the
Royalist party in the event of the
queens restoration. This included the
landing of marines from the United
States wsrships aud the formal demand
on the part of the United States minis
ter for the resignation of President
Dole and the Provisional government
On Dec. 19 and 10 Willis saw Lii
iuokalani at her home. She then con-
scented to forego the pleasure of be-
heading Dole and his cotsrie, but in
sisted upon banishing them aud con.
fscating their property. Willis told
her that President Cleveland would
try to restore her only upon the con-
dition of absolute and unreserYed am.
nesty,
THE QUEEN YIELDS.
This ultimatum brought the ex-
queen to terms. She afterward sen
Willis signed paper of which this il
the gist:
must not feel vengeful to any Of my
k,,A h.. T..t
States / must forget myself and remember
only my dear people and my country.
must forgive and forget the past, permit
ting no prescription or punishment Of any
one, but trusting that all will hereafte
work together in peace and friendship 70
the good and for the glory Of our beautiful
and once happy land.
Willis next letter, dated Dec. 90
tells Of his visit to President Dole am
his request that Dole abdicste. Mex
comes Dole's reply, which is given il
full, and which is the star feature o
the entire correspondence, 1t expresse
regret at the failure Of the annexation
treaty to meet with the appreciation o
the present American administration
quotes w. L. Marcy, William H. Sew
Alut lAullllOu anu "
Blaine as favorable to annexation, an,
adds: "We shall, therefore, continu
the project of political union with th
United States as conspicuous featur
of our foreign policy, confidently hop
ing that sooner or later it will h
crowned with success to the lastin
benefit of both countries The presi
dent continued:
DoLE'S CRUSHING REJoINDER.
We do not recognize the right Of til
president Of the United States to interfer
In our domestic affairs. Such right coul
be conferred upon him by the act Of thi
government and by that alone, or it coul
be acquired by conquest This, | unde
stand to be the American doctrine, con
spicuously announced from time to tim
by the authorities of your government
President jackson said in his message {
congress in 1886, "The uniform policy an
practice of the United States is to avoi
all iuterferance IN disputes which merel
relate to the internal government of othC
nations, and eventually recognize the al