The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21
DoLE's FIRST LETTER.
Referred to by Willis in His Letter
to Gresham.


Referred to by Willis in His Letter
to Gresham.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The following
is Dole's first letter to Willis, referred
to by Willis in his letter to Gresham:
Department of Foreign Affairs.
Honolulu, Dec. 81, 1898.
Sir-Pending further action of the
government of the United States upon
the matters contained in your COM
munication of Dec. 10, and my reply to
the same. dated Dec. %, desire to call
your excellency's most serious consider
alton to the dangerous and critical con-
dition of this community, arising, l
most respectfully submit, out of the
attitude which you have assumed and
the language which you used in public,
and IN communications to this govern
ment, and also out of the published
letter of the secretary of state of the
United States and the presidents mes
sage on the subject of the restoration
of monarchy.
do not, however, claim or intimate
that this unfortunate situation has
been Intentionally created by you, or
by the government which you repre-
sent, but it arises from the natural
construction of your attitude and the
ambiguous terms of the statements
referred to.
At the time of your arrival in this
country the forces of this government
were organized and amply sufficient
TO suppress and internal disorder. At
ter your arrival, you made commune
cations regarding your policy which
were ambiguous, and for several weeks
you failed to disclose your intentions,
and have only partially done so at the
present moment, leaving this govern
ment to infer what they may util-
mately be from g letter from Gresham
and the presidents message, in which
it has been declared, in very distinct
language, that the deposed queen
ought. to be restored to her throne by
the government of the United States
and to leave the United States to in
fer this assumed obligation would be
discharged
! Your language, expressed in public
/ declared that you intended to perform
some act when the proper time ar
rived, without disclosing what that act
would be. Under these circumstances
there arose at once a general feeling
! of disgust. The natural inference from
your attitude, language and refusal to
/ disclose your purpose, and from Gresh-
ANS letter and the presidents mes
sage was and is that you intended to
use force in maintaining your policy
The fact is we'll known that you, as adj
mitted by yourself, in your communica-
| ton of December 10, without the con-
sent or knowledge of this govern
ment, have held negotiations with the
deposed queen for the purpose of over
throwing this government. The appre-
tensions of both political parties, as
well as that of the persons
who remain neutral in these
matters, is that you hold in
Structions to use physical force
am not prepared to state that thi;
government entertains this opinion, al
though want of information to the con
trary, has compelled it to act as if il
were correct In consequence of YOU
attitude in this behalf, the enemies Of
the government, believing in your in.
tentions to restore monarchy by force
have become ernboldened; threats oi
assassination of the officers of this gov
eminent have been made; the police
force has been frequently informed OF
conspiracieS to create disorder; age6
and sick persons of all nations have
been, and are, in a state of distress
and the anxious children in the schools
are agitated by a near political dis
turbance; the wives, sisters and daugh
tiers Of residents, including many Amer
leans, have been in daily apprehension
ing armed themselves in preparation
therefor; citizens have made prepare
tons in their homes for defense agains
the assaults which may arise, directly
or indirectly. from such a conflict; per
sons have begun to pack valuable.
with a view of immediate departure
large quantities of bandages have beer
prepared; unprotected women have re
ceived promise of asylum from tn,
Japanese representative against a pos
Sible disturbance arising in consequence,
of an American invasion; rumors O
the intended landing of your forces TO
offensive purposes have agitated thu
community for many days; the situa
ton for weeks has been one of war
fare, without the incident of an actua
combat; even the ex-queen called upo-
the government for protection, which
was awarded her; owing to your atti
tude, the government has been com
PEELED, by public apprehension, +
largely increase it's military force a
great eXpense-its officers have beel
placed and still continue in condition
los defense, and preparation for a Siege
and the community has been put int
a state of mind bordering on terrorism
The government has most earnestl,
sought from you, and through our rep
resentative at Washington from you
government, some assurance that fore
would not be used, and has failed I
obtain it Your action has unfortu
nately aroused the passions of all par
ties, and made it probable disturbance
may be created at any moment.
I am Informed by the military autho
rities that while the force at your com
mand is sufficient to destroy this city
it is insufficient to suppress any genera
rising and the conflict of armed force
and instruction or to prevent the los
of life and property. This government
is reluctant to believe that this comb
ton of affairs was contemplated O
expected by yourself, or by the presi
dent of the United States
I have, therefore, to ask you to in
form me, with the least delay. whethe
you hold instructions to enforce YOU
policy with the use of arms In an
event, I trust you will be able in tn
reply, to give assurances that vii
tend to allay the apprehensions exist
ing in the community.
I have the honor to be, with highes
considerations, your excellency's obedi
ent servant,
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs
WILLIS To DOLE.