The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-18
WILLIS DEMAND ON DOLE.
Formal Statement OF President ClevclanG's
Attitude Toward Hawaii.

Attitude Toward Hawaii.
The Canadian Pacific steamer War
rimoo arrived. bringing Honolulu adj
vices. Most intense excitement pre-
vailed throughout Honolulu until the
arrival of the cutter COrwin.
After that Minister Willis made his
demand upon President Dole to sur
render the Government to the Queen.
The Provisional Government promptly
refused and Minister Willis took no
sc IS to enforce a compliance with his
order. The excitement then rapidly
subsidized, and for a week before the
sailing of the WarrimOo there had
bccA perfect tranquility.
The demand of Minister Willis upon .
the Provisional Government to step
down and out was couched in the fol.
lowing words:
Mr.. President and gentlemen. the President
of the United States has very much regretted
the delay III the consideration OF the Hawaiian
question, but 1t Is unavoidable. SO much OF it
a. has occurred since my arrival has been due
with which was required before ! was author.
lied to confer with You. The President alsC
regrets. as most assuredly do |. that any Sc
crecy should have surrounded the Interchange
of views between our two governments. | may
say this, however, that the secre, y thus far
observed ha' been in the interest
ana LOT unc safety o all your peO-
pie. l need hardly promise that the
Presidents action upon the Hawaiian question
has been under the dictates OF honor and duty.
1t is now and has been from the beginning
absolutely free from prejudice and resent
ment, and entirely consistent with lOng-estab-
lished friendship and treaty ties. which have
so closely bound together our respective gov
ernments. The President deemed it his outy
to withdraw from the Senate the treaty of an
nexation, which had been signed by the Secre-
tary of State and agents of your government,
and To DISPATCH q truStV representative to Ha-
waii to impartially investigate the causes of
your revolution and to ascertain and report
thu true situation in these islam This in
formation was needed the better to enable the
President to Discharge a delicate and impor-
tant duty. Upon the facts embodied in Mr..
Blount's report the Presi ent has arrived at
certain conclusions and determined upon q
certain course of action, which it becomes my
duty to a%cquaint you with. The provisional
Hawaiian people nor with their consent or
acquiescence, nor has it since existed with
their consent. The Queen refused to sur
render her powers to the pro
visional government. until convinced
that the minister of the United States
had recognized it rs the de facto authority,
military forces Of the United States, and that
resistance would provoke a bloody, conflict
with that force. She was advised and assured
by her ministers and leaders of che movement
for the overthrow Of her government that if
she surrendered under protest her case would
afterward be fairly considered by the Presi-
dent Of the United States. The Queen finally
yielded to the armed forces of the United
states then quartered at Honolulu, relying on
the good faith and honor of the President,
when informed OF what occurred, TO undo the
action of the Munster and reinstate her.
The rcsident has, therefore, discriminating
he will not send back to the Senate for its &C
ton thereon the treaty which he withdrew
from that body for further consideration March
. last. In view of these conclusions | was in
structed by the President OF the United states
to take advantage of an early opportunity TO
inform the Queen Of this deter nination and of
his views az to the esponsiblllty or our Gov
eminent. The President, however. felt that
we, by our original interference. had incurred
a responsibility to he whole Hawaiian COM
munity, and that it would not be Just to put
one party at the mercy OF the other.
Wa. therefore, instructed at the same time
to i. Urn her that the President expected that
she would pursue a magnanimous course by
granting full amnestyto all who participated
in the movement against her, including per-
sons who are or who have been officiaiiy OK
otherwise connected with the provisional gov
eminent. depriying them of nc right or privi-
lege which they enjoyed before the revolution
last January, and that all OBLIGATIONS created
by the provisional government IN the course OF
administration should be assumed:
In obedience to the omman or the Presl-
dent | have secured the Qneen's agreement to
tn : course, and l rOw deliver a writing, signed
by her and duly attested, q copy OF which l
will leave with YOU.
II becomes my further duty to advise you,
sir, the executive of the provisional s1Sern-
ment. and your ministers. OF the Presl-
dents determination Of the question. which
your action and that of the queen devolved
upon him. and that you are. expected to
promptly relinquish to her her constltu-
tionai authority. And now, Mr.. Pres1-
dent and gentlemen OF the provisional gov
eminent, with a deep and solemn sense
of the gravity of the situ'tion ana with
the earnest hope that your answer VIII be In
spired by that high patriotism which forgets
ali self-interest, in the name and by the au-
thority of the United States OF America, l
submit to you the question: Are you willing
to abide by the decision of the PrestdentI l
will leave this with you, Mr.. President, as your
stenocrapher may not have got. every, WORD,
and il may help him. l will also leave the Ger.
titled copy that | referred to, the agreement OF
the Queen. ,,.-,
Upon the conclusion of Mr.: Willis
remarks, President Dole on behalf OF
the provisional government made a
brief statement refusing to surrender
| any portion of the power represented
nv him and his associates and declln-
inc the offer of the Queen, and the
conference was at an end. The excite
ment in Honolulu, which was at fever
| heat before the meeting, quickly sub,
| sid, d as the news became known, and
Since Dec. - perfect tranquility has
prevailed throughout tho islands.