The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-13
FULL CORRESPONDENCE
MINISTER WILLIS LETTER TO
PRESIDENT DOLE.
The Hawaiian Provisional Govern
ment Asked 20 Rcsign-Thc Re-
storntion OF Queen LiIiouLolant
10 the Throne Demanded.

Victoria, b. c.. January S,-CCopy-
righted, 1884, by the Associated Press)--
The Canadian Pacific steamer warrmoo
arrived today bringing Honolulu advices
to JunGary l. Since the sailing of the
United States revenue cutter Corwin, at
8 o'clock on the morning OF December
"a, no advices have left here for the coast.
That vessel took press dispatches against
the orders OF the United States legation,
but IL is doubtful ii all OF them are
landed, as II ig understood strict watch
viii be placed on the vessel as soon as
she arrives near the harbor. ami thRt she
VIA Likely be ordered nj once on a cruise.
The Corwin took the demand OF Min
lister WINS upon the provisional govern
ment to step down and out. which was
couched In the following words:
Foreign office, Honolulu. December 10,
1895 --Prcsent; President Sanford p,
l Dole; Hon. NJ Damon minister OF finance:
( Hon. j. A. King, minister OF interior; Hon,
w O. Smith, attorney general; Hon Al
/ bert s. willis. envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotenuary United States OF
| America:
Mr.. wits; WIN Mr. Jones be present
! at this interview?
I President Dole: We wish to have him
( present Il you have no objection.
Mr.. willis: Is he n stcnpgraphcr?
/ President Dole; Yes, sir.
/ Mr.. Willis: No objection NJ all.
Nlls tTt~lNtuN HllN iflLltulens nc
president OF the United States has very
much regretted the delay IN the consider
/ alton OF the Hawaiian Question but IL
/ Is unavoidable. So much of Il ms has oc-
/ CURED since my arrival has been due
/ to certain conditions precedent compl-
I auce with which was required before /
was authorized to confer with you. The
president also regrets as most assureily
do l, that any secrecy should have sir-
rounded the interchange of views between
our two governments 1 may say this.
! however that the secrecy thus far
observed has been in the interest and
for the safety OF all your people. ] need
hardly premise that the presidents ac-
ton upon the Hawaiian question has
been under the dictates Of honor and of
dU,y; Il is now and has been from the
beginning absolutely free from prejudice
with long established friendship and
treaty ties which have so closely bound
together our respective governments.
THE president deemed Il his duty 10
withdraw from the senate the treaty OF
annexation which had been signed by the
secretary OF state and agents OF your
government, and to dispatch trusgy
representative to Hawaii To impartiuly
Investigate the causes OF your revolution
and TO ascertain and report the true
situation in these islands This lnforma-
ton was needed TO better enable the
president to discharge a delicate and inn
portaut duty. Upon the facts embodied
I'm Mr. Blouut's report, the president has
arrived at certain conclusions and deter
mined upon certain course Of action
which 1t becomes my duty to acquuint you
with.
1.-THE provisional government was not
established by the Hawaiian people, MOI
with their consent or acquiescenca nul
has It since existed with their consent.
"Thc queen refused to surrender hei
until convinced that the minister of tn,
United States had recognized it as the d,
facto authority and would support and de
fend It with the military force of tn,
United States, and that resistance woult
prcciptate u bloody conflict with tina
force, She was advised and assured 10y
her minister's and leaders OF the move
| ment for the overthrow OF her government
. that ic She surrendered under protest he
I case would afterward be fairly considered
t by the president Of the United States
The queen finally yielded to the nrme,
forces OF the United States then quurtcre,
p in Honolulu, relying on the good faith an,
, honor Of the president, when informed o
e what had occurred, to undo the action o
the minister and reinstHtc hofI>an tn
@ authority which she claimed Of the con
I stiuGtional sovereign of the Hawaiian is
lands. After a patient examination of Mir
Bluunts reports the president is satisfied
, that the movement against the queen, !
+, not instigatel, was encouraged and sup
ported by the representative of this gov
, trumeni - Honolulu. That he promise,
in advance TO aid her enemies IN an cffor
TO overthrow the Hawaiian government
and set up by force u new 9oycrnmau
in It's place, and that he kept his promia
! by causing n detachment Of troops to b.
F, landed from the Boston on the 18th Of Jan
1 uury, 1893, and ~ recognizing the proyis
= ioual government the next day, when :
was too feeble to defend itself and IN
+ constitutional government was about t
q he successfully maintained against an.
; threatening force other than that OF tn
1 United States already landed.
= "rhe president has therefore, deter
mined that he VIII not send back 10 tn
n senate for It's action thereon the treat,
/, which he Withdrew from that body iron
n further consideration on the 9th day o
= March last In view of these conclusions
, I was instructed by the president OF tn
10 United States to take advantage of NJ