The morning news., 1894-01-21
DOLE In FIGHTING ARRAY.
His Preparations for Defense Still in
Progress.

"a and Jan. 2-Ex-Minister Stevens
Before the Sub Committee of the
Senate Committes-Another Batch
of Hawaiian Correspondence Sent to
Congress.
Washington, Jan 20.-Secretary Her
bert to-day raceived from Rear Ad-
miral Irwin the following letters:
Honolulu, Jan. ., ts9i.-sir: I have the
honor to submit the following report In re-
gard TO the situation since the departure Of
the "Corwin" on the eth ultimo Military
preparations for defense continue to be made
by the provisional government and the excite
ment is unabated
The newspapers assume that I, as the mill
tary representative of the United States
government intend to use force to restore
the queen. At the same time they quote me
as saying that 1 would not obey any order
which considered unlawful: also that the
omcers and men under my command had as
sumed the same attitude. These sensational re-
ports are intended to influence public opinion
In the United States and are entirely without
foundation. Since my arrival l have care
fully avoided all expression OF opinion. ex-
eept in conference with the United states
minister, and have ordered all my command
TO pursue similar course ! may further
aud that Mr.. Willis has never given me the
slightest hint that there was ever any inten-
tion on the part OF the United States govern
ment to use force in order to restore the
queen. My own orders to preserve strict
neutrality have been implicitly obeyed
IL has been asserted quite often that we were
prepared to land, which is true, but our mo-
lives were Intentionally misconstrued as Mr.
Wills stated openly, and his statement was
published that we would land solely for the
purpose OF suppressing riot, and to protect
the lives and property Of the defenseless.
Were 1t not for the course Of the newspa-
pers IN their endeavor to influence public
opinion in the United States, no uneasiness
would be felt and business would go on as us
ual do not believe that ordinary business
Is seriously affected, as is reported, but no
new enterprises will be undertaken until
there is some settled government.
The commanding officers of the Japanese
cruiser Naniwa Kan and the British cruiser
Camplon called on me to arrange for landing
force to protect the lives and property Of
their countrymen in case there should be any
serious riot. They offered to cooperate with
me and to place their landing parties where
in my opinion they would do the most good.
Now as the general public in honolulu is
FULLY aware OF the above fact, and have no
longer any apprehension of any riot, and as the
perusal of the Presidents message has CON
Ynced every one that no force would be used
TO change the government, 1t is criminal for
any one to make the mlsstatement referred
to.
Foreign influence. inimical to the interests
OF the United States, is secretly at work
here, as IL Is wherever we have any trade in
terests, and that influence will account for
many Of the misstatements In the papers.
forward files of the newspapers covering the
periods since the last mail. The health OF
the crews of the vessels here remains good.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
JOHN IRWIN, Rear Admiral. u. >. N,
Commanding United States Naval Force
Pacific Station.
STEVENS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
Ex-Minister Stevens was before the
subcommittee of the Senate committee
on foreign relations nearly all the morn
ing, and was examined particularly re-
garding the events leading up to and dur
ing the revolution of year ago. He said
that all the material facts were shown in
his current dispatches to the state de-
partment at the time
Senator Gray of Delaware examined
Mr.. Stevens very closely upon points
where he has been charged by Commis-
sioner Blount with abetting the revolu-
tion. The ex-minister stood by the
statements that he had previously
made and gave the committee no
opportunity to show by his testi-
mony that the United States was in
any way responsible for the revolution
Mr.. Stephens was emphatic in his decla-
ration that the revolution would have Oc-
CURED in any event; that it was only a
y
queen, by trying to overthrow the con-
stitution, forced it at the particular time
when it occurred
ON THE STAND SIX HOURS.
Mr.. Stevens took the witness chair at
1880 a. m, and held it until 4 80 o'clock.
He did almost all the talking for the com
mittee during these six hours, ana being
a man 73 years of age, it was not
surprising that he showed some
fatigue at the conclusion of the
days work. He announced, however,
that he was prepared to. continue longer,
if necessary, or if desired by the commit
tee. Searching as were some of the ques-
tions which were prOpounded, he main
tanned unruffied good humor during the
entire day. He did not leave the COM
mittee room from the time the ex-
animation began until 1t closed,
but stopped for few minutes
at noon to partake of light lunch sent
into him from the Senate restaurant, and
once or twice fortified his nerves with u
cup of coffee obtained from the same
source. Great precautions were taken to
prevent knowledge Of the character of
his statement from becoming public
MORE CORRESPONDENCE TRANSMITTED
The interest felt in Hawaiian affairs
was manifested in a striking manner this
AFTERNOON Wn6u ITGSiutub GlGR6idDu' 8
message, transmitting the latest diplo-
matte correspondent on the subject, was
laid before the House. After the reading
of the brief message the speaker stated
that, without objection, the message and
accompanying papers would be printed
1.-THE usual fOrmula). But Immediately
Representative Hit, rep, of Illinois, re-
quested the reading of the commun-
ication to which the President referred, =,
which was done. It's reading was re-
ceiyed with applause on the republican
side of the chamber. Then the following
letters were read, and Minister Willis re-
sponses to President Dole met the audible
approval of the democrats The House
insisted on hearing all the correspondence
read, most unusual thing, and every
word was heard in the remotest corner Of
the hall, so absorbed was every one in
listening to the clerk as he read.
President Cleveland letter of trans
initial was as follows:
To the Congress: l transmit herewith dis
patches received yesterday from our minis
ter at Hawaii, with certain correspondence
which accompanied the same including a
most extraordinary letter dated Dec p, 1898,
signed by Sanford B. Dole, minister OF affairs
OF the provisional government and addressed
70 our minister, Mr.. Wills, and delivered TO
him a number Of hours after the arrival at
gress on the Hawaiian question. with copies
OF the instructions given to our minister
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive mansion Jan. 20, 1891
DoLE's LETTER.
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