The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-08

DEPARTalENT oF FOREIGN AFFAIEs, 4
HoNoLULU, II. l., Jan. II, I894.
TO His Excelleney Albert S. Willis,
United States Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary, Homo
lulu.
SIR:-I have the honor TO acknowl
edge the receipt of your communication
dated Jan. LIST, Ia which you refer 10 my
communication 10 you dated Dec. Z7fb
as containing statements which j am
fully prepared to show are not warranted
by the facts, seriously affecting the Pres
ident of the United States and the rep
resentatiyes Of the United States Al thls
country; and that those charges and
statements, If accepted as the Official
views Of your Government, demanded
prompt answer and equally prompt
action on the part of the Govern
ment of the United States, TO the end
that the condition of affairs therein de-
scTibed should be reInoY-d by the re
moyaI of the alleged causes,
You also refer to the intervening cor
respondence between us. stating that
my aforementioned communication
s'brings for the first time the official in
formation that the WarlIke preparations
described by YOU were caused 10y and
intended for the diplomatic and military
representatives Of the United States"
You further state that, believing upon
further consideration i would realize the
great injustice Of my statements. you, on
the 29th ult.. wrote suggesting the with
drawal of my communication of the 9th
ult.. and your reply, and that no copies
be given TO the public or made record
by either Government; and on the 3lst
stated TO Mr.. Damon that your note bo
me was prompted by no improper or
unfriendly spirit. bat was intended to
continue the amlcable relations hereto
fore existing.
You further state that II my letter OF
December 29th. there Is no Withdrawal
or modification OF the statements com
planned of. but on the contrary, an ez-
preston OF readiness. implying ability.
to furnish the specifications requested"
You also acknowledge the receipt OF
my note to you. dated Jan. 1st. stating
that 1t was not my intention To withdraw
any of my letters, which note you state |
is unsigned by me. The omission of the
signature was unIntenhonal
1ou conclnde by stating that II now
have to ask that Won furnish me at your
earliest convenience with the desired /
specifications, as I wish 20 make imme-
diate answer
I VIII comply with youF request. Be
fore dong SO. however. / desire to say,
IN reply to your communication OF the
Ist inst, that I have made no 'schargeS
against the President Of the United
States or its representatives. On the |
contrary, IN order that there might be no
misapprehension concerning the matter.
I specifically stated to you In my com
munication OF the 9th ultimo, that
do not claim or intimate that this unfor- /
tlnate situation has been Intentionally
created hv Won or the Government
which Won represent" I still disclaim /
any intention OF charging yoU or youT |
Government with intent to produce the /
results and conditions described in my /
communication Of December 27th,
The object Of my communication was 1
to formally bring 10 your attention Ger
tain facts and conditions existing in /
this country, what, In nay opinion. were /
the causes of the same, and to obtain /
from you such information and assur
ances rs would tend to allay the pre-
vailing excitement and apprehension.
Concerning your statement above re
ferred TO. that my communication OF
December 9th contains statements
which vou are fully prepared 10 show
are not warranted 10y the facts, 1 would
say that Il would give me great pleasure
10 become convinced that the alleged
conditions and facts referred to. did not
In truth exist The matters hereinafter
stated constitute In part the basis for my |
belief In the existence of the conditions
TO. and the causes producing the
same; but I shall be glad to receive from
YOU any evidence tending to remove from
my mind the belief that they or any of
them did exist, and assure you that upon
becoming convinced that | am under
concerning any Of such
alleged facts, the allegations concerning
the same viii be Immediately withdrawn
Concerning your statement that my
letter Of Dec. 29th contains 'no with
dYawal or notifications Of the statements
of," YOU viii pardon me if I
say that | was not aware that any com
plant had been made concerning any
statement made by me, your reply having
been primarily directed 70 eliciting more
specific information concerning certain
points.
Referring TO the suggestion contained
in your note of the both. and your IN
terview with Mr. Damon, that withdraw
my communication of Dec. 9th, ] would
say that to do SO would have been in the
nature of an admission that the state
ments therein contained were incorrect.
which unfortunately IN the absence cf
which you say you are pre-
pared 80 present, and with certain other
evidence before me. It was impossible for
me go do.
Allow me TO assure YOU that 1t was
with deep prati6cotio that ] received
NCt1r- ngcy1tsoOpn that vo11r communication