The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-09


Is. Immediately thereafter L ad-
dressed a communication to you re-
voking the general permission thereto
fore granted to the United States forces
to land for drill, and further communi-
cation formally stating to. you the IN
formation received by me concernin,
said letter of MIR. Gresham and asking
you the following questions
Il desire to inquire of you whether
the published reports of such letter of
Secretary Gresham are substantially
correct I? If they are l feel that 1t is
due this Government that 1t should be
informed of the intention of your Gov
ernment in relation to the suggestions
contained in the said letter of Gresham" !"
On December 2nd you replied to
such letter stating that, "as to the letter
of Mr. Gresham, l have the honor to
call your attention to the fact, as shown
by Won. that it is communication from
a member of the Cabinet to the Presi-
dent of the United States, and being a
domestic transaction is not the subject
of diplomatic representation. Answer
ing your note further, ! must express my
sincere regret that it is not In my power
at present to inform you of the views or
intentions of the United States"
16. On December last, President
Cleveland transmitted his annual mes
sage to Congress, in which the following
language was used concerning Hawaii:
Referring to Blount's report he said,
Upon the facts developed it seemed
to me the only honorable course for our
Government to pursue was to undo the
wrong that had been done by those
representing us. and to restore, as far
as practicable, the status existing at the
time of our forcible intervention. With
a view of accomplishing this result with
In the constitutional limits of executive
power, * * our present Minister
at Honolulu has received appropriate in
structions to that end
II. On Dec. 1st last the United
States despatch boat Corwin arrived in
Honolulu from San Francisco, bringing
dispatches to yourself. No mail was
allowed to be brought by her, but the
press of Honolulu obtained from persons
on board of her and published the above
extract from the Presidents message.
But for such accidental information, no
information concerning the same would
have been obtained by this Government
until the arrival of the Alameda on Dec.
22nd.
Up to the time of the arrival of the
Corwin the United States naval officers
in port were in the habit of coming
ashore in citizens dress. The crews
received the usual liberty on shore and
no unusual warlike preparations were
visible on board.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
Corwin the liberty of the crews was
stopped, and so was that of most of the
officers. Those who came on shore were
in service uniform. Rifles were stacked.
cartridge belts were filled with ball cart
ridges and knapsacks packed for imme-
diate use were conspicuous on the decks
of the ships, and were seen there by visit
ing citizens, who, in reply TO inquiry as
to the meaning of such preparations,
were informed by the officers that they
were ready to land at moments notice.
When asked if the landing would be to
protect or fight us, the reply of the
officers of the Philadelphia was that no
one on board knew what orders would
be received.
IS. 1t was known at this time that
several of the wives of the United States
naval officers temporarily in Honolulu
were packing up their baggage prepara-
tory for immediate removal in view of
possible hostilities.
19. 1t was also known that you were
in frequent communication with the ex-
Queen, and leading royalists were con-
stantly reiterating that you were going
to Immediately restore the Queen by
force.
As a sample of the innumerable asser-
lions of this character is the following,
made by Mr.. J. o. Garter, the ex-Queens' !
most trusted councillor and confidant. a
gentleman who was then known to be |
IN consultation with you and with the |
sx- Queen, and who appears as the attest |
ing witness, to the exclusion of the former |
of her cabinet, to her PROPOSE |
lion of amnesty hereunder referred to.
Mr.. Carter warned his nephew, Mr.. C.. |
Carter, a supporter of the Provisional
Government, that restoration was GER
ain, that force would be used by the
United States for that purpose, and that
ne ought to consider the rights of his
,amily and not risk his life in opposing
ihe inevitable.
This information was from one of the
sources from winch numerous prOphesleS
If future action on the part of the
United States had emanated. with almost
nvariable correctness.
20. 1t was the almost well-nigh uni
'ersal belief in the city that you were
bout to attempt to land the naval forces
# the United States to enforce the exc
;ution of the Presidents policy.
In anticipation thereof, for number
# days, the wharves were lined with
rowds of people, among them prominent
Royalists, waiting to see the United
states troops land to restore the Queen.
81. On December 18th Mr.. II. F.
ilade, Consul for Germany, called upon
ou and in substance asked if you could
lot speak out and relieve the public from
he state of extreme tension they were in,
which was becoming unbearable, to
which you replied in substance that you
1ere aware of the conditions and were
making every effort to bring the matter
o a speedy determination. and would
ct within forty-eight hours
%. On December 18th, it being re-
'orted that the Corwin was, at an early
ate. to return to San Francisco, the
General called upon you, stat
ng that there would be no regular mail
or Oaarlv tbraa uaalro on1 o.l-ol x.ar