The sun., 1894-02-01
THE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.
PRESIDENT DOLE AND MINISTER
THURSTOH READY TO TESTIFY

o,-or,u,tty to Contradict Paramount
RIouut-rreaident Doie's Reply 10 Min-
isier wiIis TO GO 60 CnnGr'-r Friday.
w.sHtvGroN. Jan. 31.-The Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations met this morning TO
continue the Hawaiian Investigation. The in
dications are that tho taking OF testimony will
cease within day or two. II is not known
whether the committee will make any effort to
secure the evidence OF Minister Thurston or
President Dole. IL is understood that both OF
these gentlemen would he willing to go before
the committee and give oil the Information
they possess 1t would be rather unusual
proceeding for q Senate committee to request
the presence before 1t Of the diplomatic rep
resentative and the highest executive officer
OF another Government. but II is said that
neither OF the officials referred to would be
averse to complying with request from the
committee to that effect. TO permit Mr.. Dole
to come before the committee would neces-
sarily prolong the time Of the investigation.
for the reason that he would have to make the
journey from Hawaii
1t Is also understood that, II time permitted,
Mr.. 4. A. Damon. President Of the Advisory
Council. with whom. on April 20. 1893. Com
missioner Blount had an interview, would like
to have his testimony go before the COM
mittee. The interview referred to appears In
Mr.. Bounts report. but It is claimed by the
friends OF the Provisional Government that
Mr.. Damon was only asked and only per-
mtted to answer specific questions. and that
a fuller presentation Of Mr. Damon's Views and
facts would lend different coloring to his
staten nts from that found in Mr.. Blounts re-
port II is further known that there was re-
Gently laid before the committee about
dozen or fifteen denosltions Of the representa-
tive people Of Honolulu friends OF the Pro-
visional Government. nll Of which bear upon
ha fanf nj iasuA Thaga dAnOaitiOna
not taken for presentation especially to
this committee because at the time they were
made the existence Of the committee was un-
known In the islands They were prepared to
be used In case Of need. and in that way found
their way to the Senate committee Two OF
these aflldavits are said to be those OF G. Bolte
and Henry Waterhouse. m embers OF the Com-
mittee OF Safety. These two men testified be-
fore Mr.. Blount according to his report that
the station house and barracks were delivered
over to the Provisional Government before
in his report says the manner OF their testi.
mUny caused him to suspect their truthful
and Others who we're interviewer compISined
that their examination was conducted on SO
narrE% fS Linz and their reEss SO confined to
them to give the whole situation and make it
clear as they saw i; hence these depositions.
The Hon. Z. l. Macarthur OF Troy, who was
before the committee to-day. proved TO he an
advocate Of annexation; He is the editor of
lie went to Honolulu q tier the revolution. He
explained the condition Of affairs as he found
newspaper man. and ayailed him sell OF every
opportunity TO talk with the people and gather
illusions are based upon identically tho same
facts and derived from tho same sources AS
S6s sl.6s to h SSq TGs
he went among the people searching for facts
in his room aud took only such as came TO
him. The witness was thoroughly in accord
with the annexation sentiment he found on the
the future prosperity OF the Sandwich Islands
Of % the n!tsd States. Upon lis % return to tie tie
states DR., Macarthur wrote a number OF lett
Another witness called was L. T. Hoes, who
is now chaplain at the Naval Home. Philadel-
The revolution m was on leave "r OF absence Il and
visitor at he islands. 1t was the Intention Of
ARE he oea a1chxe tU naSs hSa Mas
rian Of the Hawaiian Historical Society and a
moving spirit tn its oIganization. His tssti-
DE; Francis r. Day and Dr. Dsamater. both
and gave their testimony. both gentlemen be:
elan in honolulu, where he has lived since 1851.
he having gone there to reside permanently
although he was familiar with the islands be.
tore tina; time 6y reason OF his being attached
DR., Day related the incidents connected with
the oyerturning OF the Queens Government,
a nc
V!ously introduced by the friends OF the Pro-
yisional G9veTnment and concluded with an
DR.. Delamater happened to be in Honolulu |
at the time OF the revolution, and gave the |
the views he held. all Of which were along The |
line Of annexation OF the Hawaiian Islands to |
The President, il is understood. will not send |
to Congress the latest batch Of Hawaiian cor
rspy 10 Minister w Until fday TGs
probability Is that the Senate will not be in |
ssH Cn 81 'hss Es ssss ass Snd Ii: T Wd !s
monts Of Hawaiian Information that the mes
will oDS the hSGss alone HS This
upon tho tarir debate In the House. which the |
President is unwilling TO do. He will wait the |
expiration OF the time set for a vote on the |
Tarif bill before injecting another exciting |
topic upon the attention OF that body. Presi.
the State Department since Saturday last. |
Those who have been permitted to glance over |
ed docamon ABOUT Sords fnp IN IsneaE eHrHE
Minister Willis. In his letter Of Dec. ~ asked |
him about thirty. Most Of them. however
centre around Mr.. WillIs's first Inquiry.
which was as follows:
~ lsu refer several places to the attitude which
you GHs diplomats a1ent u tue United states a.,
natural inference from your attitude in conscqgsncs
9S our atIads n !lis behalf o~nS 60 'oar rns!gds
as is well understood. Is essentially aud dssgnedly
expressive s object being ito sci forth aud exhibit
II TINS l. the accepted meaning of the word. will You
p0 n when aud where and how the representative OF
the United States assumed any attitude toward
the supporters Of the Provisional Government
GpysrnuIsHt itself other thaa "esseHliAlly aud
cesignsdly expressive" Of pcace'
The tone OF the entire reply is said to be dig
nihsd. but firm and very pungent.
sPeeial order will be brought in hy the
setting aside the last two days Of this week
and Monday OF next week forthe consideration
OF the Hawaiian resolutions reported By Mr.
McCreAry dem, hy.L the Chairman OF the
ommittee on Foreign Affairs on the I'D inst
The resolutions coLdemn the action of Minis
ter Stevens Et tho time the constitutional Cow
ernment was oveTthTown in Hawaii: they ap-
prove the principle OF nOn-interfeTsncs with
the domestic affairs of other nations; regard
the annexation Of the islands or the Rssump-
tion OF protectoIate over them as ineIpsdi-
ent and close with a declaration that foreign !
Intervention In the political affairs OF the lsl-
ands will not he regarded with indifference by
The nitsd states The debate on the resolu-