The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
Mr. WILLIS 10 NIL DOLE.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STArEs,
Honolulu. II. / Jan. ], 1894.
afternoon, received n lengthy communion
ton from you containing statements which |
am fully PREPARED to showGre not warranted
OF the United States and the representatives
Of the United States in this country. These
official views OF your Government. demanded
prompt answer and equally prompt action on
States. to the end that the condition Of things
therein described should be removed by the
removal OF the alleged causes.
In order more satisfactorily to answer your
oommuni cation. 1 INN edately, In n letter
written the same day requested more spe::
ceipt on last Friday Dec. ~ at T. NJ. L. OF a
Of the PpesiGsnt Of the United stsios sstis
factorily answersyour question asto the future
ss0p Of the sgwd
howSvtr yHp Is stu desire the spscilsS,iSns
respectfully to state that, II your first COM
munication on this subject had been confined
i'm N sdiSte and satistaetory answer "V Would Id
have been given. That different course was
found regret to myself. as 1t will be. know. to
my Government And this for several reasons
the frst time the, ofllcial information that tho
warlise preparations described by you wers
caused by and INTENDED for the dPIGmstc and
Your communications on this su beet, being
official In character. become 2 part Of the per-
CURED to be transmitted 70 the Government at
Washington lnyew Of these facts. and In the
you would realize the great injustice OF
g0ns StSIs%e M d.l, wsoss you spiet
dsnce on the night Of Friday. Dec. -.
expressing tho hope that your letter OF the
27th inst was intended a. a witndraTal 2;
such was the case. would, for the best In
terests OF all. suggest that the whole CORE
the understa nding that the original letters be
returned to their authors. and that no copies
be given to the public or made record bT
Having received no reply TO this note took
las. ts Ds S s to 70
ps%Sn that nSts to lou MAS by
Ssrsto,oTs eGistinS There Was IN your H iettsr
OF Dec. 20 no withdrawal or modification OF
but. on the contrary. an expression Of read.
ness" Implying s6il!ty. to furnish the "speei-
/ am Just In receipt Of your letter (which
bears no signature OF this date. in reply to
Imy last note in Theh you say; II Is not my
merely to Inform you that the arrival OF news
pare, eopl; y; OF ths special message OF the
matter made II unnecessary for me to press
you for further answer to my question"
now to ask that you furnish me, at your earli-
est convenience with the desired speciflca-
iions, as ! wish to make Immediate answer.
ALBEET 8 WILLIS z Z. aud NJ P. U.aA
LETTERS FROM ADMIRAL IRWIN
Secretary Herbert to-day received from Rear
Admiral Irwin the following letters;
HoHoLULv. II. l.. Jan. 2. 1894
Biz: have the honor TO submit the follow
departure OF the Corwin. on the 9Th Sitimo;
The military preparations for defence con-
msnt. and the sIsitsmsnt is nnabstsd. The
rsprsssPativs Of the States G G5say
the Queen; at the same tins time they s aaots
me as saving that | would, moi, obey
also that the onicsrs aud men under my com!
mand had assumed the same attitude. These
public opinion in the. United States. and are
sntiTsly without foundation. Since my arrival
onntoS sIrspt n eoofsTsnc az VIII eeip re-
States Minister and have ordered all my com
msGd e PSr;uSS W Similsr course may fur,
the slightest hint that there was ever any in
tsntion on the part OF the United States GOV
tralIty have been implicitly obeysd.
prepared to land which is true. but our mo-
tiyos were Intentionally miseOnstTued as
h SPsR wy S would ss anS .6s
g protect the lives aud property Of the
detenceleSA We're IL not tor the course 81 !
the news4pers In their endeayor TO influence |
public oDinlon IN the United States. no unsasi- !
ness would be felt and business would 20 on !
as usual do not believe that ordinary bust |
ness Is seriously affected, as Is reported. but I
no new enterprises will be undertaken until |
there Is some settled government.
me eommanding officers OF the japanese I
cruiser AaniwA Kan and the British cruiser /
Champion called on me TO arrange for landing 1
a force 70 protect the lives aud property OF /
their countrymen In case there should To any 1
serious riot. They offered 10 cooperate with I
me ana to place their landing parties where Z
in my opinion, they would dothe most good.
Now. as the general public in Honolulu Is I
July aware Of the above fact. and has no i
longer any anpIehvnsi sion Of any riot. and. as ,
the perusal OF tho Presidents message has /
cOnYinccd every one that no force would he /
used 10 change the Government IL Is criminal 4
Tor any one To make the misstatemvnt re- /
fsrred to-
Foreign influence. inimlcal to the interests .
OF the United states. is secretly at work here
rs L i sheTeyer We have any trade interests .
and that lnhuenes will account for many Of D.
the misstatements 10 tho papetG
q nar "a mo ~