The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-20
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Last of the Long Correspondence
Over the Hawaiian Affair.
President DOle's Reply to Minister Will
lis's Explanation of the COrwin
and Other Incidents.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-President
Cleveland transmitted to Congress to-day
the final correspondence arising out of the
request made by President Dole. of the Ha-
waiian provisional government, upon Minis
ter Willis for information as to whether or
not the United States government would
use force to effect the Queens restoration.
In a letter to President Dole under date
of Feb. IA, Minister Willis informed Mr..
Dole that on the 20th ult. he was notified by
his government that the Hawaiian question
had been submitted to Congress and that
his special instructions had been fully COM
piled with.
OF even date with this letter is a COM
munication from President Dole to Minis
ter Willis as follows: Referring again 10
your communication of Jan. 19, the receipt
OF which has already been acknowledged,
permit me to say that Ii gives me great
pleasure to accept your explanation of the
circumstances referred TO in my letter OF
Jan. IL regarding the deprivation of the
liberty Of the crews of the American men,
of-war and the wearing OF uniforms ashore
by the officers after the arrival of the Cor
win. 1t would give me great satisfaction
to close the correspondence at this point,
but there are matters In your cOmmunica-
ton which require brief explanation for the
sake of a clear understanding Of some
points. II has not been my desire in any of
my letters in this correspondence to charge
force against this government, but rather
TO show that the withholding by the United
States Of its intentions on that point, taken
with other circumstances more or less ex-
pressive Of unfriendliness 10 this govern
ment: had produced the unfortunate state
of affairs that was brought to your at
tentlon as reason why such information
should not be longer withheld.
The first part of Minister Thurston's in
terview with Secretary Gresham, quoted by
you on pages and Of your letter stand
ing alone, permits the construction which
you have given To II. But taken with the
rest Of the interview. reported in my
letter of specifications, must. / admit be
considered as having been rendered some
what problematical in meaning by the Sec
interview TO answer Mr. Thdrston's di-
rect question whether or not the United
reference to paragraph IL Of the letter of
specifications you say you expressed your
satisfaction and approval OF what occurred
Permit me to say in fuller explanation of
the interview in question that / expressed
nv satisfaction with your assurances that
you did not mean to give the impression
authority inconsistent with that of the
Hawaiian government This assurance re-
hshed in the Hawaiian Star Nov 16
=, our letter on pages q and % implies
mat my reference to warlike preparations
on the american ship of war in the harbor
or Honolulu was limited to Friday. Dec To-
had no intention Of limiting my statement
70 70 than or any one day. As a matter of
servations made upon a Tuesday which I
understood to have been the Tuesday fol-
as stated by you on pages % and 80 of your
letter, that Mr.. j. o. Carter based his state
ment TO his nephew that restoration was
certain, that force would be used by the
United States for that purpose entirely
upon Secretary Greshams published letter
and current newspaper comments, may ex-
plain how the same sources of information
may have tended to lead the rest of the
community to a similar conclusion
You sta ted, in speaking of the general
apprehension of the use of force by the
United States, furthermore. as frankly ad-
mitted by you is this correspondence, our
government did not itself entertain this ap-
prehersion.' What i did say was: L am
not prepared to state that the government
entertains this opinion, although the want
of information to the contrary has COM
PEELED TO act if ii correct
II trust that these additional explanations
may assist in removing all misunderstdnd-
ing, II any remains. In relation TO the sub
ject OF this correspondence. and may assist
in convincing you of the good faith of this
government and of an absence of unfriend-
liness on it's part in attributing the dis
turbed conditions of affairs here in Decem-
Der, referred to in this correspondence, to
a fear and dstrust of your government
based upon the circumstances mentioned, a
feeling which you have fully recognized
In your letter as the honest belief by a
hostile attack by the United States naval
forces was imminent In conclusion, | as
sure you of my sincere appreciation Of the
friendly nature of your reply to my letter
of specifications and | join with you in the
expressed hope that there may be a speedy,
honorable and satisfactory adjustment of
all pending questions.