The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-20

due this. qoysrnment that Il should be n.
oSG July 3 'ss p'sPSn q dI not T.r
ne 70 discuss With Iog the Letter Of Mr
The state Of facts. be quest oncd IS toihs sx.
istence OF nature OF the intentions OF my
tms Gout TR ss q my y'S y NM
had any intentions" hostile or otherwise
'' f6is innSbIlity 10 comply with your request,
should not have been construed as an evidences
% hostile Intent" for the further reason tha!
10 me had already, on Nov. ~ Geen given q
your Slnstsf Washington o1 and ID ! Through
quiries 70 warrant the belief that the United
| States intended to use force" was there any
thing unfriendly In my manner Of receiving or
Is to the written communication. the Ian,
Interview Is reported TO the United Press 10y
CORES hsrf whG 1Is aGsnrs az you
b. he says:
ON the g,th ultimo the wsrrimoo brsnsh, from Vic.
ter immsssy ss n Tue 9srs BY ne MS.rngo .ss
~ssi up6 aa,. e Win. rS.y ssls 10 sn6% b.
insttucton. ne eent.ousy dee,,ned to coumunicsI.
he wonli take sbsuutsly no seton Until tue return %
S bs ff . 10 99S cur.. .Sf Of
decided ,n ar"n by hin -. ,V,ns'd ssn.n. sympathy
WIN, then n,t,nsd sppi,ratvsly TO representation
s.s fof ' s0ol and son.tiatlSnsi GeVsfnn.nt have
been protected Tor hfeen years.
| You further. 10 paragraph IL. refer to YOUR
| communication of Nov. ~. "revokinR the gen
eral permission heretofore granted 10 the
assigned n" reason Tor surs mr,iSp AMI KNOW
Ned that. such privilege would not theresiter
| DO exercised and TO this day no armed soldier
81 our government has been landed here for
that or any other purpose, Indeed. as appears
kpowledRing the receipt 81 n copy OF pour let
ter above referred to. he had already given
for drill or any other purpose" as in his npin-
Ion. the landing of troopa for drlll would have
a tendency TO increase the disIuiet already OK
Your paragraph II Is a brief extract from
the message Of PRESIDENT Ceveland OF Dec. =.
which was received here on the Corwin. Dec.
"a. Under our constitution. as you arc well
aware; Congress alone he's III. spoweI to de-
Institutional limits gt Executive power" he
rSea lis IH No iqrGS sin To-
MO.a fSmfs life or property Of any
paragraph 4 Describes, upop the authority
on on board g,S x..ss ne Pre-
val Of the erwin. which seemed to imply that
our forces e were ready to land at q momen,.s
were illled with ball cartridges, and 1 ma psacks
ip% for lmmedisie USE" tn: liberty Of
the officers. Those who came on shore were
H. service uniTorm," &c. II those Wis.
lung ndu mHu0 INJURY OF
The officers IN command. their .nppre-
isyeI b, ,hG Inier@atioG ;fat what they saw
third Friday in the month, 1t being the usual
SCI. sguad:on routine drill" VIZ, boat drill ire
OF knapsacks." and other preparations which
you detail
fths 18th and Eth inst. giving notes rom rom
entry In log book Y. T. !. :. phlnlelphia.
ing the above facts and. iuIther that in bjs
/. mo different preparations for landing
have ever been made since | assumed couI-
prsle;S e, Or. Hear ADMIRAL sksrre,t. which
t i, liyss and property OF American and Ing
= AZ to The s,oppaee O, shore leave he OK.
plains: did as - matter Of 'r precaH,fon
SUSPEND liberty to the crews until could ne:
tbeP TO land without danger OF collision Alter
coming ashore, and having satisfied myself on
ths orSsr was BY 10 an
4 ON the 18th OF December. as the excite
sent on shore was very great, and as quite q
orders for Our aflicers to wear their uniforms
on shore. which is the usual precaution taken
BEEN 3; Ro 90 600 Of ns psa
cruise. Champion that he had given similar
I. The great guns OF the Philadelphia and
target practice at sea The usual harbor drills
have been kent up as required by regulations.
been landed Tor tie purSsss Of drill SINCE G my
ption Of command"
y The reply quoted as made by the officers
knew what orders would he received should
SS. .a any reasonable person that no order
The Admiral says 10 conclusion: As you
arc aware, l have studiously avoided doing
crease the excitement prevailing in Honolulu.
ana now distinctly state that the naval force
Tor the feeling now existing"
Your letter referring to the preceding facts
th .Ifs n t ~ t a., AM Ius1 I'm to
usual waIlika preparations were visible on
board The only warliko preparations seem.
Dec. 10. and these. as lust shown ny Admiral
lrwin, were not subject to an unfriendiy con-
II NAV not be improper here 10 mention
The conduct Of our naval forces during
24th OF last Novemner. The many rumsors az
10 their purposes landing and attacking your
resulting from the honest belief by a large
part OF the community that such was their IN
t tsliS ne oPpro6rions eplthets that were
gerous and critical condition that for q time. !
as Admiral Irwin states. 1t became necessary |
service Uniform rs u protection against insult |
and attack; During the whole OF this unior- |
meanor OF both officers and men was one Of |
forbearanre and sslf-contTUl.
i'hl 'lHl sets tOIIn tnHt IL was |
known at this time that several Of the wives
OF The lnlied States naval officers, temporarily |
In Honolulu. were packing up their LaRgaEs
Preparatory iar INN, ediats removal in view Of
possible hostilities"
IL is trne that on the day Of the Corwln'.
arrival Dec. II. three ladies'. wives OF naval
officers. In the absence ~ their husbands on
hoard snip. made preparations 10 leave
Within n few hours their Hpprehensions were
allayed Rnd they decided to remain where
hey were. IL, however. these lalies lad
left tbs, city on the path Of last November
IL would not even at that early date have been
an evidence 81 any hostile purpose nor in
view OF possible hostilitiss toward your Cow
eminent" but an act Of ordinary prudence
and protection agsinstthe contingency u moh
violence. Their fears undrr the circumstances
were, 1t must bee admitted not UNI easunahle
The wives OF the Officers to whom yOu refer
and others, with their children. numbering
nearly a score, having no anticipation Of dan.
ger had selected as their residence a
most central and exposed location with
ecutive building. and OF eAsy access from
every direction Their husbands we're Tally
absent on shiphoard. and il danger threat
eened we're compelled TO be absent, Their
diplomatic representative could not exercise
tho usual privileges 81 lautinE troops for their
protection, because that act, Ia the unfOr-
lunAtR condition al uttuiTs would Ia I,.uraH |