The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-21
THE HAWAIIAN AFT AIR.
THE PRESIDENT SUBMITS LAT
EST HAWAIIAN NEWS,
Dole Blames This Government for tho
Present Bad State of Affairs
in Hawaii.
.all WILLIS MAKES UNsUocEss-
I'm i'll DEMANDS.
The Haualisn Minister Thprston. Bays No
Government Can Exist in hawaii IN
less Supported BY Military.


\ Washington, January 2o--Ths president
IN d brief note OF traasmlttal today sub
mitted to conaress the latest correspond
ence relating to Hawaii. 1t comprises.
some brief notes OF Minister Willis 10
Secretary Gresham which are rnimport-
ant, but Tho chief features Of 1t are lcsters
passing between Minister wins and Pres.
ianet Dole, III one Of which the minister
.ccmol0ns Of an utterance OF President
Dole as reflecting on tAe president OF the
United states ara letter froin President
Dole in which he specifically inquiries II
Minister Wits instructions AUTHORISED
the use OF force. Both OF these matters
appear to have been serted by the re-
celpt OF the last message Of the president
to congress ana The last Instructions Of
Secretary Gresham to Minister MILLS,
The most important part Of the cores
peraence consists Of long letter from
Minister WINS to Secretary Gresham
containing enclosures OF Correspondent
between President Dole and himself. The
letter No. 91ls dated Honolulu January s.
to Secretary Gresham. says;
On Wednesday. The 2ath ultlmo at IL a.
m. the steamship Oceanic arrived with a
nSaspApvr containing the presidents spec
ial message in full, together with the
Instructions 10 MIR Biount and myself.
Inc message Was reproduced IN the after
noon papers under conspicuous headlines.
At 4 p. m. Of the snme day | received the
four-page cloaely written letter which ]
incose from MIR. Dole minister of foreisp
Affairs, asking 10 be informed with the
least delay, whether you % had instruc-
+ tions to enforce your policy with the use
of arms in any event.
inc Information desired, al hough fully
embodied III the president message, might
have been asked for ard excent for the
retrls. TX. 81 Z .c.nents contained in the
Letter, would have been promptly and sat
! islaetorlly given in a few words ] am
/ confident that Tho charges 10 surprisingly
and unjustiy made could not be SUSTAINED.
| An answer herewith iIlciraeS was on the
/ following morning Cihursdas1 sent to Min
lister Dole. asking that they be made more
! direct and specific.
"on Friday morning, the 18th uitlnlo,
+ received another letter from Minister
Dole herewith inciostd In which he says
| the special message of the president Of ths
| United States has rendered any
/ further correspondence on the subject 81
| my letter of December = unnecessary, as
! the message satisfactorily ailsweres this
Questions; but, he added. Ifyou still desire
! the specifications requested, VIII be
ready TO furnish them.
egrhe Instructions OF the president to me
had been strictly followed or IL departed
from al ALL Il had heen in favor OF the
lbeaehciaries OF our wong doing.
II felt therefore. that the statements
contained n tho letter OF Mr.. Dole 81
the 2gth iiltino were directed not ct ME
personally, but at the president and should
be qualified or absolutely Withdrawn.
believing from she high character and
sense OF Justice Of Mr, Dole that II he re-
examined his letter such would be the
result, / wrote him the note which | In
close This note was dellyered at his resi-
dsnee on the night oil the same day tlrri-