The Portland daily press., 1894-01-15

present, and / send with it a telegram
not in cipher as follows: Views OF first
party so extreme as to require. further in
ALBERT S. WILLIS.
Dole TO Willis.
The letter written by President Dole to
Minister Willis, under date of December
2, contains long argument showing that
the provisional government had never
Consented to the submission to arbitra-
tion by the President of the question of
it's continuance. If Mr.. Damon ever said
anything on the subject to the Queen it
was said without che authority of the
provisional government and was not re-
ported to them. 1t is further pointed out
by Mr.. Dole that in the Queens protests
against her deposition, written imme-
diately after that event, she makes no
allusion to any understanding between
herself and the provisional government
or any representative of it as to arbitra-
ton. Continuing Mr.. Dole argues that
even had such a proposition for arbftra-
ton been agreed to the matter was
settled by the recognition of the pro-
visional government by the United
States. Furthermore, if President Cleve-
land was to be the arbitrator, Mr.. Dole
points out that Mr.. Cleveland failed to
hear the evidence on both sides of the
question, the secret and ex parte proceed
ings of Mr.. Blount certainlysnot being in
the nature of the trial of case SUBJ
mitted for arbitration.
In this letter, President Dole voiced
the refusal of the Provisional govern
ment to assent to the Qneen's restora-
tion.
Gresham to Willis.
The last instructions to Minister Willis
referred to in the Presidents letter of
transmittal as the only instructions not
sent to Congress are dated yesterday.
They were sent under cover of telegram
to WA. Cooper, the despatch agent at
San Francisco instructing him to for
ward the following telegram to Mr.. Willis
by the steamer Mariposa (today):
January 10, 1894.
To Willis, Minister, Honolulu: Your
Nos IA to is inclusive show that you
have rightly comprehend the scope of
your Instructions, and have, as far as
was in your power, discharged
the onerous task. The Presi-
dent sincerely regrets that the
provisional government refuses to &C.
quiesce in the conclusion which his sense
of,right and duty and due regard for our
national honor constrained him to reach
and submit as a measure of justice to
the people OF the Hawaiian Islands and
their deposed sovereign.
While it is true that the provisional
government was created to exist only un-
Til the I islands were annexed to the
United States, the Queen finally but re-
l,,otoyt1u crryop doraI IN orrond force
of this government illegally quartered
in Honolulu and the representatives of
the provisional government which real
lied it's impotence and was anxious to
get control of the Queens means of de-
fence, assured her that if she would sur
render her case would be subsequently,
considered by the United States. The
President has never claimed that
such action constituted him an arbitra-
tor in the technical sense, or authorized
him to act in that capacity between the
Queen and the provisional government.
You made no such claim when you ac-
quainted that government with the
Presidents decision. The solemn assur-
ance given to the Queen has BEEN referred
to not as authority for the President to
act.as arbitrator, but as a fact material
| to just determination of the Presi-
dents duty in the premises.
| In the note which the minister of
| foreign affairs addressed to you on the
| 23d ult., it is stated, in effect that even
if the constitutional government swas
| subverted by the action Of the American
minister and an invasion by a military
| force of the United States, the Presi-
dents authority is limited to dealing
with our own officials and that he can
| take no steps looking to correction of
the wrong done. The President enter
| tains a different view of.his responsibility
and duty. The subversion OF the
| Hawaiian government by an abuse of the
| authority Of the United States was in
| plain violation of international law,
| and required the President to disayow
| and condemn the act of our offending
| officials, and, within the limits of his
constitutional power, to endeavor to re-
store the lawful authority.
| On the 18th ult, the President sent q
| special message TO Congress communlca-
| ting copies of Mr.. Blount's reports and
| instructions given to him and you. On
| the same day, answering resolution oil
| the House Of Representatives, he sent
copies of all correspondence since March
4, 1888. on the political affairs and rela.
tions of Hawaii, withholding. fol
! 70 of October s, 1892, and your No. 3 OF
November Is, 1893. The President there
| in announces that the conditions of resto
| ration suggested by him to the Queer
had not proved acceptable to her, and
! that, since the instructions sent to yor
to insist upon those conditions he hat
not learned that the Queen was willing
| to assent to them
The President thereupon submitted tht
subject to the more extended powers an6
| wide discretion of Congress, adding the
assurances that he would be gratified tt
cooperate in any legitimate plan which
might be devised for solution of the
problem, consistent with American
honor. integrity and morality.
Your reportssshow that on further re-
Election the Queen gave her unqualified
assent in writing to the condition sug
gested, but that the provisional govern
ment refused to acquiesce in the Presi
dents decision.
! The matter now being in the hands oil
Congress the President will keep that
body fully advised of the situation, and
| will lay before it, from time to time, the
! rept rts received from you, including
| your No3. heretofore withheld and all
] instructions sent to you.
i In the meantime, while keeping the
department fully informed of the course
| Of events, you will until further notice,
consider that your special instructions
upon this subject have been fully com
Z! plied with