The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-20
WALLS To rArKior pars.


WASHINGTON CIrT. Feb. ia-The rress-
aenI has transmitted TO congress another
n2tcS OF Hawaiian correspondents. in.
caudiag dispatches which STRIVE! At
San Francisco February 10 and reached
TIE state department. Saturday morning.
Aside from sthe portions alresdv pub
lished, II opens with letter from Willis TO
oresham telling Of the celebration Of the
hrss anniversary OF the provisional gov
eminent January /, and saying; None Of
tue foreign representatives, participated in
the observance OF the day. No salases
were fired from the American, Eaglish or
9apsnese war vessels IN rort." The mat
ter OF chief interest IN the correspondence
IS President pole's letter 10 Willis. giving
the Specifications as TO the attitude Of the
United States toward Hawaii. already
published, 10 the effect that il seemed 20
porsend iorcible restoration. aud Willis
reply. which Willis says will end the cor
respondence on the subject
Willis answers the charges of Dole seri-
atm, showing that by Il proper construc-
tion all hrs acts since his arrival on she
islands were in the in;eres; of peace and
good order and eoaid not be construed 20
indicate an intention 10 use force for the
hrst place he says only congress can ievy
war, and President Cleveland stated dIs-
tlnctiy in his message that his intention
was 10 go only TO the extent of his con-
stltutional authority for restoration of the
queen, and that Willis himself stated 10 a
member of the provisional government
tha, he had no intention 10 interfere by
force in affairs there, bat IL the provisional
putting down disorder. Willis continues:
"Iou quote from my address OF Deem
Der ~. submitting the views of the presi-
dent upon the Hawaiian question. | re-
spectiuily suggest that there was in this
address no intimation as to the use of
force. Nour paragraph % states Upon
December 23 | replied 10 the foregoing
communication In the negative. Up TO
the time of sending you my communlea-
tion OF December - no further communi-
cation had been received by me from you,
and no assurance had been received that
force was not IN be used nor what your
further instructions were concerning this
government. Let me call your attention
10 the fact that AT the time your answer
was delivered | notified you that | would
forward it 10 Washington City aud that
nothing would be done By me until further
instructed. To this your reply was. That
Willis says his refusal TO accept social
and official courtesies was prompted by the
friendliest motive. and was intended TO
leave all persons after the disclosure of the
views OF his government free aud unenl-
barrassed to determine for themselves the
relations they desired to hold to him and
his family.
Willis then replies specifically TO the
charges made by Dole. lie denies that he
said anything to the delegation OF the
American League which could be con-
strued as unfriendly. He reminds Dole
that President Cleveland had distinctly
announced that he would only act
within the constitutional limits OF execu-
tive power" which does not embrace a
declaration of war, and therefore Willis
claims that the idea that force would be
used in restoring the queen was precluded.
In regard to drills on the American men
ofwas which visitors TO those ships had
seen,s Willis says they were only the
routine drills of the squadron, and he
presents letter from Admiral Irwin to
the same effect Willis says tha. his COM
munications of 8 political character with
the queen had been confined to three oc-
casions. In reply To Dole's statement that
il was the almost universal belief in Hon
olulu that the United States naval forces
were about to be landed TO enforce Presi-
dent Cleveiand's policy. Willis says that
one month prior to the time referred to
the United States government had given
the provisional government information
which negatiyed the idea of using force.