Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-16
HAWAII'S CASE GIVEN
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dence in this city you and your family de-
clned the customary social courtesies usu-
ally extended to those occupying your Off
cial position; on the specified ground that
IL was not deemed best under existing cir
cumstances TO accept such civlities.
do not for a moment intimate that such
course is improper or that it is a subject
for criticism. 1t is simply referred to by
me as an existing fact bearing upon your
relations to this government and germane
IN considering the question of your attitude
thereto. 1t would not have been referred
to By me except in response to your in
quiry
In the absence of specific definite inior-
nation as to the intentions of your COVE rn-
nlent the foregoing some Of the facts
from which this government has been
obliged to infer what such intentionS WIRE
and which. considered as a whole, consti-
tute the attitude" toward this govern
ment
The "Attitude" of the United States.
1t may be that the proper logical deduc-
ton and inference from the foregoing facts
Is that the attitude" Of the United States
and it's representative toward the provision
al government is and has been zone essen
tally and designediy expressive Of peace"
1t will give me the greatest pleasure to re-
ceive assurances to that effect. but must
submit that under the circumstances ard in
the absence of such assurances they are
capable of another construction, to a sufh-
Client extent at least to warrant the oues-
ton which l have asked you in my COM
munication of December %.
Why Hawnirs Forces Were Increased.
Your second request for Information is as
follows:
You assert that at the time Of my srriv-
al in this country the forces of this govern
nd v,v,lv cuff rfa
to suppress any internal disorder Win
you inform me what connection this state
ment has or is designed to have with the
government of the United States or with
the future action of its representatives.?
1 reply that there are two reasons for the
said statement. First. that already stated
in my letter of December that lin conse-
quence of your attitude the enemies of the
government. believing in your intentions
to restore the monarchy by force. have be-
come emboldened," &C. and. second. that
by reason of my inability to ascertain
whether your government proposed to use
force in support of its policy of restora-
ton l was obliged to act as though 1T did
so intend, as result of which this gov
eminent has been obliged to increase its
forces and has been subjected to the neces-
sity of increased watchfulness and large
additional expense, which, but for such
attitude, would have been unnecessary.
The effect which 1 had hoped that this
communication might have upon the future
action of the representative of the United
States was that he might give such assur-
ances that such additional watchfuiness
and expense might be avoided
Your third request is for the time, place
and subject matter of the language" used
by yourself in public and in communica-
ton to this government.
The answer to this is covered by my reply
to your first inquiry.
Your fourth inquiry is as to what rartlcu-
lar words in the published letter from Sec
rotary Gresham and in the Presidents p.es-
sage, and which message of the President
l referred to.
1 reply that certain of the words of the
Secretary and President, which / deem
pertinent to the subject matter, have al
-eady been quoted in my reply to your first
inquiry, although there are others obviously
bearing upon the same subject.
l have already replied to you that 1 re-
ferred to the Presidents first message, my
letter dated the 9th having actually been
written on the 26th of December and for
warded to you before l had knowledge Of
the contents of the second message.
MIR. Willis Ambiguity.
Your fifth inquiry is as to the time and
contents of you: communications which
were Ambiguous"
/ have enumerated them in my reply to
your first inquiry.
The ambiguity consists in the reiterated
statement that you proposed to do some act
and carry out certain instructions, which
all the surrounding circumstances indicated
were inimical to this government, without
stating what that act, nor what those in
structions were; and while presenting and
speaking assurances of friendship and am
ity, without the consent of this government
negotiating with it's enemies for its SUBJ
version and declining to state what your
intentions were.
Such utterances and action were so in.
consistent one with the other, with inter-
tons and international policy of the two
governments, as to be not only ambiguous
but incomprehensible to this government.
Your sixth inquiry is as to when. where
and to whom you declared that You intend
ed to do some act when the proper time ar
rived.
The reply to your first inquiry is as to
the time and manner when this government
has sought the assurance that force would
not be used.
The answer is contained in my reply to
your first inquiry.
The Eight Days of Excitement.
You finally asked my careful cors,dera-
ton" of the following statement contained
in my letter:
Your action has unfortunately aroused
the passions of all parties and made it
probable that disturbances may be created
at any moment and say that YOU refuse
to believe that upon re-examinat ton Won IN
will feel at liberty to affix your (myJ Official
signature to such an extraordinary decIara-
ton"
In reply 1 beg to state that I have re-.
sided in this country for nearly fifty years
and had intimate personal knowledge of
the conditions prevailing during the riot
of 1874, and the revolutions of 1887 1850
and 1893, and with all due elaboration. I
state of my own knowledge that during
such period there has never been a time
when this country has been subjected to
such strain and excitement as during the
eight days following the arrival of the
Corwin. The business of the entire COM
munity was practically suspended and its
time and energy devoted to an excited and
absorbing consideration of the political
situation and to military preparation to
meet unknown contingencies which state
of things has since been fortunately al
layed by advices from America furnishing
in reports of the Presidents special Ha-
Waiian message. and his instructions to
your excellency, Information which made a
satisfactory and favorable response to the
inquiry of my letter of December ~
j also state with equal deliberation that
such condition was produced and main
tanned by reason of your actions and decIa-
rations and the actions and declarations of
your government, and the circumstances
and uncertainties attendant thereupon as
detailed in my letter of December % and
herein.
L make this statement in no spirit of I'M
1rlendliness to you or your government
but as a historical fact. which. If not al
ready known to you, should in the interests