The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-29

other phases of the question were filed
by Senator Frye.
Chairman McCreary, of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and
Representative Holman, of Indiana,
conferred the same day as to u propo-
sition which would be submitted 20
Congress for the solution OF the Ha-
waiian problem. After the talk Nc
Creary said: "The solution To the
question will undoubtedly be ready TO
submit to the House before January
29th." Holman said "I will not
present my Hawaiian resolution, for
the members of the Foreign Affairs
Committee are acting very fairly liz
trying to solve the problem. One
thing is certain, the question of restor-
ing Liliuokalani to the throne is aban-
doned for all time, not only in execu-
tive but congressional circles. 1t never
will be heard of again."
On the 18th private letter from
Honolulu gave the following interest
ing inside history of relations be-
tween Minister Willis and President
Dole, which has never been printed.
1t simply emphasizes the vacillatfon
and incompetence OF Willis: After the
publication of Cleveland's orders to
Willis to seat the queen, Willis was
asked by Dole il he intended to enter
into hostilities against the Provisional
Government. Willis making no reply
to this, further communication was
addressed to him, asking what he
meant by his unnecessary and Tnys-
terious attitude" toward the Proyi-
sional Government. Reference was
made to the fact that on board the
American men, of-war marines were
kept in readiness to be landed ut any
moment. Arms and ammunition were
also stacked on the decks, an unusual
thing If the Minister'S intentions were
peaceful. Mr.. Willis stated that he
had full authority to order the Ameri-
can warships to leave at any moment,
and President Dole assumed that the
warlike preparations had been made
by his orders. Mr.. Dole also set forth
in his letter the conditions produced
in the community by Mr.. Willis con-
tinued silence as to his intentions, and
at the same time Keeping up his pre-
parations for landing armed men from
the American ships. Mr.. Dole said
that the people were kept in state OF
unrest because they did not know but
Mr.. Willis was about to carry out the
policy of Cleveland as suggested in his
message to Congress. Mr.. Willis was
very much put out on the receipt OF
this letter. He declared that it was
direct reflection upon the President of
the United States. He endeavored TO
secure it's withdrawal, and said that
he did not know what would happen
if that letter should be sent TO Wash
ington. He called on one of the Pro-
visional Ministers and asked him to
urge Mr. Dole to withdraw the letter.
This not having the desired effect he
is said to have threatened 20 send
away the United States shiPs.s Still
the letter was not withdrawn. Then
Mr.. Willis made a very petulant re-
ply, in which he demanded speciflca-
tions. He quoted the reference to
unnecessary and mysterious atti-
tude" made in Mr.. Dole's letter. He
asked what that meant. He quoted
from the dictionary the meaning of
the word ''attitude,J, and put on re-
cord several other amusing ideas Of
his own. He asked how and in 'ri,at
way be had indicated any hostility =,
the Provisional Government He also
asked to be told the time aud manner
in which he had indicated hostile
feeling toward the Government. Mr..
Dole Immediately acquiesced in this
request, and reply is now being pre-
pared setting forth in detail! the acts
of the American Minister and the
conditions produced in Honolulu by
his actions.