The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-14
WILLIS And THEGAY QUEEN
Cleveland Sends in the Hawaiian
Correspondence.

Stevens interview w 1Ch the Gueen
Described in the Famous No. Dis
patch-President Dole's Caustic Re-
nlv to the Minister'S Demand For
the Retirement of the Provisional
Government Also Interesting Read
ing.
washington, Jan. 13.-President Cleve-
land sent in the Hawaiian correspondence
IN congress just as soon as the House met
at II o'clock this morning. AS the
steamer Mariposa conveying the latest
geographic instructions to Minister Will
lis advising that he might now consider
his special instructions fully complied
with" and that further action must be
dictated by congress, sailed from San
Francisco at 2 a. m. this morning, there
was no danger of those instructions reach
ing Minister Willis first through the
newspapers, which is said to have been
the chief motive for postponing the mes
sage until to-day, Notwithstanding that
this postponement deprived the Senate,
which adjourned yesterday till Monday,
of the opportunity of receiving the mes
sage at the same time as the House.
VERY LONG.
All thesdepartment estimates of the
length of the correspondence were far
exceeded by the documents themselves.
Ten or twelve thousand words was the
estimated limit Of their length, but the
document as laid before congress will
probably make from 10000 to sc, 1000 words
when printed in full
The most important feature of the cor
respondence was Minister Willis strong
dispatch, No. 3, of Nov. 16, 1893 which
the President had previously withheld
from publication. Next to that in inter-
est. was President Dole's caustic reply to
Minister Willis demand for surrender,
which, however, had previously been an
ticipated to some extent in the Honolulu
dispatches
Between these two terminal points in
the correspondence, Minister Willis
graphic history of current events and his
comments upon the character of the
queens advisors and the kind of govern
ment she desired to maintain if re-estab-
lished, form a running thread of absorb
ing interest
The single exception mentioned by
President Cleveland as being still with
held from congress, is explained by Repre-
sentative McCreary, of Kentucky, chair
man of the House committee on foreign
affairs, to be a letter from Minister
Stevens to Secretary Foster, dated Oct.
s, 1892. Representative McCreary said
that although he had read that letter, he,
Of course could say nothing about it,
Representative McCreary said he would
call up the question for consideration i'm
mediately after the tariff bill had been
disposed of-that had been promised him.
TEXT OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Presidents message accompanying
the COrreSpOndenC6 is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Jan. 13, l89i.-To the
Congress: / transmit herewith copies Of oil
dispatches from our minister at Hawaii relat-
ing in any way to political affairs in that
country, except such as have been heretofore
laid before congress.
also transmit a copy of the last instruc-
tlons sent to our minister, dated Jan. r. 1894,
being the only instructions to him not already
sent to the congress. In transmitting certain
correspondence with my message dated Dec. 8,
1898. withheld a dispatch from cur present
minister, numbered 3 and dated Nov.
l6 1893 and also a dispatch from our former
minister, numbere 20. and dated Oct. 8, 1892
inasmuch as the contents of the dtspatchNo Of
Nov l6, 1893, are referred to in the dispatches
OF more recent date now sent to congress,
and, lnasmuch as there seems no longer
TO be sufficient reason for withholding said
dispatches, copy of same is herewith sub
mtted.
The dispatch numbered 70. and dated
pct g. 1892, above referred to, is still with
held, for the reason that such a course still
appears to be justlhable and proper.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Jan. Is, 1894.
DISPATCH NO. 3.
Dispatch No 3, has been made the basis
OF several resolutions of inquiry, origi-
mating in both Houses of congress, and of
great deal of speculative comment. So
II Is here given in full
no. 3-MR. WILLIS TO MIR. GRESHAM.
Legation of the United States, Honolulu,
NOV l6. 1898; Sir-In the forenoon of Monday,
ene l5th instant, by prearrangement the
isi0 iIIUeHI accompanied by the royal cham Der
IAN Mr.. Robertson, called at the legation.
no one was present at the half hour interview
Wnlch followed, her chamberlain having
S49en s49en to another room and Consul General
;nlls, who had invited her to come, remain
in ins IN the front part of the house to prevent
Interruption.
Alter formal greeting the queen was in
55ormed that the President of the United
states had important communications to
make 10 her, and she was asked whether she
vas wiling to receive them at once and in
Cunluence assuring her that this was for her
IN interest and safety She answered IN
.le ahrmative. then made known to her
.,ue FreSldent'S sincere regret that through
S Sie unauthorized Intervention Of the United
Soales she had been Obliged to surrender her
no'erelgnty, and his hope that with her con-
.eaV and cooperation, the wrong done to her
tb g5u 70 her people might be redressed. To
'A.s she bowed her ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Ihen said to her, ~ he President expects
sLu sau believes that when re-instated, you will
9lUW forgiveness and magnaminity, that YOU
~ III wish to lie still the queen OF the people,
SSoeu hatlVe and foreign, that you will make
as,e aLsIe 10 secure their love and loyalty and TO
TSeaonsh peace, friendship and good govern
III. oat. To this she made no reply. After
S1lt'hg moment, continued: The Presi-
NJ Tat not only tenders you his sympathy, but
GI1sles 10 help YOU Before fully making
HIIown TO you his purposes L desire to know
o"ue,ner you are willing to answer certain
SVeSllons which it is my duty TO ask"
sLIue answered: "I am willing" l then
tSAeu her! Should you be restored to the
ulohe would you grant full amnesty to life
Ft FTIt property to all those persons who have
eoOeA or who are now in the provisional gov
tnnenti or who have been instrumental in
ne bas overthrow Of your government She
cSSfollaleu moment and then slowly and
ccalluly said There are certain laws Of my
SVterhment by which 1 shall abide. My de-
rta.ohs would be as the law directs, that such
ssclsons should be beheaded and their prop
sa2 conhscated TO the government" then
IL repeating very distinctlyher words; III
LI our FEELING that these people should be
S6aeaded and their property conhscatedF'
Que replied: 1T is"
~ men said to her do you fully understand
tH meaning of every word which have SAID
az Sol, and Of every word which you have
saIu. lru 70 me, aud If so do you still have the
same oplniony'
r,aa Ier answer was, II have understood, and
cis'a au al have said, but might leave the de-
1ttoH nm OF thls to my ministers,
H. ~ AZ mis- replied, suppose IL was necessary
make q decision hnfOrn Won aDDOlQteQ any