Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-16
DOLE REPLIES TO WILLIS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The text of President Dole's reply to Mir. Willis speech for specifications was made public for the first time in Honolulu just before the Ala meda sailed. It was dated January II. MT. Dole says:
 have the honor to make the receipt of your communication dated January l, in which you refer to my communication to you dated January 27 as containing ''ststements which am fully prepared to show are not warranted by facts, seriously affecting the president of the United States and the representatives of the United States and that those charges and statements If accepted e the official views of your gov ernmsnt demand prompt answer and equal ly prompt action on the part of the United States government to the end that the con- dition of affairs should be removed by the removal of the alleged causes"
 You also refer to intervening correspond ence between us stating that the above mentioned communication brings for the first time the official information that the wsrlike preparations described by you were cautsd by you, and intended for diploma tic and military representatives of the United States. You further state, believ- ing upon further consideration that would realize the great injustice of my statements, you, on the 18th ult., wrote suggesting the withdrawal of my commit nicstion of the 27th ult and your reply, and that no copies be given public or made @ record of by either government, and on the 31st stated to MT. Damon that your note to me was prompted by no i'm proper or unfriendly spirit, but was in- tended to continue the amicable relations heretofore existing"
 You further state that in my letter of December 29 there is no withdrawal or modification of statements complained of, but on the contrary an expression of read mess, implying ability to furnish the specifications requested. You scknewl- l, stating that 1t was not my intention to withdraw any of my lsttsra, which note you state is unsigned by me. Omission of elude by stating that T now have to ask that you furnish me at your earliest con- venience with the desired specificstions, as I wish to make an immediate apswer.'
 1 will comply with your request. Before doing so, however, desire to gay in reply to your communication of the 1st that I have made no charges ''agsinst the presi- dent of the United States" On the con- trary, in order that there might be no mis- apprehension concerning the matter, I sps- officially stated to you in my communication of the 27th that "I do not claim or intimate that this unfortunate situation has been Intentionally created by you or the gov srnment which you represent" I still disclaim any intention of charging you or your government with intent to produce results and conditions described in my communication of December 27. My ob- ject was to bring to your attention certain facts and conditions existing in this ooun- try which in my opinion were the causes of the same, and to obtain from you such information aud assurances ss would tend to allay the prevailing excitement and ap- prehension.
 MT. Dole declares that he would be glad to bs convinced that the slleged condi- ttons and facts referred to did not exist; and when go convinced his allegations con- corning the same would be withdrawn. He expresses qualification at MT. Willie assurances that the lstter's communication of December 29 was prompted by no i'm proper motive or unfriendly spirit, and says that all communications from the provisional government are written in friendly spirit.
 MT. Dole gives the following extract from Mir. Willie letter:
 twill you point out where and when and how the report of the representative of the United States assumed any attitude toward the supporters of the provisional government or that government itself other chan the one essentially and designedly ex- prsssive of psace."
 CD The treaty of annexation was with drawn by President Cleveland immediately upon his entering office, without prior mo- 'ice to the provisional government or giv- ing his Ieasons for such action.
 @ The president appointed Hon. James A. Blount as special commissioner to Hs- waii without the knowledge of the repre- sentative of the provisional government at Washington, and the secretary of state re- fused to state the objects of the mission or even to admit that commissioner had been appointed.
 (S Tho secretary made no reply to MT. rhurston's letter of Juno IS, 1899, asking for information as to the intentions of the United States concerning the annexation of Hawaii.
 (D Upon his arrival in Hawaii MT. B!ount did not in any manner intimate to the Hawaiian government that his invssti- gations were to bs directed toward the fIght of existence of the government to which he was accredited. All his investi- gstions and examinations were private and such persons only were examined as he chose to call.
 b) In MT. Blount's report there are state msnts by approximately sixty royalists | and twenty supporters of the provisional government. He obtained no statement | from the four members of the cabinet who II ,tCnd nr1t hofnra fhA rSuplntipnQru m | of the queen, although he obtained exhsus | tive statements from their royalist success | sors. He examined only two of the thtr | teen members of the committee of safety | one of tue original four members of the | sxecutive council of ths provisional gov ernment, two of the eight speakers who | addressed the mass meeting called by the
 committee of safety on the day prior to tho
 establishment of the provisional govern ment, and one of the field and staff oficeri
 and none of the eleven line officers in com
 mand of the forces of the provisional gov
 ernment and none of the commissioners
 sent to Washington.
 @ Upon May 15, 1893. MT. Blount
 without first communicating to the pro | visional government his instructions or hi
 intentions, published his official instruc | tions in @ Honolulu paper in the form O
 an address to the president of the Ha
 waiisn islands.
 @ MT. Blount's report is distinct.
 hostile to the provisional government 1T
 tone and conclusions. No request of ths
 government for an explanation of tn
 charges therein made was received or nc
 tice of its contents was given.
 (S.) On November Mr. Willis present
 ed his credentials to the provisional gov
 ernment as American minister, with tn ! usual declarations of friendship and re
 gard. Simultaneous herewith Admirf , 5kerrett was suddenly removed and Ad
 mirsl Irwin appointed to the command C . | the American naval forces in Honolulu.
 C9 Upon the 8th of November last th
 New York Herald published @ statemeu from its Washington correspondent to th l effect that the administration would do a , in it's power to restore the condition of a , | fairs which existed in Hawaii at the tim
 Minister Stevens brought about the ove | throw of the queen.
 This is cited as one of several instanc, 3 in which information of intended acts o g | the part of the United States vital to tl , provisional government has been denied . the latter.
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