The morning call., 1894-02-04
DOLE'S LETTER
There Is a Copy in
Washington.
SENT TO THURSTON.
Read by a Number of
congressman.
MR.. WILLIS HELD 1T BACK.
More Than Ever Offensive to the
President.
pLAlNPROOF OF DOUBLE DEALING
The American Minister Broke Faith
With the Government to Which
He Was Accredited.
More Than Ever Offensive to the
President.
pLAlNPRooF OF DOUBLE DEALING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-AlthOugh Min
lister Willis, IN his last communication TO
Secretary Gresham, which was transmitted
to Congress by President Cleveland yester-
day. stated that he had not had time TO
prepare copy OF President Dole's letter
in answer to his own, it Is ascertained that
Dole's letter has reached Washington.
Willis. it will be remem bered. asked Presi-
dent Dole to specify wherein be (Wllis)
had been guilty of dupiicity and intrigue
against the Provisional Government.
President Dole, in reply, wrote lengthy
letter to Minister Willis in which he with
drew none of the allegations that were
considered offensive by President Cleve-
land
A member of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, who has seen DOle's let
ter. says it IS a scathing reply reaf1irming
every statement made in the one to which
exception was taken.
The allegation is repeated and perhaps
more strongly than ever. that Minister
Willis conversation with the ex-Queen
implied one line of action on the part of
the United States Government, and his
statements to President Dole implied
another and different policy. In short,
Minister Willis tried to run a bluff on the
Provisional Government people.
The last Dole-Willis letter acknowledges
that there may have been in the first sew
eraI inaccuracies, but these were of little
consequence.
cUpy of Tie Dole letter was received by
Hawaiian Minister Thurston several days
ago. and members of Congress find it hard
10 understand why Minister Willis could
not have sent his copy to Gresham at the
same time. He says he did not have time
10 transcribe it before the steam mship1eft
Honolulu. and consequently it will not ar
rive before February 49, 1t is surmised
here that, if the letter is not already in the
possession of the State Department, Willis
was given private tip to withhold 1t un-
til the debate Of the McCreary resolution
in the House is over with. Another theory
is that Willis realizing that Dole's speci-
fications would be considered all the more
offensive by Cleveland, and wishing to
gain d ilLll6 Time III HIS uoblI6 LO uOiu Oh 10
his diplomatic job. delayed sending the
letter to Washington when he might have
done so ss we'll as not.
If this was the scheme of Willis he has
learned to gauge matters now better :han
he could when he first went to Hawaii
Even under the extension of time for the
: Hawaiian debate in Congress the resolu-
tons presented by McCreary aud Hit
from the majority and the minority, re-
spectlvely, of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee will be voted ON next Tuesday, aud
-the House will be committed to the Cleve-
land polcy-at least in part. The Dole
letter will thus come as new feature in
the case. and having the House committed
the President will not hesitate
to ask mat it follow also bis
view Of the letter which now promi ses to
become the most interes ting part of the
whole Hawaiian episode. 1t Is well
known that Cleveland was deeply Of
Tended at the position taken by Dole in his
letter to Willis, even going 80 far as to
send Willis explicit orders to have the ob-
tecticnable commun ication withdrawn. the
atern alive being his recall from Homo
lulu. Now that Dole has clinched the
nail Cleveland will no doubt be angrier
than ever, and 1t follows that he will re-
sort to extreme measures. in which it is
important that he should have the back
ing OF Congress.