Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-20
Another Batch of Hawaiian Core
spondence Sent to the House.
SPICY COMMUNICATIONS ON BOTH SIDES.
Minister Willis and the Provisional
Government Fail to Harmonic.


transmitting the latest diplomatic CORE
spondence on the subject was laid before
the House of Representatives. After the
reading of the brief message the Speaker
| stated that without objection the message
and accompanying papers would be printed
Uhe usual formula). But Immediately Mr..
Hit Qll) requested the reading of the COM
n.unication to which the President had re-
ferred, which was done Its reading was
received with applause on the republican
side of the chamber. Then the following
letters were read. and Mr. Willis responses
to Mr.. Dole met the audible approval of
the democrats. The House insisted on
hearing all the correspondence read-a
most unusual thing-and every word was
heard in the remotest corner of the hall.
so absorbed was every one in listening to
the clerk as he read.
President Cleveland's letter Of transmit
tai was as follows:
To the Congress-
/ transmit herewith dispatches received
yesterday from our minister at Hawaii,
with certain correspondence which accom-
panied the same. including a most extraor-
binary letter. dated December q, 1893.
signed by Sanford b. Dole minister of for
eign affairs of the provisional government,
and addressed to our minister Mr. Willis.
and delivered to him a number of hours
after the arrival at Honolulu of a copy of
my message to Congress on the Hawaiian
question, with copies of the Instructions
given to our minister
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. December 90 1894.
In dispatch dated Honolulu. December
26 1893. Minister Willis says.
"COrwin did not leave until am. De-
cember 24. l delivered the dispatches II
to 10 inclusive and telegram, with files of
Hawaiian newspapers, to Capt. Munger in
person. This delay was caused by the fail
ure of the provisional government to deliver
its answer to the Presidents decision.
This morning acknowledged the receipt
of it's answer, with the Information that a
copy thereof had been forwarded to you
as above. l inclose my letter.
"On the same day 1 notified the queen,
through Mr. j. o. Carter, of the result
inclose the letter to Mr.. Carter.
"(SigneD ALBERT S. WILLIS"
The Enclosures are formal acknowledg-
ment Of President Dole's reply and a state
| ment that copy has been transmitted to
Secretary Gresham and the following let
ter to the ex-queen's representative:
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Carter.
Legation of the United States.
Honolulu, II. l., Dec. 26. 1893.
Sir: Will you inform her majesty, the
queen, that on the 10Th instant in obedi-
ence to my instructions. notified the pres
ident and ministers of the provisional gov
ernment that the President of the United
States had reached the decision that she
had been illegally deprived Of her authority
as the constitutional sovereign of the Ha-
waiian Islands, and that they we-e expect
ed to promptly relinqush to the queen her
constitutional authority.
On the oath instant l received in reply a
written communication from the provi-
sional government which was of such a
ly instructed. to submit it to the Secretary
of State, Hon. w. Q. Gresham, which was
done on the same day.
With assurances Of high regard am sir
etc,
ALBERT S. WILLIS,
E. E. and NJ p L. S. A.
The next dispatch from Mr.. Willis is as
follows:
Mr.. Willis to Mr. Gresham.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
HONOLULU, HI, January 8. 1894.
Sir: On Tuesday, the 26th ultimo, as
26. wrote to Hon. s. B. Dole minister of
foreign affairs. acknowledging the receipt Of
his response to the decision of the President
and informing him that his communication
had been forwarded to you.
On Wednesday, the 9th ultimo, at Il m,
the steamship Oceanic arrived. with news
papers containing the Presidents special
message in full, together with the instruc-
tions to Mr.. Blount and myself. The mes
sage was reproduced In the afternoon pa
pers under conspicuous headlines.
At pm. Of the same day 1 received the
| four-page closely written letter, which in
close. from Mr.. Dole. minister of foreign af-
fairs, asking to be informed with the least
delay whether you Cd held instructions to
enforce your policy with the use Of arms in
any event" The Information desired, al
though fully embodied in the President s
message might have been asked for, and.
except for the remarkable statements con-
tained in the letter, would have been
promptly and satisfactorily given in few
words.
Confident that the charges so surprisingly
| and unjustly made could not be sustained,
an answer, herewith inclosed. was on the
| following Crhursday) morning sent to Min
| lister Dole asking that they be made more
Olrect ana SpeclnC
VIII Furnish Specifications.
On Friday morning 18th ultimo, 1 received
another letter from Mr.. Dole. herewith in
| closed in which he says: The special mes
| sage of the President of the United States
has rendered any further correspondence
| on the subject Of my letter of December 81
| unnecessary, as the message satisfactorily
answers the question" but he added: IF
you still desire the specifications requested
| / will be ready to furnish them
The instructions of the President to me
| had been strictly followed. or. If departed
| from at all. they had been in favor Of the
| beneficiaries of our wrong-doing. / felt,
| therefore, that the statements contained in
the letter of Mr. Dole of the 27th ultimo
were directed not at me personally. but at
| the President, and should be qualified or
absolutely withdrawn.
| Believing from the high character and
| sense of justice of Mr.. Dole that If he re-
| examined his letter, such would be the re-
| suit, l wrote him a note. which 1 inclose
| This note was delivered at his residence on
the night of the same day FRIDAY, Decem-
| ber 29) upon which his second letter was re-
| ceived. Having no answer up to Sunday
night December 80, and having occasion
| to communicate with his colleague Mr..
| Damon, upon another matter, / called his
to my note. which. 1 explained to him. was