Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-02-22
LETTER TO MR.. DOLE.
The Minister at Honolulu Forwards a Long
Communication.

President to-day transmitted to Con-
gress another chapter in the volume of
Hawaiian correspondence, including
the dispatches which arrived from Ha-
waii at San Francisco February 10 and
reached the State Department last Sat-
urday morning. The following is the
correspondence in detail, save those
portions already printed:
Mr.. WILLIS TO MR.. GRESHAM.
SIR: The first anniversary of the provis-
ional government was celebrated last
Wednesday, January Il, in accordance with
the programme set forth in dispatch No %
of January 16, by public reception, military
parade illumination OF executive buildings,
and a mass meeting at night. None of the
foreign representatives participated IN the
observance of the day. No salutes were
fired from the American, English or Japan
csc war vessels in port The day passed
with no disturbance. The representa-
tives of foreign governments acted
upon the instructions of their own
governments and upon their own
Responsibility, with the distinct disavowal
on the part of the representative Of the
United States that its action was either in
tended or desired to control theirs. Ere
quent editorials, similar in character to
those enclosed, many of therA severely re-
fecting upon the President OF the United
States and his secretary OF state, and also
upon Mr. Blount, have appeared in the
daily press AS the Hawaiian question is
now pending before Congress, and as the
feeling here has been very intense, | have
not thought proper thus far to take any Of
fetal notice Of them. / would be glad to
have instructions from you upon the sub
ject. Very respectfully,
ALBERT S. WILLIS,
Z. +. ard NJ. P.
The enclosures relative to the cele-
bration have been fairly anticipated in
the Associated Press dispatches from
San Francisco, but from the additional
are ample grounds for the minister's
complaint that the Hawaiians have
been indulging in severe criticisms
upon the minister and his government.
The reports of the speeches made
show that everywhere they abound
ed in talk of annexation, which
they confidently expect is to be the
outcome of the present conditions.
Even the Portuguese contingent have
banners with the motto America is
our goal" The second letter in the
correspondence is dated January 10 and
is merely letter from Mr.. Willis to
Secretary Gresham transmitting Presi
dent Dole's letter and his reply without
further comment than that cit will on
my part end correspondence on the
subject" The Dole letter, in regard to
Mr.. Willis attitude showing the inten-
ton to use force, has already been pub
lished. Mr.. Willis reply to it bears
Hon SANFORD B. Dole, MINISTER OF For
EIGN AFFAIRs-Sir: [ have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your communi-
cation of the 18th inst. which was in reply
to mine Of the LIST. The only question Of
practical importance arising out of the pres
cnt correspondence was whether the United
States war vessels were at the time your let
ter was written Objectionable to your gov
eminent. Certain language which seemed
to convey that idea was in subsequent
note of January IS withdrawn, thus as am
pleased to know, leaving their peaceful and
friendly purpose without question. In adj
dtion to the above there were statements
which were as l thought unjust, in that the
sole responsibility for the recent disturbed
condition of this community was attributed
to me, the diplomatic agent Of the United
States. In your last communication you
expressly dlsc1aim any intention OF charg-
ing me or my government with intent to
produce the results or conditions described
in your communication of December 81 "
\ our first letter contains similar aSSur-
ance, coupled with the statement that your
government is reluctant to believe that tins
vi dlllllS w Us COllucill )idpGAt VI ca
pected by yourself or by the President
of the United States. In view of the
above. a reply to your last communication
| may not be necessary, nor would one be
made, except from the desire of my govern
ment to have the good will and friendship
of the people for whom you speak, which
result will, in my opinion, be advanced by
an explanation of several matters therein
| referred to. With the hope that | may be
! able to convince you Of any misapprehen-
| sion, will now briefly consider the "speci-
fcations" furnished by you which refer to
''my attitude and language and public
communications since arriving here, and
F.! which in your Judgment show that L III
| tended to use force
| - IOur last communication embraces many
| topics that are not irrelevant to the above
| inquiry, but are not proper Tor me to dis
cuss. Referring to matters occurring be-
! fore nv arrival, | do not feel at liberty to
discuss further than to say that they were
| not at the time given the unfriendly CON
struction now imputed to them, nor do
| thew, except in a very remote degree, bear
upon your statements as to ''purpos to use
force" | come to the paragraph winch
quotes certain expressions from an inter
! November AS this does not involve my
| attitude / have this to say: The sub
| ect matter of the interview, and the
circumstances out of which it arose,
were known to you at the time. In the
forenoon of Wednesday, November 10, Hcn.
| S. NJ. Damon, minister of finance. notified
me in person that there were rumors OF ali
attack that night or the ensuing night upon
the executive building. The government
did not credit these rumors but there were
many people who had apprehensions upon
the subject, in consequences of which, as he
informed me, theregular guard had been IN
creased and one of the volunteer companies
would be ordered under arms for the night
| remarked, ''the japanese consul-gen-
eral, the English minister and other
foreign representatives have already
called to say that their people
are apprehensive Of mob violence and have
asked me, as the only representative whose
government had war vessels now in port, to
protect their people The friends OF the
queen also are apprehensiye as to her safe
] y. do not wish to interfere i'll any way
with your domestic affairs, except with
your approval If you do not object, how
ever will publicly announce that the
United States will cooperate to prevent
mob violence. l will also state that
there will be no communication to
your government from the President
of the United States for several weeks.
Mr.. Damon replied, thanking me for the
o+for and saving that he cOuld see no ObiGc-