The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-03

anu Has ldlltN W Oihdiu IT, 1OuT
action has unfortunately aroused
the passions Of all parties and made
it probable that disturbance may
be created at any moment.
Il am iufurrInl by the military
authorities, while the force at your
command is sufficient To destroy
this city, il is Insufficient to suppress
any general ri'iug and conflict Of
armed forces aud insurrectiouists, or
to prevent the loss Of life and pro-
pprtv.
The Government is reluctant to-
believe this condition Of affairs was
contemplated or expressed by your
self or by the President of the
United States. | have. therefore. to
ask you to inform me. with the least
delay, whether you hold instructions
to enforce your policy with the use
uf arms in any event. trust you
will be- able ia reply To give assur.
anccs that will tend to allay the ap-
preheusions existing in the com
munity."
WILLIS To DOLE.
Minister Willis replies to the Min.
ister Of Foreign Affairs the same
day. He requests him to- explain his
language-wh he means by the
attitude" of the United States re.
preventative. in consequence Of which
all the alleged disquict arose Also
he asks him to point out where
and when and how the representa-
tive Of the Uuited States assumed
any attitude toward the supporters
Of the Provisional Government or
that Government itaclf, other than
one essentially and designedly ex.
prcssivc' of peace
He asks what connection the al
legged preparedness Of the +. u. to
preserve order had or was desired to-
have with ia. Gn,ernm.ut Of the
, United States or with the future
action OF its representative.
The Minister says MIR. Dole had
given neither the time, place nor
subject matter of the Language" or
communications" he was alleged TO
have publicly made.
Mr.. Dole is asked to state which
message uf the Presidents two be
refers Ia. or does la refer To both.
and Mr. Willis SAYS that not having
Gresham's letter before him he can.
not discuss it,
! Mr.. Willis asks to whom aud when
had he made "ambiguuus" communi
"a, ions. He also wants TO know
"whcn aud where and To what pub
lie had he Munster declared that
he intended {" perform some ac,
when the proper tiiur arrived, with.
out declaring what that act would
| he"
II. rrqurs's Mr.. Dole to state
what time aud ia what manner the
! L. q. had earnestly sought from him
some Assurance that force would not
bc used.
"ln conclusion" Mr.. Willis writes,
I"I would ask your careful consider.
alton uf ia" following statement: /:
Your (myD a'tiun has unfortunately
I aroused th" passions of all parties
and made II prubihl" that disturb
ances may bc created AT any mo
ment Before replying IL the above.
| thnk your lirih"r attention should
he drawn Ia il, n rrfu." to believe,
upon re."AauIinatIon, that you will
f."l at liberty to atliX your signat ure
Ia such an ext traordimary declaration
! Hoping you will rnabl" me To reply
with the least delay, as requested,
hy giving ~" the desired inforua.
uon, ! an, SIR, etc
RrrLY FROM DOLE.
Mr.. Dol" replies ON the 2gth,
acknowledging receipt "f Mr., Willis,
letter, aud saying:
IL desire IL state that the arrival
of the newspaper copies by the late
mail, since my note To YOU was writ
ten, of the special message Oi he Pre-.
sident Of tho uUi,ed states To Con.
gress on the Hawaiian matter, has
rendered any fur her correspondence
ou the subject Of my letter uuneces-
sary, as the message satisfactorily
answers NY Questions as To the
future actlun Of TIA" American
Administra toward this Govern
lnrni, the whole Hawaiian matte,
having been refereed to Congress by
the President. II, however, you
still desire the specifications re-.
gnest"d, will b" ready To furnish
them"
rhE REorEST TO WITHDRAW THE COR
REsPONpESCE.
Mr.. Willis replies the same day,
saying:
II have received y0ur note of this
date N answer 10 one from me of
til" 9th lnd. Am to understand
that your communication OF the lat
ter date is withdrawn! II this is
your intention, a. hope il is, ]
would, for tn" hest interests Of all,
suggest that the whole currespon
dence on the subject b. withdrawn,
with the understanding that the
original letters be returned to their
authors and that 40 copies be given
to the public ar made of record by
either Government"
DECLINATION OF DOLE.
Ia answer 10 the foregoing note
Mr.. Dole say, 1t WAS not his inten,
tlon 10 Withdraw any of his letters
he d"eS not slgn his mama, but
Minister Of Foreign Affairs"
! ANOTHER LETTER FROM WILLIS