The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
DOLE AND WILLIS.
Later Hawaiian Correspondence SUBJ
mites to Congress.

Later Hawaiian Correspondence Sub.
mites to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The president
in a brief note submitted to congress
the latest correspondence relating to
Hawaii. 1t comprises some brief notes
from Minister Willis to Secretary
Gresham which are unimportant but
the chief features of which are letters
between Minister Willis and President
Dole, in one of which the minister COM
planned of an utterance of President
Dole as rejecting upon the president of
the United States and letter from
President Dole in which he specifically
inquired il Minister Willis instruc-
tions authorized the use of force. Both
these matters appear to have been set
tied by the receipt of the last message
of the president to congress and the
instructions of Secretary Gresham to
Minister Willis.
The most important part of the cor
respondence consists of q long letter
from Minister Willis to Secretary
Gresham containing Enclosures of cor
respondence between President Dole
and himself
Letter, No. 201l dated January 5, to
Secretary Gresham, says:
On Wednesday, the 27th ult. at ls m the
steamship Oceanic arrived with newspapers
containing the presidents special message in
| full together with the instructions to Mr..
! Blount and myself The message was repro
duced in the afternoon papers under conspic-
| uous headlines.
AT 4 O'Clock the same day received four
lac tab 4 tpnl
| from Mr.. Dole, minister Of foreign Affairs, ask
| ing to be informed with the least delay
| whether you % held instructions to enforce
| your policy with the use of arms in any event"
The information desired, al hough fully en-
| bodied in the presidents message, might have
been asked for, and except for the remarkable
statements contained In the letter, would have
| been promptly and satisfactorily given In
| few words
| Confident that the charges so surprisingly
| and uujustly made could not be sustained, an
| answer herewith enclosed. was on the following
| CTbursday) morning, sent to Minister Dole,
asking that they be made more direct and
specific
On Friday morning. Goth ult, I received a
| letter from Mr. Dole herewith inclosed. saying
| "The speci Il message Of the president has rem
| cred any further correspondence on the subject
| of my letter Of the 9th OF December unneces.
| sary as the message satisfactorily answers the
question But" he added, IF you still require
| the specifications requested, I win be ready to
| furnish them"
The instructions to me from the president
had been str civ 70 lowed or il departed from
at all IL ad been in favor of the benefclaries
of our wrong doing felt therefore, that the
statements contained in the letter of Mr.. Dole
! of the eth ultimo we're directed, not at me per-
| souall- but at the president and should be
qualified or absolutely withdrawn Believing
| from the high character and sense OF Justice OF
| Mr. Dole that IL he re-examined his letter such
would be the result. 1 wrote him a note
| which 1 inclose This note was delivered at
his residence on the night OF the same
dav FRIDAY. December 29) upon which his Sec
ond letter was received Having no answer up
TO Sunday night December 81, and having oc.
casion to communicate with his colleague, Mr..
| Damon. upon another matter called his at.
| ,ention 10 tho failure Of Mr. Dole to reply 70
! - ro,a mich 7 e,n,ained N him was written
my ho'e' Mnion ~ " MN ~. ,.oi,
| win no unlrlenuly purpose, uut was as ny l'seh
declared for the best interests OF an lie IN
| formed me that the advisory council met the
| revt dav nj noon and he thought the subject
| n,o,,,d ,ho,, -o.oiro o,,en,ion
w" -, .,..os
AtS III vi 'nat uay o~nuaiS Afe.eNoo
! the letter from Hon ,. b. Dole. herewith In
! closed, in which he states: 1T was not nv in
| tention To withdraw auy of NV letters" This,
81 course lef, every CHARGE and statement in
/ ~ ..o. =, a., a,,a p.,;ar;r, ,hot ,hose
luli ioroo % y, tns ' N.. '. ms n" sea.ss