The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
LETTERS FROM HAWAII.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS WITH
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
Willis Asked to Explain-President
Dole Wants to Know Whether He
Intends to Enforce His Demands
With Arms-Willfs Saws Dole In

Intends to Enforce His Demands
With Arms-Willis Says Dole In
suited President Cleveland.
President Cleveland, in a brief note Of
transmittal, sent to Congress the latest COT
respondence relating to Hawaii. 1t com.
prises some brief notes of Minister Willis to
Secretary Gresham, which are unimportant,
but the chief features OF it are letters passing
between Minister Willis and President Dole,
in one of which the Minister COM
plains OF an utterance Of Prest-
dent Dole as rejecting on the President Of
the United States, and a letter from Prest-
dent Dole, in which he specifically inquiries
il Minister Willis's instructions authorized
the use Of force. Both these matters appear
to have been settled by the receipt Of the
last message Of the President to Congress
and the last instructions OF Secretary Gres-
ham to Minister Willis.
The, interest felt In Hawaiian affairs waG
manifested in a striking manner when Presis
dent Cleveland's message, transmitting the
latest diplomatic correspondence on the sub
iect, was laid before the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
The House insisted on hearing all the cor
respondence read-a most unusual thing
and every word was heard in the remotSst
corner of the hall, so absorbed was every one
in listening to the clerk as he read.
The following is the letter OF transmittal
ITO the Congress:
sI transmit herewith dispatches received
Yesterday from our Minister at Hawaii, with
certain correspondence which accompanied
the same, including most extraordinary
letter, dated December 81, 1893, signed By
Sanford B. Dole. Minister OF Foreign Affairs
ofthe Provisional Government, and addressed
to our Minister, Mr.. Willis, and delivered to
him a number Of hours after the arrival at
Honolulu OF copy Of my message to Con-
grees on the Hawaiian question, with copies
OF the instr, sions given to our Minister.
"GRovER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, January 20, 1894.
The letter OF December o.. to which the
President refers, was sent to Minister Willis
by Mr.. Dole, and part OF the language Is
herewith presented
''I desire to call your EIcellency's most
serious consideration to the dangerous and
critical condition OF this community, arising,
/ must respectfully submit, out OF the at
titude which you have assumed, and the
language which you have used in public,
and in Communications to the Government,
and also out Of the published letter OF the
Secretary of State of the United States and
the HroSlQ0lC m6SS286 Oh tuo SuDJeCt VI LILO
restoration of the Monarchy.
"This Government has most earnestly
sought from you and through our represen-
tative at Washington. from your Govern.
ment, some assurance that force will not be
used, and has failed to obtain It. Your ac-
ton has unfortunately aroused the passions
OF all parties and made 1t probable that dis
turbances may be created at any moment.
'I am informed by military authorities
that while the force at your command Is suf-
flcient to destroy this city, 1t is insufficient
10 suppress any general rising and conflict
Of armed forces and insurrections, or to pre-
'7ent the loss of life and property.
"This Government Is reluctant to believe
chat this condition Of affairs was contemplat.
sd or expected by yourself or by the Presl-
dent OF the United States.
II have therefore to ask you TO inform me,
with the least delay, whether you hold in
structions to enforce your policy with the use
of arms In any event."
Minister Willis was more than surprised at
receiving such O letter. and in reply asked
the charges 80 unjustly put forward should
be made more specific. 70 this MIR. Dole an
swered that the special message OF the Pres
ident of the United States had rendered any
further correspondence on the subject un-
necessary.
Believing that the charges, whether so in
tended or not, reflected upon the President.
Mr.. Willis again insisted that the desired
specifications be furnished as soon as con.
venient, but up to the time of.the. steamers
departure, no answer had been received. In
letter to Secretary Gresham, MIR. Willis
says.
''This delay in answering is great sur.
prise and regret. am fully prepared to
show tina: every step taken by tie reprcsen
tatives of our Government has been In the
direction Of peace and good order, and that
the military preparations of the Provisional
Government were in progress at the time OF
my arrival"
The remainder Of the correspondence con-
sists OF the full text OF the letters, OF which
the material portions have been quoted.