The morning call., 1894-01-14
SENT TO CONGRESS.
Cleveland at Last Orders Willis to
Keep Hands Off.

cleveland at Last orders Wills to
Keep Hands Off.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The President
this morning sent TO the House the CORE
spondence asked for ON Hawaiian m alters,
unaccOmpanied by any special message,
aside from the letter OF transmittal. This
letter is as follows:
To Congress: l transmit herewith copies of
all dispatches from our Minister 10 Hawaii re-
lating in any way 10 political affairs in Hawaii,
except such as have been heretofore trans
mitted 10 Congress. | also send copies of the
Instructions sent January IL, 1894, being the
only instructions TO him that have not been
sent 10 Congress.
In my former message TO Congress / with
held dispatch 3, under date of November 16,
1898. and dispatch 20, under date of October
s. 1898. 1nasmuch as the contents Of dispatch
are all referred TO In a dispatch OF more re-
cent date, and inasmuch as there seems 10 be
no longer reason for Withholding it. the same is
herewith submitted. Dispatch 20 is still with
held, for reasons that seem 10 be justifiable
and proper. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The last instructions to Willis and the
enly ones not heretofore sent to Congress
were dated yesterday. They were sent by
telegraph to w. A. Cooper. the dispatch
agent at San Francisco. TO be forwarded
TO Willis by the steamer Mariposa to-day.
The dispatch is as follows:
Your numbers fourteen to eighteen in
elusive show that you have rightly COM
pretended the scope of your instructions
and have. so far as in your power, dis
charged the Onerous task cOnfided in you.
The President sincerely regrets that the
Provisional Government refuses to ac-
quiesce in the conclusion which his sense
Of right and duty and a due regard for our
national honor constrained him to reach
aud submit as measure of justice to the
people of the Hawaiian Islands and their
deposed sovereign. While it is true that
the Provisional Government was created
TO exist only until the islands were an
nexed to the United States. the Queen
finally but reluctantly surrendered to
an armed force of this Govern
meni, illegally quartered in Hen
olulu. and to the representatives
Of the Provisional Government, which
realized its impotence, and, anxious
TO get control of the Queens means of de-
Tense, assured her that if she would sur
render her case would be considered by
the United States. The President never
an arbitrator in a technical sense or au-
thoriZed him to act in that capacity be-
tween the Queen and the Provisional Gov
eminent. You made 20 such claims when
you acquainted that Government with the
Presidents decision. The solemn assur-
ance given the Queen has been referred to-,
not as authority for the President to act as
arbitrator, but as a fact material to the
just determination of the Presidents duty
in the premises.
In note which the Minister of For
eign Affairs addressed to you on the 23d
ult. it is stated ip effect that even if the
constitutional Government was subverted
by the action of the American Minister and
an invasion by the military force of the
United States, the Presidents authority
is so limited to dealing with our own I'M
faithful officials that he can take no steps
looking TO the correction of the wrong
done. The President entertains different
view of his responsibility and duty. The
subversiOu of the Hawaiian Government
by the abuse of the authority of the United
States was in plain violation of interna-
tiOLal laws and required the President to
disavow ana condemn the act of our
offending officials and within the limits of
his constitutional power endeavor to re-
store the lawful authority.
''On the 18th ut. the President sent a
special message to Congress communicate
ing copies of Blouni's report and the in
structions given to him and to you. On
the same day, answering the resolution of
the House of Representatives, he sent cop
les of all correspondence since March 4.
1889. on the political affairs and relations
of Hawaii, Withholding for sufficient rea-
sons only Stevens No. 20. dated October 8,
1892. and your No. 3 of November Is, 1898.
The President therein announces that
the conditions OF restoration suggested by
him to the Queen had not proved accepta-
BILE to her, and that since the instructions
were sent TO you to insist upon those con-
ditions he had not learned that the Queen
was willing to assent TO them. The Presi.
dent thereupon submitted the subject to
the more extended powers and the wide
discretion Of Congress, adding the assur-
ance that he would be gratifed to cooper.
ate in any legislative plan which might be
provided for the solution of the pro blen
consistent with American integrity and
morality.
Your reports show that on further re.
Election the Queen gave her unqualified
assent in writing t, the conditions sug.
gested. but that the Provisional Govern.
ment refuses to acqniesce in the Presi-
dents decision. The matter now being in
! the hands Of Congress, the President will
keep that body fully advised of the situa
ton, and will lay before it from time tC
time the reports received from: you, in
GLIDING your No. 3. heretofore with held
and all instructions sent you. Meantime
while keeping the department fully in
| formed of the course of eyeuts, you will
unit! further notice. consider your specia
] instructions upon this subject have beer