The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-22

steamer Alameda give the full text OF
President Doie's letter to Minister
Willis in reply to the latte..s re uest
for specitications and statements made
in a previous letter from Dole in re-
gard to the attitude of the United
States Government. Dole's letter is very
lengthy. He says: In compliance
with your request for certain specitica-
tions concerning my letter of Dec. -.
] reply the, etc as follows: You in
quire as to the meaning tf the word
attitude as used in my letter. | reply
that word was used by ME in its orli-
narily accepted sense. meaning bear
ing. posture. as indicating purpose of
those referred to. You further eay,
Will you point cut whe AID
when and how IA represent tive of
the United States assumed any attitude
toward SUI porters of the Provisional
Government other than enc essentially
and designedly EXPIRE 'sive OF peace
In reply l would say that the attitude
OF a % rsOn is to tie asCerta ned only by
differences drawn from nJwn words
and acts of such person and conditions
take place"
President Dole then cites the with
drawal of the treaty of annexation from
the Senate by President Cleveland
without any notice to the Hawaiian
representative the appointment of
Blount 4, d his visit Us Il secret ennis
sary of the United states and the re-
fusal of Secretary Gresham to explain
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object of Blount. mission CT even
that he had been commissioned. He
also criticized Is cunts action. while in
the country ami the report which he
subsequently made to President Cleye-
land.
i. esident Dole next refers to
Gresham letter to T. esident tlove-
land last tc.ober. and says: y on
have intimated hat tie forey, ing ,et-
ter. hcing Il don este transaction. is
not a sub. Get Of diplomatic c rr>-
spondence. | must submit. however.
that a ccm,n> nj: alton in IN the chief
Of the LEI ;.rt.1cnt Of state to the
President. in which he charges th;,
Government and its officers with con-
spiracy, weaE Ness. timidity and fraud,
an recommends it, subverslon, which
letter is officially furnished to and Pub
lishcd by the public pres. wit out any
information concerning the same being
aiOrdcd to this COyernn ent, is not u
domestic transaction. and is prc-emi-
nently proner Subiccs Tor in iuiry on
the part of this Government as to the
intentions of your Government con-
corning the subject matter.
"On Nov. II Mr.. Thuraton. the ffa-
waiian Minister at Washington. called
upon the Secretary of State and in
quired if the above letter was anthem
tic. and was assured by Mr.. Gresham
, that it was. MIR. ThurstOn then said:
, Il wish. then, to further ask whether
it is the intention of the United States
Government to carry out the policy
therein indicated by force. or, in other
! words, whether. if the Provisional
Government decline to acceie to the
request of the United Stats Govern
ment to vacate in favor of the Queen.
United States troops will be used to
enforce the request DO we need to
state that Mr.. Thurston received no
sati ,factOry reply to this question:"
| President Dole then recalls the ar
rival of the United States dispatch
:; boat Corwin at Honolulu last Hecem-
Der with private copies of the Plesi-
dents Hawaiian message to Congress
for Mr.. Willis. and avs:
81 p to the time OF the arrival of the
Corwin the United States naval officers
| in port were in the habit of coming
, ashore in citizens dress. the crews re-
, ceived their usual liberty on shore. and
F.; no unusual warlike preparations We're
; visible on board. Immediately on the
arrival of the Corwin the liberty of the
crews was stopped and SO was that of
NEST of the officers. Those who came
on shore were in service uniform.
Rifles were stacked. Cartridge belts
were filled with ball cart. idges and
knaosacks packed for Immediate use
| were conspicuous on the decks of the
; ships and were seen there by sting
! citizens. who in reply to an inquiry as
to the meaning Of such preparations
were informed by the officers that they
were ready to land at a moments no
] tice. When asked if the landing would
be to protect Or fight Us the reply OF
the officers of the Philadelphia was
that no one on board knew what orders
; would be received"