Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-16
MORE HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE
President Dole's Letter to Minister Will
lis Arrives in San Francisco.

ruary otn, Oy the steamer Alameud,
gives the full text of President Dole's
letter 10 Minister Willis in reply TO the
latter's request for specifications OF the
statements made in the previous letter
from Dole in regard to the attitude OF
the United States government. Dole's
letter is very lengthy. He says: "ln
compliance with your request for GER
taia Specifications concerning my letter
of December 27th, l reply thereto as
follows:
First-You inquire as TO the meaning
of the word latitude" as used in my
letter. l reply that word was used by
me in its ordinary accepted sense, mean
ing bearing, posture as indicating the
purpose of those referred to.
You further say will you point out
where and when and how the repre-
sentative Of the United States assumed
any attitude toward the supporters OF
the Provisional Government or that the
Government is one other than one
essentially, desIgnedly expressive OF
peace" In reply, l would say that the
attitude OF person is to be ascertsined
only by differences drawn from the
known words and acts of such a per-
son and the conditions and crcum-
stances under which they take place.
Dole then states the following:
l. The treaty OF annexation had been
negotiated between the provisional gov
ernment and the United States govern
ment and presented to the Senate for
ratification. This treaty was Withdrawn
by President Cleveland Immediately
upon his entering Office, without prior
notice to this government or its repre-
sentatives Of his intention to do so or
his reasons for such action.
2. 1t was Immediately thereafter the
President appointed Hon. James Ii.
Bount special commissioner TO Hawaii
TO investigate the condition OF affairs at
Hawaii. The knowledge of such ap-
pointment was withheld from the rep
reseutative OF this government at Wash
ington. The press having announced
the appointment, the Hawaiian repre-
sentative applied to the State Depart
ment for information concerning the
same. The Secretary Of State refused TO
state the object Of the mission or even to
admit that a commissioner had been
appointed. On the 10Th day Of jan
uarv, 1893, the Hawaiian Minister at
Washington addressed q communication
to Mr.. Gresham, Secretary OF State, In
which the following language is used,
viz: II am directed by my government
to represent to you that while the Ha-
waiian government has full confidence
in the good faith of the United States
toward Hawaii in aud concerning its
treatment Of the relations between the
two countries, 1t seems proper that 1t
should be informed as to the effect OF
the present uncertainty, as to the ulti-
mate course TO bs pursued has upoh the
Situation In Hawaii. 1t is important for
the Hawain government to know the
intentions OF the United States govern
ment concerning annexation at as early
a day as possible, as, il annexation Is
not to take place, methods Of treating
the locations in Hawaii must take
place"
No reply has ever been made to such
communication.
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. Blount In
this country he did not communicate In
any manner or intimate to the Ha-
waiian government that his investiga-
tions were to be directed toward the
right of the existence Of the govein-
ment to whom he was accredited. All
of his Investigations aud examinations
were private, and such persons only
were examined as he chose TO call. EX-
animation OF his report since published
shows that there are statements by
sixty royalists and twenty supporters
OF the provisional government He OBJ
tained no statement from the four
members of the cabinet veted out be-
fore the revolutionary attempts on the
queen, although he has obtained an ex-
haustive statement from the royallst
successors.
Dole next refers to the final report
made bv Blount and says it is distinct
" hostile to the provisional govern
ment and that the provisional govern
ment has never been requested to give
an explanation OF the charges preferred
by Blount or any opportunity to reply
to them.
In regard to Gresham's letter TO
President Cleveland last October Dole
says: "You have intimated that the
foregoing letter being domestic trans
action is not the subject Of diplomatic
consideration. Imust submit, however,
that communication from the chief Of
a department Of state TO president In
which he charges this govern ment and
Its officers with conspiracy, with weak
ness, timidty and fraud, and recon-
monds It's subversion, which letter Is
officially furnished to aud published by
the public press, without any tnforma-
tion concerning the same being afford
ed TO this government Is not domestic
transaction" and is pre-eminenty a
subject for inquiry on the part OF this
government as TO the intentions OF your
government concerning the matter.
On November Il Mr.. Thurston, the
Hawaiian Minister at Washington, call
ed upon the Secretary Of State and
inquired II the above letter was authen-
tic, aud was assured by Mr.. Gresham
that it was. Mr.. Thurston then said:
II wish, then, TO further ask whether 1t
is the intention OF the United States
government TO carry out the policy
therein indicated by force, or in other
words, whether II the provisional gov
eminent declines to accede 10 the re-
quest of the United States government
TO vacate in favor Of the Queen, the
United States troops will be used to en-
force the request" We state that
Thurston received no satisfactory reply
to this question.
Dole then says to Willis: "On NOvem-
Der 9TH the Hawaiian Star published q
statement purportinE TO be tue report
Of remarks made by you to a delegation
of the American league, Of which the
following words are etated TO have been
used by you: Il have my instructions,
which l cannot divulge-but this much
"a. i. =. q IL L.