The Portland daily press., 1894-02-17
DOLE TALKS OF POSSIBLE
ALLIANCES.
Ii United States Rejects Its Chance
1t Must Not Dictate.
OUR WAR SHIPS MAY BE ORDERED
TO YACATE PEARL HARBOR.

| Canada is On Hand With a Proposition to
the New Government Looking to Com
mercial Union-Mr. Dole Says that He
and Mr.. Willis Get Along Together
All Right Now and He Does Not Be-
lieve that the Recent Letters Have Out
ragged the Administrations Feelings.
Chicago, February 16-William Preston
Harrison's Honolulu letter to the Times
contains long interview with President
Dole. Mr.. Dole said: "The chinese and
Japanese engaged in legitimate enter
pirses are without doubt in favor of
good, pure, honest government, like the
business men of other nationalities They
would favor annex ations or good self
government for the islands. The
gamblers, smugglers and those interested
in the lotteries, would prefer return of
the old monarchy. The constitution has
drafts drawn. by members of the present
government and others in their indi-
vidual capacity. If Congress rejects the
annexation treaty, republic will un-
doubtedly be established, but even then
we will not act hastily. In the mean
time, the provisional government Will
continue to act as at present and the con-
stitution will not be proclaimed, until
we receive final advices from Congress.
Elections, think, will not be held tor
some time after. Use business com
munity, as a rule, is satisfied with our
present government. I think there is no
danger OF an uprising. The new consti-
tuition will embrace popular form OF
government. That is what the natives
are clamoring for. The constitution
would mbrace clause making 1t un-
constitutional to return to or advocate
monarchy.
"The local papers state that President
Cleveland is Greatly Outraged
at the letter to Minister Willis. But
look upon those accounts as unofficial
and place no credence in them. There
was nothing in thes letter of speciica-
tion to bring aboutssueh feeling and
our representative at Washington has not
referred in any way TO the matter. Our
relations with Minister Willis at present
are most cordial, and demand to retract
the letter would now be as illogical as
the original objection raised by Mr..
Willis and subsequently waived. Our
latest correspondence has been of the
most friendly nature. No insult was in
tended and none should be accepted. The
state of affairs at the time necessitated
information from the American minister
as to whether his instructions called up
on him to use force in his efforts to re-
store the ex-Queen and pressed for an
immediate answer. Property interests
we were bound to protect were at stake,
the citizens were in a state of great
alarm and we were forced to large -ex-
penditu re in preparation for defense"
at has been stated that you will be
asked to Withdraw certain statements
and charges, and in the event your nom
compliance, all diplomatic negotiations
between the two countries will be cut
off,"
81 look upon that as a canard. l have
nothing to withdraw, and have no in
tention of withdrawing any statements l
have made. / cannot believe the ad-
ministration at Washington would re-
solve upon such step as to cease diplo-
matte negotiations with us. Russia, has
recognized the present government as the
government de jure, and all other
nations recognize us as the de facto
government Until the new credentials
to the French commission shall have
arrived, do not know what position
France intends,to assume. If Congress
assumes the attitude that the United
States washes her hands of the entire
affair, leaving the Hawaiian Islands to
take care of themselves, but looking to-
ward interference on the part of any
e. a fria IN
ward the United States, I'VE should feel
that we could do as we pleased, and
would not recognize the right of the
United States to dictate to us. We would
feel at liberty
To Deal With Any Foreign Power.
as we might see fit. We feel that we
States for a political union. If she re-
fuses, we feel at liberty to look elsewhere
for the same or any other course we
should decide upon.7
"How about the cession of Pearl
Harbor to the United States!n
"The treaty with the United States ex-
pires in the latter part of this year. Up
on the expiration OF that treaty, we need
only give twelve months notice to the
United States to vacate, after which we
feel we shall be free to cede it to any
foreign power. know American states
men have unoficially Questioned this
right, looking upon the cession as per
manent one. But :; think Secretary
Bayard, in his official capacity, took the
ground that all obligations on our part
@Has any proposal been made to the
provisional government relative TN an
nexation OF protectorate being offered
in case the United States withdraws all
interference in your local affairs?n 80
l. "The only proposition is one made nv