The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-21
THE HAWAIIAN MIDDLE
Correspondence Submitted to
Congress.
WILLIS DEFENDS CLEVELAND
Documentary Evidence Which Goes
to Show that Dole Was
ION His Dignity"


Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 2O-The president
today submitted to congress the latest
correspondence relating to Hawaii. II
comprises some brief notes of Minister
Willis to Secretary Gresham, which
are unimportant. The most important
part of the correspondence consists of
a long letter containing an enclosure
OF the correspondence of Dole and
Willis. A letter to the secretary says,
under date of January 5th, 1894: ION
Wednesday, the 9th ult., at IL a. M,
the steamship Oceanic arrived with the
newspaper containing the presidents s
special message in full, together with
instructions to Blount and myself. At
pm. the same day received four-page
letter, closely written, which / enclose,
from Dole's minister OF foreign affairs,
asking that he be informed without de-
lay whether 1 had instructions to en-
force your policy with the use Of arms
in any event. The information desired,
although fully embodied in the presi-
dents message, might have been asked
for, and except for the rem;t lSable
statements contained in the letter,
would have been promptly and satis-
factorily given in a few words. Con-
fldent that charges so surprisingly and
unjustly made could not be sustained,
an answer was sent Minister Dole ask
ing that they be made more specific.
The instructions of the president to me
have been strictly followed, or If de-
parted from at all, were in favor of
the beneficiaries of our wrong doing.
1 felt, therefore, that the statements
contained in the letter of Dole of the
9th ult. were directed not at me per-
sonally, but at the president, and
should be qualified or absolutely with
drawn. January l, I received a letter
from Dole in which he states 1t was
not my intention to withdraw any of
my letters This, of course, left every
charge and statement in full force, as
of that date. Believing these charges,
whether intended or not, reflected very
unjustly upon the president, whose
agent was, at 6 p. M of the same day,
Monday. January 1, l replied asking
that the desired specifications be fur
nished at the earliest convenience. No
reply has been received to this request,
nor have 1 any intimation that one
may be expected. This delay in an
swering is great surprise and regret.
l am fully prepared to show every step
taken by the representatives of our
government has been in the direction
of peace and good order"
Dole says in his first letter to Willis,
to by the latter in his letter
to Gresham: Pending further action
Of the government of the United States
upon the matter contained in your COM
of December 10th, and my
reply to the same under date of Decem-
ber 2Sd, l desire to call your excellen-
cy's most serious consideration to the
dangerous and critical condition of this
arising, must respectfully
submit, out of the attitude which you
used in public and in a communication
To this government, and also out OF
the unpublished letter Of the secretary
of state of the United States and the
message upon the subject
of the restoration of the monarchy. /
do not, however claim or intimate that
this unfortunate situation has been in
tentionally created by you or by the
which you represent, but
arises from the natural construction Of
vour attitude and the ambiguous terms
Of the statements referred to. Your
language expressed in public declared
YOU Intended to perform some act when
the proper time arrived, without dis
closing what that act would be. Under
these circumstances there arose at once
a. general feeling OF disquiet The nat
ural inference from your attitude. Ian
euage and refusal to disclose your pur-
nose and from Gresham's letter and
The presidents message, was that yeo
intended to use force in maintaining
xour policy. 1t is a fact well known
that YOU, as admitted in your com
of December ~, without
the consent or knowledge Of this gov.
eminent, have held negotiations with
tbe deposed queen for the purpose Of
overthrowing this government. The
apprehensions OF both political parties,
as well as that OF persons who remain
neutral in these matters. is that you
hold instructions to use physical force
r. the restoration OF the monarchy.
IN consequence Of yosr attitude In
this behalf the enemies cf this gov
eminent, believing your Intentions to
be to restore the mongfelSs BY foi ),
nave become emboldenea and threats
of assassination Of ttiesotieers Of this