The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-16
DolE,s sPEcIFIczTIoNa
Thor civ. N,.i.ter WIN. . Co-pists View
OF the Policy OF fnfs-y.

| HONOLULU, Feb. 3. via San Franciseo Feb
15.-This 10 tho text OF President Doles reply
10 Minister willis's request for specifications,
which was made public for the first time In
| Honolulu Just before the Alameda sailed;
| DEPARTMENT OF FoREIqN ATIAIRs,
HoNoLuLU. II. J.. Jan. IL. 1884
~. kps,,y As,r E,,t.. u.a.i SITS EsroS kf'rs''
SIR: 1 have the honor to acknowledge the
| receipt OF your communication dated Jan. i,
You dated Dec. "a. as containing staten ents
which / ar fully prepared TO show are not
Tresident Of the United States aud represent;
atives OF the United states in this country and
ms The of,iciai views OF your Government. de-
mand prompt answer and equally prompt PC
iS R,s On states tat sNa end eopStiSS
| Of affairs therein described should be
rsWs"s YSu aieo refer 70 nteryepine CORE
| spondence between US stating that my aeo we
m 4st tme the oiies niormatOn that the war
| like preparations described BY you were
by Snd Of the uped stStss
| You further state that believing upon iuIthet
Injustice Of my statements. yog on the 9Th
uit. wrote suggesting the withdIsSal OF my my
ply. and that no copies be given to the
public or made a record o. by eitMnsr
Sss your @nd nO SS S To
by no improper or unirendly spirit. but was
70 'Ss atseE .ss tbas
IN m letter OF Dec. ~ thereis " no withdrawal
or modification OF statements eSmp'a al fsaS a.
implying ssity to furnish .as spsstSS e
t sssrs 81 not. to you dated jan stating
that It was not my intertionito Withdraw any OF
letters which note you state Is niea. Dy
tional You conclude by stating that nov nov
to ask that furnish me at y2nr earliest
wish to make an Immediate answer VIII
comply with your request.
/ laln hnw i
reply to your communlcation OF the LIST In;
slant that have made no charges r A. lns
resentetives." ON the contrary. In order that
there might be no misapprehension concern,
ing s6s %essHr Of eSs 9Th %
dc not claim or intimate that this uniortunate
You or the government which you represent"
I still discaim any intention OF charging you
results and conditions described in my com:
munlcation of Dec y! The object OF my
ATTENTION certain facts and conditions existing
| in this country. which, In my opinion were the
causes of the same. and to obtain from you
such information and assurances as would
tend to allay the prevailing excitement ana
AIGoncernine your statement above referred
TO- that my Communication OF Dec. - contains
sSas so %n.Sn ySa b. soad
that IL would give mo great pleasure 70 oecom me
s a sSSt ssd sl M
after stated constitute In part basis LOT my
In the s%%. but snail 10 glad
receive from you any NJ eySe s st they op
t t5s% @ da Exist .ss and hat
upon becoming convinced that am under
shs ,es
will be Immediately withdrawn;; Gones g n.n
aSss or Of state
ments o. you S,il p aay som ms
SAY that Ss.n WAS made Ro' eonceTnnr any
made by me- your reply having been primarily
concerning certain points
Referring the suggestion contained IN
ton OF Dec. "a, would say that to do SO would
have been In the nature OF an admlsSion 1 that
rect which unfortunately. in the absence o.
which you say y91 are red
= fore me- 1t was impossible for me to do; H.,
Allow me to assure you that II was WIN ueep
. | qualification that ! received YOUR assurance
that your communication to me Of the 10Th OF
: December was prompted by no improper mo
: | continue the amicabe relations heretofore ex:
listing and to further assure you that this and
ment are written in the same spirit and
trust that no statement presenting the claim
and views OF this Government concerning any
Z matter OF law or fact may. by reason OF lie di-
I rectness and distinctness. be construed as
y In compliance with your request for certain
Q specifications CONCERNING my letter oil Dec. "a
FiGstNYou inquire as 20 the meaning. OF the
word attitude" AS used In my letter. i reply
Q accepted c sense. meaning bearing, posture as
. Indicating the purpose OF those referred to.
0g 1IT.ner sna how the gep Of the
q United states assumed any atii f towaIo
It the one essentially and desi Gn %t sS,
> that the attitude. q the person Is to be ascer
tanned ony, by interences drawn from re
i known words and acts OF such person and the
= conditions and circumstances under which
a they take place, Some OF the words and &C.
! tSes in his Connection. and the Condition.
ami circumstances attendant thereon. IRON
which its Intentions and attitude toward the
u Provisional Government must Dc Inferred are
a First"A treaty Of annexation had been ne
d eotated between tho Provisional Government
: and the nited states Government and pre-,
treaty was as Withdrawn by President Cievelan
4 Immediately upon his entering once without
3 psntatiyes Of his Intention 10 do So or Of hi.
u Iseconi~Imm siiatsiy thereafter. the PresI
n dent appointed the Hon. James 4. Blount
:" special Commissioner TO Hawaii 10 lnvesttget'
the condition Of nSLs at hST1 56nfG 2Sm iS
\ representative OF this Government &C Wash
InSD3m the pref MainS nIssneI we an
5 piled 10 the state DeDar1We9t for iniornatioI
~ hs hs obec 81 Se
I, even TO admit that commissioner had beef
n Third|un the 10Th day OF June, 1893 SIR
o Thurston, Hawaiian Minister At Washington
t. addressed q communicated 10 Mr, nTesham
guaGe 10 used. viz.
" =" am directed by my Government 10 repre-
+ sent TO you that while the Hawaiian Govern
4 ment has full confidence 10 the good fshh o
NJ the nited states toward Hawaii in and con
4 corning it's treatment in the relations between
J. the TWO countries, 1t seems proper that !
l. should he informed a. to the effect the pIesen
uncertainty as to the ultimate course Il
a be puIsued has upon ths situation In Tia
"A | wall long continued delay and uncertaintl
Il | Keeps the entire community In q fever
n ish state Of mind, BY reason OF Whiel
i ! business Is seriously Affected, capital I
"A | rendered tmii. thereby hamporing a.
10 enterprises which are conducting their busi
"a | ness on credit; the Governments credit anC
n ABILITY to borrow are prsiudieed; the expenses
NJ OF the Government are largely increased b.
IL | the necessity OF maintaining a cons ldera Die
armed force for the protection OF publicsorier
It and the enemies OF the Goyernment are en-
N | eOurARed to cOnspire against law and order
ar | ali Oi which Is highly pTeIudiciAl and inluri
IS Gus. not only 70 the HASalians BAT 70 me yer
10 Hawaii and the mutual trade now being con