Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-18

erot1on OF the government
While We accept the decision Of the presi-
dent OF the United States, declining further TO
oonstC-er the annexation proposition as the final
conclusion OF the present administration, we
do not feel inclined 10 regard Il ss the last
word OF the American government upon
this subject. This conviction IS EN-
pbasized by the favorable expression
period IN favor OF annexation. conspicuous
among whom are the names OF W. L Marcy,
William II. Seward, Hamilton Fish and James
& Blaine all former score tsries OF state and
especially so by the action OF your last admin
istratton in negotiating q treaty of annexation
with this government and sending il TO the sen
" with view OF its ratification
I'VE shall therefore continue the project
OF political union with the United States az
q conspicuous feature Of our foreign policy.
Your information that the president OF the
United States expects this government to
promptly reltnQuish 70 the ex-queen her con
sttutional authority might well be dismissed
in single word, but for the circumstances that
your communication contains. as II appears
to me- misststements and erroneous conclu-
stons based thereon, that are 80 preiudicial
TO the government that ! cannot permit
them TO pass unchallenged We do not recog
niEe the right Of the president OF the United
States to interfere In our domestic affairs.
Such right could be conferred upon him by the
action of this government and by that alone
This understand 70 be the American doc
trine conspicuously announced from time TO
time by the authorities of your government"
In conclusion. President Dole says: 81 am
instructed TO INFORM you Mr. Minister, that the
provisional government of the Hawaiian is.
lands respectfully and unhesitatingly declines
to entertain the proposition of the president Of
the United States, that il should surrender It's
authority to the ex-Queen-
Regarding the right of the United States to
interfere. Mr. Dole says
THE treaties between the two countries CON
fer no right Of interference. Upon What tEen,
Mr.. Minister, does the president Of he United
States base his right Of interference z"
Latest Instructions to Willis.
The last Instructions to Minister Willis are
dated January IL and are as follows;
ITO Willis, Minister to Honolulu Yours
Nos. IA TO IS inclusive show that you have
rightly comprehended the scope OF your III
structons and have as far as was in your power
discharged the onerous task conhded in
you The president sincerely regrets that
the provisional government refuses 10 acquiesce
in the conclusion which his sense Of right and
duty and due regard for our national honor
constrained him to reach ana submit as q
measure of justice 10 the people Of the
Hawaiian islands and their deposed sovereign
while il is true that the provisional govern
ment was created to exist only until the islands
were annexed TO the United States; that the
queen finally but reluctantly surrendered TO an
armed force of this government illegally
quartered in Honolulu, and repre-
sentatives of the provisional govern
ment which realized it's impotence and was
anxious to get control of the queens means Of
defense, being assured that, if she would sur
reader, her case would be subsequently consd-
cred by the United States, the president has
never claimed that such action constituted him
an arbitrator in the technical sense author
lied him 20 act in that capacity between the
provisional government and the queen.
You made no such claim when you ac-
quainted that government with the presidents
decision The solemn assurance given to the
queen has not been referred TO as authority
for the president TO act as arbitrator
but as fact material to a just oetermina-
ton of the presidents duty in the
premises. The subversion of the Hawaiian
government Ny an abuse OF the authority of the
United States was IN plain violation OF lnterna-
tional laws and required the president to dis
avow and condemn the act Of our offending
officials and within the limits OF mis- eonstitu
tionai power to endeavor 10 restore the lawful
authority
Mr. Wills is at this point acquainted with
the submission TO congress of Blount's report
and all other correspondence. The letter con
cudes
Your report shows that on further re-
Election the queen gave her unqualified as
sent in writing 10 the conditions suggest ted
and that the provisional government refused
to acquiesce The matter now being in the
hands Of congress- the president win keep that
body fully advised Of the situation and viii
lay before it from time to time the re-
ports received from you, including your No
s, heretofore withheld and all instructions
sent 10 you. In the meantime while keeping
the department fully informed of the course
Of events you will until further notice, con
slider that your special Instructions upon this
subject have been fully complied with
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