The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-26
DOLE AND WILLIS.

DOLE AND WILLIS.
Later Hawaiian Correspondence SUBJ
mites - Congress
W9sHrNafoN; Jan. 21.-The president
in brief lots submitted to congress
the latest correspondence relating to
Hawaii 1t compris S some brief notes
from Minister Willis to Secretary
Gresham which are unimportant, but
the chief features OF Nhish are letters
between Minister Willis and President
Dole, in one of which the minister COM
planned of an utterauce of President
Dole as rejecting upon the president Of
! the United States and a letter from
| President Dole in which ne specifically
| injured il Minister Willis instrue-
| lions authorized the use OF force. Both
these matters appear to have been set
tied by the receipt Of the last message
Of the president to congress and this
instructions of Secretary Gresham to
Minister Willis.
Tie most important part of the cor
RESPONDENTS tdnsiats of = long letter
from Minister Willis to Secretary
! Gresham containing Enclosures of cor
responde,ce between President Doie
| and himself
Letter, No. 2O1z dated January 5. to
Secretary Gresham, saysi
! Oh Wednesday, the eth ult, at IL IA the
, steamship Oceanic arrived with newspapers
containing the presidents special message IN
I full, together with tee Instructions to Mr..
/ Blount and myself The MESSAGE was repro
duced in the afternoon papers under conspic-
uous headlines.
At o'clock the same day received four.
page, closely written letter, which I inclose,
from Mr.. DOLE minister Of foreign affairs, ask
ing to be informed with the least delay
whether you O held instructions to emf rec
your policy with the use of arms in any event"
The Information desired, al hough fully en-
bodied in the Presidents message. might have
been asked for; and except for the remarkable
statements contained in t4e letter, would have
beeh promptly and satisfactorily given in d
few words
Confident that the charges so surprisingly
and unjusuy made could not be sustained,
answer herewith enclosed was on the following
Thursday morning, sent to Minister Dole,
asking that they be made more direct and
specific
On Friday morning, sSth ult received d
letter from Mr. Dole, herewith inclosed, saying:
"The speci message of the president has rem
cred any further correspondence on the subject
OF nv letter Of the 9th Of December unueces.
sary as the message satisfactorily answers the
question 'B II, " he added, IF YOU still require
the specifications requested, ". IL be ready to
furnish them"
The instructions to me from the president
had been str city 70 lowed or if departed from
at all it ad been in favor Of the benedclaries
Of our wrong doing felt. therefore. that the
statements contained in the letter of Mr. Dole
OF the 9th ultimo were directed not at me per-
sonallc, but at the president, and should be
qualified absolutely Withdrawn Believing
from the high character and sen se OF justice OF
Mr. Dole that, If he rc-eximned his letter such
would be the result, wrote him note
which inclose. This note was delivered at
his residence on the night Of the SINE
day FRIDAY, December 29.) upon which b 8 Sec
ond letter was received Having no answer up
TO Sunday night, December 81, and having oc
casion to communicate with his colleague, Mr.
Damon. upon another matter, called his at
tention to the failure OF Mr. Dole to reply to
my note, which explained to him was written
with no unfriendly purpose. but was as by itself
declared for the best interests Of ALL" He in
formed me that the advisory council met the
next dav at noon and he thought the subject
would then receive attention"
At3p m OF that day. January l. received
the letter from Hon S. B. Dole. herewith in
closed, in which he states: 1t was not nv in
tention to withdraw any Of my letters" This.
OF course, left every charge and statement in
full force Of that date Believing that these
charges. whether 50 intended or not, reflected
very unjustly upon the president. VIII Sc agent
I was, at p. m of the same day mon.
day. January ~ 1 piled in the inclosed
letter asking that the desired Specfdca-
lions be furnished at the earliest conven.
lence. Up to this hour (Friday, January - no
reply has been received to this request nor
have I any intimation when one may be ex.
pected NY request for specifications has been
in the hands Of minister of foreign affairs since
Monday. January l, att o'clock. I had hoped
to receive it in time to answer by steamer
Picking, leaving to-day at o'clock and espec
ally as Mr.. Thurston and Hatch, late vice presf
dent Of the provisional government. leave to.
morrow on the Australia for the United States.
This delay in answering is great surprise and
regret
am fully prepared to show that every step
taken by the representatives OF our govern
ment has been in the direction Of peace and
good order
On November IL as is we'll known here, the
greatest excitement prevailed in the executive
building, military forces were increased In
number and the volunteer companies were Or
dered on duty at night TIL preparations were
due, not to any fear Of any American interven.
ton. but as Mr. Damon. minister Of finance.
called officially to explain, reSul ted from ap-
prehensions Of many citizens, mostly women
and children. that as the flowing dav as the
birthday anniversary of King kalakua large
numbers of natives from the adjoining districts
would be here aud an outbreak might occur.
Very respectfully, ALERT S. WILLIS