New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20

Upon both points submitted to me hal already on
G9rernment
r. there nothing in the sublec; of your IN
.lnteniod t. Use force" there anything un-
thereto?
QUOTING a UNITED PRESS DISPATCH
As to the written communication the language
used will answer for Itself. The oral interview Is
reported to thu United Press by It's correspondent
here. whose accuracy You Will attest. In ,et;er
from Honolulu Of December . he says:
ION the 2l:h u.tmo The Warrlmoo brought from
victoria our earliest knowledge OF Secretary Gresh
an AZ, leit.r Immediately after thc news by tne
40, IL! ',eerai smith Wai;eI upon Minister Wits
they asked to know Ills instructions lie oourt.ous-
y declined u communicate them. but renewed 10
lArm a previous assurance that lie would take alb
Sp'utrE no action until the return % he Alameda
they would be The first 10 know Of an course Of
Hon decided upon by him. Hc ev.ncol u genuine
cause Minister WINS then li:,en~I ipprceatyciy
10 representation by The Attorney q neral to the
ticnnl government have been protected for fifteen
muncation of November e. ''rcvoking the general
permission heretofore granted TO the United
rraeon FOR such action and ! know of none. You
We're, however. promptly notified that such priv
il'e" would not thereafter be exercised and this
ia! no armed soldier % our Government has been
landed h"rr for that or any other purpose
Indeed. as appears from n letter of Admiral Irwin
OF November ~ acknowledging the receipt of a
ready given orders that our troops not TO be
landed for drill or any other purpose" az. In his
tendency Increase the discuiet already existing
the our Of c@vea r Of fI5rac3 r9
which was received here ON the Corwin. Decem-
Under Constitution. YOU are well aware.
Congress atone has the power TO declare war"
A. the rresIcnt distinctly annonncrd thai he
would only act within the constitutional limits OF
Executive Power" he prccludcd the idea OF using
force. and rcafirmcd his declaration of November
H. delivered to Secretary Gresham. not ito do any
thing which would cause injury to HE or property
Paragraph Ii describes upon the authority ot
certain Visiting citi2,ns the preparations board
our war vessels after the arrival 81 the Cor"in.
which seemed 20 imply that our forces were ready
to and az moment noic-rii wsrs siacke
knalsacks packed for immediate use- IN" herty 81
the crews stopped. was that 80 most Of the
uniform" etc. II those visiting citizens had
made Inquiry Of the officers In command th'ir ap-
the Information that what thty saw on ma M
day they could have seen on any thri iInay IN
drill viz. boat drill fire party. arm AMI away
requiring the packing ~ knapsacks' ana other
preparations which you detail
NOTEf FROM THE rIlLNDELrIuNs LoGEooN.
append two letters Of Rcar-Admlral Irwin, OF
the 18Th ana 18th inst. giving notes from entry
in lorbook L. :. f. ;. Philadelphia" auI extract
from squadron routine drills" showing the above
facts and, further. that. in his own words:
J. 40 different. preparations for l1nlns .haye
squadron than those ma g. hy predecessor Roar
.ftu!n'i"i N.,l.ll i'ti - ,''.r,. -, AZ
rot ana IT, protect thc Ht' ana property VI N'"'''
lean and English residents
II did az u na,ter Of rf.riuti,1. .usp,uI !l-.rty
- the crews until / cpud ascertain whether u
danger II collision Afior coming ashore. aul hlT
Ing satisfied m'..lf on .ta' point whi,h ia ll '-.
g. "Ou the l>th q December. as thc "Nrii,m ai 90
shore was very gr'tt ana as quit" a mob htl
oar officers - wear their uniforms on -n''c ssh. %
Il The usual prccirilua token I'D iDIrrn 'ui t'.7
aid that l,d ben Informed Df 'Hp'fin ituDk'.
OF the br.is3 cruiser Champion. u''i D." Lao gwen
+ The great guns # the Pt.oie'rh'' AMI : lains
have never been loaded sine" ineM 80 ''I-'
M a. roqures! iv ragu'lf40as the exception hrnF
hat our men have not been .anl'i for o. purpose
Of drill since my assumption 90 ronpa"i
2 The r.i,y quetcI ~ made hy ;hc officers II
the phiadeiPha ha 10 one n SoaTG knew NV WAT
sonabe person that no orler hal boon given"
ADMIRAL fRWlNs CAIEFtLNEss
The Admiral SAYS in conclusion: as You are
aware. have studousy avoided doing anything
that would have tendency to Increase the excite
ment prevailing in Honolulu. and now distinctly
state that the naval force under my command - In
no way responsible for the feeling now existing
Your letter referring TO the preceding facts makes
this frank and Just admission. ~ {" tho tiH" "f
the arrival Of the Corwin. unusual warlke prep
like preparations therefore. to have been con-
fined To- one day December D. ana these. 49, Ju.t
shown by Admiral Irwin. were not subject to an
H. TITS connection il NAV not be- improper 10
mention the conduct Of our naval forces nurlF the
IRWIN, circumstances succeeding IN" 2ith of last
November The many rImors as 10 their purpose
OF landing and attacking your people me l,'llhss
OF resentment naturally resulting nom the honest
belief by "A lars" part Of tho community tit ~
were freely employed. brought about such Il
dangerous and critical condition that for umc' as
i.s4 anna
our oi,iccra gorg ashore to wear th"T acrvic" UNI
form. as a protection against Insult ana attack
table situation the Gcncanor OF both officers and
men was one OF forbearancc and sclf-controI
WHY TIE OFFICERS WIVES PREPARED TO GO.
Your paragraph Gs, sets forth that 1T WAS known
at this time several Of the wives 81 the 'Hod
States naval officers temporarily In Honolulu were
packing up their baggage preparHt2ry for immediate
removal. In view OF possible hos,lHiic- H.. ,
1t is true that the day 81 the C"rwns arrNti'
in the absence OF their husbands board snip ma L.
| rrrn.ra,ions to leave WITHIN few hours tlcr
nnppr,hcnsions were allayed, ana they decided to
remain where they were. II. howev.r these aI'es
had lcrt h. city upon the 2ith Of Last November II
womb not even at mat clrly date have been an ev-
dencc Of any hostile purpose nor ~ we" Oh por
sibe hostiliiies toward your Government, but an
act Of ordinary prudence and nrU'r, o1 against ne
contingency OF mob violence lh,It i''I' ui'l,r Wv.
circumstances were. ii must b. admitted not uhrea-
I've wives Of the officers TO whom you refer. ana
onrc b.vin,, mo- antlcira Ion OF dIngcr mad selected
as their residence "A most central AMI cXlos'7l 10
"a tInn Within a few hundred yards OF the Executive
Iu1ing and OF easy acccss from every lifccuoiii.
Their husbands were daily aDs"h. %" 5"iPpDH' -
and If danger threatened, wer" coInp'I'd 70 De
aLscnt Their diplomatic rCpr"s, aiatiV" coud n"t
"~crcIse The usual privilege Of landing troops for
their protect .on. because that aci IN ihc uioftu-
nate condition of affairs; would ne i,arId, haHe
hecn construed as n hostile INVASION, or Which the
iov,less element might have taken advantage.
r,trrH INTERVIEWS WITH THD QUEEN.
| Paragraph 10 states: at was also known that
, ,oro in freouent communication with the ex-
| nueer " desIre 10 state that the only communi-
| cations of a political character which l have had
with the Queen were limited TO three occasions AS
| 10 the first Of these. on NoVehoer 49, nave 10
| reason 70 believe you were Informed. The other
| ,y, ON the 10th and 18Th OF December last, were
| the following day reported by me In person TO
| vour Government and their subJect-matter iully
| .yniaineI me sole purpose OF these hegotlatlohs
was ag YOU know secure proper sHariilces IRON,
h. Queen as TO life and property OF al cOhhected
yri.h rho overthrow Of the monarchy. nest h'tNns
bren secured then, under the instruc ih 81 te
| t,resLient of the United states presented MS de-
clson setting forth the reasons W. ~