The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-14
a VENoEFuL OLD SAVAGE.
Her Partisans Gave Willis Their
Plan for the Restoration.
He Rejected IL Indignautiy-rhs Me-
gress' ADVISER . Hard Lot. He Ad-
aits-Prssident Dole Denies Cleve-
isnd's Right 60 Interfere In the
Affairs Of Sister Nataou-J ustice,
American Precedents and Interna-
tienal Law Forbid It

WasHIsGros cIry. Jan. is-The prcsi-
dent this morning sent 10 the house the
correspondence asked for in the Haw allan
matter. unaecompanied by any special
message aside from q letter of transmittal.
The latter is as follows:
10 the Congress: / transmit herewith
/ copies OF ali dispatches from our minister
TO Hawaii relating in any way to political
affairs In Hawaii, except such as have
been heretofore transmitted to con-
| gress. | also send copies of the instruc-
tiors sent January u. 1894. being the only
instructions to him that have not been
sent to congress. La my former message
/ 10 congress l withheld dispatch No. s,
under date of November i6 ls9S and dis
| patch No 20. under date OF October :. IsEsS.
| 1nasmuch as the conteats of dispatch No.
| are all referred TO in dispatch of more
| recent date. and inasmueh as there seems
To be no longer reason for Withholding il.
| the same is herewith submitted Dispatch
| No. 10 Is still withheld, for reasons that
seem TO me 10 be justihahle and proper
GsovER CLEvKLAsp."
The last instructions to Willis. and the
only ones not heretofore sent TO con-
| eress. are dated yesterday. They were
sent by telegraph to W. A. Cooper, dis
| patch agent at San Francisco. to be for
| warded to Willis by the steamer Msriposa
today. The dispatch is as follows:
"Yoar number Ia 10 Is inclusive show
that you have rightly comprehended the
| scope OF your instructions, and have. as
| far as in your power. discharged the oner-
| Gus task contided in you. The president
| sincerely regrets that the provisional gov
| ernment refuses To acquiesce in the con-
clusion which HIS sense OF right and duty
| and due regard for our national honor con-
| strain him TO reach and submit as
measure Of justice to the people of the
| Hawaiian islands and their deposed SOW
| ereign. While il il true that the provi-
sionai government was created TO exist
| oniy until the islands we're annexed to the
| United States. the queen but reluctantly
| surrendered TO an armed force OF this gov
| ernment illegally quartered in Honolulu.
| and Representatives of the provisional
| government. which realized the i'm
| portance and WAS an xious to get
| control of the queens means of defense,
| assuring her that il she would surrender
| her case would be considered by tho United
| States. The president never claimed such
| action constituted him arbitrator In .
technical sense or authorized him 10 act
| in that capacity between the queen and
| the provisional government. You have
| no such claims. When you acquainted
! tha: government with the presidents de-
l cision solemn assurance was given that the
| ity for the president to act rs arbitrator,
| but as fact material to q Just determine
uon OF the presidents duty in the PREM
ises. In o note which the minister of for
| eign affairs addressed to you on the 23d
| ultimo.. il is stated In effect that even. II
| the constitutional government was sub
| verted by the action of tie American min
| lister and INVASION by a military force Of
| the United States the presidents au-
| thority 10 limited to dealing with
| our own unfaithful officials, and
| that he can take no step look
| ing TO q correction OF the wrong done.
/ The president entertains different view
| Of his responsibility and duty. The sub
version of the Hawaiian government by
1 abuse of the authority OF the United States
/ was in plain violation OF international
/ law, and required the president to disavow
J and condemn the act of our offending ofii-
cials, and within the limits of ms consti-
! tutionai power endeavor to restore the
f., awiul authority. On the 18th ult. the
| president sent a special message 10 con-
| gress communicating copies of Biounts
| reports and the instructions given him
| and you. Ga the same day, answering a
1 resolution OF the house Of representatives,
| he sent copies Of all correspondence since
/ March 4, Ies9. on the political affairs and
relations OF Hawaii. withholding for sutfi-
1 cisnt reasons only Stevens No. 10, of
| October =. 1s92 and your No. 3, of Novem-
ber Is. 1893. The president therein an
| nounces that the conditions Of restoration
suggested by him to the queen did not
| prove acceptable TO her, and that
| insist upon those conditions he had
| not learned that the queen was
| willing to assent to them. The president
| thereupon submitted the subject TO the
| more extended powers and wide discretion
| of congress-, adding the assurances that he
4 a q a.
| legislative plan which might be provided
| for solution Of the problem. consistent
| with American integrity and morality.
| Your reports show that on further re-
lection the queen gave her unqualified
| assent in writing to the conditions sug-
gested. but that the provisional govern
| ment refused to acquiesce in the prosi-
dents decision. The matter now being in
| the hands OF congress. the president will
keen that body fully advised of the siiua-
ton and will lay before it from time TO
| time the reports received from You. in
| ciuding your No. g. heretofore withheld,
and all instructions sent you. Meantime.
| while keeping the department fully in
formed of the course OF events. you will
! until further notice consider that your
spccial instructions upon this subject
have been fully complied With.
'GsEsHAx"
The last dispatch from Minister Willis,
enclosing President Dole's reply TO his
demand for retirement of the provisional
government follows. under date Of Decem-
Der q:
| president Dole has just delivered In
person at this hour, midnight, the answer
OF the provisional government, declining.
for the reasons therein stated, TO accept
the decision of the president of the United
States, q copy of which answer 10 here
with enclosed. The revenue cutter Corwin,
under sailing orders. will leave in fex
minutes for san Francisco The captain
has been instructed to SLOW mp and II neces-
ssry enter the haroor OF san Francisco nj
nignt and deliver in person dispatches
Nos. Ia. IS, Is. IL. is and 10 70 our dispatch
agent NJ that place. fhe object of this is
TO enable the president TO receive these of.
fetal communications before any inlima
ton OF their character can De teiegraphsd.
/ / will on Tuesday scknoaIede the re
| ceipt Of the answer OF the provisional
government. notifying 10 that the prssi
| dent of the United States will be informed
thereof, and that no farther step will b
| taken by me until | hear from him.
| shalt deliver o similar Communication tc
| the ausen. Very great excitement - pre-
| yasling here. and the peculiar conditions
surrounding this people prompt the above
| course. which, trust. viii meet the appro
hataan OF the president and Yourself.
/ think IL proper to acknowledge IN this
. public way the efficient services rendered
The gevsxnnsRt q The IRltsd 6tAIes n