The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-12
REJECTED BY DOLE.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
DECLINES TO SURRENDER.
MINISTER WILLIS DEMAND REFUSED
The Reply of the Provisional Govern
ment Stated Their Side of the Case
In No Pleading Form-wirl Not
BE Made Public Until 1t
Reaches WashingtOn-Ha-
waiIans Still Defiant.

VICTORIA, g. c., JAM O.-The steam
ship Warrimoo which arrived here
last night brought Hawaiian advices
to January l. These confirmed the
report from Auckland, New Zealand,
that United States Minister Willis had
requested the provisional government
to retire and allow the restoration of
the old order of things, but gave a
most pleasing contradiction to recent
alarmist reports sent out from Wash
ington and San Francisco. Up to the
date of sailing there had not been the
slightest trouble nor was there any
prospect of any emeute.
December 10 United States Minister
Willis met President Sanford B. Dole,
Finance Minister Nj. Damon. Minister
of the Interior j. a. King and Attorney
General w. o. Smith in the Hawaiian
foreign Office and addressed them as
follows:
''MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN
The president of the United States has
very much regretted the delay in the
consideration of the Hawaiian ques-
tion, but it is unavoidable. So much
has been due to certain conditions
precedent, compliance with which was
required before was authorized to
confer with you.
THE president also regrets, as most
assuredly do /, that any secrecy should
have surrounded the interchange of
views between our two governments.
1.-THE provisional government was
not established by the Hawaiian peo-
T0la with THAR acnIIioS-
cence, nor has it since existed with
their consent
THE queen refused to surrender
her powers to the provisional govern
ment until convinced the minister of
the United States had recognized it as
the de facto authority and would sup
port and defend it with the military
of the United States, and that violence
would be Drecipits ted. She was ad-
vised and assured b her ministers and
leaders of the move ent for the over
throw of her government. that if she
surrendered under protest, her case
would afterwards be fairly considered
by the president of the United States.
sThe queen finally yielded to the
armed forces of the United States
then CHARTERED in Honolulu, relying
on the good faith and honor of the
president, when informed of what
p i1dO W uANtO O4lC dCOIOA VI
the minister and reinState her, and
the authority which she claimed as
the constitutional sovereign of the
Hawaiian islands After a patient
examination of Mr.. Blount's reports
the president is satisfied the move
ment against the queen if not in
stigated was encouraged and sup
ported by the representatives of this
government at Honolulu.
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termined ne will not send back to the
senate for it's action thereon the treaty
which he withdrew from that body
for further consideration on the 9th
day of March, 1893 In view of these
conclusions, l was instructed by the
president of the United States to take
advantage of an early opportunity to
inform the queen of this determine
ton and of his views as to the re-
sponsIbility of our government.
I'm obedience to the command of
the president l have secured the
queens agreement, and l now deliver
a writing, signed by her and duly at
tested, a copy of which | will leave
with you. 1 will now read that
writing.
az, Lilluokalani, in recognition of
the high sense of justice which has
actuated the president OF the United
States, and desiring to put aside all
feelings of personal hatred or revenge
and to do what is best for all the peo-
pie of these islands, both native and
foreign, do hereby and herein solemn
1y declare and pledge myself that if
rein stated as the constitutional sover-
eign of the Hawaiian islands, / will
Immediately proclaim and declare I'M
conditionally and without res
ervation to every person who
directly or indirectly partic-
ipated in the revolution of
amnesty for their offenses. with res
toration of all rights, privileges and
immunitieS, under the constitution
and the law, which have been made
in pursuance thereof, and that 1 will
forbid and prevent the adoption of
any measure of prescription or punish
ment for what has been done in the
past by those setting up or supporting
the provisional government.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this
18th day of December, 1898.
EMIUoKALANL
ATTEST: j. o. CARTER.
cit becomes my further duty to adj
wise you, sir, the executive of the
provisional government and Your min
listers. of the presidents determine
ton of the question, which your ac-
ton and that of the queen brought
upon him, that you are expected to
promptly relinquish to her her con-
stitutional authority. And now Mr..
President and gentlemen of the pro-
viSional government, with deep and
solemn sense of the gravity of the
situation. and with the earnest hope
that your answer will be inspired
by that patriotism which forgets all
self-interest, in the name and by the
authority of the United States. I sub
NIT to you the QUESTIONABLE you
willing to abide by the decision of the
president?
81 will leave this with you, Mr..
President, as your stenographer may
not have got every. word, and it may
help him.
81 will also leave the certified copy
that referred to, the agreement of
the queen"
Presidents Dole-The government
will take the matter under considera-