The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-20
WILLIS AND DOLE.
The President Lays More Correspond
encs Before the Senate.

ence Before the Senate.
Washington, March l6.-The President,
with brief message of transmittal, sent
to congress to-day some additional CORE
spOndence between Minister Willis and
President Dole in Honolulu. The CORE
spondence is mainly of an explanatory
character. Mr. Willis speaks Of it as
the final correspondence touching the
attitude of the diplomatic agent of the
United States in regard to the use of
force ~
Under date of Feb. >, President Dole
acknowledge Minister Willis letter of
Jan Is, which he says shows clearly Mr..
Willis desire that no Interpretation be
placed on any of the events or matters
referred to which is inconsistent with the
friendly attitude of himself and the Uni
ted states government towards the gov
erument Of Hawaii, and insisting that his
own course had not been such as 10
arouse anxiety in this community con
corning the intention of the United
States government"
Feb. IA, (St Valentines day. Mr.. Will
lis informed President Dole that he had
teen advised by his government that his
spe ial Instructions had been fully COM
plied with
LONG lie TIER FROM DOLE.
On the same dav. President Dole ad-
dressed quite a lengthy letter Of eXplana-
ticn TO Mr.. Willis, in the course of which
he says:
Referring to your communication Of Jan.
49, the receipt Of which has already cen
acknowledged. PERMIT me to say that II gives
me great pleasure to accept your explanation
OF the circumstances referred to in NV letter
OF Jan. II. regarding the deprivation of the liO-
erty of the crews of the American men
Oiwar and wearing of uniforms ashore by the
Officers after the arrival of the Corwin. 1T
WouId give me great satisfaction to close the
cores yCnIence with this point. but there are
matters IN your comm lul atlon Whlchra4ulre
{ REF exp alation for the sake of clear un-
Outstanding or some points
1t has not Teen my desire in any of my let
tiers IN this correspondence to charge the
United states with Intending to use force
against this government, but rather TO show
That the Withholding pY the United States OF
It's intentions on that point. taken with other
circumstances more or less expressive OF un-
! friendliness to this government had produced
the unfortunate state of affairs that was
brOuA ht TO your attention as reason why
such information should not Ue Ion ger with
held
The first part Of Minister Thurston's inter
view with secretary gresham, quoted by you,
on pages and OF your letter. standing alone
pc mits the constr elton which YOU have
given to il. But taken with the rest Of the
interview as represented nay letter Of specii-
cations must. submit. be considered as haV-
| ing rcen rendcred somewhat predetermined
in meaning by the secretary $ refusal in the
! latter part of the interview to answer Mr..
| IhurstOn's direct question whether or not the
United states intended to use force
He enters INTO some further eXplana-
lions as to certain passages in the CORE
spOndenCe, which now possess no great
public interest, and closes by 81 wing:
trust that these additional explanations
may assist in removing all misunderstood
ing if any remains. in relation TO the subject
OF this COrrCsp Ondence, and NAV assist in
convincing you OF the good faith Of this
government and of an absence Of I'M
friendliDess on its part in attri5uting
the disturbed condition of affairs here IN De
Cember, referred to in this correspondence,
to a fear and distrust of your government.
based upon the CirCums tanceS mentioned a
feeling which you have fully recognized in
your letter as the honest belief by a large
part OF the comm nifty that such hostile at
tack by the Unised States naval forces was
Imminent
IN closing, I beg to assure you that have
never intended to put ulol your eXceleucy
the sole responsibility for the matters under
discussion rs the correspondence will show,
and to assure you of my sincere appreciation
of the friendly nature of your reply to my let
ter Of Specldcat IONS, and to Join with you in
the expressed hope, that there may he a
speedy, honorable and satisfactory adjust
meut Of all pending questions With re-
neWed assurances etc,