Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19

Washington, Jan 13.-President
Cleveland today sent to the house the
Hawaiian correspondence asked for.
In his letter of transmittal the presi-
dent says he sends all the correspond
ence since the late special message,
and one of the two dispatches received
before that time and withheld when
the other correspondence was sent The
other dispatch he thinks there is suf>
ticlent reason for Withholding
The last instructions to Minister VIII
lis sent under cover of Il telegram
to w. A. Copper, the dispatch agent
at San Francisco. instructing him to
forward the following to Minister VIII
lis by the steamer MaripoSa tomor
row:
Washington, Jan. Ito Willis,
Minister, Honolulu: Your Nos. II to
Is inclusive show hat you have
rightly comprehended the scope of your
instructions and have, as far as was
in your power, discharged the onerous
task colfided to you. The president
sincerely regrets that the provisional
government refuses to acquiesce in the
conclusion which his sense of RIGHT
and duty and a due regard for our
national honor constrained him to
reach and submit as 4 measure OF JUS
tice to the people Of the Hawaiian isl
ands and their deposed sovereign.
+ ic.
government was created to exist only
until the islands were annexed to the
United States, that the queen finally
brat reluctleltly surrendered to IAN
armed force Of this government IL
legally chartered in Honolulu, and rep
rcsentatiyes of the provisional govern
ment (Which realized it's impotence
and anxious to get control of the
queens means Of defense) assured her
that if she would surrender her case
would be subsequently considered by
the United States, the president has
never claimed that such action conSti-
tuted him an arbitrator i'll the techni-
cal sense, Or authorized him to act
i'll that capacity between the prOvi-
sional government. You made no such
claim when you acquainted that gov
eminent with the presidents decision
The solemn assurance given to the
queen has not been referred to us IN
authority for the president to act as
arbitrator but as a fact material to
a just determination of the presidents
duty in the premises.
In the note which the minister of
foreign affairs addressed to you on
the Odd ultimo, it is stated in effccT
that even if the constitutional govern
ment was Subvered by the action Of
the American minister and invasion
by military forces of the United States,
the presidents authority is limited to
dealing with our unfaithful officials
and that he can take no steps looking
to a correction of the wrong done.
The president entertainS a different
view of his responsibility and duty.
The subversion of the Hawaiian gov
eminent by an abuse of the authority
of the United States was in plain VIC
latiOn Of international laws and
the president to disavow and
ficials and, within the limits of his
constitutional power to endeavor to re
store the lawful authority.
con the 18th ultimo the president
sent q special message to congress
communicating copies of Mr.. Blounts
reports and the instructions given TO
him and to you. On the same day,
a resolution Of the house of
he sent copies of all
since March 4, 1889.
on the political affairs and relations
of Hawaii, withholding for sufficient
reasons only Mr.. Stevens No. 20 Of
October s, 1892, and your No. 3 of
November Is, 1898.
1.-The president therein announces
that the conditions Of restoration Sug-
gested by him to the queen had not
proved acceptable to her, and that
since the instructions sent to you to
insist upon those conditions, he had
not learned that the queen was will
ing to assent to them. The president
thereupon submitted the subject to
the more extended powers and wide
discretion of congress, adding the as
surance that he would be gratified to
cooperate in any legitimate plan
which might be devised for solution
of the problem consistent with Ameri-
can honor, integrity and morality.
your reports show that on further
reflection the queen gave her unquall-
fled consent in writing to the condl-
lions suggested, but that the proylS-
ional government refused to acquiesce
in the presidents decision. The mat
ter now being in the hands of con
sress. the president will keep that body
fully advised of the situation and will
Law before it from time to time the re-
1.orts received from you including our
No. 8 heretofore withheld and all in
structions sent to you. In the mean
time. while keeping the department
fully informed of the course of events,
YOU will consider that your special
instructions upon this subject have
been fully complied with.
"GRESHAM."
The last dispatch received from Min
lister Willis. enclosing President Dole's
reply to his demand for the retirement
of the provisional government, is as
follows:
LEGATION of the United States,
Honolulu, Dec %, 1898, II Midnight
Sir: President Dole has just delivered
in person at this hour midnighD the
answer of the provisional government