The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-20

spohdspes; your Government did not Itself
ent:rs.PS this sCpT.n :, among them
many prominent .roysllstsn g VI: vbarys.
Tor several DAYS" you VIII recall the Tact az
tat e. Brtsh i Snissf am *. Jspsps S
Consul. gen.r9l az this time, Dec IL a ,,s,.
.sS so in s Ss ,Sss tie he Sroyd wa:
Syg Nnsss ne sn If landing Of
the EnglIsh and Japanese !roops and not that
The United Stetes to enforce the execution
Touching the statement In paragraph %
sIon 'G to forward SPII sWsilss Goyernmsnt
dispatches by the despatch boat Corwln. II
osef. ofhe ntsd States and H tie pup gen
ernlly were lenisd such privilege; and that no
SSyo BEEN S o4sGyc hU at e
| your letter was written. you weren aware OF the
fact that Tor tho accom- IN cdatlon 81 your Gov
eminent. the Corwin had been delayed over
AS. 70 the requests referred 10 in paragraph
! ~ OF the British Minister and japanese Con-
snl-General for permission 10 land troops they
were, am informed. precautionary measures
sion IL sin outstanding and is not now. and
was not then. in my Judgment Iroper evil
dence OF hostile purpose on the part Of our
In r.pIy g paragraph r.. and also to clause
state nnon the authority ~ a letter nos IN M
pos. from the dipl9 =, agent o.
nent American supporters ~ the Provisional
aa PS ss ss fear his
letter:
lawiess people,, and deemed It proper to say
to t!em that ia case Of immediate need hi.
service MS a good friend and nsighbor."
my repT " To- pa IT, which Shows IDs' nae
all the conmunicntions with the queen were
lully and. trust. satisfactorily explained 10
In pafsgraPh " you quote from my address
| OF Dec. 49, admitting the views OF the Presi-
dent upon the Hawaiian question. Ireepent.
fully suggest that there i in this address no
pSse me- or ySS
upon the subject. There is enough in It's
tone and terms 70 slow that. as
address sSa .o' fresG silent action, fns
is now and has been from the beginning al.
Consistent. with the Ions. ssts6li.hel irienl.
ship and treaty ties which have so closely
Your paragraph t27l states upon the 2;'d OF
December replied to the foregoing ccmmu:
seniins you my communcation % OF Dec W. no
further communi cation had been received by
csiveI that force was not to be ase cd nor ' what
y.oar further Instructions were concerning this
Let me call your attention to tho fact that. Mt
the time your answer was delivered, notified
h. 1 Dd, TGd ndS Ss ddns " SS
further T Instructed: To this your reply was:
The &c co TsiS MhrS 1
stated. had besn DELAYED for the ,pur,,
o. on scSivInS LpurT hS ieis at
Christmas, no comm ication could be sent to
you. hut on the following day. Dec. ~. I ac-
TO sveasd sSSs so S n nSdr
I.yinR you that II had been sent to Washington.
ec tive Quilting before J I: ST. Of date o. above
name, Dec; 2,t On the following day. Dec. y,
this correspondence has arisen.
Your paragraph t2sl states; During your
and your family nave declined the customary
social rourtesirs usually extended to those oc-
ground that it was not deemed hest under ex.
listing circumstances to accept such civili'ies."
10 to %ss ss1 the Sr
friendIicst motive. had no official significance,
was ndopted not toward tho Provisional Goy-
q the view. pt my Govsrnment ireo and
the rotations they desired e hold to me and to
my family Ihs opy OtleIa, c e, ex
cation was . concert By the Government band
on tho night Of our arrival. which was ac-
Thus. without UNNECESSARY comm ent, I have
considered and endeayored TO explain those
mon, the, question OF tho purpose to uss
force" and the responsibilities arising there
While duly respecting the doctrine Of non
Interference by The representative II another
rejoice to know that anything that / have done
or said now or heretofore. has tended Ia n
history and Of motives and intentions "a 'u to
which there may be. as you state. mutual
Thanking you for tho courteous and appre-
ciatiye terms which you have been pleased to
snGress GnI T," thar are moriaiy rscInrGeated
oraSle; AMI stat,slde tory adjustment Of NIL
oawed assurances OF nigh consideration. to be. |
ALBEIT s. WILLIS.
PRESIDENT DOLE TO MINISTER WILLIS.
mistake Of dates had been cleared up. and Mr.. |
Dole enters irto an eYplsnation Of one rart OF
.tsr made made by Mr. W. aSoted fn Ss
Mri WILLS w. The n letter read: IA, As result Of
sulitst to the necessity OF Increased watch.
iulness AMI large additional expense, which
but for such attitude would have been un-
hIr;, Dole says the correc. reading should he
eminent has been obliged to Increase its
forces. and has been and now Is subjected TO
the necessity of Increased watchfulnes and
large additional expense. which but for such
attitude would have been unnecessary"
your .Rxcellency whoa you kindly called my
attention Informally to the words importing
meaning was not intended and is lncnnsistent
with other expressions OF my letter | then 70;
VHtSteu you 10 erase lnc words anu now Ia |
and promised to make tn. same correction In
my CODY OF the letter which has been done"
MINISTER WILLIS To SECRETARY GRESHAM.
Sin: In my despatch No. 10 Of Dec. 9. 1897.
Transmitting an interview with Col &. H.
Wilson former marshal OF the kingdom.
reference is made bv him 10 list OF
spec al and supplementary advisers whom
he had selected, nhh among whom Mere
MANY Of the most prominent and infuen-
tial citizens. IL was not claimsd Ivy Mr. VII.
son, A. FAR as am informed that the selection
ny MIN was Win tho knowledge or consent Of
those gentlemen, some ut whom In the daily
press and others To mo In person, have so
stated. Among these are thA Hon. Rich.
nld I. Elrkerton, tirst Associate Justice Of
the supreme Court the Hon. W. Austin |
Whiting First Judge Circuit COURT. and the
Hon. =. \. SchRefsr. who explicitly dsaVow
hnyknowlelge ofthe said list nd state that the
use of their names was entirely unauthOTiXeh |
and unwarTHnted The same disawowRi is made
~ the Hon. \, q, NJ. Robertson. the Hon Paul |
Argnann, MessrS, lanes y, Boyd, Henry
Smith. Thomas N. Lucas. w. NJ. Cunningham |
and others. II Ia doubtiul whether any Of |
hose whose names are ON these lists wera ln-
ALuEIr + WILLIS