The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13
A HAWAIIAN MESSAGE
Sent In by President ClcyoInnd-A
Question of Vcracity between
Ministcr Thurston und Secretary

Gresham,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Fob. l2.-The
President latu this afternoon trNns.
mitted to Congress additional Hawaiian
correspondence. The correspondence
submitted Is as followa:
Tho first letter Is the one from Minis.
ter Willis to Secretary Gresham, report
Ing his declinatlon OF President Dolc's
invitation to participate in tho obsorv-
ance OF tho celebration OF the Hawaiian
Independence day. The second letter is
as follows:
COnddGntul-No. 99)
LEGATION OF TIE UNITED STATES,
Honolulu, Ii. l., January IL, 1894. !
Hon. W. Q GrtShaW, Secretary Of STATE:
SlR:-ln u letter from Hon. S. B.
Dole, minister Of foreign affairs, I'd
dressed TO me undor date OF January 10,
the following statement is made:
"On November Is Mr.. Thuraton, IIu-
waiian minister at Washington. called
upon the secretary OF state and inquired
II tho above letter (yours OF October lS)
was authentic and was ASSURED by Mr..
Gresham that it was.
MIR. Thurston then said: I wish to
further ask whether it is tho intention
OF tho United States government to
carry out its policy therein indicated
by force; or, in other words, whether, II
the provisional government declines to
accede to tho request OF the United
States government to vacate in favor Of
the queen, United States troops will bo
used to enforce tho ro quest
ITO which Mr.. Gresham replied: Il
anu not at liberty at presout to answer
that question. 1t Is q matter concern
ing which will speak To the President
and talk moro fully this afternoon
"ln the afternoon OF the same day
Mr.. Gresham further said to Mr.. Thur
ston: 4 have already answered your
first question To tho effect that the let
tor published [Sccretary Gresham to
the President was authentic aud cor
rect statement OF the policy OF tho
United States. AS to the second ques-
tion as to whether force is to be used
by the United States to restore tho
queen, all that I am at liberty to state
is that Mr.. Willis has no Instructions
to do anything which will cause injury
to life or property OF any one at tho
islands. Further than this am not ut
liberty to state what are his instruc-
tlons. You can draw your own INFER
apprehension which may have been
caused by what is published
"Mr. Thurston replied to Mr.. Gres-
ham:
Your answer docs not convey the
information which will guido my gov
ernmont in thoir action. II they know
that force is to be used by you, thoir
course OF action will necessarily be dit-
forent from what 1t otherwise would
be. The definite information from
me that you intend to usc
force may be the means OF
preventing you from using force and
causing bloodshed."
"To which Mr.. Gresham replied:
'"Our relations in the past have been
pleasant and I want them to continue
TO bo so in the future and to be perfect
lv courteous to YOU, and I cannot at
present answer you more fully than l
have done."
Had your statement to Mr.. Thurston
beon made public here at the time NO
vember 24) when it was received the ex-
citemont resulting from the war-like
preparations OF the provisional govern
mont would have been allayed and
critical and dangerous conditions
avoided.
[Signedl
ALnERr S. WILLIS, L. E., and NJ. P.
Letter IS is from Mr.. Gresham to Mr..
Willis and dcnies that ho said to Minis.
tor Thurston that no was not at liberty
to answer either OF his questions.