The Somerset reporter., 1894-01-18
The Papers Transmitted.

mitteEl The Hawaiian correspondence 10
The lluuse lie stated Thai it Ma all The
.rondence excepting Mr. Stevens
dispatch Of October l.. ls92. which he
states i. Withheld slpf lhe reason lhu
-ucl course appears 10 bc iu-iiiilblr
and proper
Tho course pursued by Minister Wilt
in his Efforts to get tie ex-Queen Giliuo-
kalani 10 comply with President Clevc-
land conditions Of restoration j. cX-
trior1marv. November T. he secured an
interview with her alone ut the legation.
where lac made known the President
plan and upon the inquiry Of Will,
whether if she WAS restored to The
throne ,he would grant full amnesty as
10 life and property TO all those persons
Who have been or noN are in the pro-
vsional government or Who had been
instrumental in the overthrow of her
government she said "mv decision
should be as the law directs. that such
persons should be beheaded aud their
property eoniiscated to the government"
Al i subsequent meeting, December
18TH, " ills had his second interview
with the woman accompanied by one of
her advisors, Mr.. Carter, under whose
influence and urgent advice she modified
the punishment to be dealt out to these
parties To Punishment and conii-cation of
property. Two DAYS later after another
interview with prolonged urging by
Garter for the sake OF the throne. she al
hered 10 Punishment of members OF the
provisional government and their child
rem and confiscation and inquired if Pre-
sident Cleveland would protect her from
trouble if she would consent to amnesty.
1t appears that the ex-tlueen after eX-
inclination did come TO the terms of the
President and then Willis made his ur-
gent request to the Provisional govern
ment To step down and GU aud make
room tor the dusky Iiliuokalani To
this President Dole after three days
time 1ul consideration made an explicit
reply going Ger the ground thoroughly
AMI declining to entertain the PROPOSE
+ ton. lie forcefullv maintains that the
| uited States has not any authority to
interfere or arbitraie between the Provi-
sional government aud the Queen.
II i, a strong paper Throughout and
puts the Cleveland administration in II
Illuminating attitude before the country
and the nations of the earth. It CLOSES
rs follows:
Ne man can correctly say that the
Queen owed her dow niall to the inter
ference of American forces. The rrVolu-
ton MS carried through by the repre-.
sentatives. HOW largely reinforced, OF the
same public sentiment Which forced the
monarchy 10 its knees in 1881. which
| suppressed The insurreclion of 1889, and
which tor 20 years has been battling ful
representative government in thi,
country. II the American forces had
been absent the revolution would have
| taken place fer the sufficient causes. foi
it had nothing to do with their presence
| therefore. in all friendship for the
Government of the nited States. which
you represent, and desiring to cherish
| the good will Of the great American
people, submit the answer of my Govern
mcnt Ia your proposition and ask tina,
You will transmit the samp to the Prc-i
dent OF the nitcd States for his cOusid
Grafton. Though the Provisional GOV.
eminent i fan from being great power
and could not long resist the forces OF
he nited STILES in II hostile attack, VT
deem our position to he impregnahlc I'm.
der all legal preeedents, under the prin-
clples Of dplonlalic intercourse and it
| the forum I'll conscience. We have don,
| Your Government no wrong: no charg,
of dScourtcsV can be brought against II d..
Our only issue with your people has beef
| that because We revered its institution
OF civil liberty we have desired to have
| them extended to ou:- own diStractct
country, and because we honor its fag
and deemiu9 that its heneticent aut
authoritative presence would he for th'
best interests of all our people, we HAY,
stood ready II add our country new
star 10 its glory, and to consummatc
union which We believed would he IA,
much for the benefit of Your country II.
ours. II this i an offence. we plcat
guilty To it.
am instructed to inform YOU, Mr.
Minister, that the Provisional Govern
mout of the Hawaiian Islands respect
fully and unhesitatingly declines to en-
terrain the proposition of the lrcsidcn
of the nited States that it should sur
rol.der its authority to the eX-t}uccu.