Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-16
D0LE'S REPLY.
Text Of His Letter to Willis
Now Made Public.
|: Contains 28 Charges Against tht
Infamous Policy"
And Shows what High. handed Outrage Was
intended Against Hawaii.

intended Against Hawaii.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l5.-The text o1
President Doie's reply to Minister Willis
for the fret time in Honolulu just before
the tteamer Alameda sailed. 1t is dated
January IL. Mr.. Dole says:
II desire to say in reply to your com
munication of the first instant, that made
no charges against the President of the
United or its representatives.. In order
that there might be no missapprehensior
concerning the matter, specifically stated
to you in the communication of the
9th ul,imo; do not claim or intimate
that the unfortunate situation has been in
,entionally created BY you or the gov.
eminent which you represent l still
disclaim any intention of charging
you or your government with the intent tc
produce the results and conditions de-
scribed in my communication of December
81. The object of my communication was
tosformally bring to your attention certain
facts and conditions exiting in this coun-
try and obtain from you such information
and assurances as would tend to allay the
prevailing excitement and spprehensiOns.
Mr.. Dole expresses qualification at MIR.
Willis assurance that the latter's commu-
nication of Dec. 90 was prompted by no
improper motive or unfriendly spirit,
and says all communications from
the provisional government were written
in friendly spirit. M. Dole gives sub
stantially as follows, % specifications. con-
cerning the words aud actions of the United
States and it's representatives, from which
its intentions and attitude towards the pro-
visional government must be inferred.
l. The treaty Of annexation withdrawn
by President Cleveland Immediately upon
entering Office, without prior notice to the
provisional government, or giving reasons
for such action.
2. The President appointed Hon. James
A. Blount special commissioner to Hawaii,
without the knowledge of the representative
of the provisional government at Washing
ton, and the secretary of state refused t.
state the objects of the mission or even to
admit that commissioner had been ap-
pointed.
3. The secretary of state made no reply
to Minister Thurston's letter Of June Is,
1898, asking fer information as to the in
tentions of the United States government
concerning the annexation of Hawaii.
4. Upon arrival in Hawaii Mr.. Blount
did not in any manner intimate to the
Hawaiian government that his inve stiga.
tions would be directed toward the right
of existence of the government to which he
was accredited. All his Investigations and
we're private, and such per-
sons only examined as he chose to call.
5. 10 Mr.. Blornt's report are state
ments by approximately 60 Royalist and
20 supporters Of the provisional govern
ment. He obtained no statement from the
four members of the cabinet who stood out
before the revolutionary attempt Of The
Queen. although he obtained exhaustive
state ments from their Royalist successors
He examined only two of the IL member.
of the committee of safety, one of th.
original four members of the executive
council of the provisional government
three of the original IA members of the
advisory council, two of the eigh'
speakers who addressed the mass
meetirg called by the committee OF
safety on the day prior to the establishment
of the provisional government, one of the
eight field and taft officers and none of the
ii line officers in command of the offices OF
the provisional government and none of the
Eve commissioners sent to Washington. All
.uch men not examined we're witnesses OF
nd active participants in the overthrow OF
The monarchy, all men of character and
while a number of those exam
ned on the Royalist side were irresponsible
characters.
6. May 10, 1898, Mr.. Blount, without
frat communicating to the provisional gov
ernment his instructions or intentions, pub
lished his official instructions in Honolulu
paper in the form of an address "to the
people of the Hswaiian Islands"
Z. Mr.. Blount's report is distinctly hos
tile to the provisional government ia tone
and conclusions. No request of that gov
err ment for an expansion of the charges
Il erein was made, nor an opportunity to re-
ply thereto, or notice of its contents given
prior to its publication.
8. November !, Mr.. Willis presented his
credentials to the provisional government
as the American minister, with the usual
of friendship and regard. Sim
Herewith Admiral Skerritt wa
removed, and Admiral Irwin ap-
pOluteu 10 Tue COuiulhuu VI tue AmeIlCan
naval forces in Honolulu. Such a change
was almost universally Interpreted by the
press of the United States as having a
bearing upon the contemplated executi IN Of
he announced policy of the President con-
,erning Hawaii.
3. On the eighth of November, the
New York Herald published statement
from the Washington correspondent to the
effect that the present administration would
10 all in its power to restore the condition
of affairs that existed in Hawaii at the
lime Minister Stevens brought about the
overthrow Of the Queen. This is cited AZ
one OF the several instances in which infor-
nation of intended acts on the part of the
United States government vital to the pro-
Fisional government were denied to the lat
Ter government and first made known to it
through the public press.
10. Nov. Il papers OF the United States
published letter from the secretary of
state to the President, dated Oct. Is, 1898.
No previous notice was given this govern
ment of the contests Of such letter, or in
tention to make it public. The letter asks
i wrong done feeble state by the abuse
Of the authorities of the United States
.hould not be uudone BY rest,ring the legit-
mate government.