Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-26
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The President on Saturday laid before
Congress another batch Of documents on
Hawaiian affairs, which included CORE
spondence between Minister Willis and
Mr.. Dole, the official head of the provision
al government, subsequent to the time
when Mr.. Willis asked Mr.. Dole to step
down and out and give the eX-Queen her
innings. The correspondence is of a de-
cidedly spicy character President Dole
sent to Minister Willis sharp and lengthy
communication in reference to the manner
in which Mr.. Willis carried out his instruc-
tiOns, requesting to be informed with the
least delay" whether Minister Willis held
instructions to use force in carrying out
those instructions. This communication
was sent to Minister Willis December u,
and prior to the arrival of the steamer
which carried to Honolulu the special mes
sage of the President on Hawaiian affairs
Mr.. Willis replied to Mr.. Dole's letter i'm
mediately, requesting that certain of its
paragraphs should be explained before he
made formal answer to 'the eXtraordina-
ry letter.
In the meantime the steamer arrived
with copies of newspapers containing the
special message of President Cleveland to
Congress, and as that furnished the nfor-
nation for which demand had been made
upon Minister Willis, Mr. Dole informed
the minister that further correspondence
on the subject was unnecessary. Mr.. Willis,
however, smaIting under what he charac-
terizes as "charges so surprisingly and un-
Justly made addressed Mr. Dole another
note in which he desired to be informed
whether that official withdrew his COM
munication, and at the same time suggest
ing that if it was to be withdrawn the
original communications should be ex-
changed and no record made of them.
Mr.. Dole responded that it was not his de-
sire to withdraw his communication, and
that if desired by Minister Willis he would
furnish the specifications requested by him.
The CORES spondence closes with a letter
from Mr.. Willis, asking for the specifica-
tions, and informing Mr.. Dole that when
received an immediate reply will be made.
Hon. Lorn A. Thurston, representing
the Hawaiian provisional government, ar
rived in Washington at the end of last
week. The royalists, he says, have not
yet given up the hope of restoring the
Queen. They will not undertake it them
selves, but still think that the United
States will do it by force. President Dole,
he says, has received over 1900 offers from
men in this country to come to Hawaii
and fight for the provisional government.
The offers have been politely declined A
large portion of them came from Grand
Army men.
The latest news from Hawaii, brought
by steamer which arrived at San Fran
cisco Monday, is to the effect that COM
plete preparations have been made for the
organization of republic in the islands.
Naturally the United States has served as
the model. There will be president and
a Congress of two houses. Great care ap-
pears to have been taken in providing prop
erty and educational qualifications for the
suffrage. The anneXationists have given
up hope of becoming part of the United
States during the present administration,
but of course they look forward to this as
their manifest destiny in the future.