The record-union., 1894-01-09


tie time OF said revolution, and that | will
abide by and fully execute that Constitution,
with ali guarantees as to person and prop
erty therein contained. / furthermore SOL
EMMY pledge myself and my Government, if
restored, 10 assume all obligations created by
the Provisional Government in the proper
course OF the Administration, including all
expenditures for military police service, it
beng my purpose, if restored, to assume the
Government precisely as it existed on the day
8nen 1t was unlawfully overthrown.
~ Witness my hand this 18th day of Deem
ber, 1898 LuIUoKALANI.
ATTEST: j. Q. CARTER"
1T becomes my further duty to advise
you, sir, the Executive of the Provisional
Government and your Ministers, of the
Presidents determination of the question
which your action and that of the Queen
devolved upon him, and tina: you are eX-
pected to promptly rellnqulsk to her her
constitutional authority.
And now, Mr.. President and gentle
men of the Provisional Government, with
a deep and solemn sense of the gravity OF
the situation, and with the earnest hope
that your answe. will be inspired by that
high patriotism which forgets all self
interest. in the name and by authority of
the United States of America l submit to
you the question: Are you willing to
abide by the decision Of the President? p
l will leave this with you, Mr.. President.
as your stenographer may not have got
every word. and it may help. | will also
leave the certified copy that l referred to-,
of the agreement Of the Queen"
President Dole-The Government will
take the matter under consideration, and
answer you as soon as they are ready.
Mr.. Willis-Yes, sir. Gentlemen, good
day.
Preceding the demand of Minister
Willis, correspondence (Which is already
known in the United States) occurred
between the Provisional Government
and Minister Willis. In it Willis was
asked if Gresham's letter to Cleveland
was correct. Willis replied, declining
to discuss the subject for diplomatic rea-
sons.
Under date of December 18th President
Dole wrote to Willis, saying he bad been
informed that Willis was in communica-
ton with the eX-Queen, with view to
establishing the monarchy. Dole
asked Willis if he is acting in any way
hostile to the Provisional Government,
saying: Il appreciate fully the fact that
any such action on your part, in view OF
your official relations with this Govern
ment, would seem impossible" To this
Willis replied the next day, saying that
he had communication to submit TO the
Provisional Government.
The reply Of the Provisional Govern
ment was drafted by President Dole, and
contains between tive and six thousand
words. II is an able document, and states
the case of Hawaii in no pleading form.
One OF the strong points OF the reply is
that the ex-Queen's point of amnesty is
not touched. The President and the
aDce, are OF the opinion that side issues
cannot be justly raised by either Mr..
Cleveland or the monarchy.
i. a. ThurstOn, the Hawaiian Minister,
leaves here tomorrow by the steamer
Peking, for Washington. He will take
with hIm copy OF the Governments s
reply to MIR. Willis, which up to the pres
enJ hour has been refused to the press.
In conversation with President Dole, it
is learned that this refusal has been diplo-
matte, the point being not to publish the
answer before it has been placed in the
hands of President Cleveland. | have
been assured, however, that should the
President OF the United States delay the
delivery of the document, it will at once
be made public on the arrival of Minister
Thurston by the steamer Peking, due to
leave here tomorrow.
The news received here to date has re-
ceiVed various comment.
Tie Royalists still assert that they be-
Heye the restoration will be accomplished
by Cleveland, and the AnneXationlsts as
confidently declare that no restoration
shall take place. The situation has in
fact, settled into one of glaring defiance,
IN which the Royalists themselves admit
that they would have no show unless
aided by the force of the United States.
The proposition for the establishment
of a republic here, said to have been
brought down by Minister Thurston and
II. NJ. Castle of the Advertiser, is abso-
lutely denied by both these gentlemen.
To the Associated Press Mr.. Thurston
said: 'Such an idea never entered our
heads. Why should it? We are now an
established Government. We have been
recognized by both the United States and
Russia, and to establish republic would
be but to renounce the recognized nation
not propose to do. Deny it absolutely,
and give it the widest publication" con-
cluded Mr.. Thurston.
When interviewed Mr.. Castle took the
same view. HI said: ''Y on can see what
my views are from the columns of the
AdUertiSer. While, like Thurston, / am
a Hawaiian American, | am not
here to compromise unless our national
mother, America, goes completely back
on us, which L don't believe American
patriotism would tolerate. As for the
financial condition Of the Government it
can be determined that it is one of in
creasing security. Taxes are flowing in,
and the determined stand taken has
caused deposits in postal savings banks
to largely increase during the past
month"
Minister Damon is hopeful that if no
adverse action is taken by Congress
permanent semi i-American form of gov
ernment can ultimately be established
here, which will be the forerunner of a
stable Government in unstable Hawaii.
AUCKLAND DISPATCHES CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The statement
that the dispatches from Willis brought
by the Corwln confirm the Auckland dis
patches as to Willis demand upon the
Provisional Government to retire is not
speculation, but is absolutely accurate.
The situation as disclosed by the Cor
wins dispatch is even more grave than
has been stated, and there is the keenest
anxiety on the part of the Administra-
ton. There is no satisfactory eXplana-
ton given for the action of the Admins
tration in not permitting any communi-
cation with the cutter, except that Cleve-
land desires to keep from the public as
long as possible the real gravity of the
situation. in the hope that the mail
steamer leaving Honolulu after the de-
parture of the Corwin may bring some
more favorable news which can be put
out at the same time with Willis dis
patches, if they are given to the public at
ALL
While it is possible that there may be
some one on board the revenue cutter
whose presence the Administration
wished to conceal. there Is no intorma-
ton which warrants this statement, and
it is a mere matter of conjecture.
The dispatches from Willis, beside
stating that the Queen had accepted the
terms of the United States and that he
(Willis) had notified the Provisional Gov
ernment of the decision of the United
States and demanded the surrender of
authority to Liliuokalani, also conveys to
the State Department the reply of Presi-
dent Dole to this demand, which is very
vigorous and emphatic refusal to comply
The department is further informed Of
the probability of Royalist uprising