The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-07

usc force IN sup trL of its pulicy of res
turaliun | was Obliged To act as though
il did so intends: as result of which
this Government has been obliged to
increase its forces and has been sub
jected to the necessity of increased
watchiulness and large additional ex-
pense. but which for such attitude
would have been unnecessary.
The effect which l had hoped this
communication might have upon the
future action of the representative of
the United States was that he might
give such assurances that such adj
ditional watchfulness and expense
might be avoided
Your third request is for the time,
place and subject matter of the elan
guage" used by yourself in public and
in communication to this Govern
ment
The answer to this is covered by my
reply to your first inquiry.
Your fourth inquiry is rs to what par
ticular words in the published letter
from Secretary Gresham and IN the
Presidents message, and which message
of the President, | referred to.
reply that certain of the words of
the Secretary and President which
deem pertinent to the subject matter
have already been given in my reply to
your first inquiry, although there are
others obviously bearing on the same
subject.
| have already replied to you that |
referred to the Presidents first message
in my letter dated the eth. having ac-
tually been written on the Goth of De
,cember and forwarded to you before
I..,I L i. Al. IL
second message.
Your fifth inquiry is as to the time
and contents of your communications
which were ambiguous" | have
enumerated them in my reply to your
first inquiry. The ambiguity consists in
the reiterated statement that you pro-
posed to do some act and carry out Ger
tain instructions. which all the sur
rounding circumstances indicated were
inimiCal to this Government. without
stating what that act was or what those
instructions were, and while presenting
and speaking assurances of friendship
and amity, without the consent of this
Government negotiating with its enc.
mics FOR its subversion, and declining
to state what your intentions were.
Such utterances and actions We're so
inconsistent one with the other-with
International rules of comfy and the
past relations and international policy
of the two Governments, as to be not
only ambiguous, but incomprehensible
to this Government.
Your sixth inquiry is as to when,
where and to whom you declared that
you intended to do some act when the
proper time arrived. The reply to your
first inquiry covers this also.
Your seventh inquiry is as to the time
and manner when the Government has
sought the assurance that force would
not he used. The answer is contained
in my reply to your first inquiry
You finally ask my careful consider.
alton of the following statement con
tanned in my letter:
Your action has unfortunately
aroused the passions of all parties and
made it probable that disturbances NAV
be created at any moment" and say
that you refuse to believe that upon
examination you % will feel at liberty
to atliX your (my) official signature to
such an extraordinary declaration"
In reply | beg to state that l have
resided in this country for nearly fifty.
six years and had intimate personal
knowledge of the conditions prevailing
during the riot of 1914 and the revolu.
tions of 1887. 1899 and 1893, and with all
deliberation state Of my own kuowl-
edge that during such periods there has
never been a time when the country has
been subjected to such strain and ex.
citement as during the eight day s fol
lowing the arrival of the Corwin. The
business of the entire community wat
practically suspended and its time anC
energy devoted to an exciting
rand absorbing consideration of tn,
political situation and to military
preparation to meet unknown contin
/ gencies, which state of things has sine,
been fortunately allayed by advicet
| from America furnished in reports o.
the Presidents special Hawaiian mes
sage to Congress and his instructions t.
your EXcellency, information which
made satisfactory and favorabl,
response TO the inquiry of my, letter t
/ you of Dec. eth.
| | also state with equal deliberatiol
! that such condition was produced an,
maintained by reason of your action
and declaration and the actions and de
clarations of your Government and tn,
circumstances and uncertainties at
tendant thereupon as detailed in IN,
] iS'tNi VI lev ~~iiu anu
| make the statement in no spirit o
unfriendliness to you or your Govern
ment, but as an historical fact which.
if not already known to you: should il
the interests of both countries be mad
known to you.
In conclusion | beg to refer to tn
statement in your communication O
Jan. LIST. wherein you state that it is
source of ''sincere and profound regret
that my letter brings for the first tim
the official information that the warlik
preparations described by you wer
caused by and intended for the diplC
matte and military representatives q
the United States"
In reply would say that such re
greet on your part at receiving sue
information cannot exceed the sin
cerity and performances of my own r,
greet that such condition shoul
exist
Such regret on my part is onl
equalled by inability to understand no,
it has come about that a government
and community which is to-day NOR
closely connected with the Unite
States by ties of commerce, friendshi
and blood, than any other lying beyon
! the borders, which values your frienC
ship above that of all other nations
= which fully admits and appreciate
the many ana deep obligations whic
it is under to your Government an
| people; which has done. you and yor
: country no wrong, has been forced into
position where in defense OF their yer
: right to exist, they have been obliged
: take up arms to meet the possible no
tility OF that country whose flag the
revere and whose principles OF libert
they love.
cannot but believe that it has arise
through Il misunderstanding OF facts {
3 the part OF your Government and
S mutual misapprehension OF motives al
: intentions which may, sincerely hop
a at an early day be cleared away.
4 Allow me, in closing, to thank 20
Mr.. Minister, for your frequent expires
: ions Of personal regard and for the e'
: dent sincerity of purpose displayed