The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-09

DcCtulDcI buul tIO AOAS
going letter, being domestic trans
action, is not the subject of diplomatic
representation, which statement you have
reiterated in your communication OF
January 18th.
l must submit, however, that an official
communication from the Chief of the
Department of State to the President,
in which he charges this Government
and its officers with conspiracy, weak
ness, timidity and fraud, and recon-
mends its subversion, which letter is
officially furnished to and published by
the public press, without any information
concerning the same being afforded to
this Government, is not domestic
transaction" and is e-eminently pro
per subject for inquiry on the part OF
this Government, as to the intentions OF
your Government concerning the subject
matter.
IL. On Nov. 18th, Mr. Thurston, Ha-
waiian Minister at Washington, called
upon the Secretary of State and inquired
if the above letter was authentic, and
was assured by Mr.. Gresham that it was.
Mr.. Thurston then said:
Il wish, then, to further ask, whether
il is the intention of the United States
Government to carry out the policy
therein indicated by force, or, in other
words, whether if the Provisional Gov
ernment declines to accede to the re-
quest of the United States Government
to vacate in favor of the Queen, United
States troops will be used to enforce the
request"
To which Mr.. Gresham replied;
Il am not at liberty at present to an
cerning which j Will speak to the Presi-
dent and talk with you more fully this
afternoon"
In the afternoon of the same day Mr..
Gresham further said to Mr.. Thurston:
Il have already answered your first
question to the effect that the letter pub
lished (Secretary Greshem to the Presi-
dent was authentic and correct state
ment of the policy of the United States.
As to your second question, as to whether
force is to be used by the United States
to restore the Queen, all that L am at
liberty to state is that Mr. Willis has no
instructions to do anything which viii
cause injury to life or property of anyone
on the islands. Further than that am
not at liberty to state what his instruc-
tions are. You can draw your own in
ferences from my statement and allay any
Apprehension which may have been caus-
ed by what has been published" Mr.
Thurston further said to Mr.. Gresham:
Your answer does not convey the in
formation which l requested. What 1
desire is to obtain information which
rr-1l rAx-arn,,,an4 ha,
action. If they know that force is to
be used by you their course of action
will necessarily be different from what
it otherwise would be. The definite in
from me that you intend to
use force may be the means of prevent
ing them from using force and causing
To which Mr. Gresham replied
"Our relations in the past have been
pleasant and / want them to continue
to be SO In the future, and to be perfectly
courteous to you, but l cannot at present
assure you more fully than l have"
II. On the 10th of last November
here was published in the Hawaiian Star
IN interview with you, with the accom-
panying statement that the proofs had
been revised by you. The following are
extracts therefrom, purporting to be
statements made by you.
You are authorized to say from me
hat no change in the present situation
will take place for several weeks. /
brought with me certain instructions.
:" Since my arrival here con-
ingencies have arisen about which
neither the United States Government
,,,1-calf Ioe
ngton. = = = = i I forwarded nv
dispatches to Washington by to-day's
steamer, and until | receive an answer to
hem no change will take place in the
situation nor will any be allowed"
What do you mean by the expression
nor Will any be allowed%"
Il mean just this that until the time
,omes for me to carry out my instructions
he peace and good order of this commu-
lity will be kept undisturbed in the in
erests of humanity. That any attempt
made by any person or persons to make
rouble will be promptly checked and
punished. You may put the matter more
plainly and say that even if the Provis-
onal Government discharged the whole
# its troops to-day no lawlessness would
'e allowed for one moment under the
present situation of affairs"
The whole Hawaiian question is now in |
.beyance and nothing that the news
oapers can say or do will alter the stu |
tion one iota. There is
lot the slightest necessity for any one to
tay out of bed nights for fear of any
rouble of any kind, for none will be per
nitted.'
In the Honolulu Bulletin of November |
7th last there is published what pur-
'orts to be letter signed by yourself, |
n which you state concerning the above
nentioned interview: ''The interview in |
he Star was submitted to me, but | did |
ot scrutinize it carefully. 1t contains
everal expressions which are misleading.
.ue, | am sure, not to any intention on
he part of the writer
There is no specification as to what |
he misleading portions are, although |
on have since verbally informed me in |
ubstance that you did not intend to use
uch words and had no intention OF exer-
lsing authority inconsistent with that of |
he Government
Is. On November 18th last the Ha-
Taiian Star published statement pur-
orting to be report of remarks made
y you TO a delegation of the American
league, in which the following words
re stated to have been used by Won.