The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
PRESIDENT DOLE REPLIES
GIVES MR.. WILLIS INFORMATION Re
QUEsrED, BY LETTER.
It Is but q Rehash Of His Former Letter
and Brsathes Bitterness Toward
President Cleveland and
Secretary Gresham.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. lj.-AdVice'
received from Honolulu TO February
s by steamer Alameda, give the full
text of President Dole's letter to Min
lister Willis in reply to the latter's re-
quest for specifications of statements
made 10 a previous communication
from Dole in regard to the attitude o.
the United States government.
Dole's letter is very lengthy. He
says:
I'm compliance with your request
for certain specifications concerning
nv letter of December 27th, reply
thereto as follows:
"First you inquire as to the mean
ing of the word Attitude as used in
my letter. reply that the word was
used in its ordinary acceptance, mean
ing bearing, posture, as indicating the
purpose of these referred tor
"You further say, will you point out
where and when and how the repre-
sentative of the United States assum-
ed any attitude, toward the support
ers of the provisional government or
that government itself other than one
essentially and designedly expressive
of peace? In reply | would say that
the attitude of person is to be escer
tanned only by differences drawn from
known words and acts Of such person
and conditions and circumstances
under which they take place"
dole then states the following:
First--The treaty of annexation had
been negotiated between the provi-
sional government and the United
States government and presented to
the senate for ratification. This treaty
was withdrawn by President Ceve-
land and immediately upon entering
Office without prior notice to this gov
eminent or its representatives of his
intention so to do, or Of his reason for
such action.
Second - Immediately thereafter
the president appointed Hon. James
H. Blount special commissioner to
Hawaii TO investigate the condition of
affairs at Hawaii, knowledge of such
appointment was withheld from the
representative OF this government at
Washington. The press having an
nounced the appointment, the Ha-
waiian representative applied to the
state department for information CON
corning the same. The secretary of
state refused to state the objects of the
mission or even to admit that the
commissioner had been appointed.
"Third-On the 10Th day of June,
1893, Thurston, Hawaiian minister at
Washington, addressed a communities
tion to Secretary Gresham, secretary
of state, in which the following lam
guage is used viz: L am directed by
my government to represent to you
that while the Hawaiian government
has full confidence in the good faith
of the United States towards Ha-
wall in and concerning its treat
ment of relations between the two
countries, it seems proper that it
should be informed as to the effect of
the present uncertainty as to the ulti
mate course to be pursued. 1t is in.
portant for the Hawaiian government
to know the intentions of the United
States concerning annexation at as
early a date as possible, ~, if annex
alton is not to take place, methods of
treating local conditions in Hawaii
must 30 radically different from those
to be pursued if annexation is to take
place (No reply has ever been made
to such communication
"Fourth-Upon the arrival of Mr..
Blount in this country he did not
communicate in any manner or init
mate to the Hawaiian government
that Investigations were to be directed
toward the right of existence of the
government to whom he was accredit-
ed. All his Investigations and exam
nations were private, and such per
sons only were examined as he chose to
call.
"FiIth-Examination of his report
since published shows there are state
ments by approximately GO Royalists
and ~ supporters of the provisional
government, That he had obtained
no statement from four members of
the cabinet voted out before the revo-
lutionary attempt of the queen, nj
though he has obtained an exhaust
i've statement from their Royalist sac
cpssorSN
Mr. Dole next refers to the final r.
port made by Mr.. Blouut and saws it
is distinctly hostile to the provisional
government and that the provisional
government has never been requested
TO give an explanation o, the charges
preferred by Blouut, or any opportun-
ity to reply to them.
In regard to Gresham's letter to
President Cleveland last October Mr..
Dole SAYS
'9ou have intimated that the fore.
going letter be domestic transaction,
aud it is not Il subject of diplomatic
consideration. | must submit, how
ever, communication from the chisf
OF the department of state TO the pres.
ident, in which he charges this gov
eminent and its officers with couspira-
cy, weakness, timidIty an fraud aud
recommends its snbversion. which let
ter is officially furnished to and pub.
lished by the public press without any
information concerning the same being
afforded this government. is not a
domestic transaction aud is pre- emf
uently proper subject for inquiry on
the part Of this government rs to the |
OF your government con.
corning the subject matter. On Nov.
4 Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian minis. |
ter at Washington, called upon the |
secretary of state ana inquired if the
above letter was authentic aud was as.
3ured by Mr.. Gresham that it was Mr.. |