The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-13
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laid BEFORE CONGRESS.
Hawaiian Correspondence Sub
mit.ed Today By President
Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, JAN l3, 1894. The long
expected message transmitting the addition
al correspondence on Hawaiian matters was
sent to the House of Representatives inn
mediately on its assembly this morning. 1t
is as follows:
To the Congress.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. 13, 1894.
I transmit herewith copies of all de-
spatches from our Minister at Hawaii re-
lating in any way to political af-
fairs in that country except such
as have been heretofore laid be-
fore Congress. I also transmit a copy of
the last instructions sent to our Minister,
dated January 12, 1894, being the only in
structions to him not already sent to the
Congress
In transmitting certain correspondence
with my message dated December Is,
1893, withheld despatch from our
present Minister, numbered three and dated
November Is, 1898, and also despatch from
our former Minister, numbers seventy, and
dated October s, 1892. Inasmuch as the
contents of the despatch of November l6,
1S93 are referred to in dispatches of a more
recent date now sent to Congress, and mas
much as there seems no longer to
be sufficient reason for withholding said
dispatches, copy of the same is herewith
submitted. The despatch numbered seventy,
and dated October 3, 1892, above referred to,
is still withheld for the reason that such a
course still appears to be justifable and
proper GROVER CLEVELAND.
EXECUTIVE MANSION; Jan. 13; 1894.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
The correspondence follows and would
make fully two columns of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS. It was received too late for publica-
ton in full. The first letter is one of Mr..
Willis to Secretary Gresham, reciting his
first interview with Queen Lii when
he laid before her President Clevelands
overtures, among which was the one asking
amnesty for the members of the Provisional
Government. Her reply was:-''There are
certain laws of my government by which l
shall abide. My decision would be as the
law directs, that such persons should be be-
headed and their property confscated to the
Government"
The next communication recited the re-
ceipt of Secretary Greshan1's letter in Homo
lulu. its publication in the newspapers there,
the excitement caused thereby, and the pro-
ceedings Of meeting of American residents
to protest against the contemplated restora-
tion of the Queen to the throne.
Next is set forth the order of President
Dole withdrawing the consent previously
given for the landing of United States ma
rines to drill whenever required.
Then follows Mr. Dole's inquiry about the
authenticity of Secretary Gresham's letter
of October Is, and already published, and
Mr.. Willis reply that the letter is ''do-
nestle transaction not on the subject of
diplomatic representation"
Mr.. Willis next despatch is interestin g
and new. It relates the visit of the Queens
marshal to Mr. Willis. AS the marshal was
leaving he gave Mr.. Willis paper, which
was found to be ''method of pro-
cedure" upon the restoration of the Queen.
This procedure had been endorsed by the
Queen In writing of it Minister Willis
says
'An analysis Of the list of special advisers,
whether native or foreign, is not encourag-
ing to the friends of good government
or American interests. The Americans
who for over half century held a
commanding place in the councils of
State, are ignored, and other nationalities,
especially, are placed in charge. This is true
both of the special list of advisers and of
the supplementary list. If these lists
had been selected by Wilson him
self no special Importance would
attach to them, but it would seem from the
facts that it is list which has been APP
proved after consultation with leading royal
lists, and most probably with the approval
of the Queen"
After some other dispatches of no public
interest, the correspondence comes down to
the receipt of the instructions by the Corwin,
and detailed account of the interview with
the Queen and Mr.. Carter, ON December 16.
TO BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE TARIFF.
Representative McCreary, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, occupied a
front seat in the House while the brief mes
sage from the President was being read.
Later he said to reporter for the United
Press: ssThe President, you see, has sent in
everything that has passed between the Adj
ministration and Minister Willis. Every
thing relating to the Hawaiian
situation is now before the public
save the letter of Minister Stevens to
Secretary Foster dated October s, 1892.
Although have read the letter, cannot,
of course, say anything about it. Mr..
Cleveland is an honest man, and l believe
he was sincere when he said he
had referred the whole matter to Congress
and would be glad to cooperate with it in
the execution of any plan that was consistent
with the honor, integrity and morality of
the United States and for the best interests
of Hawaii"
The Chairman said he would call up the
question for consideration Immediately after
the tariff bill had been disposed of that had
been promised him.
WHAT SHALL WE GALL HIM2
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