Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-01-25
MORE PAPERS.
Another Batch of Hawaiian Correspond
ence Sent to Congress.

MORE PAPERS.
Another Batch of Hawaiian Correspond
ence Sent to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The president
in a brief note submitted to congress
the latest correspondence relating to
Hawaii It compris some brief notes
from Minister Willis to Secretary
Gresham which are unimportant Tut
the chief feat lures of which are letters
between Minister Willis and President
Dole, in one of which the minister COM
planned of an utterance of President
Dole as rejecting upon the president of
the United States and a letter from
President Dole in which ne specifically
inquired if Minister Willis instruc-
tions authorized the use of force. Both
these matters appear to have been set
tied by the receipt of the last message
of the president to congress and the
instructions of Secretary Gresham to
Minister Willis.
The most important part of the cor
respondence consists of a long letter
from Minister Willis to Secretary
Gresham containing Enclosures of cor
respondence between President Dole
and himself.
Secretary Gresham, says:
On Wednesday, the -5th ult. at II m the
steamship Oceanic arrived with newspapers
containing the presidents special message in
full together with e in$truc ions to Mr..
Blount and myself The message W repro
duced in the afternoon papers under ccnspic-
uous headlines.
At 4 o'clock the same dav received four
page, closely written letter, which I iaclose,
from Mr.. Dole, minister of forei N affairs ask
inO ha info nad ssxritb he ast al
whether you Q) held instructions to emf rec
your policy with the use of arms in any event"
The informa ion desired. al hough fully
bodied in the presidents message. might have
been asked for, and except for the remarkable
statements contained in the letter, would have
been promptly and satisfactorily given in
few words
Confident that the charges so surprisingly
and unjus'ly made could not be sustained, an
answer herewith enclosed was on the following
Thursday morning, to Minister Dole,
asking that they be made more direct and
specific
On Friday morning. 10Th ult., I received a
letter from MIR Dole herewith inclosed, saying:
"The speci message of the president has rem
cred any further rrespondence on the subject
of nv letter of the 27sh of December unneces-
sary as the message satisfactorily answers the
question .B It," he added, '.it YOU still require
the specifications requested, will be ready TO
furnish them
The instructions to me from the president
naQ been str ctlY 10 lowed, or II departed from
at all 1t ad been in favor of the benedclarieS
of our wrong doing felt. therefore, that the
statements contained in the letter of Mr. Dole
of the 9th ultimo were directed, not at me per-
sonallv, but at the president, and should be
qualified or absolutely Withdrawn Believing
from the high character and sen sc of Justice OF
Mr.. Dole that If hs rc-eXlmined his letter such
would be the result, L wrote him q note
which inclo5e This note was delivered at
his residence the night of the same
64u PToh ! vyh
ond letter was received Having answer up
TO Sun tay night. December 81, and having oc
caSion to communicate with his colleague, Mr..
Damon upon another matter, 1 called his at
tention to the failure of Mr. Dole to reply to
nv note, which explained to him written
with no unfriendly purpose, but was as by itself
declared for the best interest ats Of ALL" He in
formed me that the advisory uncil met the
next dav at noon and he thought the subject
would then receive attention" +"
At N of that day. January l. I received
the letter from Hon S B Dole herewith in
closed, in which he stafes: 1T was not nv in
tention TO withdraw anv of my letters " This.
of course, left every charge AMI statement in
full force of that date Believing that these
charges, whether so intended or not, r. fleet
very unjustiy upon the president VIII Sc agent
1 was, mt D. m of the same day Mon
day, January ~ I T Piled in the inclosed
letter asking that the 'desiret specifca-
tions be furnished at the earliest conven-
lence Up to this hour (Friday, January y no
have 1 any intim ition when one may be
pected- NV re- quest for specification has been
in The hands of minister of foreign affairs since
Monday. January l. at O'Clock had hoped
to receive it in time to answer bv steamer
PelSiug, leaving to-day at 2 O'Clock, and especi-
ally as Mr.. Thurston and Hatch, late vice presi-
dent of the provisional gov ,rument. leave to-
morrow on he Aus ra for the Uni ed States.
This delas in answering is great surprise and
regret
am fully prepared to show th,t ever, step
taken by the representatives of govern
ment has been In the direction OF peace and
good order
On November II as is well known here, the
greatest excitement prevailed in the executive
bu lding, military forces were increased in
number and he volunteer com oauie5 were or
dered on duty al night Th preparations ere
due. not to anv fear of an American interven-
tion, but Mr. Damon min ster of finance,
called oficially to explain, resu ted from ap-
prehensions OF many citizens, mostly women
and chi drsn. tina; as the fol o.ing dav the
bir thday anniversarr of King KlIa kua large
numbers OF natives from the adjoining districts
would be here and an outbreak might occur
Very respectfully, ALBERT S WILLIS