Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-22
FROM HAWAII.
! President Sends Another lotof Let
tiers to Congress.
Principal Interest 10 IN Reply u Pres. DsIs y
willis.


prises some brief notes OF Minister Willis
TO Secretary Gresham, which are unim-
portant But the chief features Of 1t are
the letters passing between Minister Willis
and President Dole. in one Of which the
minister complains of an utterance OF
PrAident Dole as rejecting on . president
Of the United States, and . letter from
President Dole, in which he specifically
inquiries IL Minister Willis instructions
authorized the use of force. Both these
matters appear to have been settled by
the receipt Of the last message OF the
president to congress and the sass instrus-
lions Of Secretary Gresham to Minister
Willis.
The most important part OF the CORE
spondence consists of long letter from
Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham,
containing enclosures of correspondence
between the president and himself. The
letter TO Secretary Gresham is in part as
follows:
LEGATION or THE UNITED SrAr .
HONOLULU, Jan. u. 1874.
sfR-On Tuesday, the 18th ult. wrote to
Hon. s. B. Dole. acknowledging tho receipt OF
his response to the decision OF the president.
On Wednesday, the 9TH. the steamship
Oceanic arrived, with newspapers containing
the presidents special message In ull.together
with the instructions 10 Mr.. BlOunt and my
self.
Ala p. M. Of the same day. received the
four-page, closely written letter, which en-
close from Mr.. Dole, asking to be informed
with least delay. whether you ID had instruc-
tiOns to enforce your policy with the use OF
arms In any event - The Information desired,
although fully embodied SIM the presidents
message m shit have bean asked for and ex-
cept for the remarkable statement contained
In the letter, would havc been promptly salts
factorily given. In a few words.
Confident that the charges SO surprising
and unjust they made could not be sustained
AN answer herewith enclosed was on the fol-
lowing Thursday morning sent to Minister
Dole. asking that they be made more direct
and specific. On Friday morning, 18th ult.,
received another letter from Mr. Dole here
with inclosed, in which he saws the special
message OF the President of the United States
has rendered any further correspondence on
the subject OF my letter Of Dec. eth unneces-,
sary. as the message satisfactorily answers
the question, but" he added. "ifyoI still desire
the specifications required, / will be ready to
furnish them" 'i
feel. therefore, that the statement con-
tanned In the letters OF Mr.. Dole OF the 9th
ult. were directed not ut me personally but at
the president, and should be qualified or alb
solutely withdrawn. Believing from the high
charac'sr anu sense - ?usl,ee .. Mt' 10y
be the result wrote him note, which en-
close. Y II 90"
Having no answer up to Dec. 81. l called
Minister of Finance Damon's attention to the
failure of Mr.. Dole TO reply. He Informed me
that the advisory council mot the next day,
soelpeK: ipnann tnonsht ene saA.nlsec. w ouiu
'h o,n,e.a har, s.vs Ham,, ,rec.ivea
Tho lefter from Hon s II. DOE. herewith in.
closed. IN viii & he states .'tllat ID was
not my. intention to withdraw any Of my let
'ers." This OF coarse left every charge and
statement IN inii'
s,red srs,iGca h, fnrni shed at the 90 rlest
convenisncr." # Is F'F 80 :
Upto ibis hour Friday, Jan. s. no reply has
been received This delay in answering is
great surprise and regret
Win h,gn regard ete;'
Ann"'' - 49, :" - "'" va - -. a.
me rena,iioer vi .ne corrssponueuce
CONSISTS ", c"'''',u,,ica.,'ns De'ween ..in-
's... 'i'ls an' ,a.. Do,,,.'I sns
"u' "a W. ,,ia ~. s.' ',y.,,.
uhaer ua.e Va 'ee' - MI /" Ii's S""nii'S
that THESE statements renect upon the
. f-TcsIueHt of tuc Guiecu StdbeS anu His
diplomatic agent. they should "In view
of their gravity be set forth with more
nort;c,,l,r;tv and certa;ptxu
n.,,a:J..,. nj, .a,,I;o,I H.. :. ,, .
i''i"e.' ~. VIC, " vas no'
necessary 10 ior,her go in'o inc itia'ter, as
the presidents message TO congress salts
factorily answered the question as to the
future action of the administration.
Then follows n letter of Mr.. Willis suv
,...t;ro tba ,,.;,hdr,,r,, f.,n, tha .,o,,a.,,
ass ~. -.
'nen, recorus VI az wins Correspondence W
which MI. Dole politely declined assent
Then follows the last enclosure. which Is
n letter dat I'd JAN I, from Minister Willis
10 President Dole. renewing the reuuest
sas snac,ec.,;,,s -
~ .,,,
rms ietter expresses regret ao Doie's
csmmunicatlon, as 1t brings for the first
time Official Information that the warlike
urpparations described by you (Dole) wers
c.,,ss,, nv apa intended for the d;nlon, attic
"a ,.;,;tr,. ra,,rnsa,,.,,;,.es ~ Az Ir,,;t..J
s."u - - INC ii''eN
Sea'es.
President DOLE, IN MS letter, which was
enclosed in the above, uses this significant
Ian guage:
The. natural Inference from vour attitude.
,.nor,yc ,nd refrs,, Ia disclose vmr purpose
,n,, sr"n NJ C,resham,s latter and Tho nresi.
.ent,s Il that Won intended To use force In
ioa;bt,inipv your policy The fact ia well
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