The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-19
leFT 70 CONGRESS.

LEFT TO CONGRESS-.
| rho President Transmits the Hawaiian
Correspondence-He Has No Commend
to Make
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-The presi-
dent has transmitted to congress all
correspondence relating to the Ha.
waiian complications since his mes;
sage of December 10. The message
transmitting the correspondence is as
follows:
To the congress: transmit herewith copies
of all dispatches from our minister to Hawaii
relating in any way to Political affairs in HI.
wall, except such as have been heretofore
transmitted to consfesa also send copies oil
Instructions sent on January IL, 1924 being the
only Instructions to him that have not beet
sent TO congress.
In mJ FORMER messages to congress I with
held dispatches numbering three, under date OF
November Is, 1898, and also dispatch No. 40, un-
der date OF October ., 1893 Inasmuch as the
contents of dispatch No. are all referred to in
dispatches Of more recent date, and inasmuch
as there seems to be no longer reason for with
holding 1t, the same is herewith submitted.
Dispatch No. 70 is still withheld for reasons
that seem to be iustiiable and proper.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
. MINISTER WILLIS COMMENDED.
The last instructions to Minister
Willis referred to in the presidents let
ter OF transmittal as the only instrtc'
lions not sent to congress are dated
yesterday.
They were sent under cover of tele-
gram to w. A. Cooper, the dispatch
agent at San Francisco, instructing
him to forward the following telegram
TO Mr.. Willis, by the steamer Mariposa
tomorrow (to-day):
January II, 1894 10 Willis, Minister, Homo
lulu: Your numbers, IA to IS inclusive, show
that you have rightly comprehended the scope
OF your instructions and have as far as was in
your power, discharged the onerous task con-
f1ded in you The president sincerely regrets
that the provisional government refuses to &C
quiesce in the conclusion which his sense OF
right and duty and due regard for our IA:
tiohal honor constrained him to reach and sub
init 1t as measure Of justice to the people Of
the Hawaiian islands aid theft deposed SOW
ereisn.
While it is true that the provisional govern
ment was created to exist only until the ISL
andS were annexed to the United States and
that the queen finally but Reluctantly snrren.
dered to an armed force of this government 81
legally quartered in Honolulu, and representa-
tive OF the provisional government which real
lied lis impotence and, anxious to get control Of
the queens means of defense, assured her that
IL she would surrender, her case would be suisse.
Quently considered by the United States. the
president has never claimed that such actiop
constituted him an arbitrator in the technical
sense or authorized him TO act in that capacity
between the provisional government You
made no such claim when acquainted that
government with The Presidents deciser.
The solemn assurance given to the queen has
not been referred to as authority for the presi-
dent to act as arbitrator, but a fact material
10 d just determination of the presidents duty
in the premises.
tn the note wf'cR tie iiinistor OF foreig1 az
.aiIs addressed to you on the 23d ultimo it is
stated in effect that even if the constitutional
government was subverted by the action Of the
American minister and an invasion by a
military force of the United States,
the presidents authority Is limited to
dealing with our own unfaithful officials, and
that he can take no steps looking to cerree-
ton Of the wfong done. The president enter
tains different view Of his responsibility anu
duty The subversion Of the Hawaiian govern
ment by an abuse of the authority of the Unit
ed States was in plain violation Of the interna-
tiolal laws and required the president to dis
avow and condemn the act of our offending
officials and within the limits Of his cons THU
tional power to endeavor to restore the lawful
authority.
On the 18th ultimo the president sent a spe-
cial message to congress communicating copies
Of Mr.. Blounts reports and the uctions
given to him and to you. On the same day, an
swer1ng resolution OF the house OF rep
teEentatives, he sent copies OF all correspond
ence since March 4, 1889, the political
affairs and relations Of Hawaii, withhold
ing for sufficient reasons only Mr.. Stew
ems No 20 of October 8 1892 and your No. 3 OF
November Is, 1893 The president therein an
nounces that the conditions of restoration sug-
gested by him to the queen not having proved
acceptable to her and since the instructions
sent to you to insist upon those conditions he
has not learned that the queen was willing to
assent to them
The president thereupon submitted the sub
tect to the more extended powers and wide dis
erection Of congress, adding tre assurance that
he would be gratifed to cooperate in any
legitimate plan VIII CHI might be devised for
solution of the problem, consistent with Amer
lean honor, integrity and morality.
Your report shows that on further reflection
the queen gave her unqualified assent in
writing, to the conditions suggested, but that
the provisional government refused to az
Quiese in the presidents decision The mat
ter now being in the hands of congress the
president will keep that body fully advised of
the situation and will lay before it from
time to time the reports received from YOU in
GLIDING your No. 3 heretofore withheld and
all instructions sent to you In the meantime,
while keeping the department fully informed
OF the course OF events, you will until further
notice consider that your special instructions
upon this subject have been fully complied
with. GRE,HAM.