Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-08

THE DOLE LETTER
In the Corwin's Budget to the State
Department.
IT'S GENERAL CHARACTER OUTLINED
It is Claimed That There Has Been
No Change
EXCEPT IN T HE QUEEN
EXCEPT IN THE QUEEN

The efforts to belittle the importance OF
the news brought from Honolulu by the
Corwin are not meeting with much success.
When that vessel was sent to Honolulu
with supplementary instructions to Min
lister Willis, as to his course of action in
bringing about the restoration Of the queen.
1t was with the distinct understanding that
she was to be used by him in communicate
ing with the home government in case OF
emergency. 1t is therefore regarded as not
at all probable that Mr.. Willis would have
sent her all the way to San Francisco
merely to inform the Secretary Of State
that 1.-THE situation remains unchanged"
On the other hand, 1t may be accepted as
true that the sole use Of the Corwin on this
trip was to notify the Secretary of State
that there had been a change in the situa-
ton and a most important one at that.
The Hawaiian situation. as developed by
the official dispatches received by the Sec
rotary Of State Friday night from Minister
Willis is tersely described by one of the
favored organs of the administration as
follows:
1.-The President has reached the limits OF
his constitutional powers in his efforts to
rectify the gross outrage perpetrated by
Minister Stevens in Hawaii. The efforts
have failed
Nothing short Of a resort to force of
arms. which Congress alone has authority
to authorize, will give the queen her rights,
of which she was wrongfully deprived
through the instrumentality of representa-
tives Of the United States.
President DOle's Letter.
This statement corroborates The Stars
story of the, nature of the latest advices
from Honolulu. There is no longer any
doubt that the queen accepted the condi-
lions imposed by the President and that
Minister Willis undertook to execute his
instructions for her restoration to the
throne. Nor is there any doubt that he met a
decided check when he politely requested
President Dole to abdicate in her favor.
Mr. Dole replied to his request in writing
and that letter, undoubtedly, Is included
in Minister Willis budget to the Secretary
of State notifying him that he has not yet
been able to compass a peaceful adjust
ment Of the difficulty"
Although the text Of Mr.. Dole's letter to
Minister Willis, explaining why he will not
surrender the government to the queen, is
temporarily withheld from the public, it is
believed that 1t follows closely the lines of
Minister Thurstons letter to Secretary
Gresham, written the day he left Washing
ton for Honolulu
In that letter Minister Thurston contend
ed that the provisional government was a
duly organized and fully recognized inde-
pendent government to which the United
States had duly accredited representative.
That the United States had acquired no
Jurisdiction over the Independent sovereign
state Of Hawaii, either by conquest, treaty
or voluntary submission by Hawaii to a
decision in the nature of arbitration.
That there had been no submission to arbi-
tration, in that no request was made or
granted to hear and to cross-examine evil
dence produced by the opposing party or
to produce evidence on its own side.
That the provisional government had re-
ceived no notice that 1t was on trial for its
life. He contended that the proclamation
of the provisional government that it was
Ito exist until terms of union with the
United States have been negotiated and