The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-02-23
REPLIED TO Dele. i.
Some More of the Hawaiian ContrO-
versy.

Some More of the Hawaiian ContrO-
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-The president
yesterday transmitted to congress an
other chapter of Hawaiian correspond
ence, including the dispatches which
arrived from Hawaii at San Francisco,
February 10. and reached the state de-
partment Saturday morning.
The following is the correspondence
in part:
WILLIS TO GRESHAM
Sir: The first anniversary OF the provisional
government was celebrated last Wednesday,
January IL. in accordance with the programme
set forth in dispatch No 70 Of January IS, by
public reception. military parade. illumination
of executive building and a mass meeting at
night. None Of the foreign representatives
participated in the observance OF the day. No
salutes were fired from the American, English
or japanese war vessels in port The day
passed with no disturbance.
The representatives OF foreign governments
acted upon the instructions of their own gov
ernments and upon their own responsibility,
with the distinct disavowal upon the part Of
the representative OF the United States that
its action as either intended or desired to
control theirs Frequent editorials, similar in
character to those inclosed. many OF them Sc
States and his secretary of state, and also upon
Mr.. Blount have appeared in the daily press.
As the Hawaiian question is now pending be.
fore congress and as the feeling here has been
very intense have not thought proper thus
far to take any official not ce of them 1 would
be glad to have instructions from you upon the
subject Verr respectfully,
ALBERT 5 WILLIS, E. f. and NJ p.
Details show that the Hawaiians
have been indulging in severe criti-
cisms of the minister, and that the talk
of annexation is continued as if the
people of Hawaii expected this as the
ultimate outcome. j. ID. Castle in
speech said:
I'VE wish no permanent government, nor
anything else that does not lead to annexa-
tion: no change which does not make for that:
no republic but the great republic
And President Hosmer said:
Enumeration is manifest destiny and we are
bound to have it,
Even the Portuguese contingent has banners
with the motto America is Our Coal
The second letter in the correspond
ence is dated January 10, and is merely
. letter from Mr. Willis to Secretary
Gresham. transmitting Presiden. Dole's
letter and his reply, without further
COtuIueut tldu tu0t IL WILL, Ou
part. end correspondence on the sub
subject"
Mr.. Willis letter to Mr.. Dole closes
as follows: Your paragraph % states:
During your nearly two months residence
in this city YOU and your family have declined
the customary social courtesies usually ex-
tended to those occupying your official position,
on the specified ground that it was not deemed
best under existing circumstances to accept
such civilities''
In reply permit me to say the course of con
duct referred to was prompted by the friendli-
est motive had no official significance. was
adopted not toward the provisional govern.
ment alone, and was intenied to leave all per.
sons. after the disclosure of the views
OF my government free and unembar.
raised to declare themselves as 10 the
relations they desired to hold to me and my
family. Thus, without unnecessarr comment,
/ have nsidered and endeAvored - explain
those portions Of YOUR CORES CONFIDENCE which
bore upon the question OF the purpose to use
force. and the responsibilities arising there
from Yours most respectfully,
A. s. WILLIS.