Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
LAST INSTRUCTIONS.
The Dispatch Sent to Minister Willis
Late Yesterday
REGRETS PRESIDENT DOLES ATTITUDE
But Tells Our Minister His Special
instructions Have Been Fulfilled.
SPEAKS OF UNFAITHFUL ONES

Following is the telegram of instructions
sent to Minister Willis yesterday:
CTelegram)
WASHINGTON. January H. 1884.
w. A. Cooper,
United States dispatch agent, post Office
building, San Francisco. California.
Forward the following telegram to Hon.
A 5. Willis. United States minister Homo
lulu. by steamer Mariposa tomorrow.
w. q. GREsAM
WASHINGTON. January u 1894.
Willis Minister Honolulu
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 on
erous task confided to you
THE President sincerely regrets that tt.
provisional government refuses to sc-
quiesce In the conclusions which his sense
OF right and duty and due regard for our
national honor constrained him to reach
ana submit as a measure OF justice to the
people OF the Hawaiian Islands and their
oeposed sovereign While it is true that
the provisional government was created 10
exist only until the islands were annexed
TO the United States. that the queen finally
but reluctantly surrendered TO an arm a
force of this government Illegally ouartered
In Honolulu. and representatives of the
provisional government (Which realized fts
impotency and was anxious to get control
OF the queens means of defense) assured
her that, II she would surrender. her case
would be subsequently considered by the
United States. the President has never
claimed that such action constituted him
N hn
authorized him to act in that capacity
between the constitutional government and
the provisional government You made
no such claim when you acquainted that
government with the Presidents decision
The solemn assurance given to the queen
has been referred to not as authority for
the President TO act as arbitrator, but a.
tact material to the just determination Of
the Presidents duty in the premises.
His Duties.
In the note which the minister of foreign
affairs addressed to you on the 2sd ultimo.
II Is stated. in effect. that even II the con-
stitutional government was subverted by
the action Of the American minister and an
invasion by a military force of the United
states, the Presidents authority 10 limited
to dealing with our own unfaithful ofncials
and that he can take no steps looking to 4
correction of the wrong done.
The President entertains a different view
OF his responsibility and duty. The subyer-
sion of the Hawaiian government by an
abuse of the authority of the United State
was in plain violation Of International iaw
and required the President 20 disavow ana
condemn the act OF our offending onncials.
and. within the limits of his constitutional
power. to endeavor to restore the lawful
authority.
Left to Congress.
ION the 18th ultimo the President sent
a special message to Congress communi-
eating copies of Mr.. Blount's reports ana
the instructions given to him and to you
On the same day, answering a resolution
Of the House of Representatives. he sent
copies of all correspondence since March L
1889. on political affairs and the relations
with Hawaii. Withholding. for sufficient rca-
sons, only Mr.. Stevens No. 40 of October
s, 1882, and your No. 3 of November lQ
1893. The President therein announced that
the conditions OF restoration suggested by
him to the queen had not proved acceptable
to her and that since the instructions sent
to you to insist upon those conditions ho
had not learned that the queen was willing
to assent to them.
The President thereupon submitted the
subject to the more extended powers ana
wider discretion of Congress. adding the
assurance that he would be gratihed to CO.
operate in any legitimate plan which might
be devised for a solution OF the problem
consistent with American honor. integrity
and morality.
Your report shows that on further reflec-
ton the queen gave her unqualified assent
in writing to the conditions suggested, but
that the provisional government refuses to
acquiesce In the Presidents decision.
Fully Complied with.
The matter now being In the hands q
Congress, the President will keep that body
fully advised Of the situation. and Will lay
before it from time to time, The reports rs-
ceived from you. including your No. J, here
tofore 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, con.
slider that your special instructions upon
this subject have been fully complied with
GRESHAM.