The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-13
MIR. GRESHAM ONNSIP.
Told Thurston Long Ago That
Force Wouldn't Be Used.
a MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
Cuckoo Gray Begins His Speech in the
Senate for Cleveland.
A Portland Ma Appointed Minister to
siam. . renaesssean Attorney Tor
Alaska. an Aiashsn Marshal OF That
Territory -washiasson omces Filled.

WASHINGTON cTTY. Feb. l2-The presi-
dent iats this afternoon transmitted 10
congress additional Hawaiian CORE
spondsnce. The presidential message is
as follows:
To tke Congress. / transmit herewith
two dispatches received few days ago
from our minister at Hawaii and a repIy
70 one OF ;hem iron, the secretary of state.
IN which a correct version Is given of an
interview which occurred November Ia
lNH between the secretary OF state and
Ihurs'on. representing the Hawaiian nro-
sisionai government. at Washington City.
GROVER CIEyELASn."
The frs. of the correspondence sub
.mittsd Is letter from Willis to Gres-
ham. dated January l6, reciting the
formers action in declining to recognize
or participate in the celebration OF the
first anniversary Of the provisional gov
eminent. In second letter OF the same
date Willis writes to Gresham:
I'm letter from Dole dated January n
the statement Is made that on November
IA Inurs'on called on Gresham and in
4uired whether Gfesham's letter of Octo-
Der Is WAS authentic. and was informed il
vas. Ihurston then asked Gresham If the
intention OF the United States was to en-
pioy, force in restoring the queen.
orcsnsm declined TO answer the question.
saying he would speak to the president
ana talk more fully later in The day.
an the afternoon Gresham informed
Inurston that all he was at liberty
10 state was that Willis had no instruc-
lions ,isa :. to do anything 70 cause injury of
Gresham: Your answer does not con-
yey the information requested.
What desire 10 to obtain infor-
nation which viii guide nv govern
meat in action. IL they know force is
TO be used by you their course of action
VII! necessarily be different from what it
otherwise would be. The definite infor-
nation that you intend to use force may
De the means OF preventing you from
using force and causing bioodshed' TO
which Gresham replied: Our relations In
the past have been pleasant. and want
them TO continue to be sa IN the future.
and TO be perfectly courteous to you, and
cannot at present answer you more fully
than ] have done
4 do not know whether Thurston made
shis statement public in the United
States at that time, but l do
know the first intimat. on thi, com.
munity had upon the subject in con-
tanned in Dole's.. letter OF the llth inst.
Had your statement to fhurston been
made public here at the time November
"a when 1t was eceived. the excitement
resulting from the wafiikc preparations of
the provisional government would have
been allayed and critical and dangerous
conditions avoided"
Replying to this letter Gresham writes
Willis on February 7, substantiallysror-
roborating Thurston's versions of the in
terviews of November II, except that he
did not say in either interview that he was
not at liberty TO answer Thurston's ques-
ton. He did say. 81 cannot be more ex-
plicit at this time"
BosToy, Feb. i2.-An evening newspaper
has special from Honolulu correspond
ent, dated February 3. consisting of an in
ierview with President Dole. in which that
gentleman makes several points not
hitherto brought out. Hc dweils with en-
phasis on the claim that IL was the queen
herself who was the insurgent 'She
had revolted against her own gov
ernment. This revolt on her part
was equivalent TO abdication. There was
then no government at all" said President
Dole. Annexation or not, the provisional
government was built to last. and was so
looked upon from the first No reelection
OF president will ever be allowed. As to
the plans OF the future Dole would state
nothing of definite character till he was
set at rest on all questions IN which the
Washington City governments may have
an interest