Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-11
MINISTER WILLIS REPORT.
Some idea Of What It Will Contain and
Say.
President DOle's Reply to the Admin
tstraffOn's Demand for Restoration
of the Queen-The Procla nation.

Minister Willis report was carefully
guarded today. and it was said at the State
department that ii would certainly not be
made public before tomorrow at the earliest.
The intention is to send il TO Congress az
soon as II can be got ready. 1t is not set
tied yet whether the President will review
the situation whether he will merely
transmit the report to Congress without
comment. The probabilities are that he
win write message explaining the appar-
ent discrepancies and Inconsistencies be-
tween his last special message to Congress
and the subsequent action by Minister Viii
lis in seeming conflict Herewith.
Among the documents accompanying Mr.
Willis report is copy of the rroclama ton
of Queen Liliuokalani pledging herself to
the execution of he conditions imposed by
the Pr esident as essential to his aid in her
restoration; copy of Minister Willis ad-
dress to President Dole and his cabinet
notifying them OF the Presidents decision
and demanding their acQuiescence therein
and a copy Of President Doles reply de-
clining to accept President Cleveland's
judgment In the matter.
The following Ii believed to be an accu-
rate summary of the reply OF the president
of the provisional government:
President Dole begins by noting that this
is the first ofiicial communication this gov
eminent has had intimating in any way the
policy OF President Cleveland toward Ha-
wall. By no action of this government has
any matter connected with the late revolu-
ton been submitted to the authority of the
United States. This is carefully argued.
No intimation has ever been made to the
provisional government of anything having
been done or considered in the premises I'M
til the alleged conclusion OF the President
now presented by Minister Willis.
The inside history of the attempted rev.
olution of 1889 is recited. and of LID 1oka-
lanis participation therein. The opposition
then shown nv her n the riohfs M ar-
ests or the foreigners was after her ascend
ing to the throne constantly emphasized
1t became violent during the latter part OF
1892, as shown by her perverse appoint
ments Of cabinets in opposition to the
will OF the legislature. The events OF the
last week of her reign are recited, the re-
suscitatfon of the defunct lottery bill. the
removal of the Wilcox cabinet all through
the queens personal influence.
President Dole also recites .he attempted
coup detat, the action of the committee of
safety and the two mass meetings of the
foreigners and the natives. The committee
deemed the presence of the American
FORCES necessary for protection of life and
property, and requested Stevens to land
them. Dole denounces in the strongest
terms the falsehood that Stevens was ever
asked to have his forces assist i'm the reyo-
luton or that he ever did so. The govern
ment disclaims having ever authorized Da-
mon or any other person to make terms
for the queens surrender, and denies that
he ever reported or was asked to report
such terms. Damon made those terms on
his own responsibility. Never before or
since the revolution did the members of
the committee OF safety confer with Ste
vens about the overthrow of the govern
ment.
The provisional government, the reply
concludes, is responsible only to those
who constituted and are now maintaining
Ii in power. 1t is amenable to no foreign
power on earth. IL has always been faith
ful to its constituents, and by no acts or
int!mation has ever offered TO submit its
rights to the United States or any othe.-
power. For these reasons this govern
ment must refuse to consider the PROPOSE
ton Of Minister Willis. No allusion is
made by President Dole to Willis appeals
to their patriotism and moral sense, nor
to terms OF amnesty secured from the ex-
queen.