Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-13

teasons therein stlttI, o. accrHt tur
decision ui ths pfesiuuut 0f the United
SMles, COPY 0f which BE- herewith
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tnin BE- t1 UuaHlu thp President % o..
ceive these official communications b.
fire any $40. nation col thuir elm nctcr
eau he teltgfapluI. / VIII uu IutfinN
acknowledge tnC receipt 10 thu answer
If tue provisional government, NDtiiy'
ina them that tIc praiItnt ha9 uten
informed thereof anu That n1 iuiurt
ttep VIII be- taken by m uutl ] nave
near 'rOm him. 2 thnll denver ain.-
lar communication iO she Vuuuu.
"Nufy rrcatuKllitnrul b. prevailing
here nui the peculiar conditions ear.
! rounding ihis people pf, MT the above
COURSE, hich 1 ifust vtl meet the
appreciation Of the President nui
ynureIL I thiuk " proper ~ ncknowl-
edge ~ this lublic way the efficient
services renietui the EOvcrnmult &C
| the United states by our cpnsii gtnv-
raj, Mile, sluCe my arrival W thit
place. ALBERT y. WILLIS"
DOLEB hEplY.
Pfesident Dolce reply 10 Wiils's We.
mani t. M follows, dated Dec 23'
"Nour cxuylirucy's communication
/ Of DrcUaibcr ION, announcing ihu
I.H
Unitcd Htatea Of America finally hue
arrived nj respecting thu application OF
/ this COVER mrnt for u treaty u political
union with that country and tg.
| fcrfing also 20 the domestic anairl
of these ISLANDS, has hal the con.
| alteration % tho government.
While II 10 with deep disappointment
| We learn that tho important proportion
/ which We submitted o. the govern.
meut Of the United States aud whiuh
was at fret iavorably considgted by ~
has at length been rejected, We have
| experienced sense OF rolivf that We
are now favored with the nrst Official
| Information upon the subject that has
/ been received through the period 0i
over nine moutha While accepting
tue decision Of the President OF tho
United states, declining 10 iufthcf
| consider the annexation pr posi-.
lion ~ the iinal conclusion VI
the prOient administration, We DO not
feel inclined 90 regard II ~ the
last WORD VI tile American government
upon this subject. For the history OF
the mutual rotations OF tho two coun-
tries; the American effort and 1 ilu.
enos In building upa Christian civil-
izition, which has 90 conspicuously
aided In giving this country IN honor.
able place among independent nati0nf;
thc geographical position Of these
Islands and the Importance To both
countries Of the profitable re-
ciprocGl commercial Interest which
has long existed, together with our
weakness ms sovereign nation, nll
point with convincing force to pfacti.
cal union between tho two counties,
as tue necessary anu local result from
the circumstances mentioned. This
conviction ~ omphasiEed by thB favor.
able oxpresalons Of American a,atua-
men over n long period IN favor
OF annexation, conspicuous among
whom are names NJ w. L.. Marcy,
William n. Seward, Hamilton Fish
and James O.. Blniuu, all former eyCrt-
taflts OF state; and especially ~ by the
action OF your last administration IN
negotiating treaty OF annexation with
,his government aud sending IL 10 tho
Senate with view Of 81 ratification.
We ehall therefore continue tue pro.
IeCi OF political union with the United
States az u conspicuous feature VI our
foreign policy, couh ieoly hoping that
sooner or later IL viii be crowned with
success 10 the lasting belout OF both
countries.
"rhe additional portion OF your com-
munioation referring 10 our domestic
unairI with n view OF interfering
therein, Il new departure In the felA.
lions OF tho two governments. Your
Information that the President Of the
United States expects this govern
ment promptly 10 rrlinqulsh 10 her,
meaning the eN.queen, ner cDuH.itu.
tloual authority with question, Are
you willing 10 abide by tho decision
VI tne Prvsijolt2' might we'll DO dis.
missed In single word, but for
the circumstances. Your communica.
ton contains, rs Il appears % me. mis-.
statements AMI an erroneous cOncluAlOn
based thereon, NO preludioial TO THIS
government that cannot permit them
TO pass unchalleDged. Moreover, the
Importance anu men cling char
nCtor OF THIS ipTup)siliOu make
II appropriate for mo TO discuss
somewhat fully the question
raised by II. We DO not recognize the
right OF tho President OF ths United
states TO interfere In our domestic
naAirs. su'h right could DO conferred
upon hun by an act VI this government,
aud by that alone, or II could b. ac-
clued 10y conquest. THIS, understand
10 DO an American doctrine cOnspicu'
ously announced from time 10 thus by
the authorities Of your government"
lie declares the basis on which the
President founded his deOisiou IA favor
OF the queen that 0ne Of the Induce
menta heid out 10 the queen 10 induce
her ~ retire was, that luo President Of
tue United 5latta would hear anu
determine her cause, IL not well found
OF. A statement TO that effect
was made TO her by Damon,
but not by authority OF the
provisional government, but on
dim0n's individual responsibility,
TherBiofe tho provisional government
II not bound by IL and could not rucog-
nizs the authority OF arbitration u.s.
suiued by President Cleveland.
Itias fact that the President OF the
United States recognized tho pro-