The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
FULL TEXT OF INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR
HAWAIIAN REPRESENTATIVES.
President Dole's Letter to Minister Willis
Denies the Right Of the United States
to Adjudicate the Case or to
Interfere in ANY Way.

since his last message, transmitting
additional Hawaiian correspondence
as follows:
"To Congress-
l transmit herewith copies of dis
patches from our minister to Hawaii
relating in any way to political affairs,
except such as have been heretofore
transmitted to coreress. also send
copies of instructions sent On Jan. 12,
1894, being the rnty lastruc-
tions to him that hav' not
been sent. to colgrc~s La my
former messages to congress, l with
held dispatch No. 3, uader date OF
Nov. 16, 1898, and also dispatch No.
70, under date of NV. s. 1898 IAas-
much as the contents of dispatches No.
3 are all referred to in the dispatch OF
more recent date, and inosmuch as
there seems to be no reason 'Gor with
holding it, same is herewith submit
ted. Dispatch No. 70 is still withheld
for reasons that seem to be justifiable
and proper.
[Signed.] GROVER CLEVELAND
The last instructions to Minister
Willis referred to in the presidents let
ter of transmittal as the only instruc-
tions not sent to congress are dated
yesterday. They were cent under COW
er of a telegram to W. A. Cooper, dis
patch agent at San Francisco, instruct
ing him to forward the following tele.
gram to Willis by steamer Mariposa,
tomorrow today):
will, Minister, Honolulu:
your numbers IA to Is inclusive
show that you have rightly compre-
hended the scope Of your instructions,
and have, as far as in your power, dis
charged the task confided in you. The
president sincerely regrets that the
provisional government refuses to ac-
quiesce in the conclusion which his
sense of right and duty and due regard
for our national honor constrained
him to reach and submit as a measure
of Justice to the people of the Hawaii
an Islands and their deposed sover-
eign. While it is true that the pro.
visional government was created to
exist only until the islands were an-
nexed to the United States, that the
queen but reluctantly surrendered to
an armed force of this gov
ernment illegally quartered in
Honolulu and representatives of
the provisional government, (Which
realized it's impotence and was
anxious to get control of the queens
means of defense) assured her that if
she would surrender, her case would
be subsequently considered by the
United States, the president has never
claimed that such action constituted
him an arbitrator in the technical
sense or authorized him to act in that
capacity between the provisional gov
ernment. You made no such claim
when you acquainted that govern
ment with the presidents decision.
The solemn assurance given 10 the
queen has not been referred to as au-
thority for the president to act as an
arbitrator, but as fact the material
to adjust the determination OF the
presidents duty in the premises. 'In
the note which the minister OF foreign
affairs addressed to you on the
23d ult it is stated in one fact that
at even if the constitutional govern
ment was subverted by the action of
the American minister and an invasion
by the military force of the United
States, the presidents authority is linn
tied to dealing with our unfaithful
officials, and that he can take no steps
looking to a correction OF the wrong
done. The president entertains diff
ferent view of his responsibility and
duty. The subversion o. the Hawaiian
government by an abuse of the au-
fhoritv of the United States was in
plain violation of international laws,
and required the president to disavow
and condemn the act of our offending
officials and within the limits of his
executive power to endeavor torestore
the lawful authority.
On the 18th ultimo the president
sent a special message to congress
communicating copies OF Mr. Blounts
report and instructions given
him and you. On the same
day, answering a resolution
of the house of representatives, he sent
COPIES of all correspondence since
March 4, 1889, on political affairs and
relations of Hawaii, withholding for
sufficient reasons only Stevens No 70,
of Oct. 8, 1892, and your No. 3, OF Nov.
Is, 1893. The president therein an
nounces that the condition of restora-
ton suggested by him to the queen
had not proved acceptable to her, and
that since instructions sent to you to
insist upon those conditions, he had
not learned that the queen was willing
to assent to them. The pres
ident thereupon submitted the
subject to the more extended
powers and wide discretion OF
congress, adding his assurance that he
would be gratified to cooperate IN
any legitimate plan which might be
devise for solution of the problem,
consistent with Alnsrican honor, in
tegrity and morality.
''Your reports show that on further
reflection the queen gave her unquall-
fed assent in writing to the conditions
suggested, but that the provisional
government refused to acquiescee Id
fhe presidents decision. The matter
now being in the hands of congress,
the president will keep that body fully
advised of the situation and will lay
before it from time time, reports re-
ceived from you including your No. 3,
heretofore withheld, and all instruc-
tions sent to YOU. In the meantime.
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