The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-06
THOSE SPECIFICATIONS.
Mn porr SEND, THIN MINISTER
WILLIS.
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matte Correspondence Saw IN
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from the Provisional Executive. as the
STAR can find room for to-day. The
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DEP ARTMESr OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Honolulu. Ii. t.. Jan. II, 1894
To His ErcelleRcy Gilbert s. Willis
UHited States Eurog Extraordinary dhd
Minister P2empotcniidiN Honoiulu-
SIR: have the honor acknowledge
the receipt of your communication
dated Jan LIST, in which You refer to
my communication to you dated Dec.
9th as containing statements which l
am fully prepared to snow are not war
ranted by the facts, seriously affecting
the President of the United States and
the representatives of the United States
in this country: and that those charges
and statements. if accepted as the Off
cial views of your Government, de-
handed prompt answer and equally
prompJ action on the part of
the Government of the United States,
To the end that the condition of affairs
therein described should be removed by
the removal of the alleged causes"
You also refer to the intervening cor
respondence between us, stating that
my aforementioned communication
brings for the first time the official in
formation that the warlike preparations
described by you were caused by and
intended for the diplomatic and mill
tary representatives, of the United
States,
You further state that believing upon
further consideration | would realize
the great injustice of my statements,
YOU, on the 20t ut., wrote suggesting
the withdrawal of my communication
of the eth ult. and your reply, aud that
no copies he given To- the public or made
u record by either government: and on
the 3lst stated to Mr.. Damon that your
note to me was prompted by no inn
proper or unGriendly spirit, but was in
tended to continue the amicable rela.
lions heretofore existing"
You further state that in my letter of
December Goth, there is no withdrawal
or modification of the statements COM
planned of, but on the contrary, an ex-
preston of readiness, implying ability,
to furnish the specifications requested
You also acknowledge the receipt of
my note to you, dated Jan. LIST, stat
ing that it was not my intention to
Withdraw any of my letters, which note
YOU state is unsigned by me. The
omission of the signature was uninten-
tional.
You conclude by stating that Il now
have to ask that you furnish me at your
earliest convenience with the desired
specifications, as | wish to make imme
diate answer.
will comply with your request. Be.
fore doing so, however, desire to say
in reply to your communication of the
LIST inst, that / have made no charges
against the President of the United
States or its represe natives. On the
contrary, in order that there might bt
no misapprehensIon concerning the
matter, specifically stated to you II
my communication of the 9th ultlmo
that do not claim or intimate tina
this unfortunate situation has been in
tentionally created by you or the Gov
eminent which you represent" l still
disclaim any intention of charging you
or your Government with intent to pro
duce the results and conditions described
in my communication of Decembe
eth
The object of my communication wa
to formally bring to your attention Gel
tain facts and conditions existing il
this country, what, in my opinion, wer
the causes of the same, and to OBTAIN
from you such information and assui
ances as would tend to allay the pre-
yailing excitement and apprehension.
Concerning your statement above re
ferred to, that my communication o
December eth contains statement
which you are fully prepared to sho'
are not warranted by the facts, | wOul
say that it would give me great pleas
ure to become convinced tina
the alleged conditions and fact
referred to. did not in truth eXis
The matters hereinafter stated const
tute in part the basis for my belief ]
the existence of the conditions referre
to and the causes producing the SAINT
but 1 shall be glad to receive from 20
any evidence tending To- remove froi
my mind the belief that they or any c
them did exist, and assure you that upo
becoming convinced that | am undo
misapprehension concerning any of sue
alleged facts, the allegations concernin
the same will be Immediately will
drawn.
Concerning your statement that m
letter of Dec Goth contains mo witt
drawal or modification of the statemen
complained OF" you will pardon me if
say that | was not aware that any con
plant had been made concerning al
statement made by me, your reply ha
ing been primarily directed to elicitit
more specific information concernir
certain points.
Referring to the suggestion contdint
in your note of the 29th, and your /
terview with Mr. Damon, that l wit
draw my communication OF Dec. git
| would say that to do SO would ha'
been in the nature of an admissi'
that the statements therein co
raned were incorrect, which Il
fortunately in the absence of inform
ton which you say you are pre- Jared
present, and with certain other eviden
before me, it was impossible for me
do so.
Allow me to assure you that it "
with deep qualification that | receiv
your assurance that your commune
ton to me of the Goth of December "
prompted by no improper motive or u
friendly spirit, but was intended to &C
tinue the amicable relations heretofC
existing and To further assure you I'll
this and all other communications fro
this Government are written in the sal
spirit, and j trust that no statemC
presenting the claims and views of {
Government concerning any matter
law or fact, may, 10y reason of its dire
ness and distinctness be construed
otherwise than of a similar character
I'm compliance with your request
certain specifications concerning
letter of Dec. eth, | reply thereto
follows
First. You inquire as to the mean
of the word latitude" as used in
letter.
reply that the word was used by
in its ordinarily accepted sense, mean
the bearing, the posture AS indicat
purpose of those referred to.
You further say:
"Will you point out where and wi
and how the representative of the Uni
States assumed any attitude toward
supporters of the Provisional Cove
ment or that Government itself, OF
than one essentially and designe