The Portland daily press., 1894-01-22

dent has laid before Congress another
| batch OF correspondence on Hawaiian
affairs, which includes spicy CORES
pondence between Mr.. Willis and Mr..
Dole, in which Mr.. Dole reproaches the
minister with his unfriendly course, and
being asked afterward by Mr.. Willis to
withdraw those imputations, declines to
withdraw any of the letters. Then Mr..
Willis wrote back, asking for specfica-
tions, which had not been received when
his advices were forwarded. Mr.. Willis's
account Of the incident is contained in
the following letter to Secretary
Gresham dated Janary s:
Mrwillis to Mr.Gresham.
Sir-On Tuesday, the Goth ult., as
stated in my despatch No.. 30, of Decem-
Der &c, wrote to Hon. S. B. Dole, minis
| ter of foreign affairs, acknowledging the
receipt of his response to the decision of
the President and informing him that
his communication had been forwarded
to you.
On Wednesday, the 27th ult., at 10 M,
the steamship Oceanic arrived with
newspapers containing the Presidents
special message in full, together with the
instructions to Mr.. Blount and myself.
The message was reproduced in the after
noon papers under conspicuous headlines
At p. m. of the same day, | received
the four page closely written letter, which
| enclose, from Dole, minister of foreign
affairs, asking to be informed with the
least delay, whether you ~ held instruc-
tion to enforce your policy with the use
of arms in any event."
The information desired, although
fully embodied in the Presidents mes
sage, might have been asked for, and,
except for the remarkable statements
contained in the letter, would have been
promptly given in a few words.
Confident that the charges so surpris-
ingly and unjustly made could not be
sustained, an answer herewith inclosed,
was on the following Thursday lnorl-
ing sent to Minister Dole asking that
they be made direct and specific
On Friday morning, 20 ult., received
another letter from Mr.. Dole, herewith
inclosed, in which he says the special
MESSAGE of the President Of the
United States has rendered any further
correspondence on the subject of my
letter of December 81 unnecessary, as the
message satisfactorily answers the ques-
tion," but he added, Eff you still desire
the specifications requested, I will be
ready to furnish them"
The instruction of the President to me
had been strictly followed, or, if de-
parted from at all, it had been in favor
of the benefciaries of our wrong doing.
/ felt, therefore, that the statements
contained in the letter of Mr.. Dole of the
27th ult., were directed not at me per
sonally, but at the President, and should
be qualified or absolutely withdrawn.
Believing from the hign character and
1f. ~ ~ NIL hot ho
examined his letter such would be the
result wrote him note, which I en-
close. This note was delivered at his
residence on the night of the same day
(Friday, December 29), upon which his
second letter was received.
Having no answer up to Sunday night
December 81, and having occasion to
communicate with his colleague, Mr..
Dana, upon another matter, called his
attention to the failure of Mr.. Dole to
reply to my note which I explained to
him was written with no unfriendly
purpose, but was, as by itself declared,
!" for the best interests Of ALL"
He informed me that 1.-The advisory
councip met the next day at IL O'Clock.
and he thought the subject would then
receive attention.
At Bpm. of that day january y | re-
ceived the letter from Hon. S. B. Dole
herewith enclosed. in which he states
that it was not my intention to with
draw any of my letters"
This, of course, left every charge and
statement in full force as of that date.
Believing that these charges, whether
so intended or not, reflected very UNJUST
" upon the President, whose agent I
was, at p. M, of the same day monday,
January ~ ! replied in the enclosed
letter, asking that the desired specifca-
lions be furnished at the earliest conven-
fence.
My request for specifications has been
in the hands of the minister of foreign
affairs since Monday, January 1, at 6
o'clock.
I had hoped to receive it in time to
answer by the steamer Picking, leaving
today at 2 o'clock, especially as Mr..
Thurston and Mr.. Hatch, late vice presi-
tomorrow on the Australia for the
United States
This delay in answering is great sur
prise and regret.
/ am fully prepared to show that every
step taken by the representatives Of our
government has been in the direction of
peace and good order and the military
preparations of the provisional govern
1nent were in process at the time Of my
arrival, cases of arms. as I teIegraphed
YOU on November 4, having been brought
by the steamer upon which | arrived. At
that time and up TO the morning of No
vember "a (Which was the day your let
ter to the President first appeared here)
it will not he claimed that there was
the slightest apprehension as to the in
reference of the United States forces.
And yet on the 18th of November as is
we'll known here the greatest excitement
prevailed at the executive building, the
military forces were increased in mum Der
and the volunteer companies were or
dered on duty at night.
These preparations were due not to any
fears of 'American intervention" but,
as Mr.. Damon, minister ofsfnance, called
officially to explain, resulted from the
approximations of many citizens, mostly
women and children, that as the fol-
lowing day was the birthday anniversary
of King Kalakaua large numbers of
natives from the adjoining districts
would be here and an outbreak might
occur.
The steamer leaves in few moments
and am unable to write more at length,
but will do so when the expected answer
is received
ALBERT S.W1LLIS.
The Correspondence incloses the follow
ing dispatch from
GasS MI Dole to Mr.. Willis.