Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-01-18
WILLIS MUST WAIT.
He Il to Take No Further Action
In Hawaii.
Such Are Hi. Latest Core
spondsncs Sent to ConEress-The
Queen Was Eager to Behead
Dole and His Comrades.
MADE PUBLIC.

MADE PUBLIC.
WAsHiNaTON, Jan. 18. - President
Cleveland has transmitted to congress
all correspondence relating to Hawaii
since his last message The message
transmitting additional Hawaiian cor
respondence Is as follows:
ITO thetcongress: I transmit herewith copies
OF all dispatches from our minister to Hawaii,
relating In any way political affairs in Hawaii
except such as have been here tofore transmit
ted tolcongress j also send copies Of instruc-
tton sent or January II, 1891, being the only in,
struGlIpns to him that have not been sent to
cong1osa In my former messages to congress-
withheld dispatch No. 3 under date of No
vember is. 1893, and also dispatch No. ~ under
date OF October 3. 1893 Inasmuch as the con-
tents. Of dispatch No. are AL referred TO In
the dispatch OF more recent date and mas
much as there seems to be no longer reason for
Withholding it, the same is herewith submitted.
Dispatch No 70 is still withheld for reasons
that seem to be justi6able and proper
.GRovER CLEVELAND"
The correspondence follows:
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Gresham.
LEGATION Of TIE UNITED STATES, HOMO.
LULU. Nov. as 1892-Str: In the forenoon of
Monday, the 18th inst, by sprearrangement.s the
queen, accompanied by the royal chamberlain,
Mr. Robertson, called at the legation. No one
was present at the halfho interview which
followed, her chamberlain, having been taken
10 another room and Consult General Mills.
. who had invited her to come, remaining
in the front offhe house, to prevent Interrupt
tion. After formal greeting the queen was
informed that the president OF the United
States had important communications to make
to her and she was asked whether she was
willing to receive them alone and in confidence.
assuring her that this was for her own interest
and safety. She answered in the affirmative.
:: Presented Cleveland's Regrets.
aa'T then made known to her the presidents 8
sincere regret that through the unauthorized
Intervention OF the United States, she had been
obliged to surrender her sovereignty, and his
hope that, with her consent and cooperation,
the wrong done to her and her people might be
redressed To this she bowed her acknowledge
ments then said to the queen: The president
expects and believes that when you are rein.
stated you will show forgiveness and magma
nimity that you will wish. to be the queen Of
all the people, both native and foreign born:
that you will make haste to secure their love
and loyalty and to establish peace, friendship
and good governments
ITO this she made no reply until after wait
ing moment continued: The president not
only tenders you his sympathy, but wishes to
help you Before fully making known TO you
his purposes desire to know whether you are
my duty to askF
She answered.: i am willing
Wanted to Behead Them.
II then assured her: Should you; be restored
to the throne would you grant full amnesty as
to life and property to all those persons who
have been or who are now in the provisional
government or who have been instrumental in
the overthrow OF your government
.She hesitated moment and then slowly and
calmly answered: There are certain laws OF
my government by which shall ABIDE My de.
cisions would be as the law directs, that such
persons should be beheaded and their property
conhscated to the government
~ then said, repeating very distinctly her
words: 1t is your feeling that these people
fscated?'E
s...She replied: lit is
II then said to her: DO you fully understan
the meaning Of every word which IhAve said to
you and OF every word which you have said to
me and II so do you still have the same opin.
ion? lssss..S.s