Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
A GREETING,
President Cleveland Sends a Letter
Recognizing the New Repub-
lie of Hawaii.

Honolulu, Aug. 28.-Minister Willis.
called on President Dole yesterday and
presented him with Mr.. Cleveiands letter
OF recognition of the republic. The cabi~
net as well as Minister Thurston was.
present. Minister Willis said:
MI. President: The right of the people OF
form of government has been formally &C
knoWledged both by the executive and legis~
lative departments Of the United States.
It seems. proper, therefore, so far as /, the
diplomatic agent, had the right, to extend
recognition to the republic OF Hawaii, it
having been created under the forms OF
laws and existing without effective oppOsi~
ton. The action thus taken has, l am glad
to state, been fully approved by the proper,
evidence of the fact, l have received an au-
tograph letter from the President of the
United States addressed to you as the Presi-
dent of the republic. In delivering this let
ter, as instructed, permit me to join III
friendly sentiments and to express the hope
that, through the government now inaugur-
ated, peace, prosperity and happiness Will
be secured to all the people of these islands
He then presented the following letter
from Mr.. Cleveland:
/, Grover Cleveland, President Of the
United States, to His Excellency, Sanford
e. Dole, President of Hawaii-Great and
Good Friend: l have received your letter Of
the 18th alt, by which you announce the es-
tablishment and proclamation Of the repub-
lie of Hawaii on the 4th day of July, 1894,
ana your assumption of the office OF PreSl-
dent with the fOrmalities prescribed by the
constitution thereof. l cordially r%ecipro~
cate the statements you express for the,
continuance of friendly relations which have.
existed between the United States and the
Hawaiian islands, and to assure you of my
best wishes for your own personal pros
perity.
August, 1884. Your good friend
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President, w. Q. Gresham, Secre-
tary of State.
In reply Mr.. Dole said:
Mr.. Minister: 1t is with sincere grati1ca-
ton that | have received the information
that the President of the United States has
confirmed the recognition 50 promptly ex-
tended by your excellency to the republic
of Hawaii. Permit ne on behalf Of the Ha-
waiian people to rec1procate the friendly
government, and assure you of our desire
that relations of comfy and Of commercial
intercourse which shall be mutual and adj
vantageous may ever exist between the two
countries.
The confirmation of the reported recog-
milton has taken the wind out of the roy
alists and the most rabid of them ac~
knowledge the cause Of the eX-Queen is.
now dead.
Slight trouble seems to be brewing in
the government camp, in spite of the
recognition news. The Schuetzen club,
an organization originally formed by Ger
man supporters of the provisional govern
ment, but which has since grown TO a.
large size and taken in all nationalitieS,
has sent a set of resolutions to the gov
rnmen announcing that if some of their
members are not given government posi-
tons at once the club as q body Will with
draw its support from the powers that
be. No answer has been sent yet, and the
matter will come up il the councils Thurs