The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-11
DOLE ASKED TO STEP DOWN
MINISTER WILLIS MAKES THE DE-
81 MAND.

rho United States Government. He
Says, Has Decided the Only Proper
Course Is to Restore the Queen
Dole's Answer Not Made Ppblic.
| Copyright, 1894, by Associated Press.)
Victoria, 3. c., Jan. s. -(Honolulu,
| Jan. /. 1S94)-Since the sailing of the
! United States revenue cutter Corwin at
j 8 a. m. on Dec. "a no advices have left
here for the coast. That vessel took
| press dispatches against the orders of
! the United States legation, but it is
doubtful if all of them are landed, as
| it is understood q strict watch will be
placed on the vessel as soon as she AZ
rives near the harbor, and that she will
likely be ordered at once on cruise.
Application was made by the Associated
Press and the special correspondent of
| the New York World for permission to
forward dispatches by the Corwin. This
was in each case refused, and dispatches
| were only put aboard afterwards through
the courtesy of those who shall forever
be nameless, even though the Unitc1
States should endcavor to investigate the
! matter. The Corwin took the demand
OF Minister Willis upon til" provisional
| government to step down aud out,
| Willis Speech.
There were present at the meeting
President Sanford Il. Dole, Hon. NJ.
Damon, minister of finance; Hon. J. A.
Hing, minister Ct the interior; Hon. W.
y. Smith, attorney general: Ron. Albert
| s. Willis. e. E. and Nj. P. of the United
! States of America. Minister Willis said
Mr.. President and Gentlemen. The
president of the United States has very
| much regretted the delay in the consider
! alton OF the Hawaiian question. but it is
unavoidable. So much of it as has oc-
| CURED since my arrival has been due to
certain conditions precedent, compliance
| with which was required before l was
authorized to confer with you. The pres
! ldent also regrets, as most assuredly do
| l, that any secrecy should have sur
| rounded the intercourse of views between
| our two governments. [ may say this,
| served has been in the interest and for
| the safety of all your people.
Il need hardly premise that the pres;-
dents action upon the Hawaiian question
| has been under the dictates of honor and
| of duty; it is now and has been from
the beginning absolutely free from preju-
| dice and resentment, and entirely consist
ent with long established friendship and
! treaty ties, which have so closely bound
| together our respective governments.
| The president deemed it his duty to
withdraw from the senate the treaty of
annexation which had been signed by the
secretary of state and agents of your
| government, and to dispatch trusty rep
resentative to Hawaii to impartially in
| vestigate the causes of your revolution
and to ascertain and report the true stu
| alton in these islands. This informa ton
was needed to better enable the president
| TO discharge a delicate and important
| duty. Upon the facts embodied in Mr..
Blount's report the president has arrived
at certain conclusions and determined
J upon Il certain course of action which it
becomes my duty to acquaint you with.
Believed Mr.. BlOUnt.
| The provisional government WAS not
| established by the hawaiian people nor
with their consent or acquesce, nor has
it since existed with their consent. The
| queen refused to surrender her powers
TO the provisional government until con-
| vinccd that the minister of the United
States had recognized it as the de facto
| authority and would support and defend
it with the military force of the United
! States, and that resistance would pre-
cpitate bloody conflict with that force.
| She was advised and assured by her
ministers and leaders of the movement
| for the overthrow. of her government
| that if she surrendered under protest
her case would afterwards be fairly
considered by the president of the United
| States.
THE queen finally yielded to the armed
forces Of the United States, then quar-
tered in Honolulu. relying on the COOL
| faith and honor of the president, whom
informed of what had occurred, to ;1ndo
the action of the minister and rcinstate
her. and the authority which she claimed
rs the constitutional sovereign of the
Hawaiian islands. After a patient ex
animation Of Mr.. Blolnt's reports. the
president is satisfied that the movement
l MT Srcf tnI
encouraged and supported by the repre-
sentative of this government at Honolulu.
That he promised in advance to aid her
enemies in an effort to overthrow the Ha-
waiian government and set up by force Il
new government in its place. and
that he kept this promise by causing a
deta chment of troops to be landed from
the Boston on the 10th Of January, 1888,
and by recognizing the provisional gov
eminent the next day when it was too
ional government was about to be sue
cessfully maintained against any threat
ening force other than that of the United
States, already landed.
Coming to the Point.
THE president has, therefore, deter
| mined that he will not send back 10 the
| senate for its action thereon the treaty
which he withdrew from that body for
| further consideration on March last.
In, view of these conclusions, l was in
structed by the president of the United
States to take advantage Of an early
opportunity to inform the queen Of this
| determination and of his views as tC
the responsibility of our government.
The president, however, felt that we
by our original interference, had in
Cured responsibility to the whole Ha
waiian community, and that it would
not be just to put one party at the mercy
of the other. l was, therefore, instruct
ed at the same time to inform her tha1
the president expected that she woult
+ | pursue magnanimous course by grant
' ing full amnesty to all who participate
in the movement against her, includn.
persons who are or who have been off
cially or otherwise connected with the
provisional government, depriving then
| of no right or privilege which they en-
| joyed before the revolution of last Jann
! airy, and that all obligations created by
, | the provisional government in the course
| &c administration should be assumed. E