The morning call., 1894-01-27
TO COME HOME
Willis Will Receive
Orders.
DOLE MUST RETRACT,
Cleveland Writes to the
Minister.
HIS LETTER ON THE WAY.
HIS LETTER ON THE WAY.
All Offensive Statements Must
Be Withdrawn at Once.
AN ALTERNATIVE GIVEN HAWAII
Grover Cannot Brook What He
Deems an Insult From the
Provisional Government.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26-It Is reported
semi-officlaly tonight that letter is now
in transit from President Cleveland to
Hawaiian Minister Willis instIucting him
to take his leave of the islands unless
President Dole will withdraw the letter
which Cleveland claims is often sive. This
letter was written by Dole to Willis on
December 27 and was intended to draw
from the American Minister a statemenG
as to whether this Government intended
to use force to restore the Queen. In the
paragraphs which have given offense to
Cleveland President Dole wrote:
AT the time of your arrival in this
country the forces of this Government were
organized and amply sufficient TO suppress
any internal disorder. After your arrival
you made communications regarding your
policy which were ambiguous. and for
several weeks you failed to disclose your
intentions. and have only partially done
SO up to the present moment, leaving this
Government to infer what they may ulti-
mately be from the letter from Gresham
and the Presidents message. in which it
has been declared in very distinct language
that the deposed Queen nught to be re-
stored to the throne by the Government of
the United States aud to leave the United
States to infer that this assumed obliga-
tion would be discharged.
Your language. expressed in public, de-
clared that you intended TO perform some
act when the proper time arrived without
disclosing what this act would be. Under
these circumstances there arose at once
general feeling of dsquiet.
"The natural inference from your atti-
tude, language and refusal TO disclose your
purpose and from GreshaIn's letter and
the Presidents message was, and is that
you intended to use force in maintaining
your policy. The fact is well known that
you, as admitted by yourself in your COM
munication of December 10, without the
consent or knowledge of this Government,
have held negotiations with the deposed
Queen for the purpose of overthroWng
this Government The appre hension of
both political parties, as we'll as that Of
persons who remain neutral in these mat
| ters, is that you hold instructions to use
physical force for the restoration of the
monarchy. l am not prepared to state
| that this Government entertans this opin-
! ion, although its want of information to
| the contrary has compelled it to act as il
| it were correct.
THE Government has most earnestly
sought from you, and through our repre-
sentative at Washington from your Gov
ernment, some assurance that force would
not be used. and has failed to obtain it.
Your action has unfortunately aroused the
passions of all parties, and made it prob
able that disturbance may be created at
any moment"
In reply to this letter it viii be remem-
! bered Willis wrote a note requesting Presi-
dent Dole to withdraw. and, failing in
| that, demanded proof of the charges that
lie had sought TO disturb the peace of the
Islands. Il is asserted here, upon excel
lent authority. that Dole wrote furnishing
the desired proof, and that his letter is in
the hands of the President, although it
has not been given TO the public. When it
is given out it Is expected to furnish the
greatest sensation yet afforded by the
| Hawaiian business.