The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-06

arising III consequence OF an American
invasion.
The rumors of the intended landing
of your forces for offensive purposes
agitated the community for many
days. The situation for weeks has
been one of warfare without the incl
dent of actual combat. Even the eX-
queen called upon this Government
for protection which was awarded her.
Owing to your attitude the Govern
ment has been compelled by public
apprehension to largely increase its
military force, at great expense, its
offices have been placed and still con-
! tinue in q condition of defense and
preparation for siege, and the COM
munity has been put into state of
mind bordering on terrorism.
The Government has most earnestly
sought from you, and through our rep
resentative at Washington from your
! Government, some assurance that
force would not be used, and has failed
to obtain it. Your action has unfor-
| tunately aroused the passions of all
parties and made it probable that a
disturbance may be created at any
| moment.
| am informed by the military au-
| thorities, while the force at your COM
| mand is sufficient to destroy this city,
! it is insufficient to suppress any gen.
eral rising and conflict of armed forces
and insure ctionists, or to prevent the
| loss of life and property.
The Government is reluctant to be-
lieve this condition of affairs was con-
templated or expressed by yourself or
by the President of the United States.
L have, therefore, to ask you to inform
me, with the least delay, whether you
hold instructions to enforce your pol
icy with the use of arms in any event.
/ trust you will be able in reply to
give assurances that will tend to allay
the apprehensions existing in the
community.
l have the honor to be, with the
highest consideration, your excellen
cy's obedient servant,
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In reply to this Minister Willis at
once wrote as follows under date of
December 9th:
Your communication of this date,
delivered at P. NJ, would have re-
ceived immediate answer except for
the statement rejecting upon the
President of the United States and his
diplomatic agent in this country,
which, in view of their gravity, should,
l respectfully submit, be set forth
with more particularly and ceatain-
ty. In order, therefore, to answer
your communication as it deserves to
be answered, beg leave to call your
attention to the following clauses and
sentences which cannot be properly
commented on or replied to until un-
derstood.
First-You refer in several places to |
''the attitude which you (the diplo-
matte agent of the United States), |
have assumed" "the natural construc-
ton ofyour attitude, )" Gin consequence |
of your attitude in this behalf" cow |
ing to your attitude the Government |
has been compelled" etc. "Attitude,"
as is well understood, is essentially |
and designedly expressive" its object |
being "to set forth and exhibit some !
internal feeling" If this is the ac-
cepted meaning of the word, will you
point out where and when and how
the representative of the United States |
assumed any attitude" toward the
supporters of the Provisional Govern
menU or that Government itself, other
than one essentially and designedly
of peace?
Second-You assert tina" at the time
of your (my) arrival in this country
the forces of this your Government
were organized and amply sufficient
to suppress any internal disorder"
Will you inform ME what connection
this statement has or is desired to
have with the Government of the
United States or with the future
action of its representative
Third You refer to the Language
which you Cd have used in public
and in communications to this your
Government but you give neither
the time, place nor subject matter of
the Language or communication"
Fourth You call attention to the
published letter of the Secretary of
State of the United States and the
message on the subject of
the restoration of the queen" bot you
quote the words of neither, so that if
| were at liberty to discuss with you
matters not properly subject to diplo-
matte cogniZance, / have not suffi-
cient data to do so, as the Secretary's |
letter is not before me and the Presi-
dent has transmitted to Congress two
messages on the subject referred to,
borh of which 1 assume you were
familiar with at the time you wrote
your communication. May / ask,
therefore, to which message you re-
fer, or do you include both?
Fifth You further state: CATER
your my arrival you ID made COM
regarding your (my) po-
Icy which were ambiguous" May l
ask to whom and when these com
were made and what
were their contents
Sixth-You also say: "Your (my)
language expressed in public declared
that you Q) intended to perform
some act when the proper time ar
rived, without declaring what that
act would be-" May inquire again
when and where and to what pub
ic' was such language used?