Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-20
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that while the force at your command is
sufficient to destroy this city. 1t is INSULT
cient to suppress any general rising and
conflict Of armed forces and Instructions,
or to prevent the loss of life and property
This government Is reluctant to believe
that this condition Of affairs was contem-
plated or expected by yourself or by the
President of the United States.
! have therefore to ask you to inform me
with the least delay whether you hold in
structions to enforce your policy with the
use OF arms in any event.
l trust that you will be able in reply to
give assurances that will tend to allay the
apprehensions existing in the community.
1 have the honor to be with the highest
consideration,
Your excellency's obedient servant,
SANFORD B. DOLE.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Dole.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
HONOLULU, December %, 1888.
Sir: Your communication Of this date was
delivered at pm. and would have received
an immediate answer except for the state
ments rejecting upon the President Of the
United States and upon his diplomatic agent
in this country, which, in view of their
gravity, should. respectfully submit, be set
forth with more particularly and certainty.
In order therefore, to answer your COM
munication as 1t deserves to be answered,
lowing clauses and sentences, which cannot
be properly commented or replied to
until understood.
ID You refer in several places to 1.-The
attitude which you 0he diplomatic agent
of the United States) assumed 1.-The nat
ural construction of my attitude" 1.-The nat
ural inference from your attitude, in con-
sequence of your attitude in this behalf"
owing to your attitude the government
has been compelled" &c.
Attitude is well understood, is "es-
sentially and designedly expressive" Its
object being Ito set forth and exhibit some
internal feeling"
If this is the accepted meaning of the
words will you point out when and where
and how the representative of the United
States assumed" any attitude" toward
ment or that government ITSELF other than
one essentially and designedly expressive
of peace
90 You assert that lat 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. VIII you inform me what con-
nection this statement has or Is desired to
have with the government of the United
states, or with the future action of its
representative?
Language Used In Public.
g. You refer to the language which you Cd
have used In public, and in communica-
lions to this your government. but you
give neither the time, place or subject mat
Ter or the language or Communication"
4. You call attention to the published
letter of the Secretary of State of the
United States and the Presidents message
on the subject Of the restoration of the
queen" but you quote the words of neither,
so that II / were at liberty to discuss with
you matters not properly subject to diplo-
matte cognizance, l have not sufficient
data TO do so, as the Secretary's letter is
not before me. and the President has trans
mitted to the Congress two messages on
the subject referred to. both of which
assume you was familiar with at the time
you wrote your communication. May /
ASK, therefore, to which message do you
refer, or do You include both?
.. You further state that after your (my)
arrival, you Cd made communications re-
garding your policy. which were ambigu-
Gus. ask to who and when these Conn
munications" were made and what were
their contents?
q. You also say "your my language ex-
pressed In public. declared that you D in
tenaed 10 perform some act when the prop
er time arrived, without declaring what that
act would be-. May l inquire again, when
and where and to what public" was such
language used?
most earnestly sought from you some as
surance that force would not be used and
has failed to obtain it," VIII you inform
me at what time and in what manner your
government earnestly sought" the "assur-
ance' referred to?
In conclusion 1 would ask your careful
consideration of the following statement:
Your my action has unfortunately arous-
ed the passions Of all parties and made 1t
probable that disturbances may be created
at any moment" Before replying to the
above think that your further attention
should be drawn to 1t, as refuse to be-
lieve that upon re-examination you will
feel at liberty to affix your official sigma
ture to such an extraordinary declaration
Hoping that you will enable me to reply
with the least delay" as requested by
giving me the desired information / am
sir. with renewed assurances Of friendly
consideration,
Very respectfully,
ALBERT S. WILLIS.