The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-22
DOLES MPERTINENCE.
His Savoy Letter to Our Minister
at Honolulu.
NO INSTALLING HIS LANGUAGE.

The Lender oftho Provisional Government
Charges Our Minister with Encouraging
the Roysiists, But Refuses to Answer =
Request for Specific Charges.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The chief sub
5ect for discussion among senators and
representatives today is the correspond
ence between Minister Willis and Presi-
dent Dole, which was sent to congress by
President Weveland on Saturday. As a.
rule the t-atesmen speak of Mr.. Dole's
letter OF Dec. 81 to Minister Willis, which
President Cleveland describes in his brief
message OF transmittal as extraordi-
nary" as direct insult to our chief mag
istrate. The letter 10 rather lengthy, and
Is in substance as follows:
AT the time of your arrival in this
country the forces of this government
were organized, and were amply sufficient
TO suppress my internal disorder.
After your arrival you made commun-
ications 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 pres
enJ moment, leaving this government to In
fer what they may ultimately be from the
letter of Mr.. Gresham and the presidents
message, in which 1t has been declared in
very distinct language that the deposed
queen ought to be restored to the throne
by the government of the United States
and leaving us, further, to infer that this
assumed obligation would be discharged
Your language expressed in public de-
clared that you intended to perform some
act when the proper time arrived, with
out disclosing what that act would be.
In consequence of your attitude in this
behalf the enemies of the government
believing in your intentions to restore the
monarchy by force, have become embol-
dened. Threats of assassination of the
officers of this government have been
made. The police force is frequently in
formed of conspiracies to create disorder
Aged and sick persons of all nationalities
have been, and are, in a state of distress
and anxiety. Children In the schools are
agitated by the fear of political disturb
ances.
"Rumors Of the intended landing of
your forces for offensive purposes have
agitated the comm unity for many days.
The situation for weeks has been one Of
warfare, without the incident of actual
combat. Even the ex-queen has called
upon this government for protection,
which was awarded to her. Owing to
your attitude the government has been
compelled, by public apprehension. to
largely increase its military force, at great
expense.
This government has most earnestly
sought from you, and through our repre-
sentative at Washington from your gov
eminent, some assurance thatforce would
not be used, and has failed to obtain it.
Your action has unfortunately aroused
the passions of all parties and made it
probable that disturbances NAV be created
Rt any nome mt
II am informed by military authorities
that while the force at your command is
sufficient to destroy this city it is INSULT
Client to suppress any general rising and
conflict OF armed forces and instructions
or to prevent the loss of life and property.
IIhis government is reluctant to believe
TINT this condition OF affairs was contem-
plated or expected by yourself or by the
president of the United States. i 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"
Then follows further correspo ndenco be-
tween Mr.. Willis and Dole, in which our
minister asks for specific charges regard
ing the allegations in Mr.. Dole's letter
Dole's answers to the queries are evasive
and as the steamer Monowai left Homo
lulu Mr.. Willis was still awaiting a d.
rect reply to his queries.