The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-18
Sends His Hiwaiian Message to
Congress.
Queen Liloukalaini Wanted to Behead
All the People
Who Had Aided to Overthrow Her Throne
The Law, the Queen Dsaid, stood
In the Way of General Pro-
clamation of Amnesty.

preSentatlveS immediately on It's as
sembly Saturday morning.
The presidents message of transmit
tai was as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. 13.--To
the congress: / transmit herewith
copies of all dispatches from our minis
ter at Hawaii relating in any way to
political affairs in that country, except
such as have been heretofore laid be-
fore congress.
l also transmit copy of the last in
structions sent to our minister, dated
January 10, 1894, being the only in
structions to him not already sent to
the congress.
In transmitting certain correspond
ence with my message dated December
1S, 1s93 withheld dispatch from
our present minister numbered 8 and
dated Nov. 16, 1898; also a dispatch
from our former minister 70 and dated
October g. 1892.
Inasmuch as the contents of the dis
patch of November 16, 1893, are re-
ferred to in the dispatches of more
recent date now sent to congress, ard
inasmuch as there seems no longer to
be sufficient reason for withholding
said dispatches, copy of the same is
herewith submitted.
The dispatch mum bered 20 and dated
October 8, 1892, above referred to, is
still withheld for the reason that such
course still appears to be justifiable
and proper. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence follows:
No 3-Mr. Willis to Mr.. Gresham:
Legation of the United States, HOMO
LULU, Nov. 16, 1898. Sir--In the fore
noon of Monday, the 18th inst, by pre-
arrangement, the queen, accompanied
by the royal chamberlain, Mr.. Robert
son, called at the legation.
No one was present at the half-hour
interview which followed, her cham
berlain having been taken to another
room, and Consul General Mills, who
had invited her to come, remaining in
the front of the house, to prevent in
terruption.
After formal greeting, the queen
was informed that the president of the
United States had important communi-
cations to make to her, and she was
asked whether she was willing to re-
ceive them alone and in confidence, as
suring her that this was for her own in
terest and safety. She answered in the
affirmative.
then made known to her the presi-
dents sincere regret that, through the
unauthorized Intervention of the
United States, she had been obliged to
surrender her sovereignty, and his
hope that, with her consent and CO.
operation, the wrong done to her and
her people might be redressed. To this
she bowed her acknowledgements.
l then said to her: The president
expects and believes that when rein
stated you will show forgiveness and
magnanimity, that you will wish to be
the queen of the people both native
and foreign-born; that you will make
haste to secure their love and loyalty
and to establish peace, friendship and
good government"
To this she made no reply. After
waiting a moment, l continued:
"The president not only tenders you
his sympathy, but wishes to help you.
Before fully making known to you his
purposes, desire to know whether you
are willing to answer certain questions
which it is my duty to ask" She an
swered: 81 am wiling
then asked her: "Should you be re-
stored to the throne would you grant
full amnesty as to life and property to
all those persons who have been or
who are now in the provisional govern
ment, Or who have been instrumental
in the overthrow of your government
She hesitated moment and then
slowly and calmly answered.: There
are certain laws of my government by
which l shall abide. My decisions
would be as the law directs, that such
persons should be beheaded and their
property confscated to the govern
ment"
then said, repeating very distinctly,
her words: ut is your feeling that
these people should be beheaded and
their property confiscated?" She re-
piled: 1T is"
then said to her: "Do you fully un-
derstand the meaning of every word
which have said to you and of every
word which you have said to me? and,
if so, do you still hold the same opin-
ion?"
The answer was: 81 have understood
and mean all have said, but l might
leave the decision of this to my minis
ters"
To this l replied: Suppose it was
necessary to make a decision before
you appointed any ministers, and that
you were asked to issue royal procla-
nation of general amnesty, would you
do it?" She answered.: II have no
legal right to do that and l would not
do it."
Pausing moment, she continued
''These people were the cause of the
revolution and constitution of 1887.
There will never be any peace while
they are here. They must be sent out
of the country or punished, and their
property confscated."
then said: ~ have no further COM
munication to make to you now and
will have none until hear from my
government, which will probably be
three or four weeks"
Nothing was said for several minutes,
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