Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-21
MORE
LIGHT ON
HAWAII.
Cleveland Sends More
Correspondence.
NH, DULE WHliES III NM WILD
That His Actions Have
Created Almost a Panic
He Wants to Know whether Force
VIII be Used to Enforce Cleve-
lands Opinions Willis
Thinks the Letter
Reflects ON the
President.
That His Actions Have
Created Almost a Panic.


By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 20.I transmit here
with dispatches received yesterday from
our minister at Hawaii, with certain
correspondence which accompanied the
,ame, and also including the
most extraordinary letter dated December
"a. 1898, and signed by Sanford p. Dole
minister Of foreign affairs for the proyis-
onal government, directed TO Minister
Willis after arrival Of my message at
Honolulu with copies Of Instructions given
10 our minister.
tsineD GROVER CLEVELAND.
The president IN brief note
n transmRtal today submitted to
congress Tho hte5t correspondence
'elating 10 Hawaii. IL comprises
l0mc brief notes Of Minister Willis 70
Secretary Gresham. which nre unimport-
mt, but the chief features Of It are let
ers passing between Minister Willis and
President Dole. in one Of which the min
strr complains Of an uttcrance OF Prcsi-
ent Dole as rejecting upon the presi-
lent Of the United Suites, and letter
rom President Dole IN which he speed.
'HHfttt ANNlNNAfN ~ NAAMlHlNA W AlllN lunNAut~
ions authorized tie use Of force.
Both these matters appear to have been
l@tlei by the receipt Of the last mes.
'age Of the president to congress and
he last Instructions of Secretary Ores
inm 10 Minister Willis.
Inc most important part Of the cores
9nlence consists Of q long letter from
dinisier willis TO Secretary Grr4lom,
luninining enclosures OF correspondence
ariWCcn fna,Ipnf Dole and lilu-ru 'Ibr
ettor, No. 20 H. dated Honolulu, Jan.
nfg y g Secretary Gresham, says;
On wednesday, the 9Th ullmo. at
" a. M, the steamship Oceanic arrived
Hllh a newspaper containing the pros.
tent special message In full, together
Nltl the distinctions 10 Mr. Hlnu1t nud
nytelt, Two message was reproduced In
ne AFTERNOON paper under conspicuous
ie1u hhts. AZ p. tn, Of the same
iiy l received tho four.pnge. closely,
written letter which ! inclOsc. from
Dor minister of foreign affairs, asking
20 he Informed with the least delay
whether Won had instructions TO enforce
fnuf policy with the use Of arms In any
evtut. The information desired al
though fully embodied in the president =
ssngc-might have been asked far.
aud except for the remarkable state
ments contained In the letter. would have
been promptly aud satisfactorily given in
\ Few words. / am confident thnt the
fhArgog 20 surprisingly aud mjnstly
made could not be sustained. An
inawer, herewith inclOsed, was on the
loHoWlns Thursday morning sent TO
Minister Dol asking that they be made
more direct saud specific. On Friday
morning. rho 2nth utlmo. ] received
mother letter from Minister Dole, here
with mcloscd, IN which he says; Tho
necial message of ihe president Of the
United States has rendered any
further correspondence on the subject
Of my letter Of The the 2Ith Of December
unnecessary az the message sntiYlact'
orlly answers the questions But he
added. II ynu stiil desire the specihca.
tlons requested VIII be ready to
furnish them
"The instruction OF the president to
me had been strictly followed, or II de-
parted from at all, " Ind been in favor
" the brnefciares OF our wrong doiua.
felt therefore. that the statements con-
tanned IN the letter OF Mr.. Dole Of the
Goth ult., were not directed to me pcr'
e1nHlly. hut OF the president and should
Ne qualified or absolutely withdrawn
Relieving from the high character and
sense Of Justice OF Mr.. Dole that " he
ra-exRmined his letter such would be
the result | wrote him note, which
! enclose. This note was delivered at
lN residence On the night Of the same
day ufrilay. December 2O upon whicl
his second letter was received Having
no onswer M TO Sunday night, December
b. mud having occasion 20 communicate
with his colleague Mr.. Damon. rpor
in0thar mattnri | called his attention Ia
he failure Of Mr.. Dole 60 reply 10 ms
iotc. which ! explained TO him WAS writ.
zen with no unirondly nurnese hut wa,
" by itself declared, for the best inter
Nts q al.