The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
Nov. II. the Hawaiian Star published

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of remarks made by you to deleg 4
ton of the American League represen'
tatives in which the following words
are stated to have been used by you
Il have my instructions which | can
not divulge, but this much l can say
that the policy of the United States il
already formulated regarding these
islands and that nothing which can be
said or done over here can avail any
thing now. Go not come here as did
Blount. | came here as an executive
officer. | come to act. When the
proper time arrives | shall act. | wish
TO state positively that any outside in
fuence will not be tolerated by the
United States
Il am not aware that you have ever
disavowed the correctness of these re-
ports
Dole next takes up President Cleve
lands message to congress, delivered
to congress Dec. 4 last, and quotes
from it as follows:
Upon the facts developed it seems
to me the only honorable course for
our government to pursue was to undo
the wrong that has been done by
those representing the United States
and to restore as far as practicable the
status existing at the time of our for
chile intervention. With a view OF
accomplishing this result within the
constitutional Init of executive power
our present minister at Honolulu has
received appropriate Instructions to
that end "
ION Dec ! last the United States
dispatch boat Corwin arrived in Hon.
Olulu from San Francisco bringing
dispatches to yourself. No mail was
allowed to be brought by her, but the
press of Honolulu obtained from per
sons on board of her, the above ex-
tracts of the presidents message pub
lished. But for such accidental infor-
nation, no information concerning
same would have been obtained by
this government until the arrival OF
the Alameda on Dec %.
Doles letter continues: up to the
time of the arrival of the Corwin in
the United States, officials in port were
in the habit of coming ashore in citi-
zen's dress, the crews received the
usual liberty on shore and no warlike
preparations were visible on board.
Immediately on the arrival of tho Cor
win the liberty of the crews was cut
off and so was that of most Of the Of
ficers. Those who came on shore were
in service uniform, rifles were stacked,
cartridge belts were filled with ball
cartridges and knapsacks packed for
immeniate use were conspicuous on
the decks of the ships and were
seen there by visiting citizens
who, in reply to their inquiry,
as to meaning of such preparations
we're informed by the officers that they
were ready to land at moments no
tics. When asked if the landing was
protect or fight US, the reply of the
officers of the Philadelphia was that
no on board knew what orders would
he received. 1t was known at this
this time that several of the wives of
United States naval officers temporari-
ly in Honolulu, were packing up their
baggage, preparatory to immediate re-
moval in view of possible hostilities.
1t was also known that you were in
frequent communication with the eX.
queen and leading Royalists were
constantly reiterating that you were
going to restore the queen by force. 1t
was almost the universal belief in the
city that You were about to land
he naval forces of the United
States to enforce the execution of
the Presidents policy. In anticipa-
ton thereof for Il number of days the
wharves were lined with crowds of
people, among them prominent Roy
alists waiting to see the United States
troops lald to restore the queen.
After expressing his profound regret
that such condition should exist, Dole
concludes by expressing his inability
to understand how it has come about
that u government and community |
which are today more closely con-
nected with the United States by COM
merce, friendship and blood than any
other lying beyond its bor-
ders, which values your friend
ship above that OF all other
nations, which fully admits and APP
preciates the many and deep obliga-
tions which it is under to your govern.
ment and people, which have done
you and your country no wrong, has
been forced into a position where in
defense of their very right to exist, |
they have been obliged to take up
arms to meet the possible hostility of |
that country whose flag they revere
and whose principles of liberty they
love. ! cannot but believe that it has
arisen through misunderstanding of
facts on the part of your government
and mutual misapprehension of mo
tives and intentions which may, | sin
cerly hope at an early day be cleared
away.
g.