The herald., 1894-01-21

show were not warranted by facts. seri-
ously affecting the president OF the
United States and the representatives
OF the United States in this country.
These charges and statements, II ac-
cepted as the official views of your gov
eminent. demanded a prompt answer
and equally prompt action on the part
OF the government of the United States,
to the end that the condition of things
described should be removed by the re-
moval Of the alleged causes. In order
to more satisfactorily answer your COM
mnnication, immediately, in letter
written the same day, requested more
specific statement upon seven points al
issue. l have the honor now to ac-
knowledge the receipt, last Friday, De-
cember 18th, at D. M, of letter from
you, stating the last message OF the
president OF the United States ''satis-
factorily answers your question as to
the future action of the American ad-
ministration towards this (your) gov
| ernment." You further say: IF, how
ever, you still desire the specifications
requested, will be ready to furnish
| them"
In reply to this last letter. beg leave
most respectfully to state, if your first
communication on this subject had been
confined to the single question above
mentioned, an immediate satisfactory
answer would have been given. That a
different course was adopted has been a
source of sincere and profound regret to
myself, as it will be, know, to my gov
eminent, and this for several reasons,
among which not the least is that it
brings for the frat time official iniorma-
ton that the warlike preparations
described by you were caused by and in
tended for the diplomatic and military
representatives of the United States.
Your communications on this subject,
being official in character, became part
Of the permanent records of this lega-
ton at Washington. In view of these
facts and in the confident belief that
upon fuller consideration, you would
realize the great injustice of your state
ments. / wrote you brief note which
was delivered at your residence on the
| night of Friday. December 29th, ex-
| pressing the hope that your letter OF the
| 9th instant WAS intended as with
drawal of your first communication,
and stating if such was the CAGE,
would, for the best interests of all, sug-
geet that the whole correspondence on
the subject be withdrawn, with the I'M
deretan6ing that the original letters be
returned to their authors and that no
copies be given to the public or made of
| record by either government.
Having received no reply to this note,
l took occasion last night December
! 3lst) to explain in an informal way to
one OF your ministers (Damon) that my
note to you was prompted by no improper
or unfriendly spirit, but intended to
continue the amicable relations hereto
fore existing. There was in your letter
of December Goth no withdrawal or mod
| ifcation of the statement and charges
complained of, but on the contrary an
expression OF readiness" implying
ability, to furnish the specifications
requested"
l am just in receipt of your letter
| (Which bears no signature) of this date,
in reply to my last note, in which you
say: sit was not my intention to with
draw any of my letters. but merely to
inform you that the arrival of newspa-
per copies of the special message of the
president of the United States ON the
Hawaiian matter, made it unnecessary
for me to press you for further answer
to my question" Accepting the above
80 your decision, have now to ask you
to furnish me at your earliest conven-
fence with the desired specifications, as
1 wish to make an immediate answer,
With renewed assurances, ETC., etc.,
ALBERT s. WILLIS.
WAITING FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS.
The correspondence ends here, with
the matter apparently brought up to the
point of Dole's reply furnishing the
specifications desired.
READING OF THE DOCUMENTS.
After the reading of the Hawaiian
message OF transmission, at the request
of Hit the Dole letter was read. 1t
ELECTED Republican applause at several
points. Afterward, at the request of
McCreary, Willis reply was read, and in
turn received the approving plaudits of
the Democrats. The subsequent CORES
pondence evoked alternate applause on
one side or the other, the Republicans
signifying their approval of President
Dole's letter, the Democrats of Willis
communications. Party lines seemed
strictly drawn.
At the conclusion of the reading OF the
message and the accompanying papers,
they were referred to the committee on
foreign affairs, and consideration OF the
tariff bill resumed, but for the rest of
the afternoon Hawaii was almost the
sole topic of conversation on the floor.
OPINION AT THE CAPITAL.
The Hawaiian correspondence, after
being received, at once displaced all
other questions of comment among
public men at the capitol. The Repub-
iican leaders regarded the position OF
President Dole IMPROBABLE and they
were stirred to Jest and humor at the
expense of Minister Willis. The Demo-
cratic leaders of the house admitted
that the correspondence did not add
cheering information to that already
before them. They freely complimented
Willis for the diplomacy with which he
dealt with the questions and situations.
ADMIRAL IRwIN's REPORT.