The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-02-21

The American Minister Replies 20 the
uawaiian Presidents Specifications.

WILLIS TO oOLg,
fhe American Minister Replies 60 tn,
uaWaiisn Presidents Specifications.
WASHINGTON. Feb 20 The presi
lcutNcstcrdav transmitted TO congress.
another chapter VI Hawaiian CORE.
,pondcncc, including the dispatches
which arrived from Hawaii at san
Francisco, February 10, aud reached
the state department Saturday morn
Ing
Ia IA letter CD Secretary Gresham
Minister Wills wrote concerning the
anniversary of the revolution;
Sir; The FIRST anniversary OF the
provisional government was celebrated
last Wednesday. January L.. in ac,
corlauce with the program set forth
iu dispatch No IS, Of january 10. 10y
public reception, military parade,
hluminationS of executive buildings
and a mass meeting at night None
Of thc foreign representatives partici-
patvd ia the observance ~ the day
No SalutcS were fired from the Amcri
can English or Japanese van vessels
in port The day passed with no dis
t~urbancc. The representatives OF
foreign governments acted upon the
instructions of their own government
aud upon their own responsibility,
with the distinct diSavowal upon the
part ot the representative of the
United States that its action was
either intended or desired to control
theirs.
Frequent editorials. similar in char.
actcr To those enclosed. many Of them
severely rejecting upon the president
of the United states and his secretary
of state and also upon MIR. Blount,
have appeared in the daily press. As
the Hawaiian question is now pending
before congress and as the feeling
here has been very intense, | have not
thought proper thus far to take any
official notice of them. | would be
glad to have instructions from YOU
upon the subject.
Very respectfully,
ALBERT =. Willis,
l.. T.. and VI. i.
Mr.. Willis inclosed report of the
speeches at the anniversary celebra-
ton. which showed that those who
participated in the revolution still
hoped for annexation to the United
States.
The reply of Minister Willis to Pres
ideut Dolc's long letter Of complaint is
a lso made public.
In this Mr.. Willis takes up President
Dole's charges Seriatum, and
them at length. lie declares that the
president never intended to use force
to restore the queen and would only
act within the constitutional limit Of
executive power" In the course of
his letter Mr.. Willis says:
The only warlike preparations seem
to have been confined to one day, De-
cember 10, and these as Just shown by
Admiral Irwin, were not subject to an
unfriendly construction. In this con
n%ection il may not he improper to
mention the conduct of our naval
forces during the circumstances
succeeding the cath OF last No
vember. The many rumors as to
their purpose of landing and attack
ing your people, the feeling of re-
sentiment naturally resulting from
the honest belief by o large party of
the community that such was their in
t%ention, the o%pprobriOus epithets that
we're freely employed brought about
such a dangerous and critical condi-
ton that for n time. il became neces-
sary for all our officers going ashore,
to wear their service uniforms as a
protection against insult and attack.
During the whole of this unfortunate
and reg. etab>uation the demeanor
~forbcarancc and self control.
| desire to state the only com
munication of a political character
which | had with the queen was on
three occasions. The sole purpose of
these negotiations were, as you
know, to secure proper guarantee
from the queen as to life and
property of all connected with
the overthrow Of the monarchy.
These having been secured, | then,
under the instructions OF the presi-
dent of the United States. presented
his decisions, setting forth the rea-
sons therefor and submitting to your
government for its voluntary action.
TX MARSHAL WILSON SHOWN UP,
February 2 Alr, willis writes Secre-
tary Gresham as follows:
In my dispatch No. 10 Of December
9, 1898, transmitting an interview with
Colonel c. Il. Wilson, former marshal
of the kingdOm, reference is made by
him TO q list az special and supple
mentary advisers whom he had Sc
lttttu anu among WHOM we're many OF
the most prominent and influential
citizens. 1t was not claimed by Mr..
Wilson, as far as | am ip-
formed, that the selection by
him was with the knowledge or
consent of these gentlemen, some of
whom in the daily press and others TO
me in person. have So stated. Among
these are Honorable Rich +. Bicketon,
first associate justice of the supreme
court; Honorable w, Austin Whiting.
first judge circuit court and the Hon
orable j. a. Schaefer who explicitly dis
avow any knowledge of the said list
and states the use of their names was
entirely unauthorized and unwar-
ranted. The same disavowal il made
by the Hon. A. G.. NJ. Robertson, the
Hon. Paul Neuman, Messrs. James II.
Boyd, Henry Smith, Thomas r. Lucas,
w. NJ. Cunningham and others. II is
doubtful whether any of those whose
names were on the lists were in
formed OF the fact.
Thomas j. Croswhite of Sturgeon ,
Mo, committed suicide as the result of
financial embarrassment,