The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-21
HERE is THE INSULT.
The President of Hawaii Had Good
Cause to Be Aggrieyed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-Foll0wing is
Dole's first letter 20 Willis, referred to by
Wills in his letter to Gresham:
dep ARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
HONOLULU, Dec. 27, 1898.
Sir: Pending further action OF the GOV.
ernment of the United States upon matters
contained in your communication of De-
cember 10 and my reply 10 the same, dated
Decem ber 23, desire to call your Excel
leucy's most serious consideration to the
dangerous and critical condition of this
community, arising. [ must respectfully
submit, ont of the attitude which you have
assumed and the language which you have
used in public and in communications
10 this Government, and also ouI of the
published letter of the Secretary of State
of the United States and the Presidents
message on the subject of the restoration
of the mon narchy. | do not, however
claim or intimate that this unfortunate
situation has been Intentionally created
by you or by the Government which you
represent, but arises from the natural con-
stTuctiOn Of your attitude and the ambigu-
Gus terms of the statements referred to-
AT the time of your arrival in this coun-
try the forces of this Government were or
ganized and amply sufficient to suppress
any intern al disorder. After your arrival
you made communications regarding your
policy which were am pguous. and for sew
eral weeks you failed To disclose your in
tentiOns and have only partially done so
up 10 the present moment, leaving this
Government to infer what they may ulti-
mately be from the letter from Gresham
and the Presidents message, in which it
!
guage that the deposed Queen ought to be
restored to the throne by the Government
ef the United States and to leave the
United States to in;er that this assumed
| obligation would be discharged.
Your language, expressed in public, de-
clared that you intended to perform some
act when the proper time arrived, without
disclosing what this act would be. Under
| these circumstances there arose at once a
general feeling of disquiet
THE natural inference from your atti-
tude. language and refusal to disclose your
purpose and from Gresham's letter and
the Presidents message was, and is, that
you intended TO use force in maintaining
your policy. The fact is well known that
you, as admitted by yourself In your COM
10 unication Of December 10, without the
consent or knowledge of this Government.
have held negotiations with the deposed
Queen for the purpose of overtime wing
this Government. The apprehension of
both political parties, as well as that of
persons who remain neutral in these mat
ters, is that you hold Instructions to use
physical force for the restoration of the
monarchy. l am not prepared to state
haf 1oy7f tnrt tof, hi
ion, although its want of information to
the contrary has compelled it to act as IL
1t were correct.
I'm consequence of your attitude In this
behalf the enemies of the Government, be-
lleving in your intentions to restore the
monarchy by force, have become embold-
ened threats of assassination of officers
of this Government have been made; the
police force has frequently been informed
OF consplTacies to create disorders; the
aged and sick persons of all nationalities
have been. and are, in state Of distress
and anxiety; children in the schools are
agitated Dy fear Of political disturbances :;
the wives, sisters and daughters of the
residents. including many Americans.
have been in daily apprehension of civic
disorder, many of them having even armed
themselves in preparation therefor; the
citizens have made preparation in their
homes for defense against assaults which
may arise directly or indirectly from such
conflict; persons have begun to pack val
uables with the view of immediate de-
parture; large quantities of bandages have
been prepared, and unprotected women
have received promise of asylum from the
Japanese representative against a possible
disturbance arising in consequence of an
American invasion.
'The rumors of the intended landing of
your forces for offensive purposes agi-
tated the community for many days. The
situation for weeks has been one of war
fare, without the incident of actual COM
bat. Even the ex.Queen called upon this
Government for protection, which was
awarded her. Owing 10 your attitude. the
Government has been compelled by public