The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-02-20
DOLE TO WILLIS.
HZWAITS PRESIDENT WRITES An
INDEPENDENT LETTER.
He Says Mr.. Cleveland Suubbed tho Ho-
Naiin Government in His Proceedings.
Dole Refers to Blounts Report, Etc.

San Francisco, February 15.-(Copyright,
| 1894, by Associated Press. )-Advices receiv-
ed from Honolulu to February Sth, by the
| steamer Alameda give the full text OF
| President Doles letter to Minister Willis
in reply to the latter's request for speci-
| hcations of the statements made in the
| previous letter from President Dole in re-
| gard to the attitude of the United States
| government. President Dole's letter will
I'LL about five newspaper columns. He says:
In compliance with your request for GER
tain specifications concerning my letter of
| December 25th, l reply thereto as follows:
| First, you inquire to the meaning Of
| the word attitude used in my letter.
| In reply, that word used by me in its
| ordinarily accepted sense meaning bearing
| posture, as indicating the purpose of those
referred to. Your further say will you
| point where and when and how the repre-
| sentatives of the United States assumed
any attitude toward the supporters of the
| provisional government or that government
| itself other than essentially and designedly
expressive of peace In reply would say
| that the attitude of person is to be as
certaned only by differences drawn from
the known words and acts of such person
and the conditions and circumstances under
which they take place.
| President Dole tneh states the following:
| "a treaty Of annexation had been nego-
| tiated between the provisional government
and the United States government and pre-
treaty was withdrawn by President Cleve-
| land Immediately upon his entering Office,
| without prior notice 20 this government
or it's representatives of his intentions so
to do, or of his reasons for such action.
| 'lmmcdate1y thereafter the president ap-
| pointed Hon. James IL. BIount special COM
| missioner to Hawaii to investigate the con-
| dition of affairs at Hawaii. The knowledge
| OF such appointment was withheld from the
| representative of this government at
| I,.-y i,,,r on1
| the appointment, the Hawaiian representa-
| tive applied to the state department for in
| formation concerning the same. The sec
rotary OF state refused to state the object
| oil the mission or even to admit that a
| commissioner had been appointed.
! Made Private Invca,i lions.
"On the 18th of June, 1853 Mr.. Thurston,
| the Hawaiian minister at Washington, ad-
| dressed Il communication to Mir. Gresham,
! secretary OF state. in which the following
| language Is used, viz: L am directed by my
government to report to you that while the
Hawaiian government has full confidence
in the good faith of the United States to-
ward Hawaii, and, concerning, it's treatment
| OF us relatlons between the two countries,
| IL seems proper that it should be informed
DIS 10 the effect OF the present uncertainty
as TO the ultimate course to be pursued
upon the situation in Hawaii. 1t is npor-
tant Tor the Hawaiian government to know
|
ment concerning annexation at as early date
as possible, as, if annexation is not to take
place, the methods OF treating local condi-
tons III Hawaii must be radically different
from those to be pursued if annexation is
to take place No reply has ever been
made to such communication
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. Blount in this
| country, he did not communicate in any
| manner, or intimate to the Hawaiian gov
| tn he
directed toward the right of the existence
Oh the government to Which he was accred-
tied. All OF his Investigations and examina-
| IONS We're private and such persons only
| We're examined as he chose to call. Exam
ihalloE OF ms reports, since published, shows
thdt there are statements by approximately
sixty royallStS ana twenty supporters OF the
| provisional government. That he had OBJ
tanned no statement from the Iour MEM
befS OF the CABINET voted out before TIE rev.
pulmonary attempt OF the queen, although
ne has obtained an exhaustive statement
from the royalst successors.
Nlr. BIounts Hostile Report.
President Dole next refers to the final re-
port made by Mir. Blount, and says it Is dis
tlnctly hostile to the provisional govern
neht, ana that The pro.lSlUna government
has never been requested to give e.ipIa-
nation OF the charges preferred by
Mi. blount, or given any opportunity
In regard to Gresham's letter to President
Cleveland last october, President Dole
|
You have intimated that the foregoing
| letter beng a domestic transaction is not
the subject OF diplomatic consideration [
must submit, nov ever, tnat commitment
ton from the chief of a department of state
to the president, IN which he charges TINS
| government and its officers with conspiracy,
! weakness, timidity and fraud ana recon-
| mends It's subVersion, which letter oi-
cially furnished 10 and published by the
| public press without any information con-
| corning the same being afforded 10 this
| government is not a domestic transaction
and is pre-eniinent subject for inquiry on
| the part of this government as to the in
| tentionS of your government concerning
| subject matter.
| Hawaiian minister at Washington, c-iied
on the secretary Of state and inquired if the
above Letter was authentic and was assured
| by MIR. Gresham that it was. Mr.. Thurs
ton then sad: I wish then TO further ask
whether it is the intention of the United
| therein Indicated by Iorce. or in other
words, if whether the, provisional govern
rncnt declines to accede to the request of
the United States government to vacate in
favor of the queen, the United States troops
will be used to enforce the request?'
Will. un Executive officer.
eve do state that Mr.. Thurston received
no satisfactory reply to this question. Pres-
On on November It'll The Hawaiian Star
published ona statement purp 23Sr to
by YOU to a delegation of the
American league, in which the following
words said to nave been used by you:
| Il have my instructions, which L cannot
| divulge but this much | can say, that the
| policy of the United States is already for
| mulated regarding these islands, and that
| nothing which can be said done
here or there can avail anything now. [
| do not come here as did Mr.. BlOunt--l come
| here as an executive officer | come to act.
| When the proper time arrives | shall act.
| | wish to state positively that any outslue
| Interference will not be tolerated by the
| United States.
| II am not aware that you have ever dis
ayOwed the correctness of this report
President Dole next takes I'D President
| Cleveland's message to congress, delivered
{ December 4th last, and quotes from it as
i follows:
Upon the fact developed it seemed to
| be the only honorable course for gov
| ernment to pursue to undo the wrong
! that has been done by those representing
! us and to restore, as far as practicable, the
| status existing at the time of fOrcible
| intervention With view of accomplishing
! this result within the constitutional limits
| of executive power, our present minister at
| Honolulu has received appropriate instruc-
tons to that end
"On December LIST, last the United States
dispatch boat Corwin, arrived in Honolulu
from San Francisco bringing dispatches to
yourself. No mail allowed to be brought
by her, but the press of Honolulu obtained
from persons on board of her and published