New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01
DID WILLIS GET ENOUGH !
HE CALLED on DOLE FOR SEVEN SPECI-
FICATIONS


DOLE GAVE HIM THIRTY. WHICH WILL BIZ MADE
PUBLIC srIoRTLY-THE INvEsTIGNrIoN
Washington Jan 31.-The President. 1t IS
understood will not send 10 Congress the latest
batch Of Hawaiian correspondence which in
cludes President Doles reply 10 Minister Willis.
| I'll Friday The probability is that the Senate
will not be In session on that day. and so II Will
/ happen again, in the case Of the last two
/ instruments OF Hawaiian information. that the
message will 20 to the Hous- alone. This. how
ever. could only be avoided by breaking in upon
the tariff debate In the House, which the Pres-
dent IL unwilling to do. He will await the eXp-
| ration Of the time set for vote on the tariff
! bill before thrusting another exciting topic
upon the attention Of that body
President Dole's reply has been In the posses
| sion Of the State Department since Saturday
last. Those who have been permitted To glance
over 1t say It IL an exceedingly vigorous and
pointed document about TO- 900 words In length.
| Minister Wills. in his letter OF December p.
asked for seven specifications President Dole
gives him about thirty Most Of them, how
ever. centre round Mr. Whs's first inquiry,
which was follows:
- You refer in several places 20 the attitude
which you Ohe diplomatic agent Of the United
attitude the natural Inference from your at
| titude.' In consequence Of your attitude In this
behalf owing to your attitude the Government
has been compelled etc.
latitude as Is we'll understood Is 'es-
scntiay and dcsgnedly expressive rs obec.
being 10 set forth and exhibit some internal
feeling. II this Is the accepted meaning II the
word. viii you point when and whore and how
the representative Of the United States assumed
! any attitude toward IA" supporters of the Pro-
visional Government or that Government itself.
other than one essentially and designedly eX-
rr"ssiNr ~ peace?"
The tone OF the entire reply IL said 10 be dig
niicd bur firm and very pungent.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
met this morning for the purpose Of continuing
the examination OF such witnesses rs might be
before II to testify concerning the Hawaiian
| affair The indications are that the taking ~
testimony. which has already reached eNuaor-
binary proportions. and will make an exceedingly
large volume. will cease within "A day or Two. II
IL not known whether the committee Will
make any effort 10 secure the evidence ~ Min
lister Thurston President Dole. II would be-
Il rather unusual proceeding for Senate com
mlttce 70 request the presence before II OK the
Diplomatic representative and the highest eN
ccu,ivc officer Of another government. but II IS
said that neither Of the officials referred to would
be avcrse 10 complying with a request from the
committee To that effect.
II IL also understood that. II time permitted. 5.
A. Damon. presdcn: Of the Advisory Council.
with whom. on April 49, 1898, Commissioner
Blount had an interview. would like to have his
evidence go before the committee The inter
view referred 10 appears in Mr.. Blounts re-
port, but IL IL asserted by the friends OF the
Provisional Government that Mr.. Damon was
only asked and only permitted 10 answer specific
questions, and that a fuller presentation OF MT
Damons views and facts would lend cooring
to his statements different from that found IN
Mr. Blounts report.
II is further known that there was recently
laid before the committee about a dozen or
fifteen dispositions II the representative people
Of Honolulu. friends of the Provisional Gov
fh.. ct a
issue. These dispositions were not taken Tor pres
cntaton especially to this committee because
at the time they were made the existence OF the
committee was unknown in the Islands. They
were prepared To b. used In case OF need. and in
that way found their way To the Senate COM
mittce Two Of these atlidavis are said To be
those Of G. Bolte and Henry Waterhouse Menu
bcrs of the Committee of safety These wv"
men testified before Mr. Blount. according to
his report. that the station house ana barracks
were delivered over to the Provisional Govern
ment before Minister Stevens recognized II, ana
Mr.. Blount in his report says: THE manner OF
their testimony caused me To suspect their truth
fulness" II IL understood that these gentlemen
and others who interviewed complained
that their examination was conducted on 50 mar
n line and their replies so confined To specihc
questions that 1t was impossible for them 10 give
the whole situation and make 1t clear as they
saw 1t; hence these depOsitions
g. /. Macarthur, of Troy, y. Y, who was be-
fore the committee to-day. proved To be an adj
Vocatc Of annexation Of the m st extreme sort
Mr. Macarthur is the editor of The Troy
budget and an eN-Statc senator. lie went 10
Honolulu after the revolution arriving there
about TIE time that Or. Bowen and Harold
SeWall did To the committee the witness eN-
planned the condition Of affairs as ne found
it, saying that he wei To the Islands as a
newspaper man. and awaited himself of every
opportunity 20 talk with the people and gather
their sentiments. He declared that his con-
illusions are based upon identicay the same
facts and derived from the same sources as pre-
scented themselves to Mr.. Blount. The only
difference was. said Mr. Macarthur. that he
went among the people searching for facts and
Information. while Mr.. Bount remained in his
room and tool only such as came to him.
Another witness called for to-day was the Rev.
r. X. Hoes. who Is now chaplain AT the Naval
Home. Philadelphia lie Is an antiquarian, and
at the time of the revolution was on leave OF alb
sence and visitor at the islands. 1t was the
intention of the Queens Government to have
him rrarrange the official archives. He WAS
librarian OF the Hawai- an Historical Society and
a moving spirit in its organization His testi-
mony was In support OF the Provisional Gov
eminent.
Later In the afternoon DR.. Francis H. Day
and DIR. Deamatcr. of Chicago. appeared be-
fore the committee and gave their testimony.
DR.. Day Is the leading physician III Honolulu,
where he has lived since 1887 Or LAY related
the Incidents connected with the overt,lrnng OF
the Queens Government in which proceeding he
was an active participant. His evidence cor
roborated that previously introduced by the
friends OF the Provisional Government, and
wound up with argument In behalf Of an
ncxation.
Or. Delamater happened to be in Honolulu at
the time Of the revolution and gave the COM
mlttee a vivid account of the scenes lie favored
the annexation OF the Hawaiian Islands TO the
United states
\ special order Will be brought In by the Com
mittee on Rules on Friday setting aside the last
two days Of this and Monday OF Aext week for