The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-18

President Dole, in the name of Presi-
dent Cleveland, to deliver up the
Government to LiliuokaIani.
Mr. CleveIand's message to Congress
upon the restoration proposition re
iterated and Intensified the abuse OF
all connected with the overthrow of
the monarchy, and from that time on
this has been the keynote of the Ha
Waiian policy of the Administration
and its supporters, BON 10 press and
in Congress; while, with occasional
Iapses, the attitude of Mr.. Gre sham
was one Of studied insOlence and ia
suit toward myself and the Govern
mrnt which 1 represented, although
at all times, even during the dark
days Of the a tempted restoration, the
Dole Government was the only one
officially recognized at Washington.
and / was its Tepces- ntative with full
official recognition.
a few incidents will suffice to illus
trafe the courteous methods of those
who have since developed into stick
leTs for diplomatic etiquette.
Having temporarily returned TO
Hawaii during December, 1898, Mr..
Hastings represented the legation as
Charge d'AffaiTs, and was officially
recognized as such. Upon the coca
sion of the dinner to the diplomatic
corps, the list of those to be invited
was, az usual, forwarded from the
State Department to the White
House, with Mr.. Hastings name
included. 1t came back with d mark
drawn through il, placed there, we
are reliably informed, by Mr.. Cleve-
land himself Mr.. Hastings was not
invited TO the dinner, although the
Charges d'Affairs of other countries
were.
Gresham's Astonishing Words.
On January 25, 1894, I made state
ment to Mr.. Gresham concerning the
friction that existed in Hawaii by
reason of the continued demand by
Japan that the franchise be granted to
japanese.
He said: "What do you mean by
coming to me with complaints about
Japan? Do you expect US to protect
you from Japan? / should think that
the last country in the world you
would appeal to for assistance would
be the United States 1t il most eX
traordinary that you should make this
statement to me. What do you want
me to do?" etc.
/ replied that had not applied for
assistance, nor did / want him TO do
for VI ars followed a certain line Of
policy concerning Hawaii's relations
with other foreign powers; that l was
simply stating fact, and that it was
entirely for him to say whether or not
it was of interest to- or concerned
Anne ican policy or interests. He re-
ite rated his former statements in diff
feTent forms several times, and wound !
up by branching off from the subjcct
and demanded what Presi-
dent Dole meant by sending an in
sulting" reply to Mr.. Willis (rrfer.ing |
TO Mr. Dole'b reply to MI. Willis de
naDd that the queen be restored), / |
dt MED that The answer was, or was
to be, insulting. Mr.. Ores
ham said: 81 say it was insulting,
and Mr.. Dole's sole object was to say
sharp to the American
Minister when he had the oppOr
tunity."
He continued TO talk in this strain
until it became manifest that he was
trying to provoke quarrel,
and left the room.
During the summer and fall of 1894
I was absent in Hawaii and Europe.
On January Z, 1895, I returned to
on Mr.. Gresham to see about present
ing my credentials from the Republic
OF Hawaii, VIII CHI had taken the place
of the Provisional Government. After
stating that they would be received,
he said, in gruf way: "What did
your Government mean by complain
ing to us that arms were being ship
ped from California to Hawaii?'
IepIieu that knew of no such COM |
plant; that l had arrived only the |
Gay before, and knew nothing of 1t. |
~ To- cd RI,
US, and have investigated the mat |
ter, and there isn't a particle of foun-
datioD for it. They have put US to all
this trouble without any reason"
(By a remarkable coincidence, the in |
surrection made possible by the use
of these very arms had broken out the
day before, and at that very hour
Charles Carter Jay dead in Honolulu,
shot to death with one Of the guns
which Mr.. Gresham had investigated
and found did not exist.)
Continuing, Mr.. Gresham said: 81
guess your minister of foreign affairs
(Mr. Hatch) is scarey kind of fellow,
isn't he?" L replied: mo. On the
contrary, he is usually cool and clear
headed He said: "Well, he acts
like it, anyhow. can see no reason
for the complaint he made. He even |
put Mr.. Willis TO the expense OF tele-
graphing it over here"
He continued to talk in this strain, |
with an exceeding harsh manner, un-
til 1 became convinced that he was |
seeking to pick quarrel with me, as
there was no occasion for his bringing |
up the subject, of which he knew that
was ignorant.
Necker Island Cable Incident
About this time. President Cleve- |
land sent message to congress re
commencing that England be allowed |
the exclusive use of Necker Island as |
a cable station.
After it became manifest that both !
houses were hostile to the proposition,
acting under instructions from my !
government L called on Mr.. Gresham |
and stated that our legislature was
about to meet; that we were extreme
ly anxious to do everything possible !
to facilitate construction of a cable; |
that we would prefer one to San Fran |
cisco rather than to Canada, although !
the latter was better than no cable; |