Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-07
By Authority.
Foreign Office Notice.

tails from the President of the
United States accediting him En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United
States to the Republic of Hawaii.
In presenting the autograph
letter of President Mckinley, Mr..
Sewall said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: In presenting
the letter of the President of the
United States accrediting me as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to reside near
your Government, it is my agree.
able duty not only to renew the
assurances of friendship custom.
airy on such occasions, but also to
add fluctuations that these assur-
snces are addressed to q sister Re-
public.
The Government of the United
States desires to cultivate to the
fullest extent it's traditional friend
skip with Hawaii. 1t has a
natural and deep interest In the
welfare of these Islands and sets
a high value on the intimacy be-
tween their people and it's own.
To cultivate this friendship, to de
monstrate this interest as oppor-
tunity offers and to preserve this
intimacy is part of its establish
ed policy.
Coming here, not as stranger,
profoundly approaching the re-
gard entertained by your Govern
ment and people for the Govern
ment l represent, l confidently
hope that during my service here
this policy will continue to the
mutual benefit of the two coun-
tries.
To which the Preside mt replied:
1t is gratifying, Mr.. Minister,
to receive from one, so long and
so favorably known by our peo-
pie, the renewed assurances Of the
friendship Of the United States
Of America and of their interest
In the welfare of Hawaii.
Permit me to express recipro-
cal sentiments, and especially in
response to your statement that
your Government sets high value
on the intimacy of the two peo-
pies, and desires to cultivate the
same as part Of its policy, to
say that the cultivation of such
intimacy is now and has been the
policy of this Government from
its inception, and that geographic
Cal and commercial relations, and
racial and political sympathies,
have combined to favor such in
timacy.
| welcome yOn, as the accre-
dited diplomatic representative of
the United States of America to
our Government and ! trust that
your stay will be beneficial to
both countries and very agree
abe personally to yourself.
The autograph letter of the Pre-.
sident of the United States is as
follows:
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
President of the United States of
America,
To His Excellency,
SANFORD B, DOLE,
President of Hawaii.
GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND: Il
have made choice of Harold M.
Sewall, one of our distinguished
citizens, to reside near the Govern.
mept of Hawaii in the quality of
Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentisry Of the Unit
ed States of America. He is we'll
informed of the relative interests
of the two countries and of our
sincere desire to cultivate to the
fullest extent the friendship
subsisting between the two
governments. My knowledge of
his high character and ability
gives me entire confidence that he
will constantly endeavor to ad-
vance the interest and prosperity
of both Governments and so rend-
or himself acceptable to Your Ex-
cellency.
L therefore request Your Excel
lency to receive him favorably and
to give full credence to what he
shall say ON the part Of the United
States and to the assurances
which have charged him to con