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and Japan. Immediately upon my

Portugal and Japan. Immediately upon my
return home 1 reported to you the above
and handed to you Lord Kfmberley's letter.
'"To refresh your memory once more /
enclose copy of Lord Kimberley's letter.
Without any remarks on the above beg
to add that 1 trust that the sources from
which you compiled your book are more
trustworthy and reliable than those from
which you drew your statement made on
pages 25S and 259
II have the honor to be, your majesty's
most humble and obedient servant,
III. A. W1DEMANN."
The Instructions.
The ex-queens instructions to her COM
missioners deputed to wait upon President
Cleveland as given in the pamphlet, were
as follows:
"To the Honorables j. A. Cummins, H A.
Widemann, Sam. Parker:
Gentlemen: You are hereby instructed
upon your arrival in washington to ascer-
tain from his excellency the President of
the United States whether there is any
hope for his doing anything for the restora-
ton of the constitutional government of
these islands.
"(Signed) LILIUOKALANI
"Washington place, July 10, 1894
The commissioners, upon their arrival in
Washington pursuant to these instructions,
sent the following note to Secretary
Gresham:
Parker and Widemann, commissioners sent
by her majesty, .ueen Liliuokalani, re-
quest an audience of the President of the
United States.
I'VE desire to ask his excellency whether
there is any hope for his doing anything
for the restoration of the constitutional
government of the Hawaiian Islands,
Judge Widemann has told in his letter to
Mrs Dominis how the effort to secure an
audience failed Following is a copy of the
LETT from President Cleveland which
handed to the commissioners by Secretary
Gresham:
President Cleveland's Denial.
Gentlemen: You must permit me to re-
mind you that this interview is not an Off
cial one, and that instead of receiving you
in any representative capacity, l meet you
as individuals who have travelled a long
distance for the purpose of laying a GER
tain matter before me.
You ask me there is any hope of my
doing anything for the restoration of the
constitutional government of the Hawaiian
Islands. | suppose that this question is
largely prompted by the fact that soon af-
ter the overturning of the late government
of the queen, l Investigated that transac-
ton and was satisfied that there had been
such an unjustifiable interference in aid of
that movement on the part of representa-
tives of the government of the United
states in its diplomatic and naval service
as to call for correction, not only to rectify
what seemed to be wrongfdone To others
on what appeared to be danger to Amer
ican honor and probity.
fuliy appreciating the constitutional
limitations of my executive power and bv
no means unmindful of the hindrances that
might arise, I undertook the task
His Hands Tied.
Having failed in my plans, committed
the entire subject to the Congress of the
United States which had abundant mower
and authority in the premises The ex
ecutfve branch of the government was
thereby discharged from further duty and
responsibility in the matter unless moved
thereto by congressional command The
Congress has, both by it's action and its
omission to act, signiffed that nothing need
be done touching American interference
with the overthrow of the government of
the queen.
Quite lately a government has been es
tablished in Hawaii which is in full force
and operation i'll all parts of the islands.
IL is maintaining its authority and dis
charging all ordinary governmental func-
tons Upon general principles and not los
ing sight of the special circumstances s,,r-
rounding this case, the new government
Is clearly entitled to our recognition with
out regard to any of the incidents which
accompanied or preceded it's 4nauguration
This recognition and the attitude of
the congress concerning Hawaiian affairs
of course, lead to our absolute denial of
the laast present or future aid or encour-
aSement on my part to an effort to restore
any government heretofore existing In the
Hawaiian Islands.
(Signed GROVER CLEVELAND"
A memorandum is affixed to show that
TINS letter was received by the commits
sloners at go pm. Wednesday, August
10, 1894
Efforts in England.
The unsuccessful efforts of Judge Wide
mann to see Lord Kimberley are shadowed
IN the following note from thu commission
er to the secretary of foreign affairs and
the reply of Lord Kimberley's representa-
tive:
My Lord: beg to inform your Iordship
mat have arrived in London with letters
OF credence from Her Majesty Queen LiIi-
uokalanl OF Hawaii in order to lay before
your ioroshlp the protest of her majesty
against the action of the republican govern
ment IN SubVerung the constitutional gov
ernment of the country
Il am also commanded bv her ma iestv-to
show TO the British government the fraud
uleht character of the election recently held
ana peg leave to ask for an interview with
your lordship.'
Inc reply was follows
DIT: am directed by the Earl of KIM
perley TO acknowledge the receipt of your
letter or the 2ith instant requesting an
interview with his lordship in order 10
lay before him the protest of Queen Lili-
uokaIani against the recent revolution in
the Sandwich Islands.
Il am to express his lordship's regret
tnat ne Is unable to grant you an inter-
view for this purpose
Lord kimberley desires me to assure
you that this refusal does not imply any
Wttlil oI respect to the queen or of courtesy