Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 23, 27 January 1894 — OUR TROUBLE. [ARTICLE]

OUR TROUBLE.

ii Hawaiian Atfairs in Congress. Mueh Ne\vspaper Ta!kj Only. MINISTER WILLI3 and MUDSTER DOLE. — Some But Desired. Explanations. LATEST DEVELOFMENTS. Wasbhigtou Jau. ‘20. — The Prt*si<leiit. in a brief noie of traus totlay snbniitted to Cougress tbe latest correspondeuce relating to Hawaii. lt c6inpnses sorue bnef notes of Miuister Willis to Secretnrv Gresu.ini. whieh are animportant, but the cLief featur* s of it «re tLe letters whieh passed betweeu AIinistei Willis aud president Dole, m oue of whieh the Miuister complains of the utterance of Dole, as reflecting oii tho I’resident of the United States, and a letter from Dole iu whieh he nuiuires if Willis’ instiuctions authorized the use of force. D.itli theso iualters appear to have been settled by the reeeipt of the last massage of the President t. Congress aml the last iustructions of Gresham to Willis. The most im{>ortant part of the correspoudeuce consists of a long letter from Willis to 6resham, oontaiuing inclosures of tho cor respoudeuce between Dole aud hiLaself. The letter to the Secre tarv says, uuder dato of Jauuarv 5. 1894. “Uu Wednesday, the 27th nlt., at 12 p m., the steamshij> Oeeanie arrived, with newspapers containing the President’sspecial message in fu!l, together with iustructious to Biount aud myself. The message was reproduced iu the afternoon papers, under eonspicuous headlines. At 4 p. rn., the same dny, J received £onr pages of a closely written letter, whieh I enclose, from DoIe. tlu* Minister of Foreign Attairs, askiug to be informcd, with the least delay, whether you (I) hekl instructions to euforce your policy with the nse of armsin any eveut. “The infonnation desired, al though fully embodied in the President’s message, might beeu asked for, and cxcept for the reouu'kahle slatements eoniainea in ihe letter wouKl have been proraj.tly aud statisfactordy giveu m u few words. Confideut that the charges, so surprisiugly und unjustly made, could not be sustaiued, an answer (herewith enclosed) was on the fo!lowing (Thursday) raorniug sent to Miuister Dole, askiug that they be raade raore direct and speeific. “Friday morning, the 20th ult., I received auother letter frora Dole (herewith inclosed). iu whieh he says: ‘The special uiessage of the President of the United States has rendered auy further correspondeuce on the subject of my letter of the 27th of Deceml*er unuecessary, as the rnessage satisfaetorily answers the questiou : but, he* added, if you still desire tbe specifications requested, I will be ready to furuish thera.” “The iustructions of the Pres>deut to rae have beeu strictlv followed, or if departed froiu at all it has been iu favor of the beneficiaries of our wrong-d«>ir.g. I felt, therefore, that tho statemeuts contaiiud in the letter*.f Dole of the 27th uit. were directed, uot at me personaliy, but at the President. aud shonld be qualifiedor absolnte!y withdrawn. “Belit*ving from tbe high characterand seuseof justice of Dole, if he re examiDed uis Ietter. suob would be the result, I wrote him the iu>te, whieh 1 inclose. This uote was delivered at his resi*leuce on the mght of the sarae day (Friday, December 29th). upon whieh his secoud letter was receivfad, Having no aoswer np to Sunday night. Deceraber 31st, and having occasiou to eouununicate with his colleague, Datnon uj>on aoother matter, I called his attention to the failure of Dole to reply to Uie note, whieh I explained to him was written witn uo uufrieudly purpose, bnt w*s, < as itself declared, ‘for the best ' interests of &11.’ He iufor:ned me the Advisory Council met the next day at 12 o’elock,»nd he 1 thonght the subject woold theu . receive atteution.’ “*A4 3 p. ra. tbut day, Jan. 1. l I received a letUr fn*ni Hon. S. ) B. Dole, herewith inelosed. m . whieh he states: ‘It was not nv ' iut«ntion to withdraw aay of m‘\ ] lelters. This, of co«rse, left j ? T ? 1 , Y c^*r K w w»d sutement iu t foli force aa o| that date. (

- •Be!ieTing these charges. i wbt*tlier s<> iniendeti or nut. re- ! H-*chti verv unjostly mK>n the Fresident, whose ag nt I was. st 6 p. ra. ou the san»e day (Monday Janaarv 1*1) I replied in the »n ch>sed letter. asking that the de- , siretl sj>ecifications be furnisued it the e:»rliest convenieuce. I p to this bour. (Frid;tv.Jan. ōtb ) no repiy bas been received 4o this ’ request. nor have I any iut;ma- • iion when oue may be expected. \ “Mv reqnest for the specific ttions 'h=is been in the h *n 1 <>f t'»e M»mster »>f F- re gi Adjits *-nce Mon>l-tv. J tn. lst, «t 5 o eioea. 1 iiiul boped to receive it iu time ! to »nswer by lbe steamer Peking, ; leaving tod iy at 2, and especially , as Tuiirston and Hatch, tbe late vice-presideut of the Prov isiou.il | Goverument, leave to-raorrow on the Australia for the Uuited SUt©s. Thisde!ayiu answering is a great sn[>rise and regret. ‘ I am folly prep»red to show that every step lnken by the represeutatives of onr Governraent has i heen in the directiou of peaee I and good orJer. Ou tlie 13th <>f November, as is woll-known here. tiie greatest exeitexueut prevailed ; in tiie Executive bmldiug. Tbe militarv forces \vere increased iu a mbers. aud volunteer eoiu- ! pauies were orJered on dnty at | niglit. Tuese prep«rations vtere ilue, not to um fear of Aaiericau ■ intervention but. as D.iinon the Minister of Finance, called offi eiail}' to explaiu, resulted from , the appreheosions of mauy e:tizeus. niostlv woinen and children that as tlie foilo\ving day was tiie > birthday anniversary of Kiug Kalakaua, Iarge uuxnbers of natives frum adjoining disiricts ! wouid be here aud an outbreak might occur. ‘ Very respectfullv, “Albert S. Willis.” Chicago, Jiin. 10.—Miuister Lonin A. Thurston, from Hono Uilu, passed thiough the city en route to Washington this inoniing. He says he bears import- ; ant dispatcbes from his government to the United Stutes government. In reply to a question Thurst >n said. “When I left Honolnln one week ago last Saturday Min ister M illis was still persona i gruta, and I eau add there never was uur will be a conteinplated movement on the part of Fresident Dole and the Government to furnish Willis with his passports. The Uuited States is not liable to be suod fur d:iraages bv tho deposed Queen. She never | will be restored. Montreal, Jan, 20.—The organ- ! izatiou of a force in Canada to j lielp restore Liliuokalaui has | been brought to the attention of l the Doraiuion governraeut. Ad jutant-Cīeneral Powell declares; that it wouhl be the duty of the Government to stop the outfitting of the expedition. That is of course. but ttie raore serions questiou is \vhether the Dorainion government wonld do its duty in the premises. The scheme does not seera at preseut to be very formidabIe, but it mty grow. If suoh a project in connection with Royalist piots iu Hawaii were to develop any serions menaee tn the Provisional Government of Hawaii, British and Canadian governmental opposition might prove perfunctory. The Royalists of Hawaii are still raaking confideut stateraents that Lilinokalani will be restored. Recniti»g in a qniet way for Liliuokalam is said to be going } on at Haverhill, Mass. Secretary Carlisle, it is said, has announced there is uo prospect that the United States revenne cutter Corwin will again be sent to Honolulu with dispatches for Minister Willis. San F rancisco, Jan. 20.— Amoug the Monowai’s passengers \vas C- W. Asbford, an attorney, who with his brother, Volney V. Ashford, has been prominent in the islands for ?ome tirae. In fact the two have been iu the front ranks ot everj r insurrection, soroetiraes beiug for and i sometiraes “agin” tbe Govern* i ment, was approached for an interview, and aIthoagh his an s\vers \vere courteous enougb they conid be simply boiled down ! to evasions pf the qn’estious. Mr. I Asbford stnd that his trip to j America bnd uo political signifi eauee, but that he had eome up ■ for his healtb. As to whetber he wonhl go to Washingtou he did not knuw. T. J. iimg, who hasspent the last twelve years in the islands was nut so reticent. Referring tu i Asbford, he said tbat gentlemun between his boil and tbe Provisional Government was having a very nnpieasant tnne. 6 1 ‘ \\hat wquld bave been the enect if Miuister Willi 8 had en- 1 deavored to restore Liliuokalani by forcef'' “That black woman." said he. j. has all tfae blood-thirstv in I! s>tincts of her eannihal ancestors ! and I thmk nothing wonld de-1 ] |ght ber more than to go back tu ! - the way 8 of lifo and reiigion that i prevailed in the Huwaiian Islaads » sixty ye.rs ago. “Bloml wouid have been shed as sure as fate. 1 Hud more hlooel than persous in J the Umted Statea have anv idea * of. The m«mber» of the Oovern- \ X

ment »nd tbeir adberents have st.-tked *H on tbis hnzard, an.l tue\ do not intend to lose auy trick wh»tever. Probably the raost notable arrival in Washington to-day w »s ex-M5nisfer Stevens. wlm represente«l this euuntrv at Hhwhii uuder th« Harr:son adraimstration. Stevens is here to testifv before tbe Senate Foreign Altanrs C*’inmittee. Jobn Slaghten-. one of the victims <>f the Provisional Goven>ment p>isoning. who w »s l)ru.:giit here froin Honolulu L»r treatoient aiul taken t-> St. Luke s HospibtL is convHlescent A very dangerous operation w.is perforraed on him by Drs. Kenvon, Dulge and O Ooanell, whieh turned the tide of fate in h:sftvor. Tue H-iwaiian ship Hawanan Islamls, with eoal lruni Newcastle. arrived Jan. 18. She reports a n trrow es<stpe frura over hentetl coals Deceraber 28tb, when twentv-two degrees above theequ»tor and fiftv-three d t\s ont. Stn Fr<tucisco, Jan. D Ih^ Midwiuter Fair Goagresses will be iiiangnrated-Jan. at tiie Graud Opera House. “Resoived tiiat the Hawaiiau islands should be annexel to the United States wili be tlie snbjeot for debate. Geueral W. H. L. Barnes and Irviug M. Scott will maintaiu tlie affinuntive, und Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger and Colouel Jobn P. [risli wiliargue the negative sido. Three jndges wili be selected, one frum the Snpreme Bench. one fioiu the Circ«it Conrt aml oue from the Superior Court, to Jecide the qnestion on the merits uf the arguuients put forth. AVashington, Juu. 17. —Lieut | enant-Commanber Swineburne uf the cruiser Boston \vas the on!y witness before the Senate sub ; eomnnUee ou the Hawaiian qut*s tion t ’day. He is the officer who had coramand of the American troops iu Honoluln at the time of the revolntion, und his testiraony is cousidered import»nt, as :>ttaclied. He was questioned eon cerning the tirae of landing, tbe ioealion of tlie troops in Arion Hall aiid the tiine of surrender of the Statiou Honse. lt 1 is understood that Swineburne adrnitted that a rnore fortnnate selection conld kave been made and said he had, previous t<> tlie lauding, advised that sorae other plaee be chosen. Aud ulso that the Poliee Stati>>n was surrendered several bours after ! the landing of tbe U. S. forces. Washington, Jan. lō. —The ! Hawaiian investigation by tiie j Senate Comraittee on Foreigu i Relations raade little progress to | day. Oliaimian McCrearv of the Honse Corarnittee on Foreign ; Art‘airs and Representatives Hol man of Indiana couferred tlus morning as to a proposition whieh \vould besubmitted toCongress for the solntion of the Hawaiian i>rūblera. After the talk McCreary said: “The solntion to the question will undonbtedly be ready to submit to the House before j January 29th.’’ New Haven (Conn.), Jan. 17. —The Yale Hawaiian Club hekl its annuul ineeting this evening. The organization consists of raembers of the University who are natives of Hawaii. There are about twenty Hawaiians in Yale. Harvard,Princeton and Colurabia were represented at the dmner. Dean Francis Wayland of the Law school responded to the toast, “President Dole everv Ineh a Man.’ A. C. Alexander spoke on “President Cleveland’s Administratiou: Fools Rush In Wheie Angels Fear To Tread." Frank P. Hastiogs, Secretary of the Hawaiian Legation at Washington, spoke on “The Situation afthe lslauds."