People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1893 — THE INSTRUCTIONS TO WILLIS. [ARTICLE]

THE INSTRUCTIONS TO WILLIS.

Secretary Girckliuin's I.ettvr on the liar vvailarv Situation filmJe Public. Tn connection with th° president's message. Secretary Gt,"sham's letter of nstrnetions t> Minister VVtlLis at Honoluha is made publi'V The secretary toforins the minister that the annexation treaty will not be returned to the senate, and deta Js tho facts cl Blount's report. He then savs:. "On your arrival you will take advantage of the earl.est opportunity to inform tho Qtmen of tins. Make known ■to her the president'..! position regarding t he rep: titensiblo conduct of the Ameriosia min ster au-i the presence of United States forces. Alvisr her of die desire of this government to do justice and to undo this wrong. You will, ho'wver, at the same time, inform the queen that the president expects that she will extend mnnestv to all who were against her, tr.oiudiajrali who wereuonne ted with'he provisional government, deiiriving them oft no right or privilege. Having secured. The queen's agreement to rfursee this poiioy, you w ill a tvSse the executive of the providoaai government and liis ministers of the president's cetermination of this question, which their aolion and that of the queen devolved upon Aim. and teat they are expected io promptly, restare her to constitutional authority. Should tlie quc-Pn decline to pursue the course suggested or should the provisional government refuse to abide by the president's decision you will report the fa-Hs and await farther instructions.” i’rompf Aet nn Urged. Mr. Gri- tham telegraphed to Minister. Willis through tine dispatch agent at. San iflymeiscc under date of NovemberrM, 1893: “The brevity of youa telegrams is- embarrassing. You will insist upou amnesty and recognition of obligations of the provisional government as essential conditions of restoration A-.S interests v.«»uld be promoted by prompt -.action.”

Fuller Tttetruetions. Mr. QJrpshiim to Mac Willis’ telegram of Decern be rri “Your dlsDiUeli. -which was received hy steamar on tlte&itb of November, seems to call for additiouai instructions. Sriouid the queer refusodo assent to Mss written contUlions you will at ouoo irPjßm hor thw. the president will cease interposition, iu her behalf.. an t while fee- deems it bis- di ity to eudeanvn- to restore- her as the severe gn, the coivstitutional go-wevnmeiit of She islands, his ft.Wherefforts in,Shat direction wi-U depend upon sue queen's unqualified agreement that all oV.l4tri.ti.ini cretst-ed by the provisional govestnta< n.t m a proper course of ad-minirtration, sf-ltsll be assumed a mil open sct yftcfces by her as will present the adoptior of any measures of pvost srptioa or punish'.rent for what has been done in the nest by those setting up or supporting the provisional gevHHMni'ut The president feels that 1 by our original interference and what followed . we have incurred responsibility to the whole j Hnwaiian community atni it wohid not ho ! just to pus one parly at the mercy of the i other I'-hould the «(Uoea ask whether, if sh- accedes to the condition, ac- • ivo steps would be taken by the Uiiit- d States to effect her restoration or to maintain her authority thereafter, you will say that the president enact use force with- ! out tbs- authority o-t congress. Should the qi eeri acc -pt conditions and the prer-siosa.’ government refuse to surrender you will be governed by previous instructions, if the Provisional government as Its whether ihe United Slates will liold the' queen to fulfill-nt'-nt of accented conditions, you will sty that tIH-president, acting under dictates of honor and duty, as lie has done in endeavoring to eft'cet restoration, will do all inhi& Constitutional tiower to cause observance of the conditions he has imposed.” War between the sheepmen and cattlemen h:ts broken out afresh in Colorado. Many sheep b»v- bw.rt alvugb tcredi