People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1894 — DOLE'S REPLY. [ARTICLE]

DOLE'S REPLY.

Why He Kef uses to Accept Mr. Willis’ Proposal. Victoria, B C., Jan 11. Minister Thurston, the envoy of the provisional government to the United States, will return to Washington at once, where his services will be much needed. The Hawaiian government is keeping the answer of Dole to Willis’ demands a secret until it shall have had time to roach the president The following summary, however, has been obtained from good authority:

Dole begins by noting that this is the firs official communication this government has had intimating in any way the policy of President Cleveland toward Hawaii. By no action of this government has any matter connected with the late revolution been submitted to the authority of the United States. Thia is carefully argued. No intimation has ever been made to the provisional government of anything having been done or considered in the premises until the alleged conclusion of the president now presented by Minister Willis. An exhaustive resume is given of the series of political struggles leading up to the revolution. The inside history of the attempted revolution of 1889 is then recited, and of Llliuokalani’s participation therein.

Dole denounces in the strongest terms the claim that Stevens was ever asked to have his forces assist in the revolution or that he ever did sa The government disclaims having - ever authorized Damon or any other person to make terms for the queen's surrender, and denies that he ever reported or was asked to report such terms. Damon made those terms on his own responsibility. Never before.or since the revolution did the members of the committee of safety confer with Stevens about the overthrow of the government

The provisional government is responsible only to those who constituted and are now maintaining it in power. It is amenable to no foreign power on earth. It has always been faithful to its constituents, and by no acts or intimation has ever offered to submit its rights to the United States or any other power. For these reasons this government must refuse to consider the proposition of Minister W illis. No allusion is made by President Dole to Willis’ appeals to their patriotism and moral sense nor to terms of amnesty secured from the ex queen.