New-York tribune., 1893-11-21

DETAILS OF THE REVOLUTION NS
CLEANED BY TIE COMMISSIONER.
Washington Nov @-Secretary Gresham to-day
made public all the correspondence pe'"ee" ~
Secretary of State and James H. Biouh' ooih"'.'
sioner and later Minister to the Hawaiian ls'a"u'.
Mr.. Gresham. in giving this voluminous printed
matter 10 the press. explained that 1t included
o,,orytbpq connected with Mr.. Blounts mission to
Hawaii with the exception of some statistcal
tables relating to the islands
| The matter consists of three parts the first be-
ginning with copy of the instruction gwen MI
BIount on March II. lS3 prior TO his departure
from Washington for Honolulu, and the last part
ending with a brief letter, under date OF July 'i
1893 in which he takes his leave as follows
| 1.-The condition Of parties in the ISLANDS Is one
of ouiescence The action OF the United states Is
awaited by all as matter OF necessity. lHis co"
diton it can be assumed. will remain un'il 'he
proposition to annex is accepted or rejected III
the later contingency sudden movement Is Hhei!
TO occur. The present Government can oniy rest
on the use of military forces, possessed OF most
of the arms in the islands. with a small whi'e
population to draw from to strengthen IT, o'"
mately it will fall without fail. 1t may preserve
its existence for a year or two. but not longer
Then he adds that he has done his duty as well
as ne could considering j was surrouhoeu ps
persons interested in misleading me-
SECRETARY GRFsHAM's INSTRUCTIONS.
| CrPShamS
Blount dated March IL. defines clearly how far In
the opnion of the President, the Of armed
force is permissible by the United States 10 pun
down or set up governments. Mr.. Gresham says
| ..In the judgment Of the President your an-
thorty as well that OF the commander OF 'he
naval forces in Hawaiian waters. should De ana
is limited in the of physical force 10 such
n,e,snres as are necessary to protect the persons
and property of our citizens; and, while abstain
| ing from any manner of interference with the DO
| mestic concerns of the Islands. you should ihdi-
cate vour willingness to intervene with your friend
~ Offices in the interest OF peaceful settlement
Of troubles within the limits Of sound discretion.
| ..Should IL be necessary land an armed force
upon Hawaiian territory occasions of popular
disturbance when the local authority may be un-
able to give adequate protection 10 the He anu
property Of citizens of the United States. the as
sent of such authority should first be obtained. II
il .can be done without prejudice to the interests
| involved
Your power in this regard should not, however
be claimed TO the exclusion of similar measures by
| the representatives, OF other powers for the pro-
lection OF the lives and property OF their cizens
or subjects residing in the islands.
| while the United States claim no right to In
terfere In the political domestic AFFAIRS or In the
| internal conflicts of the Hawaiian Islands other
| wise than as herein stated or for the purpose OF
| maintaining any treaty other rights which they
| possess this Government will adhere 10 It's consistent
and established policy In relation TO them, and 1t
will not acquiesce in domestic interference by other
| powers"
Mr.. BLoUNr DECLINES TO ACCEPT FAvoRs.
In letter dated April Mr.. Blount announces
his arrival at Honolulu. and tells Of his refusal.
| against the strong urging OF Minister Stevens. TO
accept house and the use OF servants. carriages
| horses etc. furnished by the Provisional Govern
| ment paying "whatever | wanted for II from moth
ing up" He also the refusal OF tenders from
| the ex-Queen and others
| Appended to a letter OF April s. in which Mr..
Blount deplores the perverted influence OF Minister
Stevens and Consul General Severance. to which
he ascribes the existence Of the Provisional Gov
ernment is a stenographic report OF an interview
between Mr. Blount and Admiral Skerrett, In which
| the following appears
Admiral skerrett-I called at the Navy Depart
| ment on the Goth of December TO see Mr.. Tracy.
the Secretary of the Navy, to ask him II he had
any final instruction for me. as l was going to
| leave the next day for San Francisco TO ASSUME
command of the Pacific Squadron. He replied:
Commodore, l have no instructions to give you.
You will go there and perform your duty. as know
YOU WILL and everything will be satisfactory.
| I remarked: Mr. Tracy / want to ask you about
these Hawaiian affairs When j out there
twenty years ago had frequent conversations with
the then United States Minister Mr.. Pierce. on the
subject Of the islands. l was told then that the
| United States Government did not wish TO annex
| the islands of Hawaii" He replied: Commodore.
the wishes of the Government have changed. They
will be very glad Hawaii" lie said as
matter Of course none but the ordinary legal means
can be used TO persuade these people TO come into
the United States.
On April q Mr. Blount says he was called on
by Claus Spreckels but. says Mr.. Blount. how
much or how little Mr. Spreckels knows about this
matter am unable 10 say, as do not know"
On the same day Mr.. Blount for the second
time disapproved Of request of the Provisional
Government that the American forces be landed
for drill 'The an(ing OF the troops pending nego-
,ations between the Queen and President Dole"
the Commissioner says, might be used to impress
the former with fear that troops were landed
to lend force the Provisional Government In
bringing her to an adjustment. did not think
proper to communicate the reason to Mr.. Stevens
or TO any other person save Admiral Skerrett
WARNINGS AGAINST NEuMANN
Mr. Blount in a subsequent letter says Of Paul
Neumann that "he is generally regarded here as
a bright. plausible. INSCRIPTIONS person" and sue-
gests that If the Administration should receive any
proposition from Mr. Neumann In connection with
a contract between the Queen ana the Pro-
visional Government In the matter OF her abdca-
ton It would be far better TO decline to entertain
anything.
Mr. Blount says he called on the ex-Queen ard
! informed her that person was authorized by
President Cleveland himself 10 place the Gov
ernment Of the United States In the attitude OF
desiring adjustment between herself ana the
Provisional Government. and the Queen declared
that she did intend to enter into any negotia-
tions until the Washington Government had taken
action on Mr.. Blounts report.
On May Mr.. Blount wrote AT this time the
indications are unnistakabe that large majority
Of the people OF the islands utterly opposed 10
annexation. do not look for any change from this
situation through future information There Is
strong disposition the part OF the annexation
element to suppress expressions against annexation
by social and business hostility"
In the third part OF the correspondence Is printed
l a statement OF voiney v. Ashford dated March
1885, in which he says he has put in writing GER
| tain information in regard to Hawaiian affairs
| at Mr.. Blounts request. This statement refers to
Queen Liliuokalani as "a reigning sovereign who
had at least twice strven TO supplant her brother
even at the expense II necessary. OF walking over
his stranglcd corpse to the throne; woman notor
ously loaded with the grossest social vices, such
as had contribute cd Lar the late kinC'a