Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
BLOUNT'S HAWAIIAN REPORT.
A Summary of His Recommenda-
tions to the President.

He Says No Action Should be Taken by
the United States Looking to Protec-
torate without the Full Consent OF All
the Natives of the Island.
Baltimore Sun special
WASHINGTON, Oct 4.-One of the
secrets which has been unsolved in
Washington for over two months is the
report of Commissioner Blount, who
was sent to the Hawaiian Islands last
spring to investigate the true situation
there and to report TO the President the
advisability Of annexing the islands or
establishing a protectorate over them.
Mr.. 3lount was chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs of the House in
the Fifty-second Congress, and when
the Democratic administration came
into power he was regarded as pecu-
liarly fitted to investigate the much
mooted question (Which had arisen
during the latter days of Mr.. Harrison's
administration as to the disposition Of
| Hawaii He spent the spring and
summer months there, thoroughly in
vestigating the subject, and returned to
Washington the latter part of the sum-
mer with lengthy report of the condi-
ton of the islands and summary of
the wishes of the islanders as gathered
from numerous interviews with the
residents. This report was submitted
first to Secretary of State Gresham and
was by him submitted to the President,
who has carefully examined the same
and who is awaiting a favorable
opportunity until the disposition of the
pending silver legislation to transmit to
the Senate his recommendations, based
upon Mr.. Blount's report, as to the
course the United States should pursue
in disposing of the vexatious Hawaiian
problem. It remains for the Sun to
disclose for the first time the nature Of
Mr.. Blounfs recommendation, which is
to the effect that no action should be
taken by the United States to annex the
island or establish protectorate over it
without the full consent of all the
natives. The report recommends that
all questions involved in annexation
and establishment of protectorate
: should be submitted to vote of all
natives, as well as foreigners, and upon
their decision rests the future policy of
the United States respecting Hawaiian
Island.
If Mr.. Cleveland adopts the recon-
mendations submitted it practically
I means that the Queen will be restored
|
: among the natives, each of whose votes
i is to be equal to that of foreigner, and
il will mean further the complete as
/ tendency of Mr.. Claus Sp' cckles, the
d sugar king, who, of all foreigners on the
: island, is most largely interested in its
! sugar industries, and who is said to
r enjoy certain privileges from the crown
= which no one else has enjoyed. II is
: stated that the islanders have unbounded
confidence in the United States, and are
Q willing to accept their decree as to the
d policy to be pursued.
= Mr. Blounts connection with the en-
= tire matter has been that of an arbitra
d tor, and he at no time assumed to die
If tate policy to the islanders. His recon-
81 mendations will bear out the broad
y policy of the Democratic party in the
" United States not to take any importan
4 action until the will of the majority
II shall have been ascertained. Mr.. Bloun
IS has gone to Georgia, his native State, tC
10 participate in the State campaign, with
a. view of becoming the Democratic can
IS didate for governor. Mr.. Albert
q Willis, an x-Representative from Ken
q lucky, has been appointed ministe
st to Hawaii. The place had been offeret
to Ex-Governor Proctor Knott Q
Kentucky, but he had declined it. Nh
n Willis called at the State Department
Y. to-day and received his final instruction
u . as to the policy he is to pursue on TIL
n, y, island. This policy is supposed to b
te in harmony with Mr.. Blount's recon
d. mendations. All instructions were Sc
I'd cret-not so secret as they would proba
I'D bly, have been had Mr.. Cleveland ha'
III an opportunity to present to the Senat
t as the Administrations policy towar
se. Hawaii. 1t is fully expected that eve
On before Mr.. Willis reaches Hawaii tn
question of the policy of the Unite
Of States toward the island will have bee
ed fully settled, and that the new ministe
ne will be instructed accordingly.
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