Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-18
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BosTox, Dec. 17-Ex Minister John
I. Stevens Of Hawaii spoke CA the Ha-
waiian questioa yesterday afternoon be
fore the Niddlesex elnb, republican
Organization Mr.. Stevens aroused great
enthusiasm when he appeared to speak.
For more than sixty years. he said. all
our great statesmen had seen the great
commercial value oi the Hawaiian
islands tofthe United States Only the
pigmiss among our public men asserted
the counter proposition. MANY now
living win sse the day when the northern
Pacific waters viii be ploEed by nation
Of 250.00o.000 Americans The Islands
are at tho crossroads aud they consti-
tute an Indispensable coaling and feed
ing station which can be made impreg.
nable-" Continuing. he gave glowing
description Of the islands. their products.
spoks Of the policy tho present pro-
visiopal government was endeavoring 10
maintain. described IL a. liberal and
good He said:
Quecn's Reign was Corrupt
The influence Of the reign Of Kalakaua
and Liliuokalani Was corrupt and do
moralizing. The restoration OF the queen
would throw the natives again under the
political control Of the men who have
been the curse OF the islands for the last
twenty five years. Ii would be public
crime. Claus Spreckels Is opposed to
the policy OF the provisional government
in dividing up the lands He wants
them kept for the raising OF raw sugar
liz 10 not pleasant to me- to be obliged to
speak disagrceable truths about any OF
our Washington rulers; but the right OF
self defense 10 the Law of nature. Blount's
investigation vas ex parte and partial
lie pretended TO accomplish in a few
days all that took years to investigate.
He practically saw only one OF the islands
and that was Owahua. where the 10y alists
and hcodium sentiment predominates.
Blount Junkete<i with spreckels
Except for junketing trip with
Spreckels and some lottery men TO u
plantation. he did not see anything of
the four other larger islands, two OF
which are important and strongly Amer
ican in sentiment Everyone acquainted
with the people sees how one-s sided
Biount's report il Hundreds Of bank
ers. lawyers, respectable merchants and
judges were ready and anxious to tes-
tify, but they were not asked. In fact,
Blount ignored most OF his countrymen
and accepted the statements OF those
under the influence Of the British min
lister. he did not dream that every
hour Of his stay he was under the es-
pionage and in the snares OF the minis
ter. The document in Blounts report
signed by the queens fayorits tWilson)
was written for Wilson by an English
man Of bad repute. The fallen queens
long statsDeut 10 believed to have been
drawn by another Englishman of as
bad a reputation, who had been con-
nected with Wilson in corrupt transac-
tons while the latter was marshal.
This mans statement is sent to calum-
Mate tho American minister and Ameri-
can naval commander. who has been
forty years in the service pf his country.
Relied on Bayard's Dispatch.
The commander OF the Boston was
largely governed in the matter OF land
ing troops by the dispatch OF July -
1851. from Secretary Bayard to Minister
Merrill. The tenor OF this was as fol.
lows: While we must abstain from
interfering in the domestic affairs Of
Hawaii. yet obstructions to the channel
OF legitimate commerce must not be
allowed. American citizens in Hawaii
must be protected in their persons and
their property by the representatives OF
their country's law and power. We
must promote the reign OF law and
orderly government Ia Hawaii The
minister and naval commander were
thus made responsible for the protection
OF order in the islands 10 an extent fur
ther than have attempted to 60. In
favoring annexation after the de facto
government vas put in power. L simply
stood ON the lines marked out by Marcy.
himself democfatic secretary OF state.
he negotiated an annexation treaty in
1854 aud said; 1t seems TO be In
evitable that the islands must come
under this government 1t rs to be
hopsd the day is not far distant when
American patriotism will he strong in
Washington 20 prevent party politics
from Gripping our foreign policy. when
We shall show a united front to our for
eign rivals and thus stand grand and