The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-21
JUDGE And JURY.
Continued from First Page.

secure revision of this constitution and
then brings his narrative down to the
prorocation of the legislature in 1892, the
announcement of the Queens purpose to
proclaim a new constitution and the re-
fusal of two ministers to sign it. He
tells the story of the revolution which
followed. This part OF the report was
published this morning. Mr.. Blount says
it seemed strange to suppose there was
any necessity for landing troops. " And
(reterring to Minister StevenS) to con-
sent to an application for such purpose
without any suggestion OF dlssuading
the applicants from it, on the part OF
the American minister, with the naval
forces under his command, could not
otherwise be construed than as completely
with their plans. This was the first
time American troops ever landed on the
islands at the instance of a committee of
safety without notice to the existing
governments Mr.. Stevens's dispatch to
Secretary Foster is quoted, where he
says he recognized the government after
it was in possession of all the govern
ment buildings, and Mr.. Blount says:
"The quick recognition was the perform
ance of his pledge to the committee OF
safety" Mr.. BIount eriticizes similar
statement made by the Hawaiian COM
missioners to Mr.. Foster and says: Did
the spirit of annexation mislead these
2CIUIClACl1. Ii AOt, Whoo tiie.Ai5h AA1AAN
ence tempted President Dole to con-
trary statement in his cited letter to the
American minister?n Says Mr.. Blount:
"The leaders of the revolutionary move
ment would not have undertaken it but
for Mr.. Stevenss promise to protect them
against any danger from the government.
But for this, their mass meeting would
not have been held. But for this, no re-
quest for troops would have been made.
Had the troops not been landed no
measures for organization of the new
government would have been taken.
The American minister and the revolu-
tionary leaders had determined on annex
alton to the United States and had
agreed on the part of each was to act to
that very end"
In conclusion Mr.. Blount says: "That
deep wrong has been done the Queen
and native race by American officials
pervades the native mind and that OF
the Queen as well as the hope of redress
from the United States, there can be no
doubt. The suddenness of the landin g
Of the United States troops, the reading
of the proclamation Of the provisional
government almost in their presence and
the quick recognition by Mr., Stevens
easily prepared the Queen for the sug-
gestion that the President OF the United
States had no knowledge of these circum-
stances and must know of and approve
VI ulSdppIONC VI WAdU ONSul1Oo az O
future time. This must have 4contri buted
to her disposition to accept the sugges-
tions of Judge Wideman and Mr.. Damon.
The prevailing sentiment among the
natives points to her belief as well as
theirs that the spirit of justice on the
part OF the President would restore has
CROWN
The correspondence ends with letter
under date of July 81, 1898, which says:
1.-The condition of parties in the islands
is one of quiescence, and the action of
the United States is awaited by all as a
matter Of necessity. This condition, it
can be assumed, will remain until the
proposition to annex is accepted or re-
jected. In the latter contingency, no
sudden movement is likely to occur.
The present government can only rest on
the use of a military force possessed of
most of the arms in the islands, and
with the small white population to draw
from to strengthen it. Ultimately it
will fall without fail. 1t may preserve
it's existence for a year or more, but not
longer