Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-30
Mr.. STEVENS REPLY.
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plished. An hour later the fallen minis
tiers came 10 the legation and urged on me
the inquiry if 1 could not use the United
States force to sustain the queen. My an
swer was what one can readily suppose
1t must have 0een-that. the United States
soldiers were on shore for a specific pur
pose. to protect American life and prop
erty, and could not take sides with the
fallen monarch nor with those who were
then masters of the situation and were
creating new government.
In report to the Navy Department dated
January 16. Capt. Wiltse, after annOunc-
ing the fact that the forces had been land
ed saws: while there has been no DEM
onstration so far, there can be no doubt
that the prompt landing of the battalion
has saved life and property"
The Quarters for the Sailors.
Mr.. BlOunt's shamefully unfair attempt
10 cast suspicion myself in the matter
of the hall for the men of the Boston. on
the first evening of their landing. 1 have
answered in my letter to Secretary Ores
ham. L will repeat my language here.
After 1 had made my request TO Capt.
Wiltse to land his men as a precautionary
safeguard to American life and property,
he and his officers informed me that their
men must have shelter for the night With
out special information in that regard
had supposed that the ships marines had
tents OF their OWN for their customary use
IN case of emergency on shore.
messenger to secure a large hall that was
supposed to be available. The man in charge
OF the hall was several miles away. / had
not known of the existence of the AriOn
Hall until that evening, when a messenger
with my note was sent to the supposed
agent OF the Arion Hall, who was a royal
ist- He returned me a courteous answer,
saying he would be pleased to let the nall
for the specified purpose. but he had ceased
TO be the agent, informing me who mad then
charge of the hall This required a third
note and a third effort of the messenger,
which proved successful So muCn time
had been thus consumed that the Boston's
marines and sailors were obliged 20 stand
weary hours in the streets before they We're
able TO go TO their night quarters All Of
them would have been lodged at The legation
and consulate. but for want of room where
many possible were received, their
localities being several streets AMI squares
from the palace and government Building.
For the occupation of Arion Hall by the
men Of the Boston the committee Of public
safety and supporters of the provisional
government had no more responsibility than
Secretary Gresham himself.
Objects in Landing Troops.
One of the chief objects m view ty my
self and Capt. Wiltse IN landing the marines
and sailors was to quiet the fear ard panic
in the city that inceniilry fires LIisht be
set by irresponsible parties for the sake of
plumber. This fear was augmented by The
fact that most of the buildings OF the city
are Of wood. The request made of me by
Capt. Wiltse and his officers when they
came ashore was a hall for shelter and
maps OF the city to enable them to act
effectively II the tumult and lncendiarism
should come, so that they would know how
TO act with rapidity and efficiency. To OBJ
tain the hall and secure the necessary maps
occupied my time until late in the evening,
there being only one map of the city in the
legation, Others being obtained by apLlica-
ton at different private houses
n copy OF the call Of the committee Of
safety which Blount insinuate5 that L Wish
ed to conceal from him. had been promptly
forwarded to Washington in .'anUar.- and
was in the printed pamphlet OF the State
Department documents ordered published
by the Senate, a CODY Of which 1 supposed
Blount must have brought with MIN when
he came to the Islands.
Perhaps it is unneceSS l-y to COPY the fol-
lowing from Blouat to 'iresham dated June
Is, 1875: In my dispatch TO the depart
ment of April 20. L said: Mr.. Paul Neu-
mann is generally reg lrded here a bright,
plausible and unscIupIlo person L de-
sire now to say that SO faT the express
sion .unscru0uIous' Is concerned. a better
knowledge of public opinion satisfies ne
that was not justified in its use Sign
edD James Blount, special commissioner of
the United States"
Why this remarkable change of opinion?
So long as he knew Neumann wished to
make. a trade with the United States OF with
tee Provisional COVE .IIn.ns for G;iS:l COLI
sideration of all LiliuokaIahi claims. BloInt
regarded Neumann a Knave. As soon
this astute commissioner ascertained that
Neumann was in full accord with Spreckles
and BlOunt Tor L1IlI0dalanlS restoration to
the throne, BlOunt Immediately learned that
Neumahn is a right down good fellow.
So much for conclusive evidence that
Spreckles, NeTn2n1 and Blount We're then,
as now, rowing the same boat and closely
linked in the conspiracy TO damage the
action of HdrriSons administration and of
the Senate committee on foreign affairs on
= rr1a ,af To he
object Blount devoted much of his report
TO disapp-ove and repaiiate the action of
Secretary Marcy and the democratic adj
ministration of 1854 IN authorizing our COM
missioners at Honolulu to negotiate a --eaty
Of annexation on lines similar to those of
President Harrison and the Senate ronl-
mittee Of February last.
An Amusing Tilt.
This tilt of Blount, Spreckles and Neu-
mann. against Marcy. Grant. Seward, Fish,
Blaine. Harrison and other leading Ameri-
can statesmen, must amuse the American
public as much as other recent transactions
hostile to the American colony in Hawaii
are exciting just public Indignation So far
as the afidavits of John F. Coiburn and A
p. Peterson and Chas. L. Hopkins, and the
letter of W. H Cornwell conflict with any
writing or act of mine. will not multiply
words. The first named is a notorious cor
ruptionISt, with some amiable qualities
who aided in bribing the legislative rnem-
berS to vote out the JOnes-Wilcox ministry
and to pass the lottery bill. Peterson is the
man who aided in the distribution of the
lottery stock for the purchase OF the !agis-
latye vote and held the queens authority
To constitute a lottery cabinet, and TO aid
the queen TO proclaim a reactionary consti-
tuition.
As to Samuel Parker. whose testimony is
used to discredit my action, would gladly
say little. Mostly OF native Hawaiian stock,
he has a small fraction of AngIo-Saxon
blood Good-natured, free-hearted, ignorant
fond OF luxuriant living. a notorious spend
THRIFT, he has wasted large fortune left
him by his grandfather and uncle His
word and his note are OF little value among
the bankers and business men of Honolulu
For years trying to play politics, and to
De the queens minister, for which service
ne Is without capacity, he has competed
with Wilson for the control and the fayors
or the recent immoral occupant of the pal !
ace He was ready tool in the hands Of
Peterson and Cornwell in the palace con-
spiracy which precipitated he tall of the
monarchy. 1t seems impossible that EICunt
should not have learned of the real char
acter Of the four fallen min tars whose
words he cites.
OF the DIR. Trouse who figures conspicu
ously among Blounts atfida yiss, white
washing the notorious Wilson ami IiIluo-
kalani, and abusively rejecting ON NV
Official action. L need only saw Tba- he 40