The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-28
THE REPORT OF BL0UNT.
A SORRY MESS or uUMBUu AND
CALUMNN
statement -ps,f .U,,y IN -N-rartr
Fyiaerce which May Easi.y te
imp, arbVd.

pItSldIl uttluPl 10 MAKE bubllC IHiS
afternoon all the correspondence. as
well as the report of james n. BIOunt,
special commissioner sent to Hawaii by
Cleveland to Investigate the revolution
which dethroned Queen Liliuokolani
and the establishment of the Prov isional
Government.
In one place Blount calls attention to
his reception by Minister Stevens, "who,
accompanied by a committee from the
Annexation Club, came on board the
vessel which br ught me. He informed
me that this Clue had rented an elegant
house, well furnished and provided with
servants. and carriage and horses for
my use. that | could pay for this ac-
comnodation just what ] chose-from
nothing up. He urged me very earnestly
to accept the offer. declined it, and
informed HIM that | should go to a
hotel"
BIount also refused to accept protfered
favors from the eX-Queen.
Concerning the rosition of the United
/ States in the Islands when he landed. he
/ saws. Troops from the Boston were
doing military duty for the Provisional
Government. The American flag was
floating over the Government building,
and within it the Provisional Govern
ment conducted business under an
! American protectorate, to be continued.
according TO the avowed purpose of the
American Minister, during the negotia-
lions with the United States for annexa-
ton.
My instructions di ected me to make
certain inquiries, which. in the interest
of candor and truth, could not be done
when the minds of thousands of Ha-
waiian citizens were full of uncertainty
as to what the presence of American
troops, the American flag and The
American protectorate implied. Ii
emed necessary that all these inf1u-
ences must be Withdrawn before the
inquiries could he prosecuted in man
ner hetitting the dignity and power OF
the United States. Inspired with such
feelings and confident that no disorder
would eusuc. / directed the removal of
the flag of the United States from the
Government building and the return of
the American troops 20 the vessels.
This was accomplished without any de-
uoustration of joy or grief on the part
OF the populace. The af ernoon before.
in an Interview with President Dole, in
response to my inquiry. be sad that the
/ ~ ,,rasor,,a orlar .itbnn,b !, could mot
/ nave ,lona sn for several week. after the
,,r,cl,n,atinn establisbing il y
Rlnnnt tbnn tniie bnw Minister Stave,s
cailnd mon him with w q smith who
r4nresented that the Withdrawal of the
| United States marines meant that The
Jnnanesa wonld land trnons from tb.ir
nan .of. var in the harbor Stevens ex-
nressad helief in that statement Tie
Jnnnnese commissioned inf a ston tn
these rumors bv havirr the vessel ar.
! dured away The Provisional Govern.
mant LEFT To tie own nraseryut,on rpr.
nitted him 10 Frerlv ,rus,e his npgntin
tons
Blnunt then saws, ..The cause If the
dethronsment Of The Queen and the
| ostanIish,nent of the provisionaI GOV.
ernment are both remote and uroxi.
| mate" He Then reviews the history of
the islands beOinuiup with the Consti
fulton of 1882 and The changes made iu
fine system of Government down IN The
rryoiutinu of 1881. which resulted in
tn. Constitution of that wear. and which
to a great extent. is given by Blount AZ
the cause of the revolution of 1904
Among those mentioned in forcing
King Kalakaua to agree to new Con.
stitut,nn is Thurston now M;rister from
Hawaii.
OF the Queens acts inst preyious TO
the last Legislatures Biount saws. LET
il he horne IN mind that the time was
now near at hand when the Legislatures
would nrobablv he nroroyued What
ever Cabinet might be in bower at the
time of the ururogation wuuld have
control of public affairs until the new
Legislature should assemble two years
afterwards and lonper unIess exneiIad
by vote of want of condolences
"An anti-reform Cabinet was an
pointed bv the Oueen. some FAINT
STRUGGLE was made toward organizino q
vote 10 oust the Cabinet hnt II was
abandoned and the Leg,slature was
proropued The reform members ali.
sented tbemselv YES from the session that
day in manifestation of their d;san.
poiutment AT the loss of mower Through
the ensuing two wears.
"The letters of the American Minister
and OF The naval officers stationed in
Honolulu in 1892 indicate that any fail
ure to apuoiut Ministry of The reform
party wouId produce a n,litical crisis
The voting ont of the Wilcnx Cabinet
produced discomfort among the reform.
ers verging very closely toward an nm
rising. and had more Ia do with the
revolution than the Oueen's nrocIoma.
ton. The first was the foundation. the
latter the opporlunity.
In the Legislature MANY netitions
had been filed asking for a new consti.
tuition. Discomfort with the constitu