The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-14
STEVENS VS.. BL0UNT.
IHE Man IRON MAtNE mrs
HARD.
The Report of the Georgia Commits
sioner skilmliy Dissertrd Some
Telling Points.

struggling American colony, planted as
righteously and firmly ON the North
Pacific isles rs our Pilgrim fathers
established themselves on Plymouth
Rock, demand that | make answer to
the astounding misrepresentation and
untruths of Commissioner Blounts re
port ON Hawaiian affairs Not wishing
to be- severe on "A neOphyte in diplomacy,
with little knowledge of the worlds af.
fairs outside of his own country, sent
ON very peculiar errand amid currents
aud quicksands entirely unknown to
him, / say that he has been partly
victim of circumstances, having been
caught i'm the meshes and snares
adroitly prepared for him 10y the cum
ming advisers of the fallen liliuokalani
and by the shrewd, sharp, long.experi-
enced British diplomatic agent. whose
aims and hopes Blount has served so
well and without the least suspicion
that he was helping ultra-British in
terests even more than he was helping
Hawaiian monarchsts.
ut is clear enough from Blounts
manner from the day of his arrival at
Honolulu, as well as by his letter to the
Department of State written shortly
after, that he designed, at whatever
cost Ia rnnu,liate the views and acts of
tho reren,iv terminated Administration
and that in order to do SO he must im
pugn the action of Minister Stevens and
he commander of the United States
steamer Boston.
"a total stranger. il was impossihle
fer Mr. Rlnunt Ia know how uniting il
was for him to take up his quarters
where he was certain TO he surrounded
Inv Rovalists. aud where the supporters
al The Provisional Government would
mo reluctant tn 90.
Ia nrccsnii onarv safayuard apainst
sIuttirg nnt Americans from ready ac
Co.'s to Gnnmissioner Rlount a wealthy
ond bighIv resnectahla widow Iodv 81
The American colony was ready to
grant the use of her. house TO Mr.. and
Mrs RInunt fine Commissioner to nav
Tho same amount If would have cost
liz, 70 i've OF tho Rnval,st hotel This
noIito ofTer Of an American resident to
nm American Commissioner did NOT
originate with the Provisional Govern
n,a-,t ,,r ala tbs ProvisionnI Govern.
,aant t,nva onvtbing whatnver To do
,r;th tEe arrangamant
.s1bn cnmmittne of three American
c;,izans horn and educoted in the
TTn,ted Statas men who had NOT taken
nart in tha revolutionary nroceedinos
IF tba nrnvions wpaks vent ON hoard
Tho Rnsb when that vessel camc into tbe
LarLo, al ot tho reouest of the three
An,orico,, a,entIsmen Introduced them
80 NJ piaiS7rt III manner Of rece;ving
T,o;. ,,ieit ranaIIad tLen, and thev asked
49, 80 ' s,ate ,hn Reasons WIN II would
hn rIeasant 70 him and better for ali
connnrned NOT to 90 to the ROYAL Hotel,
Lnt 20 tal,e mn his residence on neutral
g,ound where he would be master of
RI o,,rn snrronnd;nos
"As del;c atelv ne I could 7 stated the
r.. ,,f ~, c(,n,n,ittaa Of he country.
man nointino ont tn him that nv accent.
;ro, y, al, n.nSosai no wonId he near the
arob;vao Of ,ha Iagation which he could
conveniently nse and which would he
,,laasad to al once Mace mt his disnosal
p,.nsnuaIy he refused tbe courteous and
La,,altl,. ;ntondad offer of his countrv.
man and ot once placed himself among
RoyoIists aud mira. british surround
mos
"AlI destinations and implications in
Rlount's renort that | WAS ayerse to his
access.to file legation records is a shame
lass nervarsion of facts. | took to him
the nrin1ed DISPATCHES of Minister Mer-
riII to Secretary Bayard on the printed
nf rpppntlX
Legislature containing the recorded
- for and ogainst he lottery gang.
the recorded votes as to the recent
changes of Ministers and an official
cnnv ~ ,ha lottery cbarter-eyidence
of dacisive value if he had really come
r. Uonoluln for any other purpose than
10 convict Uarrison's Administration
and the Senate Foreign Office Commit.
fee of hasty and ill-advised action in
January and February last.
ellis manner. while allowing me tc
leava those important documents in his
room shaved thar he cared not TO re
cove them. and the general drift of hi,
ranlv indicates that he did not ever
read them. Under the date of Apri
atst he saws hr dlsapproyed of the re
ouest of fine Provisional Government
that the American forces be landed fo
drill here affirm that the Provisional
Government never made such request
The Provisional Government followed
the exact course followed under thu
monarchy"
Referring TO Blount's assertion that h
ut an end to the Hawaiian anxietr
ahout Jananese commandments. Stevens
recites in detail numerous interview
with the .Japanese Minister prior T.
Blount's arrival, and saws Blouut's CLAIM
is pure assumption.
He continues: "In Blount's report
as given to The press, | find the follow
inc: Two leading members of the con-
mittee. Messrs. Thurston and Smith
growing uneasy as to the safety of thei
nersons. went to Minister Stevens t
know if he would protect them in tn
event of their arrest by the author:ties
to which he gave his assent 1t
enough 10 say that there is not semi
lance of truth in this assertion of Bloun
made by him without his ever havin
limited il to me, or made any inquiry c
me on the subject. He thus gives tn
signature of his Endorsement to a charg
never even heard of until found it /
Blount's printed report. He says this
the resnonse IN the call of the COmmi