Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-23
BLOUNT'S REPORT,
A Synopsis of the Document Finally Made
Public.


Public.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The HerRld's
Washington correspondent telegraphed
what he says is the substance of Com
missioner Blount's report on the Ha-
waiian situation.
The correspondent says that the over
throw of the queen was accomplished
only by the most shameful interven-
tion on the part of Minister Stevens.
Commissioner Blount's report shows
that Minister Stevens landed the troops
from the Boston long before there was
any valid excuse for their presence on
Hawaiian soil; that he declined ito re-
move them when requested to do 80 by
the government and was informed that
the authorities were willing and fully
able to preserve order and to pro-
tect American interests; that these
troops were stationed across the street
from the government building, in
which Mr.. Stevens knew the revolu-
tionists were about to read the pro-
clamation, and that the revolutionist
committee relied upon the American
troops to protect them in this act of re-
bellion; that Minister Stevens reog-
nized the provisional government ac-
cording to preconceived program be-
fore that government had obtained pos
session of the departments and mill
tary power at Honolulu, and that the
military power was surrendered, as the
queen surrendered, only through awe
of the superior force of the United
States. e,
Enough appears from the admissions
OF the revolutionists themselves and
from the documentary evidence to es-
tablish beyond question the grave ma.
ture of the crime committed in the
name of the United States-a crime
which President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Gresham have been brave enough
to atone for in the only way, open to
them, even at the risk of popular dis
approval while the whole truth was
known.
In one of his reports to the state de-
partment Commissioner Blount said;
Il send you q written statement from
F. sWundenburg, who says that his in
formation is derived from being per-
sonally present in all the conferences OF
the committee Of safety, and that his
utterances are based on personal knowl-
edge. He appears to be an intelligent
man. He says he acted with the com.
mittee in good faith until the Ameri-
can flag was hoisted, and then he ceased
communication with them. He is al
this time april 26) deputy clerk Of the
supreme court" n
Among Wundenburg's statements are
| these:
ION Tuesday afternoon, Jan. II, the
| committee of 13 Of the committee on
safety proceeded from the office of W.
! o. Snow NOW attorney general in the
provisional government), to the gov;
ernment building, and there read the
| proclamation of a new government al
| 3:20 o'clock. AS the reading proceeded
q dozen or so loungers gathered, and
| near the close of the ceremony about 3(
| supporters variously armed, came run
ming into the side and back entrances
to the yard and gathered about the
committee.
''At the moment the United States
troops, in the temporary quarters in the
| rear of the Music Hall, less than 10(
| yards away from where the committee
stood, appeared to be under arms, and
were evidently prepared for any emer
! gency. During all the deliberations o.
the committee, and in fact through al
the proceedings connected with thu
move up to the final issue, the basis o.
action was the general understanding
that Minister Stevens would keep tha
promise to support the movement witl
the men from the Boston. ~
"The statement is now advised,
made with full knowledge Of the lacl
of arms, ammunition and men, also th,
utter absence Of organization at al
adequate to the undertaking. that with
out the previous assurance Of supper
from the American minister and tn
actual presence of the United State
troops, no movement would have beef
attempted, and if attempted would hav
been a miserable failure, resulting Il
the capture or death of the participant
in very short time. Having been pres
ent at the several meetings referred ;
in this statement, hereby certify tina
the same is correct in every essentia
particular" \.
II Commissioner Blount had long II
teryiew with Mr.. Waterhouse, who wa
member of the committee OF safety
! and who. though also an-unwilling VII