Evening journal., 1893-11-21
IT WAS BLOUNT'S IDEA.
He Suggested That Liliuokalani
Should Be Restored.
HAWAIIAN REPORT MADE PUBLIC
Tho Commissioner Says That Great
Wrong Was Done to the Islanders Tar
m Bill TO BE Rendy Next Monday other
Washington News OF General Interest.

Washington News OF General Interest.
WASHINGTON. Nov. q. Secretary Gresh
am has decided 60 make public all the cor
respondence and the report Of James II.
Blount, the special commissioner sent 20
Hawaii 10y President Cleveland TO investi
gate the revolution which dethroned
Queen Liliuokalani aud the establishment
Of the provisional government Mr. Blount
arrived at Honolulu on March %. In
beginning his report he calls attention 10
his reception by Minister stevens, who,
accompanied by a committee from the An.
neXation club, came on board the vessel
which had brought me. lie informed me
that this club had rented an elegant house,
well furnished and provided with servants,
and carriage and horses for my use; that
] could pay for this accommodation just
what | chose, from nothing up. He urged
me very earnestly TO accept the offer. ! de-
clined it and informed him that should
90 to hotel"
why Ho Lowered the Flag.
The committee renewed the offer, which
was declined lie also refused TO accent
proilered favors from the ex-queen.
Concerning the position Of the United
States in the islands he SAYS "rhe troops
from the Boston were doing military duty
for the provisional government Tho
American Gag was floating over the gov.
ernment building Within the provisional
government conducted its business under
an American protcctorate, 70 be continued,
according TO the avowed purpose OF the
American minister, during negotiations
with the United States for annexation. My
/ instructions directed me to make inquiries,
ff.N 81 4 faHIrI
could not bc done when the minds of thou.
sands of Hawaiian citizens We're full Of un.
certainty MS TO what the presence of Amer
lean troops, the American dag and the
| American protectorate implied.
ut seemed necessary that all these In
hucncos must be withdrawn before thos,
inquiries could be prosecuted In a manner
beiitting the dignity and power OF the
United States Inspired with such feel
ings and confident no disorder would en-
sue, directed the removal of the iiag O
the United States from the government
building and the return of the American
troops to their vessels. This was. accom-
plished without any demonstration Of JOY
OF grief on the part Of the populace."
Mr.. Blount says, in closing, that the ma
tive race feel that a great wrong has beer
done them aud their queen The queer
resigned under protest and did not believ'
that the action of Mr.. Stevens would b
indorscd. and be adds.
Indeed, who could have supposed tina
the circumstances surrounding her coulI
have been foreseen and sanctioned delibeI
atoly by the president of the United States
Her uniform conduct and the prevailing
sentiment among the natives point to he
belief. as well rs their own, that the spiri
of justice on the partof the president woul
restore her crown" That is the only thin
in the nature of a recommendation made.
The special commissioner closes with
description OF the industries Of the island.
statistics, comparisons Of the races, change
in the conditions of the natives and infol
nation 70 show that they hava been badl
| treated