The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-12
The kX-QUEEN'S STATEMENT
TO BLUUNT.
she stated Her Grievance to Para
mount" and He Gave Them
In FUN in His Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The fourth
volume OF papers accompanying
BlOunts report was given out by the
State Department today, consisting
Of all the disclosures made by Blount
in his dispatches and with his report
from Honolulu. 1t is the testimony
on which he bases his report. Numer-
Gus communications bearing on the
day the Provisional Government was
proclaimed go to show that Minister
Stevens recognized the Provisional
Government, and that troops were
landed from the Boston before the
queens forces surrendered to the Pro
Yisional Government.
The statement OF Liliuokalani adj
dressed to Blount is of special interest
and Importance. On December II,
1892, she claims she received letter
from a source she does not divulge,
warming her that the American repre-
sentative was at that time preparing
for the annexation of the islands.
She appealed to the British Commits
sioner, and he advised her against her
suggestion to lay the matter before all
the members of the diplomatic corps.
Continuing, she says : 1.-THE morn
ing of January ii, 1898, arrived, with
all the preparations for the closing of
the Legislature. AT the Cabinet
meeting / told the Cabinet it was my
intention to promulgate a new Con-
stitution. AT noon L prorogued the
Legislature, noticing that several
members of the Reform party were
not present. On entering the Palace
L saw Mr.. Wilson, and asked if all
was ready. He replied Yes and
then said You'll have TO be brave to-
day. went to the Blue Room and
awaited the ministers. After some
delay they arrived, and I judged from
their countenance that something was
wrong.
ga few days before planned that I
would sign the constitution in the
throne-room in the presence Of the
members of the Legislature, many of
whom had been elected for the purpose
of working for the new constitution.
At the commencement of my reign
petitions were sent from all parts of
the kingdom asking for a new consti-
tuition. a month later, with two MEM
bers of the Legislature, L started in to
make q new constitution from that of
Kamehameha V. and that of 1887.
After completing it placed it in the
hands of Peterson, asking him to cor
rect and revise it. He consulted many
lawyers and others regarding 1T, and
when it was returned L found no
changes nau Deen maze, SO concluded
it was all right.
"Early in January / mentioned to
Captain Nowlein of the Household
Guard and Marshal Wilson my inten-
ton to promulgate n new constitution,
and told them to prepare themselves
to quell any riot or outbreak from the
opposition. They assured me they
would be ready, and / gave strict in
junction of secrecy, and showed Will
son the plan of the throne room.
Parker and Cornwell gave me assur-
ances of their support before their APP
pointment as Ministers, while Peter
son understood my intention, and
Colburn heard of it from Peterson.
"It appears that Colburn, on the
morning of the 18th of January, acted
the part of traitor by going to Hart
well, lawyer, and received instruc-
tions from him to strongly advise me
to abandon the idea. This was the
cause of the delay in the blue-room.
When the Ministers arrived L told
them everything in the throne-room
was ready. / was surprised when the
Cabinet informed me they did not
think it advisable for me to take such
a step; that there was danger of an
uprising, etc.
~ told them L should not have
undertaken it if they had not encour-
.onis-io MHPPey led me to 10th the , edge OF