The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-24
BL0UNr INTERVIEWS 1uE QUEEN.
he Result He Gives In n Letter 10 ssers-
tnry Gresham Dated AprII 60

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-ln n despatch ad-
dressed to Mr.. Gresham on April 20. Mr.. Blount
discusses some efforts which DR. William Shaw
Bowen and Dir. Harold NJ. Sewell. former Com
sui to Samoa. had been making TO bring about
an adjustment between the Queen and the
Provisional Government. Mr.. Blount goes on
to detail IN interview which he subsequently
thought it necessary to have with the ex Queen
in person. lie says:
Since writing the foregoing PORTION OF my
letter. relating to attempts to represent the
views Of the President OF the Quilted States by
unauthorized persons in connection with tho
subject of an agreement between ex-Queen
liliuokalani and the Provisional Government
| have deemed it proper to have an interview
with the former in order TO understand, SO far
as | might from her, whether any negotla-
tions had been authorized 10y her. and il SO
how far they had gone. Before doing SO
called on President Dole and informed him OF
my purpose to see her in connection with this
subject. stating u him that was aot willing
that persons should make fraudulent repre-
sentations to her as to that matter told
him that had Abstained from seeing her
lest my visit might he construed in way to
produce disorders, but now felt all danger Of
TINS had passed. lie cOncurred in my views as
to the prOpriety OF my calling. II saw ut to do
II said to the ex-Queen that ! had been in
formed that certain parsons had sought To
i'm press her with the Idea that the President
desired some such adjustment as indicated to
be made. She replied that IaTtiss who had
REPRESENTED her ia other matters had talked
to her on the subject; that she had declined 10
Indicate any disposition To act IA the matter:
that she had said to some OF them that She
would wait until President Dole came 10 see
her in I+rs0n aud had heard what he had TO
say. that shs did not intend 10 enter into
any negotiations until the Government at
Washington had taken action on the in
formation derived through my report
She said she had sent MT, Aeumann TO Mssh-
ington to prevent the ratification Of the treaty
and 20 have "a Commission sent out heTs. and
he reported that he had been successful in
both. then asked her what she desired me
to say 10 the Government at Washington as to
her purpose Ia the matter Of this negotiation
she expressed wish that l should say from
her That no one MAS authorized TO act Ia her
behalf in this matter, and that she should take
no action until the government At Washington
had passed upon he Information derived
through the Commissioner.
Lest sh5 mig q make improper inferences
from my visit. Ur something ! had said. | told
her that one OF th. objects 81 my yisiJ vas 10
Eet all the fECtS connected with her dsthrOns-
nrnt ana the dls position OF the people Of the
islands In relation 10 the present Goyernnent;
matter TO b. hereafter considered by the COY
eminent IN such manner 40 II saw fit With
out AnS apparent connection with what had
been sail she Temarkod that much de ended
on NJ, hpTeckels as 10 the future that he and
Mr, Bishop lad been ia tie habit or furnlsh-
hpreeksls did not advance some to the Gov
srnment she thought IL would 20 to pisesA
To this made no response. Ii Il evident thaf
abe IL being ippresssd with the idea that the