Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-01

So much is a necessary introduction to
my consideration Of Blount's report Not
wishing to be severe on neophyte in
diplomacy, with little knowledge of the
worlds affairs outside of his own country,
sent on a very peculiar errand amid cur
rents and QuicksandS entirely unknown to
him, he has been partly the victim of cir
cumstances, having been caught in the
meshes and snares adroitly prepared for
him by the cunning advisors of the fallen
Liliuok alani and by the shrewd sharp,
long experienced British diplomatic agent,
whose aims and hopes Blount has served
so well, and without the least suspicion
that he was aiding ultra British interests
even more than he was helping the Ha-
waiian monarchists and the just dethrone-
ment of the queen.
1t is clear enough from Blount's manner
ON the day of his arrival at Honolulu as
we'll as by his letter to the department of
state, written shortly after, that he de
signed at whatever cost to repudiate the
views and action of the recently terminated
administration, and that in order to do so
he must impugn the action of Minister
Stevens and of the commander of the Unit
ed States ship Boston. \ total stranger,
it was impossible for Mr. Blount to know
how uniting it was for him to take up his
quarters where he was certain to be sur
rounded by rOyalists and where the sup
porters of the provisional government
would be reluctant to go.
The hotel was kept by one who had
served as kalakaua's chamberlain, who
was one of the principal persons in syndi-
cate that had cheated the Hawaiian gov
eminent out of nearly 500, O00-a trans
action which Minister Merrill had officially
reported to Secretary Bayard'-and this
man WAS the leading member of u firm
that sought to do its chief business with
England, a thoroughly unprincipled OPP
ponent of the provisional government and
of American predominance in the islands.
His DIsreputable Assistant.
He employed as his active assistant in
managing the hotel highly educated Eng
lishman OF disreputable character, who had
written in the Hawaiian British news
paper, under an anonymous signature,
articles abusive of the United States and
greatly classifying our governments treat
ment of the Indians.
This man had most unsavory record
while residing in the United States and has
been bitter assailHnt of American off
Gals in American newspapers. In the paid
service of the fallen queen he has written
what she and her immoral faYorite Viii
son. have asked him to write.
Residing at that hotel, Mr. Blount was
under the constant espionage of the palace
adventures
A committee of three American citizens,
born and educated in the United States the
superiors of Mr. Blount in education and
manners-men who had not taken part in
the revolutionary proceedings of the previ-
GUS weeks-went on board the Ruse when
that vessel came into the harbor while
was courteously meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Blount on their arrival
AT the request of the three American
gentlemen introduced them to Mr.. Blount.
His manner of receiving their visit repealed
them, and they asked me to state the rea-
sons why 1t would not be pleasant for him
and better for all concerned not to go to the
royalist hotel, but to take residence on
neutral ground, where he would be master
OF his own surroundings. As delicately as
L could do so l stated the offer of the COM
mlttee OF his countrymen, pointing out to
him that by accepting their proposition he
would be near Ahe archives of the legation,
which he could conveniently use and which
l would be pleased at once to place at his
disposal. Brusquely, not to say insulting
ly, he refused the courteous and honestly in
tended offer Of his countrymen and at once
placed himself among royalists and ultra
British surroundings, the British legation
Delng near this royalist's hotel, at which
this British minister soon took his resi-
dence
The effort In his report to cast imputa-
ton on the provisional government and
myself as to the offer Of the American
house to an American commission will be