The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-18

put in evidence? In spite of Blounts habit
of snubbing the annexationists, men like
MesSrs BOlte, Bishop, Jones, AleXan-
der and Lyons. all of them of the highest
and purest character, told Mr.. Blonnt the
truth about the January revolution ana the
causes leading to it. Yet the commissioner
report appears to be packed full of lies. In
none of its published chapters does the
color OF the best available exiaenee appear.
archst falsehood and perjury, or the varie-
gated tint of half truths. which are said
men whom Mr. Blount refused TO hear
whenever they began to explain what they
had meant by their admissions"
The Honolulu Commercial Advertiser
publishes a series of editorials upon this
subject, but perhaps its most serious dec
larations are contained In the 1olloWlns
extract: 1.-The Hawaiian Islands are the
isolated habitable- center of otherwise
occupied waste of ocean. They form nat
urally the center of the future vast COM
nearest land to North America on the west.
Mainly in consequence or that proximity
they are occupied and ruled by a strong
the only colony that the United States has
outside of it's own jurisdiction. We find
of this American colony and OF these civil
lied Americans. He evidently in
Hawaii nothing but another Samoa, whose
rights and interests are mainly those vest
ed in it's aboriginal people. This strong,
cultivated. dominant American colony.
owning three-fourths of the business
a group of flibustering aliens protest
against them by the deposed aboriginal
Queen he'decides offhand in her favor upon
the representations of her emissaries. with
out a hearing being granted to the other
side And then, to complete the job, he
commissions Col James Biouns Oh i5e0,siss
and collect facts necessary TO substantiate
the conclusion already adopted, and justi-
fy the action already determined on in the
Presidents own mind and privately COM
municated to the fallen Queen and to the
English guardian Of her heir. Mr.. Blount
carefully concealed his real object OF in
curry in the dishonorable and treacherous
espionage. Besides this, his methods of col
lecting and collating evidence upon
the opposite of methods of judicial
inquiry and impartial search for truth.
Mr., Blounts methods were simply those of
a shyster attorney who aims to make out
a case and to obscure the truth. 1t Is upon
the report collected by methods of low
criminal practitioners that Secretary Gresh
am has founded his exposition of the state
policy respecting Hawaii. The testimony
relied on Is of piece with the policy ad-
erous Queen, and crushing out noble
American civilization
The Honolulu Bulletin, which supports the
cause of the fallen monarchy, in recent
editorial says that when Blount arrived in
Honolulu, the annexationiSt press set about
to deny that the American forces had any
thing to do with the revolution last Janu-
airy. The Bulletin further says: 1T was
unfortunate for their cause that the special
commissioners found the American flag and
the American forces protecting a govern
ment that had been declared TO be the
spontaneous creation of the people OF
Hawaii The charges that the Commission,
er has made a one-sided report, supported
mainly by the testimony Of royalists, Is not
borne out even by the meagre extracts of
lished. The testimony mainly relied on for
the conclusions found in Secretary Gresh-
ANS letter to the President is furnished In
the official correspondence between Minis
u
ton, together with the evidence given by
a member of the provisional government to
Commissioner Blount. The facts thus es-
tablished make the question now raised
against the Presidents policy Of restora
ton apply first of all to the. acts of war
eminent of Hawaii by the executive power
of the United States under President Har-
rison's administration"
Ex-Minister Stevens Speaks Again.
BOSTON, Dec. 16.-EX-Mnister John L.
Stevens, Of Hawaii spoke on the Hawaiian
question this afternoon before the Middlesex
Stevens aroused great enthusiasm among
the members when he appeared to speak;
our great statesmen have seen the great
commercial value of the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States Only. the pigmies
proposition. The islands are at the cross
roads of the Pacific, and they constitute an
Indispensable coaling and feeding station
which can be made impregnable." Contin-
uing, he gave a glowing description of the
islands, their products, spoke of the policy
the present provisional government was en-
deayoring TO maintain, and described It as
liberal and good. Then he said:
The influence Of the reign of Kalakaua
and Liliuokalani was corrupt and democrat
izing. The restoration of the Queen would
throw the natives again under the politi-
cal control of the men who have been the
curse of the islands for the last twenty
five years. IT would be a public crime
Claus Spreckeis is opposed to the policy of
the provisional government in dividing up
the lands. He wants them kept for the
raising Of raw sugar. 1t is not pleasant to
me to speak disagreeable truths about any
Of our Washington rulers, but the right OF
investigation was eX parte He pretended
TO accomplish In a few days all that L
saw only one Of the islands and that was
Ohawau. where the royalists and hoodlum
sentiment PredoimIinates. Excepting for a
terry men to a plantation he did not see
anything of the four other larger islands,
two Of which are important and strongly
American In sentiment.
Every one acquainted with the people
see how one-sided Blounts report is. Hun
. dreds Of bankers. lawyers, respectable me-
chanics and judges were ready and anxious
to testify, but they were not asked. In
fact, Blount ignored most of his country
men and accepted the statements of those
under the influence of the British minister,
He did not dream that during every hour
OF his stay he was under the espionage and
III the SnareS Oh the minister. Inc Qocu-
ment in Blounts report, signed by the
Queens favorite (Wilson) was written for
Wilson by an Englishman of bad repute
The fallen Queens long statement is be-
lieved 10 have beeen drawn by another Eng
lishman of as bad reputation, who had been
connected with Wilson in corrupt transac-
tons while the latter was marshal. This
mans statement is sent to calurnniate the
American minister and an American naval
commander who had been for years in the
service OF his country.
1.-THE commander Of the Boston was large
ly governed In the matter of landing troops
by the dispatch of July r. 1887, from Sec
rotary Bayard, to Minister Merrill The
tenor of this was as follows: while we
must abstain from interfering in the do
to the channel of legitimate commerce
must not be allowed. American citizens
in. Hawaii must be protected in their per-
sons and their property by the representa-
tives of their countrys law and power.
We must promote the reign of law and the
respect for orderly government in Hawaii.
The minister and naval commander Were
thus made responsible for the protection of
order In the islands TO an extent further
than i attempted TO go. In favoring an
put in power, / simply stood on the lines
marked out by Marcy, himself a Demo-
cratic Secretary of State. He negotiated
an annexation treaty in 1854, and said: II
seems to be inevitable that the islands
must come under this government
1T is to be hoped that the day is not far
distant when American patriotism will be
strong enough in Washington to prevent
party politics from gripping our foreign
policy, when we shall show q united front
to our foreign rivals and thus stand grand
and inVincible before the entire world"
Twelve Passengers Hurt.
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. ia passenger and