The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-23

| that, although MT. Paramount bbOUNT re-
peatedly states in his report that he.
THuRsroS. was the leader OF the revolu-
tionary movement In Honolulu. he has
never asked him question concerning the
matter. nor given him an opportunity to
make any statement regarding IL. The
same thing Is true Of a large number OF
other men who took leading part In the
movement Of January last. They alec re-
quested to be heard. but were by Mr..
BIoUNr denied hearing. Mr.. THURsTor
next directs attention to q fact patent on
the face OF the report, that IL consists ex-
clusively OF prepared affidavits, or Of an
swers to leading questions put by Mr..
BLoUNT himself at private interviews, no
one else being present but his etenog-
rapher. In no instance was representative
Of the Hawaiian Government allowed to
produce counter testimony. or by the
cross-examination Of witnesses TO con-
tradlct them out of their own mouths.
Mr.. THURsToN says. what every lawyer
knows, that this IL q dishonest substi-
tute for the thorough and judicial In
quiry which 1t was the duty OF Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS emlssary to make. II he made any
at ALL We may here mention that. stimuli
taneously with the publication Of Mr.. THURS
TONS paper, further light upon the char
acter OF Mr.. BLoUNT's inquiry was thrown
by Consul General WILDER at San Fran
cisco. 1t will be remembered that In his
report Mr.. BLoUNT. with a ludicrous affec-
tation Of fairness, denies that he knows
anything about the view taken by Mr..
CLAUS SPRBoKEIs Of the events which took
place last January in Honolulu. What this
pretence amounts to lie exposed by Consul
General WILDER. who shows that three Of
the witnesses put forward most conspicu-
ously by Mr.. B1oUNr. namely. CoRSwEIL.
PARKER, and WIDEMANN, are VIGOROUSLY
tools Of SPRRoKELs. all being dependent on
him. and two Of them having turned over to
him their sugar plantation properties. Un-
der these circumstances. the omission to
call SPREoKELs was simply trick.
Returning to Mr.. THURsToN, we observe
that he contradicts In the most positive
way Mr.. BLoUNr's charge that American
troops were landed under q prearranged
agreement with the Committee Of Safety.
that they should assist In the overthrow OF
the Queen. He AYERS that at no time did
Minister STEVENS or Capt. WnTsE assure
him or the committee. or any sub-commit-
tee thereof. that the United States troops
would cooperate in establishing q Provi-
sional Government; and he AYERS further
that. as a matter OF fact, they did not
so cooperate. In support OF this aver
ment. Mr.. THURsToN declares his readi-
ness to produce witnesses OF the highest
responsibility and In overwhelming num-
bers. But he submits that admissions
made In Mr.. BLoUNT's report render the
production Of such witnesses unnecessary.
The evidence OF Mr.. DAMON contained In
that report, although 1t Is the evidence
OF a man avowedly hostile to the pres
ent Hawaiian Government. let's slip tho ac-
acknowledgement that when, after the organ
ization and proclamation OF the new Gov
eminent. q request was made for the sup
port of the United States troops 1t was re-
fused. The word sent back from the COM
manding officer was: " Capt WILTsE's orders
are Remain passive" In the face OF such
an admission, from a witness inimicsl to
the Hawaiian Government, 1t Is evident
that the United States troops were landed.
as Minister STEVENS has declared. exclu-
sively for the purpose Of protecting Amer
lean citizens and property In the event Of a
nittee Of Safety. They were landed. too.
as Mr.. STEVENS has pointed out. In pursu-
anoe Of instructions issued years before by
Mr.. BAYARD when Secretary Of State. these
being the latest instructions on the subject
in the possession Of the Minister.
We pass to another charge OF Mr..
BLoUNTs. that. but for the moral support
of the United States representatives and
troops. the establishment of the Provision
al Government would have been impossi-
BILE. This charge is effectually disposed OF
by Mr.. THURsroN. After reminding US
that the United States troops did not land
In Honolulu until o'clock In the afternoon
OF Jan. 16, Mr.. THURsroS shows that the
revolution had been In progress for two
days. during any part Of which the Queens
supporters might have arrested the lead
ing revolutionlsts had they possessed the
power and courage to do so. Mr.. THURS
TON AYERS that the intelligent and reputa-
BILE men who had determined to depose the
Queen as penalty for her attempted coup
d'etat. could and would have carried out
their purpose II there had not been an
American marine within a thousand miles
OF Honolulu. The ground for this aver
ment is his reference to what undeniably
took place In 1887 and 1889. when the Same
men who have established the present Ha-
waiian Government. demonstrated their
ability TO crush the reactionary plots OF
the Hawaiian royalists.
As TO the charge reiterated by the Even
in0 Post. that the members and supporters
Of the present Hawaiian Government are
aliens. Mr.. THURsToN finds 1t easy TO show
that not one OF them Is more subject to that
imputation than Is Mr.. E. L. !GoDKN. Mr..
GoDKN is an Anglo-Irishman. who came
over to this country when he was well ad-
vanced In years. and has since. Wa under
stand. been naturalized. Mr. THURsToE de-
fees contradiction to his statement that
large proportion of the members and sup
porters OF the Hawaiian Government were
born In Hawaii. and that. OF the remainder.
every man is. by the laws OF the country.
legal voter II. In Hawaii. naturalized citi-
zens have no right to take part In the organi-
Eation OF a Government. what business has
Mr.. GoDKN TO offer American citizens adj
vice touching their national and municipal
interests