Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-25
THRUST
THE MINISTER FRON HAWAII
STRIKES BACK.
SHOWS BLOtNT IN 4 VERY BAD
LIGHT
Says the Commissioner Avoided Get
ting Facts Minister Stevens Did
Not Encourage the Revolution
Troops Were landed 10 Protest
American Interests

troops Were landed To Protect
American Interests
Washington, Nov, Ill a. ThmNton,
Hawaiian minister gave ont al state
ment tonight in reply to the charges
contained in Commissioner Blounts re.
port lie says: Although i'm several
places Blount states that / WAS a lead
CT in the revolutionary movement. he
never asked me Il question concerning
the same NOR 4 large number of other
men who took a leading part i'm the
movement His evidence consists eN-
clusively of prepared atlidayttS or an.
SWcrN 60 leading questions put by him
self at private interviews, no one else
being present but his StcnUTapher
"A brief examination Of the published
portions of the report shows numerous
incorrect statements AT no time did
Stevens or Captain Willis aSSur, me
or the committee OF safety. or and
subcommittee thereof that the United
States troops would assist in oy,a'-
throwing the queen or in establishing
a provisional government and as "a
matter OF fact they lid not So assist.
In one statement he says that when
the committce OF safety told Stevens
they were not ready to act ne replied:
Gentlemen, the troops Of the Boston
viii land at ; o'clock whether YOU
are ready or not The reason for the
reply the subsequent landing OF the
troops was 10 protect American du-
zcnS and property. not To cooperate
with the committee.
"Blount charges that but for the sup
port of the Unltcd States representa-
tive and the L s. troops the establish
ment Of the provisional government
would not have been possible. Al
though the presence of the American
troops may have prevented Hoodshcd,
they were not essential and did not as
sist in the overthrow of the queen
I'm support Of this statement. il was
admitted by all that the queen began
the revolution by attempting to pro
mulgpr' fhe constmuipni This was
met by preparations for armed resis
lance. The queen was denounced in
the strongest terms by the citizens,
Thwston then reviews the history
of the preparations FOR the revolution
Never in the history of Hawaii mad
there boen such n tense condition Of
mind or more imminent expectation of
blO0dshdl and conflict than after the
adjournment of the two Dig radically
opposed meetings on the 10th Of Jan
uary. Blount's statement that the
community was at peace and quiet is
grossly inaccurate
1.-TWO hours after the adjournment of
these meetings Captain Wits and
Stevens, acting upon their own respon-
Sibility, landed the troops which were
distributed in three parts Of the city
instead of being masscd at one point,
as stated by Blount"
Thmston next shows at considerable
length how the rcvolutionsts. after nc.
tive operations in opposition 10 the
queen had been begun, hnrriedly con
suited with the Representatives Of yai-
Gus foreign republics and begged the
American minister for The support Of
the T.. s. troops,
lie then reviews the revolutions Of
1887 and 1889 showing that
practically the same men who
now compose the provisional gov
eminent did so then and, without assist
ancc from without, oyerpowered the
government and cXactel their own
terms in settlement Continuing he
says: Under these circumstances ]
submit the burden of proof on those
who claim that the leaders Of the pro
vi1onal government caRndt success
fully carry out the revolution in Ha-
wall.
'In reply TO the snccr that the per
sons taking part in the movement are
/ aliens ! would say that every man
of them, by the laws OF the country,
is a voter. They are the men who
built up the country commercially, agri-
culhrally, financially and politically
and created and made possible the
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