Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-30

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the demand Of the right of suffrage of the
Japanese residents, and there was known to
be much ferment, If not an organized move
ment, among some OF the Japanese in the
American section. | had positively learned
that the Japanese commissioner mad sent
word TO his government at Toxic requesting
that a powerful ironclad be Immediately
sent to Honolulu, though it was known that
n smaller Japanese warship was about to
arrive there from san Francisco.
Demands of Japan.
"rho sudden appearance of tine Japanese
ironclad in Honolulu could not fail to create
anxiety and misundcrst adding. 1t was in
these peculiar circumstances that | felt ii
my imperative duty to have repeated inter
views with my Japanese colleague. He did
not attempt to conceal from me his wish
that the suffrage rights should be granted
to the Japanese residents. / expressed to
him the opposition that the United
States would put forward to any en-
croachment upon the soil or sovereignty
of Hawaii, and that | would maintain
this position until otherwise instructed by
my government. Every step of my action
was duly reported to the Department of
State prior to Blount having any knowledge
on the subject. His claim to have put an
end TO Hawaiian anxiety about rumored
Japanese encroachments is purely as
sumption.
In Blount's report given TO the press |
find the following: Two members of the
NSAAiilibbN1s q uhu h'iil'NhN
growing uneasy as to the safety of their
persons. went to Minister Stevens to know
If he would protect them in the event of
their arrest by the authorities, to which he
| gave his assent
at is enough to say that there is not a
semblanCe of truth in this assertion of
Blount, made by him without his ever hav-
ing limited to me or made any inquiry of me
on the subject. He thus gives the signature
of his endorsement to a charge which |
never even heard of until | found il IN
Blount's printed report.
He says that the response to the call of
the committee of safety to land the men of
the Boston does not appear on the files of
the legation
Landing OF the Marines.
"1he meaning of this insinuation is obvi-
Gus. Enough TO say that there never was
any such document. | received the invita-
ton of the committee of safety for What it
was worth, as | received other
on the same subject. / should have re-
Quested Captain Wilt2 to have landed his
forces, even had not the mi re.
q~uested it. Blount singularly asserts that |
promised TO aid the committee of safety by a
force, This is emphatically and categorically
untrue. In replying to rival parties, whether
the representatives of tho queen
or opponents, my answer was always
the same, that the force should
not be landed until danger was
/ plainly evident, and then only TO protect
American life and property aud to no one did
| ever hint that | could or would recognize
any but the de facto government, whether
monarchical or republican,, as | said in my
letter to Secretary Gresham. | hero affirm
that the royalists AID their opponents had
equal access to the legation and to its
official head. The best evidence of the base
less charges that ! promised to use force
against the queen is that | ordered Captain
Wilt to .'remain passive and no force was
used, though the queen. through her
minister's, strongly urged it hours before the
provisional government was recognized by
me and all the other diplomatic represent
ativoS in Honolulu.
zone of the most striking evidences of
Blount's prejudice, Cxparte and unwarranted
statements is the following "a meeting OF
the committee OF safety was held that night,
January 10, at the house OF Henry Water
house, next door to Minister Stevens, which
determined on the dethronement of the
queen. and selected officers
O this meeting at the house of Henry
Waterhouse. specified by Blount, | had no
hint or knowledge at the time it was held
knew not of whom the meeting was com
posed or what was its action, and my first
as to the persons assembled at
that meeting | obtained from Blount's re-
port.
speak for Themselves.
"Regarding the expectations and hopes of
the queen and her representatives III the cX-
citing days of January If and IL, and the
views and hopes of her opponents, the fol
lO"li5 oEttAh " ~
selves:
The assurance conveyed by II royal procla-
nation by myself and ministers yesterday,
and by them ratified ut II mass meeting, was
received in n different spirit by Americans,
representing the foreign population and in
give to your cXcellcncy, as the diplomatic
representative Of the United States of America
at my court, the assurance thai the present
constitution will be upheld and maintained
by me and my ministers and no change will be
made other than by the method therein pro-
ylded. L~lLlUOKAIANI.
This earnest, pleading uocumen from the
fallen monarch and the terror-stricken lot,
terry gang came TO me more than twcnty-foul
hours after the men of the Boston had
landed. This plainly enough implies that
the fallen queen tand her contidants theT
knew, as they could rot have failed tt
know, that we had not taken u part in hcl
overthrow, which had already been ac
complishod.
I'm a report to the Navy department
dated January is, Captain Wilt, after an
nounclng the fact that the forces had beer
landed said: While there has been nj
demonstration so far, there can be no doub
that the prompt landing of the battalion ha'
saved live ana property
Captain WHITES Orders.
THE order OF Captain Witt TO Lleutenan
Commander Swineburn, who commanded
:, the naval brigade on shore, reads as follows
under the same date:
, You viii take command OF the battalion
and land IN Honolulu for the purpose of pro
tecting our legation and the lives and prop
l erty of American citizens and TO assist In th'
preservation of public order. Great prudcnc
must be exercised by both officers and me-
: and no action taken that Is not fully war
, ranlcd by the condition Of affairs and by tn
a conduct of those who may be inlmical to th
treaty rights of American citizens. You vii
inform me at the earliest practicable lnOmcn
of any change in the situation.
AFTER | had made my request to Capital
Wilt to land his men as a precautionary
= safeguard TO American lives and property
t he and his officers informed me that thei
| men must have shelter for the night. l a
+ once wrote a note and sent it by messenge
= to secure a large hall that was supposed l
i be available. The man in charge was seN
eral miles away. / had no knowledge Of tn
existence of the iron hall until that evening
g when a messenger with my note was sent I
J, the supposed agent of the hall, who was
r~oyalist. He returned Il courteous nott
$ saying he would be pleased to IL
the hail for a specified purpose, bu
he had ceased to have charge b,
il and informed me who had charge of III
nall. SO much time was consumed that III
= Boston's marines were obliged to stand
- the street many weary hours before the
- could go 10 their night quarters.