Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-23

Investigation Into the HaNaiiau status
Secretary Grrsham's Instructions to
Him.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-The partial pub
LEGATION of the Blount report this morning
was read by Minister Thuston as soon As
the papers containing it reached this city.
After carefully perusing the document, Mr..
| Thulston said he did not care to discuss a
report that was printed in piccemcal. He
did not know that he should have anything
to say after the report of Mr.. Blount APP
pearcd in its entirety; that was a matter for
future consideration.
lIcrcfiaincd from criticism of Mr.. Bount
views, and automatically declined to touch
upon any phase of the question. He was at
the state department this morning and had
a very pleasant interview with Secretary
Gresham, with whom his relations are most
cordial and pleasant.
Grcsham's Instructions TO Mr. Blount.
WAsuINGToY, Nov. ?0.-Sccrctarv Ores
ham to-day made public tho correspondence
between the secretary of state and James II.
Blount. commissioner and later minister to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Mr.. Gresham. in giving this vulumnous
mattcr to the press explained that it in
! cludCd everything connected with Mr..
Blouut's mission to Hawaii with the cxccp-
tion of some statistical tables relating 10 the
islands.
! In his letter Of instructions, to Mr. Blount.
| Mr. Gresham a,,.. .Iu thc i,1,r,,c,+ Of
, tbr r,c.id.ut ynu,. outbn,.:t- ~. viii 81. tb,t
of the conmnu,lor of fine naval forces in
Hawaiian waters, should he and is limited
in tn" use of physical force to such measures
nrorcrty of our citi2ous. and whiIn abstain
ING from any mannor nf in+orra,o,ra viii,
the domestic conrn,n. of tho island. vo,,
shoul1 Indicate v,ur wi,linorrs,, n intervene
with your friends, Office. in tbo Interest of :,
pcocooblc settlement of trouble. within tbn
! limit of sound discretion
Shonld il he necessary to lou1 IN or;un1
! force llpon Hawaiian tr,.ritor,. ON occasions
of pouular Iistul.h,ncr whom tho lnroI ou-
tholity may he unable to rive ,,louiotopro
lection TO the life and prorr1tv of citizens Of
the United States. fine assent of .uch nv
thority should first bo Obtained If if ron h,
done without rreiu,li,.o +, +hn inta,a.t. in
Vowed
Yoru. n,vor in this rcr,rl sb,,I1 mat
however bo claimed TO h, c.;,.lu,i,n Of sim.
liar measures bv fine ro,r,s,nto+i,.n. of ,tl,a,
powers for fine lives and nr,nort,. nf thoi,.
citizens or
subject, Rc>idin. in The islands
While the United state, claim no RIGHT to
Interfere in the political or domestic atToirs
or in the internal conflict. of thn Uovoii,n
! islands otherwise than ~ herein sfate. nj,
! for the ulrpo,e of main.oinine any trnotv
ol "'''eI rI?n'' mihch theN possess TINS gov
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did ,.i.L '''''' 81
To Annex the Island. of Hawaii"
WI tracey ltpllHI: 'tnnlliDI1rc. the
They viii Inc very ,,Iod tn onnov II.,ra5i :,
I He soid ~ - ,,Y.tpr of co,r.n nam, In+ ,L,
ordinary, laool ,np.,us roull hn ,,.nItn-,,,,-
suad. these uennle fla co,,,~ irto tI4 Initial
State
ON Au,dl o1 MIR Rlouut saws no ro,. ,bo
second time di,ourroyod of a ,.cnur.t If the
nrovisioual poyorrmcnt that fine An.,i,,,,
| force. Inc landed fn,. driu ..Tbc l,nIin., NJ
tho from. ,.o,Iin., n,,,,, i,,,,, I,t,,,' I
queen and President DoIa " fine clnn,i..io1.
81, say. .,nioh, Ina mad a. i,,n,,'.. H.,