Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-30
STEVENS HOT SHOT
The Ex-Ministsr Condemns Com
miss'oner Biouns's Report
FACTS GROSSLY MIssIAItO
nlous< wst- hoodwinked ~ Royal
i<Es wilo Bia-ed His Report
sseseiss D~aiss An Charges

ACacsrA. Ne. Nov 2a-Ex Minister
Steven. EDauis Pablo tonight mis- answer
O. COMMISSIONER Eiounfs a deep cease
81 obligation D. my eoantry And an
American duty 10 defend an insultsd.
thrsatsnsd add struggling American
colony. planted a. righteous and firmly
on TIE north Pacific islands a. our pill
grim fathers established themselves on
Piym0ath koek. demand that I shall
maze an answer b. The ast0anding mis-
representatives and untEaths Of Com
missioner Bloaat's report on Hawaiian
Affairs. IL - proper Tor ms % preface
my answer By briefly ailuding 10 the
fact that those familiar With intsrna-
tioaal rules and proceedings and have
diplomatic exprr.enee. must be aston
ished that Secretary Gresham a0d his
commissioner shcald make before the
wo.id such pefslstsst effort ID dls-
credit the resent agents of the depart
msnt they noN represent and which vas
oece repre-ented b. Thomas Jefferson.
Wilham Aarcsy. Wiii=am n. Seward
aud james q Blaine. Tho gcnersI
adoption u such policy By our de
paflao-ut - foreign Affairs could not
faa - weak q greatly our inhoence With
foseign Countries ia any future effort
Hnd serve o. make TIE American dlPlo-
matte ssgyics eoutemplipse IA the eyes
q tue eefid
Grcsham's PoiicY Un-Amscr.can
Not oa.y = the course u Gresham and
Ri0gnt extremely uG- American Ia It's
form and spirit but it j. also in direct
opposition o. the elvilizlng and chris
uanizlng influence on the Hawaiian
islands. While IL . playing into British
hassis. al direct opposition % the efforts
Of The American board u missions and
O. the Ameriean government for more
than sgxty years. IA all Il which period
there has been a unItorm. continuous
and patriotic American policy. The
hnes q ofiicial duty. as followed by my-
set and captain Wiltz. ard the course
% tho administration and of the senate
committee on forcign relations ia tho
critical Hawaiian days OF January and
February lSst were exactly on the lines
marke1 0ut by Secretary Marcy an lso4
aad by Secretary Bayard In his dispatch
O. Minister Merrill July L. lsST. Mar.
ceys Instructions and draft II treaty
prov ided Tor annexation. Bay ards in
structIons fpr t-ST held the United
States minister and naval commander
az Honolulu responsible for the protec-
too 0f American life and property aud
the preservation Of public order.
Bioant was Hoodwinked
So much az a necessary introduction
o. my consideration of the Bount re-
port Not Wishing 20 bo severe on a
Neophyte IN diplomacy. with but little
know le,ixe q the worlds affairs outside
of has own country. sent 90 a very
peculiar errand anil currents and
quiCksands entirely unknown 10 him. he
has beeu partly the victim OF circum-
stances having been caught IN the
neahss ani snaFes sdroitly prepared Tor
him b. the cunning advisors OF the
fallen Lilioukalani and by the shrswd
sharp. long experienced British diploma
tc agent 10 - clear enough from
Blouuts manner on the day of bis ar.
rival az HOlolalu. a. veil as by his let
ter % the department % state written
shortly AFTER that be designed. az what.
ever cost % repudiate the views and
action q the recently terminated adj
minlsfration. and that IN order to do so
DE- must impugn the actions - Minister
Stevens and of the commander u the
I SSS Boston.
shameless Pcrver<ion or Facts.
AT iusinuations aud implications in
Bloants report that | vas averse to his
acgrsa to tie legation records Is n shame
less pevversioa = facts. 70 show tho
character q the asn into whose ea-
viroamcuts hc ~ quickly placed himself.
toos % him ths printed dispatches of
Minister Merrill 20 Secretary Bavard. the
priuted recorsls q the recently al journed
legi~lature containing the recorded votes
for aud against toe lottery gang. the r..
c,stied sotsa az o. fhe recent ehanges -
rlinisters tie oficlsl copy - the lottery
charter. svidcnee % decisive value In
he hsd really come % Honolulu Tor any
other purpose than to convict Harrison =
administration AMI the senate foreign
afaifs committee q hasty aud vi advised
seuon ~ January and February last. hgs
msnusr Whiis allowing me % leave these
documents 10 bis rpom showed that he
cared not 10 receive them. Tor the gen
erai drift - his ruport shows that he did
nat even reed them. The charges and
insiaaat.ons of COMMISSIONS Blount
against President Dole. Minister Thurs
ten and the other chief men - the gov.
srnment are az baseles~ aad unjust a.
thoso against myself add Captain Wiltz.
who j. sl-eping ia ass henored grave.
Hhfunfs ~taffu4fnt ontraoHtrd
Th~u specifically weeting Nr Blounts
statements md srzumeuts. Mr.. stevens
ssy. timber tne dste ~ April y. hs
ssys he aisapprotei oi a request of the
rrhsiai xSverament that the Amerl-
can sas,.-s - lsnaea f0r drili. ! here
s1rai that TIE rrevi-nonai government
rerrr als,ie such a request he provts-
i,nai government followed the exact
ranrss s,saeed nader the monarchy.
N aeneFsr the naval curimanler desired
g. anl his nee % shore N accoFianre
eita ravsl re1ulsfiCns. be - signifed
a. tae nitrd states miristrr. " 10 made
she -fqre-t - ne lfs~saan govern
nrHi iaraagh fhe rinlster II fore n
sfairs r. ny trovie,lgs az the period
af watct illuut SPEAKS. the Trcyi-ionsi
govern rtirrt preferred that the Auirri-
r1o scifiiefs snd asrine- should rot amt
flr 5rilA hecsa~e - posss tssisies - III
feeiIsg and alot. bstseen Ineu u ofher
uavsi re<-e-s then a The harhur. bat
thry Er3nfed tfssc rrsu-sts cnlv AZ 4
friensiy sri customary .anrsesy What
hlrnht says si,out the 1aranese nan %
sar a oiicfaY eN raffe anaurd anil
rgrfisfir Per Frrs- affer hs- arrival IN
tcao ain ar hti nes even met - sposra
vah the tspaaese ntnizfer