St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-30

mittee of hasty and ill-advised action in
January and February last. His man.
ner while allowing me to leave these
important documents in his room,
showed that he cared not to receive
them, and
THE GENERAL DRIFT
of his his reply indicates that he did
not even read them.
Under the date of April 81 he says
he disapproved of a request of the pro-
visiOnal government that the American
forces be landed for drill. l here affirm
that the provisional government never
made such request. The provisional
government followed the exact course
followed by the monarchy. What BlOunt
says about the Japanese man-Of-war is
equally parte. abSured and egotiStic.
For weeks after his arrival in Honolulu
he had not even met or spoken with the
Japanese minister. He had neglected
to call upon the japanese officials. and
did not ask me to take him to the Jap
aneSe legation and Introduce him to the
japanese representatives.
Touching certain incidents of suSpi-
cion and alarm in Honolulu regarding
some of the Japanese in the islands aud
the sudden appearance there of pow
! erful japanese ironclad, in addition to
smaller vessel there, in February and
March, prior to Mr.. BlountS arrival,
several weeks before the fall of
the monarchy, / had been authoritatively
informed that the newly arrived Japan
ese commissioner would press on the
| Hawaiian government the demand that
| the japanese in the islands should have
the right of suffrage precisely as the
American, European and native-born
Hawaiians enjoyed it under the cOnsti-
tuition of 1887. Not long after the pro-
vlsional government had been eStab-
lished, prior to
BLoUNT'S ARRIVAL,
L received positive information, both
from the Japanese minister and from
the Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs,
of the renewal of the demand of the
right of suffrage of the Japanese resi-
dents, and there was known To be much
ferment, if not an organized movement.
among some of the Japanese in the
American section. l had positively
had sent word to his government at
Toxic, requesting that a powerful
ironcad be Immediately sent to Homo.
lulu. though it was known that a
smaller Japanese warshlp was about to
arrive there from San Francisco. The
sudden appearance of the japanese
ironclad in Honolulu harbor could not
fail to create anxiety and miSunder-
standing. 1t was in these peculiar cir
cumstanceS that l felt it my Imperative
duty to have repeated interviews 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 opinion that the
United States would resist any ell
croachment ON the soil or sovereignty
of Hawaii. ana that l would maintain
this position until otherwise Instructed
by my government.
Every step of my action was duly re-
ported to the department of state, prior
to Blount having any knowledge on the
subject. His claim 10 have put all enc
to Hawaiian anxiety about rumoreC
Japanese encroachment is purely as
sumption.
IN BLoUNT'S REPORT
as given to the press l find the follow
ing language: 1.-The two leading mem
bers of the committee. Messrs. ThurStoI
and Smith, growing uneasy as to the
safety of their persons, went to Minister
Stevens TO know if he would protec
them in the event of their arrest by tht
!, authorities, to which he gave his as
sent"
1t is enough to say that there is not
semblance of truth In this assertion O
Blount, made by him without his eve
having limited to me or made inquiry O
, me on the subject. He thus gives tn,
signature OF his Endorsement to charg,
/ which l never even heard of until
found it in Blount's printed report.
He says that in response to the cal
r of the committee of safety to land th
men of the Boston "does not appear il
? the files of the legation" The mean
/ ing of this insinuation is obvious
. Enough to say there never was an,
f such document. received the invita-
: tion OF the committee of safety for wha
e it was worth, as / fecelve
: other information on the same sub
: ject. / should have requeste
Y Capt. Wiltze TO have landed hi
e force, even had not the committee re
= quested it. Blount sguarely assert
= that promised to aid the committee {