New-York tribune., 1893-11-21
san FRANCISCO AMUSED.
BLOUNT'S REPORT As II APPEARS TO
PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH HAWAII
SEVERANCE EXPOSES SoMI
OF ITS BIAS AND MIssTArEMENT-A VERY
oNE.sIDED DOCUMENT.
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ONE.sIDED DOCUMENT.
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| Con Francisco Nov 2O-The scraps from Blounts
Hawaiian report which were printed TINS morning
| boyo M, caused the revusicn Of feeling when the
| Administration evidently expected Here "here
every detail of the late Hawaiian reVoiu''oh mas
been thoroughly discussed, the garo'cu report Vi
the Commissioner was looked upon as a" nsu'
to tho general intelligence of the people After
u,n,a,.r s,rrans's clear and convincing statement.
| eono,hir, hotter was expected than this synopsis.
90 mixed in the matter or dates tha' IL requires
careful analysis to get its aiega,o"s INV p'ope'
chronological train. one of the priheipa. witnesses
whose testimony Is given r. "u''''"e' "
| rovalist who started In aS "e"-
,S ,s committee of Safety. but subse-
ouentlv Withdrew. a portion OF the 'est"'o"y VI
Mr. Damon. president OF the ADVISORY No"hc,i VI
the Provisional Government, IS aiso gwen ~ 10
| fragmentary, and designed, as far az poss'o'e, 70
| corroborate that of Mr. Wundehours. III iac'
even in its garblcd condition II Virtuahy contra
5c,s him os 10 his charges against Minister stew
ens of anticipating the action ol ue ffo'N'o'a'
| Government Similar weak points occu' e''o"''e'e
in the alleged synopsis No mention y h'''e oi
Minister Stevens's clear and coheie"' s'a'e"'"'
regarding the coup detat, though MS 'es.i'Eohy y
quite as credible Blunts ex parte ana second
handed evidence. But Stevens's statement wouid
not tit in with Cleveands design.
| ExCoNsuI-G ENERAL SEVERANCE TALKS.
Leading Hawaiians who are now in San Fran
cisco discussed the report today, and pointed OUT
| its errors of fact and its malicious tW's''"s Vi
evidence to bolster up theory. The Des' re'ie"
of the document made by ex-Consui-ueherdi
Severance who was in Honolulu when the reVoiu-
tion occurred and who had the very best means
OF knowing all that was said ana done, ne was
found to-day reading carefully the printed SYNOPSIS
of Blounts report and making notes OF the errors
and misstatements. He said:
hi
thrown on Stevens. and there is apparent IN
Rlount's cross-examnation Of witnesses an eager
desire to get facts WHICH will prove that stevens
landed marines before the revolutionlstS rediy h"u
gained any roothoid, and that there was ciear
case OF coliuson between them Now this Is ao-
surd. for the marines were not landed un'i ''e
day after the Government was seized and stevens
was not in Honolulu when the crisis came lie
| was at Hilo and when messengers reached him IN
hot haste he was the most surprised man on the
islands because he hadn't been informed OF the
plans OF the revoutonists. The way the queen
| was oyerthrown by so small force was ttat every
man was true and inkling Of the decision 10
| make the coup d'etat had got out
| GENUINE REVOLUTION.
| "Thc uprising had been breeding for years IL
was not the result OF conspiracy on the part OF
| few men, but genuine revolution IKE tha'
| OF 1851 which forced King Kalakaua 70 accept
| new Constitution. Stevenss action under the CIR
| cumstances was regular and in accordance with
| his instructions and diplomatic custom. The state,
mcnt that he caused troops to be landed from
the Boston when there was no need or excuse
| for them is unaualedy false. Biounts own re-
port shows there was reason To expect hist"fpae's
and boodshed There was prospect OF oioody con-
flct in which the Queens forces would prooaoiy
have been overcome. but meanwhile the lives ana
property Of peaceful Americans would have been
endangered The occasion certainly warranted the
landing of the troops for the protection OF Ameri-
interests.
Much stress is laid in Blounts report on the
placing OF the marines in Arion Hall. which is on
the west side OF the Government Building. Admiral
Skerrett ls quoted saying that this position was
badly chosen II the object to protect Amer'-
can citizens. but wise choice II the hteh-
ton was to support the Provisional Government
The Admiral must have been unaware or the
fact that Aron Hall was not chosen untii enorts
to secure two other localities had failed 1t was
ors, ottenpted 10 get the Hamilton House, on
Kinr-st for the use OF the troops. This Is half
mile away from the Government Buildings The
next suitable place was the Opera House, put that
also could not be had. Arion Hall was In reality
the third choice. and the only suitable building
available at the time for the purpose of quarterng
the troops as ! am informed so you see that the
occupation OF Arion Hall was In fact accidental ana
not by special design. The circumstance has no
Significance whatever in support Of Bount's the
VALUE OF wUNDENBERG'S TESTIMONY.
"Blounts report gives prominence TO statement
made by +. Wundenberg, who is described as act
Ing in good faith with the Committee OF Safety and
being present at their meeting until the American
flag raised. when he ceased TO have comn'uni-
cation with them This Wundcnberg Is known In
Honolulu Royaiist. 1t is alleged that he was
oiYerM an Office by the Provisional Government;
Customs under the new regime. but was refused
the office. The Provisional Government had reason reason
appears to attach great weight to the statement
made by this disappointed oiice-seeker that Min
isTa ,Ion,sts ' with Iro troops from the Boston
"As TO the nature OF Blounts inyestsation /
to make any discrimination In regard to the credi-
by or ssns of Re to h to Tno hs erect ns and
he replied that II made no difference what sort OF
sfed that everything had been surrendered to the
Provisional Government before II was recognized
report to make the contrary appear My first noti-
hea9n Of that rsGosnon was , on ruesay 81 L ns
ton drove oyer to the consnae % anI so Ded ned
that Minister stevens had recognized the Pro-
visonal Government.
SURRENDER BEFORE RECOGNITION.
ct had been supposed that the police force
would be used to support the Queen, as 1t was
under the orders of Marshal Wilson. whose rela-
tons to the Queen have been the subject of much
scandal But he surrendered 10 the Provisional
Government Monday evening before Minister
stevens had given II recognition AS to the scandal
about Wilson and the Queen must decline to say
anything. The Queen certainly IN no better
position to resist the revolution than was King |
kalakaua In 1851, who was obliged to succumb to
the demand for n constitution. She had only |
about eighty men. | believe. under arms. There
was tremendous moralPfOrce against her Her
government had been corrupt and extravagant and
was going from bad 20 worse. She mad under |
taken to proclaim a constitution which would |
have deprived the whites OF their rights and lib
critics and had promised the natives that this new |
constitution should eventually be enforced despite
all
a genuine revolution would naturally arise under |
such circumstances?
If a conspiracy existed between the revolutionists
and Minister Stevens. and II the uprising could not
have been successful without the United states |
troops how II is that none of the foreign powers
represented at Hawaii by Ministers or Consuls have |
made any protest. or even diplomatic note. OF sAch
n serious matter. They could not have been |
Ignorant of the act The governments of England, |
Japan France and Portugal. were represented there
by Ministers and by Consus. Germany, Austria: |
Denmark. the Netherlands. Chill and Mexico had