Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21

MI. Tracy, the Secretary of the Navy, to
ask him If he had any final instructions for
me, as / was going to leave the next day for
San Francisco to assume command of the
Pacific squadron. He replied: Commodore
have no instructions to give you. You will
go there and perform your duty, as l know
you will, and everything will be satisfac-
tory / remarked: Mr.. Tracy, / want to
ask you about these Hawaiian affairs When
l was out there twenty years ago / had
frequent conversations with the then United
States minister, Mr.. Pierce on the subject
OF the islands. 1 was told then that the
United states government did not wish to
annex the islands of Hawaii
He replied: Commodore the wishes of
the government have changed. They will be
very glad to annex Hawaii He said. as a
matter of course. none but the ordinary legal
means can be used to persuade these people
to come into the United States"
On April 81 Mr.. Blount says he was call
ed on by Claus Spreckels, but says Mr.
Blount how much or how little Mr.. Spreck-
els Knows about this matter 1 am unable
to say, as do not know"
On the same day Mr.. Blount, for the sec
ond time, disapproved of a request of the
provisional governmen. that the American
forces be landed for drill. THE landing of
the troops, pending negotiations between
the queen and President Dole" the COM
missioner says, might be used to impress
the former with fear that troops were land
ed to lend force to the provisional govern
ment in bringing her to an adjustment.
did not think proper to communicate the
reason to Mr.. Stevens or any other person
save Admiral Skerrett."
Mr. Blount, in subsequent letter, fore
stalled the visit of Paul Neumann to Wash
ington in stating that he lis generally re-
garded here as a bright plausible, unscrup-
ulous person., and suggests that if the ad-
mlnlStrauon should receive any proposition
from Mr.. Neumann in connection with
contract between the queen aud the provis-
ional government, in the matter of her alb
dication, it would be far better to decline
to entertain anything.
BlOunt's Suggestions to the Queen.
Mr. Blount says he called on the ex-queen
and informed her that no person was au-
thorized by President Cleveland or himself
to place the government of the United
States in the attitude of desiring an ad-
justment between herself and the provis-
ional government, and the queen replied
that she did not intend to enter into any
negotiations until the Washington govern
ment had taken action on Mr.. Blount's
report.
On May Mr.. Blount wrote: at this
time the indications are unmistakable that
large majority of the people Of the islands
are utterly opposed to annexation l do
not look for any change from this situa-
ton through future information. There
is strong disposition on the part of the
annexation element to suppress express
sions against annexation by social and
business hostility
The Queens immortality.
In the third part of the correspondence
is printed statement of Mr.. Volney V.
Ashford, dated March g. 1898, in which he
says he has put in writing certain Informal
ton in regard to Hawaiian affairs at Mr..
Blounts request. This statement refers
to Queen Liliuokalani as ruling sovereign
who had at least twice striven to supplant
her brother even at the expense If neces-
sary. of walking over his strangled corpse
to the throne; a woman notoriously loaded
with the grossest social vices, such as had
contributed so largely to the late kings
downfall in 1887, but still strongly upheld
by the majority of the native people who
believed her professions and promises to
restore them to an equal franchise
In another part of his communication
Mr.. Ashford says: Wilson'S 'Iulr on the
queen consisted in the fact that for many
years he has been her favorite paramour
tshe has severaD. The queen had a private
gateway cut through the palace wall i'm
mediately contiguous to her apartments
in the bungalow that he might alone en-
ter by near and more convenient way
scandal at which even the most obtuse
of the native people drew the line. The
pair openly lived together in the queens
cottage at Waikiki Ia suburb of Honolulu
during and succeeding the sand bag cpl
sode at the palace just preceding the de-
scent upon the league. This place was
formerly an designation house. built by
the queen, and openly used for that pur-
pose. under the personal charge of her
business manager. formerly her native
coachman. All these and many other equal
ly Scandalous acts are matter of public
notoriety at the capital, and have been
aired and commented upon in scathing
terms by the native press of Honolulu
but the English press were either
gagged by the palace party or kept silent
to avoid the effects of the scandal abroad"
The statements against the deposed queen
are discredited by Mr.. Blount
Mr.. BIOunt's Final Report.
Mr.. Blount's conclusions of fact are embod-
led ir his report to Secretary Gresham
dated July IL. 1t is very long document
filling thrty-sever large printed pages. and
indicates very clearly that he understood
that he was to confine himself to a plain
statement of facts for nowhere does ne
make the slightest suggestion or recon-
mendation. Refusing all proffers of hos
pitality on his arrival on the islands he
says he took up his quarters at the Ha-
waiian Hotel, where he passed several DAYS
in receiving calls, and soon became aware
that all minds We're quietly and anxiously
looking to the action of the United States
government The troops of the Boston were
doing military duty for the provisional
government, with the American flag float
ing over the government building. and,
says the minister, within 1t the provisional
government conducted its business under an
American prctectorate, to be continued, &C
cording to the avowed purpose of the Amer
lean minister, during negotiations with the
United States for annexation"
Lowering the American Flag.
This brings the story down to the Incl
dent which created such a stir of hauling
down the American flag, which Mr.. Blount
describes follows:
My instructions directed me to make in
quiries which in the interest of candor and
truth could not be done when the minds of
thousands of Hawaiian citizens were full
of uncertainty as to what the presence of
American troops the American flag and the
American minister implied. 1t was neces-
withdrawn before those inquiries could be
prosecuted in a manner BETTING the dig
nifty and power of the United States
INSPIRED with such feelings and conf
dent no disorder would ensue, | directed
the removal of the flag of the United States
from the government building and the re-
turn of the American troops to their vessel
This was accomplished without any demon
stration of joy or grief on the part of the
populace.
The afternoon before, in an interview
with President Dole in response to my in
quiry, he said that the provisional govern
n nt now able to preserve ORDER al
though it could not have done so for sew
eral weeks after the pIcclama ton establish
ing it,
Japan's Intentions.
Mr.. Rlount says on the evening of the day
when the flag was hauled down 1.-THE Ameri-
can minister called on ME with a Mr. Wal