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40 with the proposed agreement. committee
II three American citizens, born and educated
in the United States. the superiors Of Mr. Biount
in education and manners. men who had not
taken part in the revolutionary proceedings OF
the previous weeks. went on board the Rusn
when that vessel came into the harbor, while
II was courteously meeting Mr.. and Mrs Blount
on their arrival.
"At the request Of the three American gen"
tlemen introduced them to Mr.. Bount His
manner Of receiving their visit repelled them'
and they asked me to state the reasons why st
would be pleasant to him, and better for all
concerned. not to go to the Royalists hoteL
but to take residence on neutral ground. where
he would be master Of his own surroundings
As deIicately as / could do so, stated the offer
Of the committee of his countrymen, pointing
out to him that by accepting their proposition
he would be near the archives Of the Legation.
which he could conveniently use. which would
he p,eased at once to place at his disposal.
Brusouely not to say insultingly, he refused the
courteous and honestly intended offer OF MS
countrymen and at once placed himself amio
Royalist and utra-British surroundings the
British Legation being near this Koyahsrs
hotel at which the British Minister soon look
residence and living The effort in his report
TO cast imputation on the Provisional Govern
mont and myself as to the offer OF the Ameri-
can house to an American Commissioner Will
no estimated at its true value by the American
public.
TREATMENT OF MINISTER STEVENS.
commissioner Blounts manner toward mo
IN tho following weeks would not allude to
here were II not absolutely necessary to 90 SO.
II is we'll known to all who have knowledge
NJ Diplomatic rules and customs that wnen
new diplomatic agent arrives at the capitai
to whose government he is accredited his prede-
cessor and the occupant OF the Legation snouio
receive him courteously profrer MS services :"
his successor, inform him of the existing state
~ affairs and as soon as convenient give him
access to the Legation archives This dio
promptly and had he avaied himself OF tue
kind offer of his countrymen as to residence ne
could have occupied the room at the Lega-
tion containing the official records. which was
ready to offer him. He coldly repelled my
kindly intentioned offers, did not allow me 70
show to him the customary forms OF intro
ducing him to the foreign diplomatic oniciais
and to the chief public men of Honolulu. How
much Of his singular course in these regards
was due to want Of knowledge, and how much
to his already matured purpose to make out
case against the United States Minister, the
Naval Commander and the Provisional Gov"
ernment, the American public must Judge.
IAN insinuations and implications in Blounts
report that I was averse to his access TO Le-
gation records are shameless perversion OK
facts To show the character Of the men into
whose environment he quickly placed him.
SELF l took to him the printed dispatches OF
Minister Merrill TO Secretary Bayard, tine
printed records of the recently adjourned Lesis-
lature containing the recorded votes for ana
against the lottery gang. the recorded votes
as to the recent changes Of Ministers, the omctat
COPY Of the lottery charter. evidence OF decisive
| value. II he had really. come to Honolulu Tor
| any other purpose than to convict harrisons
Administration and the Senate Foreign Lnairs
| Committee OF hasty and ill-advised action IN
January and February last His manner, while
allowing me to leave these important documents
| In his room. showed that he cared not to re-
| ceiye them and the general drift OF his report
| indicates that he did not even read them'
| Ignoring his inferority Of official rank-whcns
| according to established rules the world over
was below 1t Of Minister Resident between
| Consul-General and Charge d. Affaires-wtth the
utmost effort Of will controlling my outraged
sensbilities, while suffering terrible afhiction
at the recent sad drowning OF a gifted ana De-
loved daughter, endured this insolent treat
ment. after thirteen years OF service as uhiteo
States Minister without stain ever oelore ae'
tempted to be made on my official honor or my
fidelity to American prestige and to American
interests never during my seventy-three years
of life having lifted my voice, my hand. or my
rife against the flag of this American Republic.
Tho charges. implications and insinuatons OF
Commissioner Blount against President Dole
Minister Thurston and the other chief men OF
the Provisional Government are as baseless and
| unjust as those against myself. and Captain
| Wiltse now sleeping in his honored grave.
soME FALSE STATEMENTS CoNTRADIcTED.
"Rut II is we'll for me to be more specific n
meeting our opponents recklessly partisan ant
ex-narte statements and arguments. Under thu
date of April q ne says he disapproved OF Z
reouest of the Provisional Government that TIT
American forces be landed for drill. herr
affirm that the Provisional Government neve
made such request. The Provisional Gov
ernment followed the exact course followed un
der the Monarchy. Whenever the Naval Com
mander desired to drill his men on shore. II
accordance with naval regulations. he so signi
fed to the United States Minister, who mad
the request Of the Hawaiian Government
through the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
my knowledge at the period Of which MI
Blount speaks the Provisional Government pre-
ferred that the American soldiers and marine
should not land for drill, because Of the poss
bilities of affecting and broil between the me
of the other naval vessels then In the harbo
but they granted the requests only as friendl
and customary courtesy.
What Blount says about the Japanese mar
of-war is equally ex-parte absurd and ego
tistic. For weeks after his arrival In Honolulu
he had not even met or spoken with the JaE
anese Minister. He had neglected to call upo
the Japanese official. and did not ask me I
take him to the Japanese Legation and intrt
duce him to the japanese representative
Touching certain Incidents OF suspicion an
alarm in Honolulu regarding some Of the JaI
anese In the islands and the sudden appea
ance there OF powerful Japanese ironclad
) addition to a smaller vessel there. In Februal
} and March, prior to Mr.. Blounts arrival. hs