The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-22
The Conspiracy Proved.

The Conspiracy Proved.
The BLouNr report and It's accompany
ing documents are conclusive upon one
point. They prove that the Paramount
Commissioner went out to Hawaii, not to
hear both sides and weigh the evidence
and arrive Mt an independent judicial con-
clusion but to make up a lawyers case and
an e1 parte argument sufficiently plausible
to afford working basis for the execution
OF the predetermined policy arranged and
planned by Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. GREsH-
AM and their Administration.
That is to say the BLoUNT report Is the
result of the policy Of infamy. not the policy
OF infamy the result OF the Paramount gen.
tleman's Investigations.
The incontrovertible evidence Of this is
furnished by Mr. BLoUNT himself, and to
that extent he is entitled to tho gratitude
Of patriotic Americans. With na1vete as
astounding as 1t was unconscious. the
Paramount Commissioner put himself upon
record as having reached his decision before
he had heard any part Of the testimony,
On April G. Mr.. BLoUNr wrote to the De-
partment OF State announcing his arrival
at Honolulu on March 20. Two days later.
on April 8, he wrote a letter to the Depart
ment. which. according to the synopsis now
furnished to the press by favor OF Secretary
GRESHAM. "deplores the perverted influence
Of Minister STEVENS and Consul General Sew
FRANCE, TO rhich he dscribes the eristence of
the Provisional Government"
Therein Is the whole story Of Mr..
BLoUNT's mission. On April 8. at the very
threshold OF his Investigation OF the
facts" almost before he has had time to re-
cover from the motion OF the ship that
took him out to Honolulu. the Paramount
Commissioner OF Messrs. CLEVELAND and
GRESHAM writes back to his principals. an
nouncing practically the whole conclusion
embodied in his final report OF July II.
The weeks and months which he meantime
devoted to the pretended labors OF i'm
Partially and conscientious investigation
we're superfiuous. except in so far as they
enabled him to find props for prejudice and
Notifications for foregone conclusion. AS
an examination preliminary to an Impair
tial Judgment. Mr.. JAMES II. BLoUNT's
proceedings in the Sandwich Islands be-
tween April and July II were pura hum
bug. He was there as detective agent.
q retained advocate. the maker-up OF a
given case according to orders. not as a
Commissioner cndeavoring to ascertain the
whole truth. What fair-minded person can
attach any weight to the final report OF an
Investigator who reported at the very be-
ginning of his inquiry that his conclusions
were already reached?
II the significance of Mr.. BLoUST's letter
motors of the policy of infsmy. they would
never have permitted the extraordinary
document to emerge from the archives.
The Paramount Commissioner has given
away the CLEVELAND aud GRESHAM con-
spiracy to restore the rotten monarchy.
There would be something irresistibly
humorous in the manner OF this unexpect-
cd and unintcntional disclosure Of the origi-
nal animus and purpose Of Mr.. BLoUNTs
mission, II the confession did not impeach
the good fulth OF an American Administra-
ton and bring shame TO those who have be-
ueyed in the sincerity of its professions.