The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-21
SOON TO BE MADE KNOWN.
Cleveland Preparing to Act on TIL,
Hawaiian Question.

>leVelano Preparing To act on lHe
Hawaiian Question.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The atti-
lude of the Administration on the Ha-
waiian question will soon cease to be
matter for speculation. 1t is said, on
the highest authority, that this is to be
one of the first subjects considered by
the President and Cabinet after the
message to Congress is out Of the way.
In anticipation of the express desire
of the President to transmit special
message to the new Congress on this
matter, Secretary Gresham has been
buiSily engaged in the collection and
preparation of papers bearing on this
important subject. Typewriter copies
of Mr.. Blounts communications are
being made for convenient reading.
Mr.. Blount's final report has been eX-
pected for several days. 1t came by
the steamer which arrived at San Fran.
cisco on Thursday last, but for some
unexplained reason it has not reached
the State Department at the hour o.
closing to-day.
1t is thought probable that unusual
care was taken by the dispatch agent al
San Francisco to insure its safe de
livery, which may have delayed it;
departure of a day or two after the
steamer arrived.
Concerning the report that Minister
Blount will sail for home on August
9th department officials are reticent,
which is practically. equivalent to say
ing that his early arrival is not uneX-
pected. Whether the report is true is
not known, but the appointment of his
successor is one of the first diplomatic
plums to be plucked after the admins
tration resumes business, and Minister
Blount is wanted mere at an early date
to add his personal testimony to his
documentary evidence on the Hawaiian
question.
WASHINGTON, August 3,-There Is
good reason to believe that Blount':
report arrived on the steamship
Oceanic, and that it is now in the
archives of the State department
although that is denied in mild kline
of way by Secretary Gresham. The
Call correspondent asked him to-day
if the report had been received. He
smiled, shrugged his shoulders anc
answered as he nervously moved away
please excuse me, but | think tina
it is not here yet"
Later in the day he made the same
answer, but from his manner it is be
lieved by the correspondents that hi
has received the report. There is con
siderable speculation to-day as t.
whether the report will be made public
at all. State Department papers ar
often regarded as secret archives of the
department, and while Congress nigh
call for it by resolution, Cievelan'
could merely reply that its publication
would not be compatible with the goo'
of the public service, and that would
end the matter.
1t is generally believed that Bloun
makes no direct recommendation
whatever, but merely gives the situation
in Hawaii as he found it. 1t will thel
be for Cleveland to send message t,
the Senate transmitting new treaty o
the old one, or else to just ignore tn
matter altogether and let affairs in Fla
wall remain in Statn quo. lnasmucl
as all the time OF the extraordinary SEES
sion of Congress may be devoted Il
financial and tariff matters, 1t may b.
that if Cleveland has anything to trans
NIT to the Senate concerning Hawaiian
affairs he will not do so until the regu
lar session of Congress in Decembe
next The report that Blount will soor
arrive in this country is probably cor
rect He may arrive at San Francisco
within two weeks.
Later it was learned absolutely thai
Blounts report is in possession OF the
Secretary of State. 1t arrived in an
official dispatch from San Francisco
Blount is expected in Washington
about August 20 to participate in a
conference with the President and
Secretary Gresham over the amended
protocol of the treaty submitted by the
Provisional Government.
CHICAGO, August ga special to
an anti.annexation paper of Chicago,
which is not believed to be good au-
thority says
United States Minister Blount 5
report on the Hawaiian situation has
been received. Il is long and very
comprehensive. The annexation plan