Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-21
1T WAS BLOUNT'S IDEA.
He Suggested That Liliuokalani
Should Be Restored.
HAWAIIAN REPORT MADE PUBLIC.
The Commissioner Says That "a Great
Wrong Was Done to the Islanders-Tar-
III BIn to BE Ready Next Monday-other
Washington News of General Interest.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-SeCretary Gresh-
am has decided TO make public all the cor
respondence and the report of James ii.
Blount, the special commissioner sent to
Hawaii by President Cleveland To investi-
gate the revolution which dethroned
Queen Liliuokalani and the establishment
of the provisional government Mr.. Blouut
arrived at Honolulu ON March ~. In
beginning his report he calls attention to
his reception by Minister Stevens, who,
accompanied by a committee from the An
neNation club, came ON board the vessel
which had brought me. He informed me
that this club had rented an elegant house,
well furnished and provided with servants,
and n carriage and horses for my use; that
/ could pay for this accommodation just
what chose, from nothing up. He urged
me very earnestly to accept the offer. | de
clined it and informed him that should
go To a hotel"
why He Lowered tho Flag.
The committee renewed the offer, which
was declined He also refused to accept
proffered favors from the eN-queen.
Concerning the position of the United
States in the islands he s;Iys; The troops
from the Boston were doing military duty
for the provisional government, The
American flag was floating over the gov
eminent building Within the provisional
government conducted its business under
an American protectorate. to be continued,
according to the avowed purpose of the
American minister, during negotiations
with the United States for annexation. My
instructions directed me to make inquiries,
which in the interest Of Caudor and truth
could not be done when the minds Of thou
sands of Hawaiian citizens were full Of I'M
certainty as to what the presence OF Amer
lean troops, the American flag and the
American protectorate implied.
1T seemed necessary that all these i'll
huences must be withdrawn before those
inquiries could be prosecuted in a manner
befitting the dignity and power of the
United States. Inspired with such feel
ings and confident no disorder would en-
sue, directed the removal of the flag of
the United States from the government
building and the return of the American
troops to their vessels This was accom-
plished without any demonstration of joy
or grief on the part Of the populacc,
Mr.. Blount says, in closing, that the ma
tive race feel that Il great wrong has been
done them and their queen. The queen
resigned under protest and did not believe
that the action of Mr.. Stevens would he
Endorsed. and he adds:
Indeed who could have supposed that
the circumstances surrounding her could
have been foreseen and sanctioned deliber-
ately by the president Of the United States!
Her uniform conduct and the prevailing
sentiment among the natives point to her
belief. as we'll rs their own. that the spirit
of justice on the part Of the president would
restore her crown" That is the only thing
in the nature Of a recommendation made.
The special commissioner closes with a
description of the industries of the islands.
statistics comparisons Of the races, changes
in the conditions of the natives and infor-
nation to show that they have been badly
treated