The Hope pioneer., 1893-11-24
WHAT BLUUNT SAYS.
Some Extracts fro:l the Hau aiian
Commissioners Report.
Queen Lilluokalani, He Declares Would
<: Not Have Been Deposed Only for
:. the Interference of MIR. stevens,
Is the American Minister.
SYNOPSIS OF THE pOCUME.;"

SYNOPSIS OF THE DOCUMENT
NEW YORK, Nov. 222.-The Herald
prints under a Washington date what
purports to be a large portion of the
report of Commissioner Blount. 1t
sums no as follows:
Commissioner Blouut's report will show
that Minister Stevens lnntied the troops,
from the Boston long before there was any
raid excuse for their presence on
hawaiian soil: that he declined to re:
move them when requested. to do so
b.? the government and informed that the
authorities were willing ana fully able to
preserve order and 20 protect tnlericHr inter-
estS; that those troops were stationed across
the street from the government building, in
which Minister Stevens knew the revolu-
honists were about to read their proclamu.
iton and that the revou.ionist commit
tee relied upon The American troops to
protect them in this act OF rebel
lion that Mr.. StevenH recognized the pro-
visional government according 10 u precon-
celved programme before that government haG
obtained possession Of the departments. .nd
military power a. Honolulu. and !ha, the mill
tary power was surrendered, rs III. queen sur
rendered. only through awe OF the superior
force of the United States =
WASHINGTON, Nov 2l.-Secretary
Gresham decided Monday afternoon to
make public all the correspondence and
the report or James y. Slount the
special commissioner sent to Hawaii by
President Cleveland to Investigate the
revolution which dethronei Queen
Liliuokalani and the establishment of
the provisional government. The re-
port in substance does not add much
information to that contained il the
extract published In Mondays dispatch.
He says:
Before any demand for sure ader had even
been made on the queen or the commander
or any officer OF any OF her military forces at
| any OF the points where her troops were 10.
Gated the American minister had recognized
the provisional government and WAS ready 10
give it the support OF the United States
troops"
he shows the position which the
queen occupied, and describes the race
and citizenship OF the men concerned
in the revolution. The various COM
missioners of the provisional govern
ment and Minister Stevens are quoted
and commented upon.
Mr.. Blount shows collusion on The
part of the United States minister and
the revolutionists He goes into the
details of the matter and points out by
time and place the haste with which
MIR. Stevens acted, and oy quoting
from Stevens report and the papers on
file at the legation declares shat the
minister misrepresented the revolution
to the United States government. He
points the lack of harmony in the
statements and criticizes Stevens saw
ing:
''Mr. Stevens consulted freely with the lead
ers OF the revolutionary movement from the
evening Of June Il. These disclosed TO him all
their plans. They feared arrest and punish
ment He promised them protection. They
needed the troops on shore TO overawe the
queens supporters and government This
he agreed to and did furnish. They had few
arms aud no trained soldiers They did
not mean to fight 1t was arranged between
them and the American minister that the
proclamation dethroning the queen and organ
1zing provisional government should be read
from the government building and should iol-
low 1t with speedy recognition. All this was
10 be done with American troops provided
with small arms and artillery across narrow
street within q stones throw. This was done
THE leaders OF the revolutionary move.
ment would not have undertaken it but for
Mr.. Stevens promise to protect them against
any danger from the government. But for
this their mass meeting would not have been
held. But for this no request 10 land troops
would have been made Had the troops not
been landed no measures for the organization
OF o new government would have been taken
The American minister and the revolutionary
leaders had determined on annexation to the
United States and had agreed on the part each
was to act to the very end
Mr.. Blount says that the natives feel
that great wrong has been done them
and their queen, when the queen re-
signed under protest, and did not be-
lieve that the action of Stevens would
be Endorsed. He adds:
Indeed who would have supposed that the
circumstances surrounding her could have been
foreseen and sanctioned deliberately by the
president of the United Suites: Her uniform
conduct and the prevailing sentiment among
the natives point to her belief, as well as theirs
that the spirit Of justice the part Of the
president would restore her crown.
That is the only thing in the nature
OF recommendation made in the long
report
Commissioner Blount in his report
gives the following account of the
causes leading up to the deposition of
Queen Liliuol1alani:
I'm the legislatures Of 189o and 1892 many
petitions were iiled asking for new constitu-
tion. Many were presented to the king and
queen The discomfort with the constitution
OF 1887 and the eagerness to escape from it
! controlled the elections against the party
| which had established 1t. Divisions on
the mode of changing the constitution,
whether BY legislative action or by con-
stitutional convention and the necessity Of
| two-thirds vote OF the legislature to ef-
rect amendments. prevented relief by either
method. Such was the situation at the proro.
CATION OF the Legislature OF 1892 This was fol-
loved by the usual ceremonies at the palace on
fha 6av Of inv tln pF
cabinet, supreme court judges. diplomatic
| corps and troops. The queen informed her
cabinet OF her purpose to proclaim Il new con-
stitution and requested them to sign it,
Mr.. Blount tells how the cabinet re-
fused to sign the constitution and the
consequent displeasure of the queen.
January lG proclamation was issued
by the queen and her cabinet saying
that what she proposed to do the
Saturday previous was compelled
by stress of her native subjects.
This was sent to Minister Stevens.
There was no response. January
II she sent another letter. telling him
that the present constitution would be
maintained. On the back Of this was
written the word "Dcclined" also the
time received noted. Mr. Bl9unt says
| the cabinet could not be removed for
two years, and, it being against Il new
constitution, there was no possibility
Of it being proclaimed.
His description Of the revolution is as
| folio VS.:
Nearly all OF tho arms on the island OF
| Oahu, IN which Honolulu is situated, were in
| he possession OF the qucrI's government 4
military force organized and drilled occupied
| HE station house, The barracks and Iho
| palace the only points ef slragaLc niRr
| ulnGnncr IN the event Of conflict The
great body Of lhn people moved on lArir
| usuhi COURSE Women ana children passed