Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-14
CARTER is WROTH.
The Honoiuluan Writes Cresh.
an a Salty Letter.
BLoUNT DISPUTED AT ALL POINTS.

"
Il Would Seem That There L. . Rather
Robust Liar ON One Side or the Other
The State Secretary Criticised for HIS
Dealings with the Annexation Envoys-
An Abrupt Departure Noted. and some
Regrets Mentioned.
SAN FRANCISCO Dec. l4-The mail from
Honolulu brings an open letter to Secre-
sary Gresham from the Hon. Charles l..
Carter, who came to the United States
shortly after the revolution Of Jan. Is as
special commits ,ioncr Of the provisional
government OF Hawaii. The letter is in
reply to Secretary Gresham's communica.
tion to President Clereland, upon which
the acts of Minister Stevens were repudi.
a.cd by the United States government,
and takes up each paragraph or propo-
s.tion of the secretary's communication
seria:im, denying the allegations of fact
and dsputiny the premises Of that docu-
mrnt. At tine outset Mr.. Carter gives the
revolutionist version of the queens at
tempt to proclaim new constitution.
There is n0thing new in this portion.
He acquits Minister Stevens of any inter.
ference and OF the charge OF being in the
"plot" TO overthrow the queenand coutinu-
ing the narrative of events shows how the
provisional government received prompt
recognition. and he says: "The queens
protest was q quibbling trick, which now
makes clear 20 many of us what we then
considered he. cowardly surrender. Mar
shall Wilson assured NE in an interview in
May last. and told me he had given Com
missioner Biount the same assurance,
that ho knew, while in charge of the
station-house on that day, that the Ameri-
can troops would not and could not inter
fere: that he had this knowledge from
Captain Wiltse; that he urged an immedi.
ate attack upon the revolutionary gov
ernment and demanded to he put in con-
troll o! the queens forces, but that her
caiinet were parayzed by fear of their
pers Onal safety AID declined TO allow it,"
Gresham Charged with Evasion.
Carter says the open eandor with which
The late secretary of state. John W. Foster,
conducted his share in negotiations for..an-
nexation is in marked contrast to the reti-
ceace that has prevailed for the past few
months, and he continues: ''You lGreshaml
speak of special commissioners sent to
Washington to Negotiate a treaty of an
neXation, and you say: Their staten ents
are utterly at variahce with evidence doc
umentary and oral contained in Mr..
Blount's report Those commissioners
had no opportunity from You to make any
statements. You absolutely and persist
emily evadcd any opportunity for that
purpose.
iIlnnaaStsc Carter Hearing.
.Comi mii5isS ~ Wilder and Marshen
were the 4V6tf0 pave Washington, which
they MdAhout ti(e time of the inaugura-
tion. Mr.. Castles stayed but a few days
longer, having Nat one interview with
you, in which y0n declined to say wheth-
OF. not you cared % have the commission
ers as body remain in Washington.
When Mr.. Castleie:t Mr.. Thurs;o on went
to Chicago and was alone in Washing
ton, where ] renHli ned for two months.
You constantly declined to allow me an
interview for the purpose of making u
| statement for the comm lssioners or on be-
half of the provisional government At
, int crviews which we did have YOU point
edly evaded all attempts which l made
at giving you n statement, once going so
far Us TO interrupt me by rising from your
ins the room.
| No Intention to Restore Lii.
''The Gay that news reached Washing
ton of the lowering of the fi1g l called
upon you and asked you if the report were
| true. You stated that you had no official
information on the subject, but assumed
that newspaper dispatches were correct,
and asked me whether, in my opinion, the
course followed by Mr.. Hiourt would be
likely to lead to blood shed or violence in
Honolulu. / replied that the provisional
government WIS amply able 20 take care
of itself, and that there would be no dan
ger unless tie lowering Of the flag were
the first step toward u restoration of the
queen. Yon stated positively that there
was no intention of restoring the queen; a
statement which you repeated at one of
my last interviews with YOU, at the same
lime that yon told me that you expected
commissioner III cunt TO u.n TO Wash.
,ng;on in Jane..'
Relieves Himself . Good Witness.
In conclusion Carter says: Il regret eS.
.eedingly that neither You nor Mr. Blouut
ever listened to any statement from me Of
she events from Jan. II to Ia. Ny own
part in the revolution was inconspicuous,
but was fortunate in being present at
almost every step that led to the establish.
ment OF the provisional government, and
feel amply qualified to give accurate
accounts OF theri." Cater. speaking of
the question OF a vote on annexation, says
that count of hoses" would be against
that scheme because Of the bad white men
who are all On the queens side. but ii the
brains aud intelligence arc to rule aunexa.
tion would cary by a large majority.
| TramPs Elockins to Chicago.
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