New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-21
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| Washington Nov. 20.-The card in the game
Of monarchical restoration in Hawaii which
the Administration has been boasting for some
time of having "up it's sleeve was played by
Secretary Gresham last night in a manner
wholly consistent with the methods now In
vogue in the State Department The card In
question carefully prepared synopsis OF
Paramount" Blounts report, which eau
tiously allowed to trickle to the public through
the few newspaper organs throughout the
country-two in New-York notably-on which
the Administration confidently counts for the
thck-and-thin support Of any diplomatic or
political vagary it may indulge in. Newspapers
which have in any way reflected the genuine
sentiment Of the country in opposition to the
royalist policy of the President were for the
most part excluded from the privileges OF dis
seminating Mr. Bounts remarkable discoveries
"a piece Of pettness which can only be ac-
counted for by the intensity Of the Administra-
tion's chagrin at the open reputation by the
bulk of the newspaper press Of its discreditabe
purpose to set UP corrupt and licentious
monarchy on the ruins Of the present progress
sive and enlightened Hawaiian Government.
HOW THE REPORT GOT OUT.
peared in the Administration organs this morn
Ing had been sent to the Public Printer ana
reduced to type on the pretence that It was to
be distributed under the seal Of secrecy to the
members Of the United States Senate. and it,
ostensible circulation as an Executive docu-
ment' is now sought to be made means Of
diverting suspicion from the persons really
responsible for its publication under these curl
otia conditions To-dav the State DeDaFts
ment 1t was bluntly denied that the Secretary
had had anything to do with securing the ap-
pearance Of the report in the few newspapers
friendly to the Administration, and the sug.
gestion was delicatey made that, as copies OF
the document had been placed "in confidence"
in the hands Of certain public men, notably the
Democratic members Of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. the leak" might prob
ably be traced to some one Of them
The difficulty about this pleasant theory 10
that. with its customary indifference to the
wishes or opinions OF the Democratic majority
in the Senate the Administration did not even
make certain that any members OF the "delib-
erative branch" had received the report before 1t
was hurried into print through the channels
selected by Secretary Gresham. As matter OF
fact few Senator'S have yet seen the private
and confidential" copies presumably addressed to
them. and with the rest OF the world. read for
the first time in the few favored newspapers
this morning the special plea Of Mr. Cleveland's
Paramount Commissioner" on which alone Is
based the extravagant and sentimental pro-
gramme Of restoration by force so strangely ad-
vocated by the present Secretary OF State. The
exclusive abstract OF Mr.. Blounts discoveries
having been drbbled out in advance to favored
newspapers, the Department was to-day natu-
with nj M IA
and trickery in its distribution of official news.
sTEvENs's REPORT STILL WITHHELD.
To aay to some extent the irritation occa-
stoned by the manner in which he had played
the Administrations sleeve card. Mr..
Gresham late this afternoon gave to the pub
lie three printed folios of reports from Mr..
Blount the most important Of which had been
in the previously published abstract.
A synopsis Of the information and arguments
in these three communications frOn
Mr.. Cleveand's Commissioner is given else
where in this issue. 1t is still painfully no.
ticeable that the Administration refuses to pub
ish the dispatches and reports Of Minister
Stevens on the ground. apparently, that they
might raise some inconvenient issue with the
offered by and through Mr.. Bount
Mr. Blount, on the contrary Is allowed to as
sumo, with Mr.. Greshams approval, both that
Mr.. Stevens was a criminal conspirator with
he members of the subsequently recognized
Provisional Government in plot to overturn
he Queen, and that his word on any mat Or
with the revolution is necessarily
subject to suspicion and doubt. This extraor.
linary attitude toward his predecessor in of.
ice is maintained throughout his report by the
Georgia statesman. and the logic OF his entire
,lea for the restoration Of Queen Lliuokalani
Condemns Minister Stevens, without even q
learing. as ploter against the government to
which he was accredited and falsifer OF the
ecords In which the history OF the uprising
against the Queen is to be read
The full reports made public tonight are. in
Iced significant only as emphasizing the biassed
nd unsparing partisanship displayed In Mr.
iresham's memorandum to the President. the
after proving to be a faithful epitome In matter
nd spirit Of Mr. Blounts long and wandering
ut always sympathetic and eager, recital Of
ne base conspiracy successfully plotted against
he legitimacy OF the amabe, enlightened
M immaculate Queen. AS has been said before
these dispatches the statements contained
Mr.. Blount's report and accepted implicitly
y Mr. Gresham raise a distinct and emnhs 10
ssue OF veracity with Minister Stevens and ths
hawaiian provisional Government which tims
hd'impartial inquiry alone can settle.
y QUALIFICATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
But even If the facts asserted by Mr. Blount
an De established. and premature recogni.
on OF the Provisional Government on Minister
teVens's part be shown. Secretary Gresham
an still find no justification whatever for nj.
tempt to invade the sovereignty of a recor.
lZed de Jure government, and To denose ~
roitrarily from power I'm order to replace n
lonarch whose sole claim to restoration Is senti-
s 'en.aI ana personal and outside all limits ,Qf
lternational law Mr.. Blount's renort howeJgr
may be considered to expose a fraud prac-
SEQ 10 dethrone Liliuokalani, can offer no sub.
antlal excuse for frank and open violation
WV Oh All established obligations to the existing
overnment whose territory IL To be Invaded
no whose authority is to be set aside without
zen the palliating pretence Of internal reHojur
ON ana threatened danger to American prop-
y interests. As to the details Of the re-
'rt Itself. 1t Is important to remember that their
Aiue and trustworthiness are to be Judged hR