Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-30
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there were sad to b. sisnv vho hai ssrfea
in tie japanese army a. hsre- The saf-
den spararsnee Of the japanese iren-elsd
Ia Ho1alaia hsrbor eoahl nos tail TO create
xaxieer AMI MISUNDERSTANDING IL was -
these r4eglisr circumstances thzt ! fess n
NV imperative ,agsy to have ressatei iasisr-
rss-s xi.h nv japanese cnlseazue- IT,
III; no. attempt TO coacesi treua Eae his ss-h
that the 81 frsge r;xhz SHOULD be zrsnfeSi 10
the yaeanase residents He vas frank
and ss-ras, On the subject IvH ecaaly
frank in informing him tina: had
20 authority TO spesx GA Thai slsct,
bat that in the then existing eireun,sssnfss
AID n the 70 maintenance of oar superior rights
and Interests IN Hawaii. expressed ss ht'ii
the oeinion that tha tai1ei States vG1l
rssss. any eaEroAefrlsn. on ths soal or ssF-
xr~ixrsy Of Hawai-. snl that | woaii nSln'
tAin this position until otherwise Instructed
b. nv Governnsat These friendly inter
yiess. IN which tie long existing Friendship
and mutual Interests of eur respective
countries v ere fully Eoae over, gase patl-
fying results 10 the veil Informed. ,haafs
they 3il aot Al ence pat al end 10 paeile
anxiety as 10 tee suffrage agitation and IS 10
whxf use The fallen Queens supporters
might MAKE Of it. Every step of my act.oa
as daily reported to the Department. o.
STATE, prior % Blount having any kuoN
lsdze on Il e sablect- His elslm 10 tsaFr
pat an erd 10 Hawaiian anxiety about ru-
nored japanese encroschment IS as pa-e.g
gs.ampsive q. Lis expression 10 n2e 81 Tea.
house, that 10 him the II 4rr,o Admisi-sEs
ton vas Indebted for The stro 2 DemocrA;-
ic support which vas kiven il q the threat
eaed va, With Chill, AMI tlsr Sen .tsr Mo-
gan, nox Chairman of The Sega,- t'onai,-
tn. Il Foreign AGsi-s could not sid much
10 the same direction. and is rot i lsvet
beaded man.
In BaudHt report, As given 10 the press
I md the follow Z iAngusg-;
The two leading meuihets If the com
migEs e. Mes.r.. Thurston ami Sintl', grow
ing unea,y AS 10 tie safety OF ,hsir peTsSis
~snt 10 Minlsfsr Stevens TO know if he
would protect them ia lhs even. OF their
srrest. by The authorities, 10 sh;ca lie gave
his assent
IL is enough 10 say ,hat tAsre Is not a
.eabianee Of trih IN this assertion o.
Blount, ma Re hs him thout hIs ever hay
iug hin.ed l. =, are or III ulr snY inqairy Of
me oa the subject lie thus g.Ees the sig
nature { { tis N 'nr>enieat 80 = r-+arge ~blt h
n-Yer est heard rf ami. I found 1 in
BIsants printed report
lie ". the r~-poHss 10 t.e al of the
Csulfnilt,.- a. Safety 10 land the men of
IA. Boston Doe. not appear in the tlle'
.nI the l., ss,Iou The meaning Of tins
,islnu.ti IN Is obvious. Eaough to say
there never Was sny 81 IA document. | re
ceIyed the invitation of the Committee of
Safety 70. whs, it WAS worth, as r. ived
III rt information on the same subject.
.hou'd have requested Captaln Wi.tse to
ave landed Ii. force. had MT the Commit
tee OF Safety requested ii. The critical
circumstances existing. the fear of inreD-
III tri.m. ,umult, u robbery, and the dan
ger of alarming panic IN the night. more
man justified oar carving out the
.rau,iipg instructions of the State and Navy
d partn,en,. of July, lS,7. which held the
GhI;e,, States Minister and Naval Comman d
iss respon-inle Tor the protection Of Amer
tcan life anil prop. rty. and for the pfeser-
vatiun Of pahiic ORDER The facts and tie
logic OF the .i;uatiJn clearly Indicated our
duty
II we'll to state here. that tbs lsDlinE
of American forces i, Honolulu. bad re
pc tteily taken piSca il a period runnin ne
over many years This hs,p ned in 1874.
in So, in 1889. and as on the eve of benz
done on several other occasions. Several
tlmeslprior to the events of January last i hs !
a,en notified by The representatives OF the
iuevn, to bus in rea iN.ss TO receive a
:, caast 10 LAND oar naval force. Repeatedly
iial our naval commanders duling my oiii
cal residence in Honolulu got everything in
readiness 10 land. IN Information as 10
signs of danger which they and their officers
had gathered by helrg in close touch with
the then existing stat" of thugs.
The elements AMI forces OF Hawai- in play
in I-.7 l--9 and in 50; were and are csseU-
TALLY the same. The breadth aul s,reng h OF
tie prevailing elements and forces III
Sst3 being more decisive than in the
foim er periods. Those who assert
10 lhe contrary, are not honest
Use t6ey DO not unlefs;anl what they have
written about 10 say that the oyerturn OF
he Hawaiian monarchy was bogus, mere
care, il as absurd as would he tie claim OF
hose who might ASSERT that the fall OF
Louis Phiilipc in lsis, and of Louis Nspo-
Ion in ISL va. an illusion and fraud.
Bl0uut sqlartly asserts Tat promised
to sii the Committee of Salty by force.
This il empharicslly and categoricAliy M
true. In reply 10 rival parties at different
times, whether fhe representatives. of The
queen or her opponents. my answer was
always the ssmr, that the force wouli
not land Until dagger should he plain
ly imminent and then only ID protect
american life and property, and TO no one
lid ever hint that could. or would. recog-
lie any bat the he facto government,
whether M n uch4l or republican, and as
sail in my letter 10 Secretary Gresham. |
here Ieztlirm that Ioyaiists and their oppo-
nents hal tgati Access TO the Legation
nd to its iii ial head. The b, So answer to
the ba .eie.s cha &C that promi.ei To as
force ag lnst the queen, Ia the order Of Cat
tain WiIt.e 10 hi finer- and hi. m n, 40
remain passive" snl that 10 force was used.
though the que u, through Ia. r Ministers
strongly requested it hours before the Pro-
visional Goyernma WAS rec ed by me
sn1 all the other diplomatic presentaiires
in Honolulu.
one of the most striking evidences of
i,lounts prrj1dces, crprtc, AMI nnwM-
rsu;ed statements, IL the following a
meeting of the Committee of SAFETY Wis
hell that night. January 18th, at the house
IF Henry Waterh0uss, next door to Minis
ter Stevens house, determined on lhe
,ietbronemen of the queen. and selected
,,ff,rers
The intent of the author Of til. language
ohr;ors an ia f,ee He wished il IN be
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