The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-04
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
SAN Francisco, April u.
by S. s. Mariposa.
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.

The San Francisco Chronicle (Re-
the American flag on the Govern
ment buildings in Honolulu was a
premature act and was not really
warranted by the circumstances.
Commissioner Blount is going about
the thing in the right way. He is
first determining whether it is worth
our while to have the islands. If he
decides in the affirmative the Stars
and Stripes will be hoisted again
and they will never be hauled down
while the United States exist"
In a leading article the Chronicle
argues against the belief that Mr.
Blount was selected because he was
opposed to annexation. 1t conjec-
lures that his report on annexation
will not be unfavorable.
The Call questions the wisdom of
Blount's withdrawal of the protec-
torate. 1t says the United States
will not bind itself to submit to the
decision of the people, because the
geographical position of the islands
forbids it. ''lt is not easy to recon-
Gle the course of the administra-
ton" says the Call, with the broad
American policy which all recent
administrations have considered
necessary to our safety"
The San Francisco Bulletin is
savage. 1t heads it's leader on the
taking down of the flag, "a Sorry
Spectacle" 1t says: "The United
States received this backset at the
hands of j. II. Blount, who appear
ed on the scene as a sort of procon-
sui The sorry spectacle was en-
acted, somewhat appropriately, on
the LIST of April. There was no.
body, on the occasion in question, to
execute the order once given by
General Dix-to shoot the first man
who took down the American flag"
render the United States ridiculous
in the eyes of the world. No other
nation goes about setting up its flag
and then pulling it down" In the
same article the Bulletin ridicules
the style in which President Cleve-
land addresses President Dole, com
pairing it with the terms used by
Queen Victoria and the Emperor of
Russia. 1t says: "Mr. Cleveland
prays that God may keep his cores
pendent in His wise keeping But
the strictly regular phrase used by
the Queen and other monarchical
rulers is holy Perhaps an excuse
will be forthcoming for this moditi-
cation of the text"
Another article in the Bulletin is
headed, "Pull Down Blount, Now
which holds that the Commissioner
; position in Honolulu is illegal. 1t
says the United States has two Min.
listers in Hawaii-one of the Ameri
; can people and the other of Grover
Cleveland eff the Captain of the
Boston, when he Blount ordered
him to evacuate position to which
he had been assigned by the regula
: representative of the United States
Minister Stevens, had seized him anC
put him in irons, no serious lega
, consequences could have occurred.
Can article from the Examiner OF
r the withdrawal of the protectoratt
, appears elsewhere in this issue)
Dispatches from Washington re
garding the change at Honolulu ar
3 lengthy.
s 1t is stated with some positivenes
. that Mr.. Blount was instructed be
/ fore leaving Washington to tax
}. down the flag, in order that tn
American Government might flint
; itself freer in dealing with the mai
l question of annexation. On the da
: of his departure for San Francisc
u ln ,ornl 10 .Dr(s1, Ii
> formation to no person whatever, i
order that the motive and intention
=, OF the administration might not b
!" construed SO as to cause troubl
, among the Hawaiians.
y 1t is stated that the nature of NJ
u Blount's mission leaked out, wit
> the single exception of the flag bus
ness, before he was Thousand mile
from Washington, and being telt
: graphed to San Francisco was ca
~ ried by John E. Bush to Honolul
:, in advance of the Commissioner.
r 1t was not the intention to kee
- secret what that business was, wit
the exception of the fact that tn
Commissioner had authority to d.
70 clare the protectorate at an en'
d The exception was guarded CAREFUL
q by Blount for the reason given, it
re said, by the President, that if ii
l. fact that the American flag Won
is be hauled down became known
h. might create trouble and bloodshe
and also offer temptation to foreie
Of nations to step in and secure ii
e. prize before the United States cou
Of offer an adequate explanation for i
H. course.
A. Blount followed his instruction
lo to the letter. He waited until II
h. excitement incident to his arriv
II had completely died out and aifai
were in tranquil state before ma
ing known that the protectorate W
at an end. He also made it know
at a safe time that the United Stat
ar would still consider Hawaii and
rn Hawaians under its guardianship
vs., far as outside interference was co
N cerned, and in this also showed t
d caution which Cleveland and CIR
ed ham had impressed on him, to {
mt priye the announcement of a
m. tinge of sensationalism. These {
AZ said to be the facts in the matt
ne with reference to the instructions
ct Blount.
by Congressman Springer said ii
he the hauling down of the flag "
ITS according to Instructions and t
proper thing to do under the {
cumstances.
M CONGRESSMAN Stevens of Mas