The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-29
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The Bfount report and Minister Thurs
tons reply are both before the public.
Biount went 80 Hawaii, no. to hear both
sides and pronounce Judicial conclusion:
he went there TO make up lawyers case
and sx parts argument on which fresi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Gresham
could base their pre- determined policy to
restore the queen and discredit President
Harrison's administration. This Para
mount Commissioner Bloun, puts himself
on record a. having reached bis decision
before be had heard any part Of .he sssti-
mony. A week after his arrival in Homo
lulu he writes the department., saying that
he ''deplores the perverted influence OF
Minister Stevens and ul-GeneraI Sew
ersnce, 10 which he ascribes the existence
Of the provisional government" On the
the sth OF April Blount announced, before
he had hardly time TO turn around and
sifs evidences, the conclusion of his final
report Of July IL. He landed full Of prsiu-
dice, and only sought for props for his
foregone conclusion.
The N. Y. Sun. DEM. makes this in
cisive comment:
.Mr. James II. Biount's proceedings In
the Sandwich islands between April and
July IL were pure humbug. He was there
rs detective agent, . retained advocate,
the maker-up of given case according TO
orders, not IS commissioner endeavoring
to ascertain the whole truth. What fair
minded person can attach any weight 10
the final report of an investigator who re-
ported at the very beginning of his in
quiry that his conclusions were already
reached?"
All BIount's witnesses are summoned
from one side; he behaved like a prose-
cutting officer while posing as judge. All
BIount's witnesses belonged either to the
queens party or were deserters from the
revoiutionists' camp. The history of tho
revolution of January last presented by
the friends Of the provisional government
submitted to Mr.. Blount is not reproduced
OF alluded to by him in has report. The
statements of Minister Stevens, Consul
General Severance and other representa-
tives of the United States are not dealt
with; Blount proceeds on the assumption
that all testimony except his own and that
Of tho queens faction ought to go for
naughs. When congress Investigates this
matter, as 1t surely will. Mr.. Blount's ex
parte report will be met by the directly
opposite statements Of Minister Stevens,
Consul General Severance, admiral sker-
rett and the late Capt. Wiltse.
The trouble with President Cleveland in
ell this matter is his constitutional dispo-
sftfoc a. es.urun xha. 10 .uJ ~ .toco q.
the Federal government. Before congress
gets through with its investigation we
suspect il will cure Mr.. Cleveland OF his
belief that the president of the United
States Is the car Of Russia. when he is moth
ing but . constitutional president, who
has no more business to land marines at
Honolulu than he has today at Rio
Janeiro in the interest of either belligerent.
Ex-Minister Stevens is a man of the
highest character, and his denial Of the
ex parte statement OF Mr.. Biouut 10 emit.
tied to as complete credence as could be
given to the president, his secretary Of
state or his paramount commissioner.
Queen Lii plotted for the overthrow of the
Hawaiian constitution of 1887. The domi.
nant forces of civilization that extorted
threw the monarchy and established
the provisional government, which
was welcomed by President Harrison
and recognized by President Cleve-
land. According to Minister Stevens
reply to Secretary Gresham the Hawaiian
monarchy had been extinguishcd for sew.
eral days, and tho provisional government,
had been in full and undisputed control OF
the city ard country for fully two days
when Mr.. Stevens recognized 1t, his ex.
ample being followed by the representa-,
tives OF other foreign powers. The marines
and sailors of the United States man of
war Boston had nothing to do with com
mencing or completing this revolution.
They bore no part in the revolution, which
began with the conspiracy of Queen
Liliuokslani aud was ended with the full
establishment OF the provisional govern.
ment. They were landed after all those
transactions were over.
"Queen Liiiuokalani." he says, '.inaugu
rated the revolution by attempting TO de.
stroy the constitution by revolutionary
means" Her purpose was to overthrow
the rights which the whfse settlers of ia
waii had acquired, and to subject them Il
despotism of her own. administered in
the interest of the ignorant and degr AIDED
kanaka natives. Against this attempted
revolution, led by iicentious and disrepu
taf5e waman "a H5ts,ena NJ u.rni,,lr
assembled IN q great mass meeting and
eonsummated their efforts for law and
order by the establishment of q provisions
government. which was promptly acknowi
edged by all the foreign representative who
were familiar with the circumstances Of it.
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