The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
PERKINS AND LOUD.
CaIifOrnians Speak Upon the ALI
Absorbing Topic.


WASHINGTON, Jan. O.-Representative
Loud of California taken a keen interest
in the Hawaiian situation, being in posi-
tiOn to understand many of the conditions
surrounding the matter. He has visited
Hawaii a number OF times and was in
Honolulu at the time Paramount Blount
made his alleged investigation. When
asked to-day for his observations of
BlOunts methods of obtaining the alleged
ia cts subsequently presented in his report,
Loud said:
Il believe Blount went to Honolulu to
attain certain end and his Investigations
were in that line. l was with him at
times. knowing him we'll enough through
our association in Congress. He never
mingled with the best people there or with
representative people. He confined him.
self almost exclusively TO his cottage. and
the peOple with whom he allowed himself
to come into contact were natives or those
white people in accordswth the Queen.
lie seemed to have the appearance of a
man who had the whole responsibility of
the United States and the Hawaiian Gov
er nmeut on his shoulders and was fearful
of being seduced. The better element re-
Trained from going before him. They
were not invited and they believed that
they were not wanted and that the testi-
mOny which they would give was not in
his line.'
Speaking of the Hawaiian situation fur
ther, Loud said: Il 10 not think that Min
lister Willis has taken action in the direc-
tien Of putting the Queen upon the throne
ualess he has received direct instructions
TO that effect. Think that up TO this time
Willis has used the utmost discretion. The
course he pursued was wise, high aud
patriotic. II he had not assumed that
course he would have involved this country
in serious consequences; that is, If he had
followed his instructions. There is no
doubt in my mind that he went to Hawaii
with full instructions. whether verbal or
otherwise, to put the Queen upon the
throne, When he reached Honolulu he
found conditions entirely different from
what they had been represented to him by
| Blount. He found that Honolulu is as
much an American city in population,
patriotism, refinement and education as
any city of its size in the United States. :"
81 think it is high time" said Senator
Perkins of California to-day, that Con.
gress should form a definite policy in re-
gard to the Hawaiian Islands. The vacil-
lating course of the Government in this
crisis is shocking to the sensibilities of the
whole American people / think that
Congress should now take il upon Itself to
declare that the Provisional Government
Of the Islands, having established itself
beyond question, should be recognized aud
encouraged as Government in law and
fact. have no hesitancy in saying that
personally | am in favor Of the Provision al
Government. ! have Travelled in the isl
ands, / know their character and the char
acter of the people who now constitute
their Government, and know them to be
men Of the oroadest minds, highest char
acter and greatest capacity. l think 1t is
shame that this country does not recog-
nze that Government and put the two
countries upon a definite International
footing"