The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-16

u ueh d.n,da nnon sueh eourse Of action ss may
Be nseesssryt 10 preserve order and protect the
he sn ss9ps sboSs stated respectfully
request that the decision NAY BE- srny ,s,on ~
s1S n. pS,sTs. ., ,se TnI1ed states
No renly has ever been made TO saeh COM
nFopr,bUtpon arrival OF MI Blount in this
country he did not communicate or in sny
manner intimate to the Hawaiian govern
T %sEs e scsa ni Rs sRi 81 ssssp
Govern m snt TO which he was accredited, An
o, hs snd sncb nersons only we're examined
Fiith"In examination Of his report since
approxim ately sixty Royallsts and twenty sun.
porters Of the Provisional Government; that
membsrs Of the Cabinet who stood out before
the revolutionary attempt Of the queen. AZ
ments from their Royailst successors; that he
has examined only two OF the thlrteen mem.
6eL Of the G0%%s 81 p The Hps
ell of the Provisional Goyernm.nt three o. tne
original fourteen me sIas, Q. Inc Who az
dressed the mas. meeting called By me
Compittee q safety on the B Ssy .Inn ,SII
Toy ,n m en,. and but one Of the eight field and
staf officers. and none Of the eleven line OIL
s css Y ana none q
missioners sent to Warrington All OF sucn
men omitted to oH tSs oSs,tsroS 81 the
monsrchy and the establishment OF the Pro-
vislonsl Govern ment and all men o. character
and standing in the community. while num-
her Of those examined on the Royalist side are
irresponeible characters; 800, u.
Government what his instructions were OF bis
s trui in Honolulu paper in the form Of
an address the geoRlse 2, sh oa Mor5s
raff.n 'h rom sny
between conflicting forces. OF whatever ma
tionality, for supremacy. Will protect tne
American citizens NOS participating In sueh
seventh-Aithough Mr. .Blounts report is
ernm emit and is distinctly hostile 70 1t in tono
and conclusions. No request OF TINS govern
m emit Tor an explanation otthe charges therein
made was received nor an opportunity to reply
thereto or notice OF its contents was gwen
prior to it's publication The ilrst inI1rm MA.
obtained by this Government through, pub
llshed extracts in American papers dated Nov.
nished the Hawaiian Minister at Washington
until Nov. %, and none received by this Gov
copies having been furnished only after sew
eral applications therefor to the state Depart
Eighth-on Nov. Z. you. having arrived IN
Honolulu. presented your credentials to this
Government as American Minister with the
simuitsneously herewith. Admiral skeFret.
Rear admiral Irwin appointed to the com
mand Of the American naval forces In Homo
S BY the eh sTsss " the rned
having bearing upon the contemplated ex
Of nS R Tais
sGHd . t5S% 'e:f N ssc i aSsH sf
Country. favorable to such policy. ! do not
claim or intimate that the personnel OF com {,
| an concern 20 this Government, nor to suggest
| that the Interpretation placed thereon by the
eTn%snt Is p responsbe t Tor such Interpretation
| This incident is mentioned simply as part oil
tho re; oss@ Of the case which ts z, 3, Govern
things which 1t was obliged to consider In
drawing its differences as to what the intentions
0iyG n,hoHpon the 9Th H Of November last the
New. York Herald published statement from
make the following extracts:
| =" A diplomatic bombshell will burst within
Ss wol
be thrown by the accredited representative 81
the United states .i0yernmsnt and d, he VIII
waiisn Islands II Minister Willis and
ued time. there should be even livelier times
| in the capital city Of the Hawaiian Islands TO-
.Sae B hs sSS the tae
emit Administration MI do all n lite p9 S,sG
s. sfs i Hawai- sIndio1 hs',t Msi.se'
throw, Of Queen L,lip9snlapts ST.. chs The
ment which made the Provisional Government
possible has sustained them in power to thi:
ton, Of which they were the head centre, a
| success but for the support given them by me
every reason to believe that the Provisional
| Government would have gone down long age
fer as Mnsst RRps been
! lulu to succeed Minister Stevens. and thai
Hear Admiral Irwin has been sent to relieve
many in stances rs an inklina OF the Admins
tration's policy toward Hawaii
| This m cans hat the Queen will be restored
| to her throne and the Provisional Govern
| ment. representing only small part OF N,
people Of Hawaii, will soon be thing of the
VI do not intimate that the United States Gov
eminent Is Responsible tor the utterances o
| eral Instances In which information OF INTENDED
acts on the part Of your G9yernment vital q
eminent, anu first made known to 1t through
the public press
States published a letter from the Secretary O
State to the President dated Oct II, 1888
eminent OF the contents OF such letter, o
the intention to make II public In that lette
the Secretary. referring 10 the Intention o
""They relief on no military force OF their own
for they had none worthy OF the name IN,
the action Of the American Minister, and tn
presence OF the troops landed Iron
|
is due TO the belief of the Hawaiian
that IL they made an effort to overthrow II the
would encounter the armed forces OF TN
United States. Earnest appeal to the Amerl
can Minister for military projection by tn,
officers OF the Provisional Government after
! had been recognized shows the utter absurd
ity OF the claim that it was established afte
a successful revolution Of the people OF tn
| Islands. These appeals were confession b
| the men who had m AIDE them Of their unensi
| moss aud timidity Courageous men, con
| scious OF their strength and the justice q
| tn air cause. do not thus act
| should not the wrong done TO a feeble bu
| independent State by abuse OF the author
ity OIL the United States be undone by restor
| ing tho legitimate Governmentt Anythinl
! short Of that will not, | respectfully submit
| satisfy the demands OF justice. cur Govern
| ment was the tlrst to recognize the indepSn
| dence OF the -lAnds. and IL should be the las
TO acquire sovereignty over them by force an
| fraud"
| You have intimated In your communicates
| dated Dec. ., that the foregoing letter. being
domestic tran saction, is the subject Of dipio
matte representation, which statement yp
| have reiterated In your communication OF jar
| IL must submit. however. that an otiiciH
| communication from the Chief OF the Depart
ment of state 10 the President. in which h
charges this Government and its officers wit
con spiraeY weakness, timidity and fraud, an
| recommends its subyersion, which letter is OF
| 1T, To- ally 20 nd hall NV ha nnh