Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-16

made by approximately sixty royalists and
twenty supporters of the provisional gov
eminent; that he has obtained no state
ments from the four members of the cabi-
ret voted out three days before the revo-
lutionary attempb of the queen, although
he has obtained exhaustive statements
from their royalist successors.
That he has examined only two of the
thirteen members of the committee of
safety; one Of the original four members
OF the executive council OF the provisional
government: three of the original fourteen
members of the advisory council; two of
the eight speakers who addressed the mass
meeting called by the committee OF safety
on the day prior to the establishment of the
provisional government, and but one of the
eight field and staff officers, and none of the
seventeen line officers in command of the
forces OF the provisional government, and
! none of the five commissioners sent to
Washington, although all OF such men omit
ted to be examined We're eye witnesses and
active participants in the overthrow OF the
monarchy and the establishment of the pro-
visional government, and are men OF char
acter and standing I'm the community while
number of those examined on the royalist
| side are irresponsible characters.
9. Upon the 18th day OF May, 1893, Mr..
| Blopnt, without first communicating to this
| government what his instructions were, or
, instructions in a Honolulu newspaper in the
| form Of an address, ITO the people OF the
Hawaiian Islands," and concluded with the
\ following words:
while / shall refrain from interference
1 between conflicting forces of whatever ma
| tionality, for supremacy, 1 will protect
American citizens not participating in such
| conflict"
| Z. Although Mr. Blount's report is Official
| in character. vitality affects this government
| and is distinctly hostile to ii in tone and
| conclusions, no request to this government
| for explanation of the charges therein made
| was received, nor opportunity to reply there
| to, or notice of its contents given prior to
| its publication. The first Information con-
1 ing nOnsa ~
| tanned by this government through pub
| lished extracts in the American papers,
| dated November 20 last, no official COPY
| thereof being furnished the Hawaiian min
| lister at Washington until November %, and
| none received by this government at Hon.
olulu until December - last, such copies
having been furnished only after several ap-
| plications therefor at the State Department
8. On November you. having arrived in
| Honolulu, presented your credentials to this
government as American minister. with the
/ usual declaration of friendship and regard
and were duly received and acknowledged
| simultaneously Herewith, Admiral Skerrett
was suddenly and unexpectly removed and
| Rear Admiral Irwin appointed to the COM
| mand OF the American naval forces in Homo
lulu.
The Change of Admirals.
! Such change was almost universally in
terpreted by the press of the United States
as having a caring upon the contemplated
| execution of the announced policy Of the
| President concerning Hawaii The extract
hereinafter contained from the New York
Herald is a sample of the Interpretation
placed thereon by the press of your own
country favorable to such policy.
1 do not claim or intimate that the per
sonnet of the commanding officer Of the
! United States forces is of any concern 10
| this government. nor suggest that the inter
| probation placed thereon by the American
press is correct, nor that your government
Is responsible for such Interpretation. This
4 incident Is mentioned simply as a part If
the res gestae Of the case. which this gov
! eminent had before IL, and as one of the
many things which is was OBLIGED to con-
slider, in drawing its differences as to what
the intentions OF your government were
| y. president Dole here quotes the news
paper dispatches from WASHINGTON under
cate OF November last. which gave the
| nrst animation to the country that the
| United states government would attempt
to restore Liliuokalani. He says OF this:i
i DO not intimate that the United States
government is responsible for the utte--
ances Of the Herald, but cite the a,ol,a. q g
one Of several instances In which inforns-
tion OF intended acts on the part of your
government vital to this government has
been denied to this government and frs
/ been made known to 1t through he publ,c
| press" PNSi'S
President Cleveland's Policy An
nounced.
10. On November IL the papers of the
United States published a letter from the
Secretary Of State to the President. dated
October Is. 1893.
No previous notice had been given to This
government of the contents of sucb letter
or OF the intention to make 1: public.
(Mr. Dole here quotes from the le.,ar c.
retary Gresham's well-known argument for
tne restoration of the ex-Queen)
he then proceeds:
You have intima ted i'm your communicable,
dated December .. that the foregoing lstrar
being domestic Transaction Is n,t ~
suolect OF diplomatic representation" hicb
Statement you have reiterated in your oom-
munication Of January l.
must submit. however that an official
communication from the chief or ,bo NJ
n1 'ent OF state to the President. in
wien ne charges this government and its
oHlcerS with conspiracy. weakness rim,di-
y ana fraud. and recommends its subver-
SION which letter is officially furnished to
and published by the public press withony
any Information concerning Inc saw -
ing Afforded 10 this government Is not q
domestic transaction and is pre-eminant
proper subject for inquiry on the part
OF this government as to the intentions az
matter.
IL: On November IA. Mr.. Thurstou. Ba.
the Secretary of State and INQUIRED 81 The
above letter was authentic and was as
/ sured by Mr.. Gresham that IT was.
The Question of Using Force.
Mr.. Thurs.on then said:
wish then to further ask whether IL is
the intention of the United States govern
inent to carry out the policy therein tndi.
Gated by force; or, in other words. whether
If the provisional government declines TO
accede TO the request of the United States
government to vacate in favor of the queen
United States troops will be used to en-
force the request"
To which Mr. Gresham replied.
Il am not at liberty, at present IN an.
swer that question. II is a matter con.
corning which l will speak to the President
and talk with you more fully this after
/ noon.'
IN the afternoon of the same day Mr.
Gresham further said to Mr.. Thurston.
II have already answered your l.rst ones
ton, to the effect that the letter published
(Secretary Gresham to the Presidency was
authentic and a correct statement of the
! policy OF the United States. AS to your
second question as to whether force is TO
be used by the United States to restore the
queen, all that l am at liberty to state is
that Mr.. Willis has no instructions to do
anything which will cause injury to life or
property OF any one at the islands Fur
Their than Shis l am not at liberty to state
! what his instructions are. You can draw
your own differences from my statement
and allay any apprehension which may
have been caused by what has been pub
lished."
ThurSton f,rfbar e,;a 80 AZ.