The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-20

made q foundation OF a claim that we have sub
the United States had never occurred TO US un-
til suggested 10 US by your government.
The protest of the ex-queen, already
published, Is here quoted, and Mr.. Dole
then proceeds:
You may not be aware, but such is the fact.
That Of ND time unttl the present notification OF
the claim OF the president Of the United States
OF his right to interfere in the internal nfaiff
Of this country, by you on December 10, has
this government been officially informed by
the United States government that any such
course was contemplated. and not until the
publication Of Mr.. Gresham's letter to the
president Of the, United states on the Hawaiian
question Lid &c ats tntintstioH Of such a
policy.
Royalists Talk of Interior nos Not r.
garded Seriously.
The adherents OF the eX-queen have, indeed,
claimed. from time to time, that such was the
case. hut we have never hoen able TO attach
serious Importance TO their rumors. feeling
sui in our present diplomatic operations In
your country and relying upon The friendship
and fairness Of a government whose dealings
9Th us have eVef shown full Recognition OF
Sut Independence re sovereign power, with
out any tendency 70 take sdfJn'age q. the dis
parity OF strength between the two counties.
If your contention that President Cleveland
believes that this government and the ex-
queen have submitted their respective claims
10 the sovereignty of the country, to the
feiiu .Sen MAJ ' 'n nsk. o 9Fen III Rsi' Were has
the president held this court OF arbitratiorr
This government has had no notice OF the sit.
ting OF such a tribunal. and no opportunity OF
presenting evidence OF its claims III MIR.
Blount's Investigations were part OF the pro-
ceedings OF such a court the government
did not know II. and was never Informed OF
IL. indeed. as / have mentioned above. we
never knew until the publication OF Secretary
Gresham $ letter to President Cleveland, a few
weeks ago. that the American executive had a
policy OF interference under contemplation
Blouut's Methods Denounced.
Eren II We had known that Mr.. Blount was
En'ho'ita'ireis ac'ins g : comTissioner to
ton Of The cx-quecn. the metho Is adopted hy
him in making his Investigations were. / sub
init unsuitable to such an examination or any
examination upon which human interests were
TO be adjudicated.
As | am reliably informed. he selected his
witnesses and examined them in secret. fire.
quentiy using leading questions, giving no OPP
purtuuitv for crOss-cXamination. and often not
permitting the explanations by witnesses
themselves which they desired to make OF evil
dence which he hal drawn from them. 1t Is
hardls ne ,essary for me to suggest that under
such Il mode sOn1d Witnesses would be almost
helpless In the hands Of an astute lawyer, and
might be drawn into saying things which
would he only half truths. aud standing alone
would he misleading o. e-e1 false in effect
Is it likely that an investigation ctff.'ucted
in this manner could result in n fair, full and
truthful statement OF the case in point. Surely
the deStini"s of q friendly government, admit
ting by way of argumen that the right Of arUi-
iration exists. may not be disposed OF upon an
ex-parte and secret investigation without the
knowledge OF the government or an OppOrtu-
nity hy il 10 be hearl or even know who the
witnesses were.
Bloun.'s Inves.ig alton Criticised.
HlOunt came here AZ a stranger and Mt once
! Pn'ercd On his. duties. He devoted himself to
the work Of collecting Information both by the
examination Of witnesses and tho collection of
statistics and other documentary matter with
great energy and industry, giving up sui stan
TALLY his whole time to its prosecution.
III pVuS harp LINT a fpX mnnthS and during
that tim" WAS so occupied with this work that
he hal little opportunity left for receiving
those impressions of the state OF affairs which
could best have come to him incidentally
throu n a wide social intercourse with the
people Of tn" country and Il personal acquaint-
:I1cG with it, various communities and indus
trial enterprises.
He saw the country from his cottage in
Honolulu mainly through the eyes Of witnesses
AEUT he CsaWined. Under these circum-
stances 1t is not bfdb.bie tbat tho most earnest
OF men would he able to form a st1;etrcrtt that
could safely be relied upon as the basis OF y de-
CisiOn upon the question OF the standing form
Ola government.
In Jew III .rcfore Of all these facts in rcla-
tiOn to the question g; The presidents author
ity TO Interfere and cOnceTniug which the
members of the executive council were attDrs
and eyewitnnsscs. / am able to assure your ex-
ctliency shat hy no action of this government
on the Scv ntoGush diy OF January last. or
since that time. has the at::horify dcvolved
upon the prrSi lclt OF the Unit I'll States to in
trrfera in the internal affairs o. this country
through any conscious act or expression OF
this government. |
Ths Corr ac.n ,s3 of ths Residents Con-
cIu ions sp sciically and EN-
phatiGally d ,nisd.
You state In your COMMUNICATION that after
a patient examination Of Mr.. BlOunt's tepdrts
the president is satisfied that the movement
against the queen. il not instiEated, WAS en-
cOurIgcd and supported by the representative
of this government at Honolulu: that he prom
ised in advance to aid her enemies in an effort
to overthrow the Hawaiian government and
set up y force Il new government in its place;
that he kept this promise. causing n detach-
inent NJ troops to to landed from the Boston
on thC lT l. Ci January. 1903. and by rccO sniZin.
the PROVISIONAL government the next day when
II was too feeble 70 defend itself. AMI the con
stitUtional government was able 10 success
fully maintain its authority a ;ainst any threat
cninE force other than that Of the United
States already landed" |
Without entering into a discussion OF the
facts ! tee 10 state in reply that | am unable to
Judge Of the correctness of Mr.. Blount'S r.
port from which the presidents conclusions
were drawn. as 1 had no opportunity OF exam
lining sal report. but | desire TO specifically
and em1hIkI an deny the correctness OF each
and every one of the allegations Of fact con
tlileI in the above quat"l statement. Yet as
the president has arrived at n positive opinion
in his own mind in the matter / will refer to IL
from his standpoint.
President Dols's Position Briefly and
ForcibIy Stated.
Nv nosit on is briefly this:
If tn" AM .Tican forces illegally assisted the
rcvOlutionists in the establishment of the pro
viSional government, that government is not
responsible for their wrongdoing. 1t was
purely .. private matter for discipline be-
tween the United States government and its
eient in intcrnational law for the the
DRY that such action OF the American
troops has conferred upon the United
of this government Should it be true. as You
have suggeSi"l I. that tn American govern
mcnt ma ir itself responsible to the queen.
who IL * n lIptrssl LOST her throne fbrOurh Surh
action. that is not u matter for me to discuss.
except to submit that il such he the case ii is a
matter for the American government and her
TO settle between themselves
This government. 4 recognized sovereign
power. equal in authority with the United
States government AMI en~jovins diplomatic re-
lations with it. cannot he destroyed by it for
the sIkc Of dIscharsilg its obligations 10 tho
cx queen. Upon these grounds. Mr.. Minister.
in behalf Of my government, ] respectfully pro-
test against the usurpItioI OF its authority as
suggested hy the language OF your communica-
ton.
II IL difficult for q stranger like yourself. and
much more FOR the president OF the United
States with his pressing responsibilities,
cares. and his want of familiarity
with the condition and history OF this country
and the inner life OF its people. to obtain q clear
insight into the real state Of affairs and to I'M
the social currents. the race feelings
and thu customs and traditions which all con-
tribute to the political outlook We who have
grown up here or who have adopted this cOun-
try as onr home are conscious OF the difficulty
vi MA III AAAAA e AAANA ~ - hANAAN NAN
a community which is made up of five races,
OF which tho larger part but dimly appreciates
the significance and value Of representative
constitutions. offers political problems which
may we'll tax the wisdom OF the most expert
cnCed statesman
PROGRESSION of the Monarchy.
For long years n large and influential part of
this community. including many foreigners
and native Hawaiians. have Observed
with deep regret the retrogressive tandem
cies of the Hawaiian monarchy. and have
strIvon against them. and have
sought, throu IN legislative work. the news.
papers and by personal appeals and individual
to support and emphasize the repre-
features OF the monarchy and TO ere
ate public sentiment favorable thereto, thereby
To avert the catastrophe that seemed inevita-
bic il such tendencies were not restrained.
These efforts have been met by the last two
soverci.ns in % spirit OF aggressive hostility.
The struggle became at length q wclldetined
between royal preroSative and the right
OF representative government. and most bit
terly and unscrupulously has it been carried
on in the interests Of the former.
President Dole here enters upon an
account of the events in Kalakua's
and proceed follows. ,
The Queen Did Not Owe Ter Downfall to
American Interference.
No man can correctly say that the queen
owed her downfall TO the interference OF Amer
lean forces. The revolution was carried
through by the representatives. now largely
reinforced. OF the same public sentiment which
forced the monarchy to its knees in 1887.
a. sha incarceration n 1910 and