The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-01-19
The Question OF Arbitration Nsver En-
tertained by the Provisional
E3nZafr4 ~ art.


ii an intention 10 subrs1it the Question az the
reinstatement Of Tho ex-queen had existed,
why Should her attorney have been refused
4 Mr. Harrison. dated january Is. two days after
the new goyetDnient was prgclaimed, makes
no allusion to any understanding between her
and the government for arbitration.
President Dole here quotes the ex-
queens letter, which has been hereto
fore published He then tjroesea;
| II any understanding had existed at that
time between her and the government to SUBJ
NIT the question of her restoration to the
| United States, some reference to some such
understanding would naturally have appeared
4 in this letter. as every reason would have ex-
listed for calling the attention of the president
70 the feet. ard esFeciailS az she, then knew
/ that her attorney would be sefidusly delayed IN
reaching Washington.
But there is not word upon which such
an understanding can be predicated. The gov
eminent sent its commissioners to Washing
/ ton for the sole purpose OF securing the con-
/ irmation OF the recognition by Minister Stew
/ ems OF the new government and to enter into
negotiations for political union with the
United states.
The Qdsen's Protest and Appeal.
The protest Of the ex-dueen made on Jan.
| tiary II is equally, with the, letter devoid Of
evidence of any mutual understanding for a
| submission of her claim to the throne to the
/ United States 1t is very evidently protest
| against the alleged action of Minister Stevens
as well as the new government and contains a
/ notice of her appeal to the United States
/ have been received if it had come through the
/ mail The Endorsement of its receipt upon the
vidual who brought it, as evidence of its safe
delivery.
AS to the ex-queen's notice Of her appeal to
| the United States, il was matter of indfffer-
/ eEce to US. Such al appeal could not have
/ been prevented as the mail service was in
operation as usual. That such notice and
4 our receipt of it without comment should be
made foundation of claim that we have sub
mitted our right to exist as a government to
| the United States had never occurred to US I'M
TIL suggested to us by 5cur 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 at no time until the present notification of
the claim of the president OF the United States
of his right to interfere in the internal affairs
of this country, by you on December 10, has
this government been ofhcially 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 had we any intimation of such a
policy.
Royalists Talk of Intertsrsnos Not Rs
garded Seriously.
The adhefents of the ek queen have indeed
claimed, from time to time, that such the
case, but we have never been able 10 attach
serious Importance to their rumors. feeling
Sule in our present diplomatic operations in
your country and relying upon the friendship
aud fairness of a government whose dealings
with us have ever shown full recognition of
our Independence as sovereign power. with
out any tendency to take advantage of the dis
parity of strength between the two countries.
If your contention that President Cleveland
heliepes that this rovernment and the ex
queen have submitted their respective claims
TO the sovereignty of the country to the
adjudication of the United States is cor
rect, then may L ask. when and where has
the president held this court of arbitration?
This government has had notice of the sit
ting of such tribunal. and no opportunity of
presenting evidence of its claims If Mr.
Blount's Investigations were part of the pro-
ceedings OF such court the government
did not know it, and was never informed of
it, indeed as 1 have mentioned above, we
never knew until the publication of Secretary
Gresham's letter to President Cleveland few
weeks ago. that the American executive had a
policy of interference under contemplation.
Blount's Methods Denounced.
Even il we had known that Mr.. Blount was
authoritatively acting commissioner to
take evidence upon the question of the reStora-
tion of the ex-queen. the methods adopted by
NIT unsuitable to such 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.
quently using leading questions, giving no op-
portunity for cross examination, and often not
permitting the explanations by witnesses
themselves which they desired to make of evil
dence which he had drawn from them. 1t is
hardly necessary for me to suggest that under
such mode some witnesses would be almost
helpless in the hands of an astute lawyer, and
would be only half truths and standing alone
would be misleading or even false in effect.
Is it likely that an investigation conducted
in this manner could result in a fair, full and
truthful statement of the case in point Surely
the destinies OF friendly government admit
ting by way of argumentthat the right of arbi-
tration exists. may not be disposed of upon an
ex-paTte and secret investigation without the
knowledge Of the government or an opportu-
nifty by it to be heard or even know who the
witnesses were.
BIount's Investigation Criticiss I'D.
Blount came here as stranger and at once
entered on his duties He devoted himself to
examination of witnesses and the collection of
statistics and other docum entary matter with
great energy and industry, giving up substan-
tally his whole time to it's prosecution.
He was here but few months, and during
that time was so occupied with this work that
he had little opportunity left for receiving
those Impressions of the state of affairs which
could best have come to him incidentally
through wide social intercourse with the
people of the country and personal acquaint-
ance with its various communities and indus
trial enterprises
He saw the country from his cottage in
Honolulu mainly through the eyes of witnesses
whom he examined Under these circum-
OF men would be able to form statement that
could safely be relied upon as the basis of de-
cision upon the question OF the standing form
In view therefore of all these facts in rela-
ton to the question of the presidents author
1ty to interfere and concerning which the
members of the executive council were actors
aud eyewitnesses. / am able to assure your ex-
cellency that by no action OF this government
on the seventeenth day of January last, or
since that time has the authority devolved
upon the president of the United States to in
terfere in the internal affairs OF this country
through any conscious act or expression OF
this government
Thu Correctness of ths, Presidents Con-
illusions Specifically and EN-
phattcally Denied.
You state in your communication that after
a patient examination of MIR. Blount's reports |
the president is satisfied that the movement |
against the queen, II not instigated, was en- |
couraged and supported by the representative |
OF this government at honolulu; That ne prom |
iSed in advance to aid her enemies in an effort |
to overthrow the Hawaiian government and !
set up by force q new government in its place; |
that he kept this promise, causing a detach- |
ment of troops to be landed from the Boston |
on the 10th of January, 1S93 and by recognizing |
the provisional government the next day when |
1t was too feeble to defend Itself. and the con- |
stitutional government was able to success |
fully maintain its authority against any threat |
ening force other than that of the United |
States already landed"
Without entering into a discussion of the |
facts beg to state in reply that l am unable to |
judge of the correctness of Mr.. Blounts re- /
port from which the president 8 conclusions |
were drawn, as had no opportunity of exam
lining such report, but desire to specifically |
and emphatically deny the correctness of each |
and every one of the allegations of fact con- |
tanned in the above quoted statement. Yet as |
the president has arrived at a positive opinion |
In his own mind in the matter Will refer to 1t
from his standpoint.
President DoIe's Position Briefly and |
Forcibly Stated.
Ny position is briefly this:
If the American forces illegally assisted the /
in the establishment OF the pro
visional government that government is not /
for their wTongdotng. 1t was /
purely private matter for discipline be-
oficers There is. 4 suppose, no prec
edent in International law for the the