Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10
INTEREST IN HAWAII.
Representative Loud Was in Homo
lulu When Blount Was.
THE LATTER WENT TO ATTAIN AN END
Mr.. Ellis Says All Pacific Coast
Leaders Oppose CIeveIand's Policy.
DEMANDS CONGRESS- NOTICE.

Representative Loud of California takes q
keen interest in the Hawaiian situation, be-
ing in a position to understand many OF
the conditions surrounding the matter He
has visited Hawaii number of times and,
i'm fact. was in Honolulu at the time Para
mount Blount made his alleged investiga-
ton.
When asked by Star reporter today for
the result OF his observations Of Mr..
Blounts methods of obtaining the alleged
facts subsequently presented in his report
Mr. Loud said:
Il believe that Blount went to Honolulu
to attain a certain end, and his investiea-
tons were in that line. / YVES with him at
times. knowing him well through our asso-
citation in Congress. He never mingled
with the best people there, with the repre-
sentative people. lie confined himself al
most exclusively to his cottage ana the
people with whom he allowed himself 70
come into contact were natives or those
white people In accord with the queen He
seemed to have the appearance OF a man
VINO had the whole responsibility OF the
United states and the Hawaiian govern
ment upon his shoulders and was fearfl,,
OF being seduced. The better element re-
Trained from going before him. They were
hot invited, and they believed that they
were not wanted. and that the testimony
WHICH eney would give was not in his line
Mr.. Willis Course.
Speaking of the Hawaiian situation ,,,,-
Their Mr.. Loud said: II do not think tbs,
Minister Willis has taken action in the a.
reeuon or putting the queen upon the
throne unless he has received 1irect In
suuctions TO that effect think that mn
TO this time Minister Willis has used the
utmost discretion. The course he assumed
was wise. high and patriotic IL he had npt
assumed that course he would have in
volved this country in serious consequence.
mat is. II he had followed his instfucfions'
- n1 rs. IL no oouot In my mind that he went
10 hawaii with full instructions, whether
verbal or otherwise. to put the queen upon
the throne. When he reached Honolulu he
found the conditions entirely different
MIN by Blount He found that Honolulu
Is as much an American city in popuia ION
PATRIOTISM, refinement and education as
any city OF its size in the United States"
The Best Thing 10 Do.
Mr.. Loud thinks that the best thing for
this government TO do now Is to let the
Hawafians alone, yet IL any other NATHAN
tries to get the islands IL would be better
for this government to take them. He
has never been a rabid annexationist, he
says. and admits that there are arguments
FOR and against annexation, but he does not
concede that there is any argument favor
ing the restoration of the queen.
He thinks that while this administrators
may nave been misinformed and lily adj
vised by Mr.. Blount to a certain extent.
that fact does not relieve the ADMINISTRATIONS
from responsibility, for no administrstion
should have acted upon the advice of one
man. or without the report of an impartial
ana unbiased commission.
Condemns ClcVeland's Action.
Mr. Ellis of Oregon: From all I can learn
the newspapers and the leading men ON the
Pacific coast are all opposed to the position
of the administration on this question.
There are. however. a great many annexa-
uonists in that part OF the country who be-
iieve II is the proper thing to annex the
Hawaiian Islands.
Il think the matter is serious enough 70
demand the immediate attention Of Con-
giess. and I think the matter should b
taken up and considered / have no hest
fancy, as far as 1 am concerned, I'm favor
ing the condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland
but 1 don't give much, encouragement to
tLis idea OF Impeachment ! think he has
gone beyond the functions OF the executive
to certain extent. but in my opinion N
has not reached that state where it de-
mands impeachment"
Mr.. Camtnettf's Views.
Mr.. Caminetti of California thinks the
President is in the right in his efforts TO
unao what he terms a wrong perpetrated
upon another nation. He thinks Minister
Stevens exceeded his authority at the time
of the revolution and that the wrong per-
petrated upon the Hawaiian government by
that action should be repaired by such
means are necessary The fact that the
outraged government was a monarchy, or
that IL is alleged to be morally weak does
not enter into the question. The law OF ma
tions does Lot recognize distinctions OF this
Kind. He thinks that President Cleveland'U
action in the Hawaiian matter will rebound
to his fame and everlasting credit
senator Perkins.
Il think IL is high time said Senator
Perkins of California to a Star reporter
this afternoon, that Congress should form
a definite policy in regard to the Haw allan
Islands. The vascillating course of the
country I'm this crisis of the islands is shock
ing to the sensibilities OF the whole Amers-
can people. 1 think that Congress should
now take it upon itself to declare that the
provisional government of the island hav-
ing established itself beyond a question
should be recognized and encouraged as the
government in law and fact. / have no
nesitancy in saying that personally I ann
have Travelled i'm the islands, 1 know their
character. 1 know the character Of the peo-
pie who now constitute this government,
and 1 know them to be men Of the broadcast
minds. the highest character and the great
est capacity. ] think IL is shame that
this country does not recognize that gov
eminent and put the two countries upon Q