The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-16

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person is to Re ascertained only by inferences
drawn from the known words and acts of such
a person and the conditions and circum-
stances under which they take place.
President Dole then states the fol-
lowing:
A treaty of annexation had been negotiated
between the provisional government and the
United States government and presneted to
the Senate for ratification. This treaty was
Withdrawn by President Cleveland imme-
diately upon his entering office, without prior
notice to this government or its representa-
tives OF his intentions so to do, or his reason
for such action.
BLOUNTs APPOINTMENT.
3 Immediately thereafter the President
appointed Hon. James H. Blount special
commissioner to Hawaii to investigate the
condition Of affairs at Hawaii. he knowl-
edge OF such appointment. was withheld from
the representatives OF this government at
Washington The press having announced
the appointment. the Hawaiian representa-
tive applied to the state department for
Information concerning the same. The
secretary of State refused to state
the object Of the mission. or even to ad-
nit That a commissioner had been appointed.
ON June l9, 1898, Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian
minister at Washington, addressed q com
mun1cat1on to Mr.. Gresham, Secretary OF
state, in which the following language is
used viz:"I am directed by my government to
report to you that while the Hawaiian gov
ernment has full confidence in the good faith
or the United States to Hawaii,
and concerning his treatment of its
relations between the two countries 1t
seems proper that it should be informed,
owing to the effect of the present uncertainty
as TO the ultimate course to be pursued upon
the situation IN Hawaii. 1t is important for
the Hawaiian government to know the inten-
lions OF the United States government con-
corning annexation at as early date as pos
slble, as If annexation is not to take place,
the methods OF treating local conditions in
hawaii must be radically different from those
to oe pursued If annexation is to take pace"
No reply has ever been made to that
communication.
BLoENT's COURSE IN HAWAII.
Upon the arrival of Mr.. Blount in this
country, he did not communicate in any man
ner or intimate to the Hawaiian government
that his Investigations were to be directed
toward the right of the existence OF the gov
ernment to whom he was accredited All of
his Investigations and examinations were
private, and such persons only were
examined as he chose to call. An
examination Of his reports, since published,
shows that there are statements by approx
mately sixty royalists and twenty supporters
OF the provisional government. hat he had
obtained no statement from the four mem
GERS of the cabinet voted out before the revo-
lutionary attempt of the queen although he
had obtained an exhaustive statement from
their royalist successors.
President Dole next refers to the final
report made by Commissioner Blount,
and says it is distinctly hostile TO the pro-
NloAuha4 anu budb bu6 pro-
visional government has never been re-
quested to give an explanation of the
charges preferred by Commissioner
Blount, or given any opportunity to dis
prove them.
In regard to Secretary Gresham's letter
to President Cleveland last October,
President Dole says
You have intimated that the foregoing let
ter, being domestic transaction, Is not the
subject Of diplomatic consideration / must
submit, however, that communication from
the chief of a department OF state to the
President, in which he charges the govern
ment and its officers with con
sptracy, weakness, ttmidity and feaud, and
recommends its subversion, which letter
Is offctally furnished to and published by the
puollc press, without any Information con
corning the same being afforded to this gov
ernment, is not domestic transaction" and
Is pre- eminent subject for inquiry on the
part OF this government as to the intentions
Of your government concerning the subject
matter.
THURsroN's CALL ON GRESHAM.
On Nov. 10, Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian
minister at Washington, called on the Secre-
tary OF state and inquired il the above letter
was authentic, and was assured by Mr.
Gresham that 1t was. Mr.. Thurston then
said: Il wish then to further ask whether
it is the intention of the United States gov
ernment to carry out the policy therein lndi-
Gated by force, or, in other words if whether
the provisional government declines to &C
cede to the request of the United States
government to vacate in favor Of the queen
the nited states troops will he used to enforce
the reqUesty'We do state that Minister Thurs
ton received no satisfactory reply to this
question.
President Dole then said to Minister VIII
lis:
On Nov. the Hawaiian Star published a
statement purporting to be the report Of re
marks made by you to delegation OF the
American league. in which the following
words are stated to have been used
by you: Il have my instructions which
l cannot divulge, but this much 1
can say that the policy, of the United States
is already formulated regarding these islands
and that nothing which can be said or done
do not come here as did Mr.. Blount. | come
here as an executive officer. come to act
When the proper time arrives shall act 1
wish to state positively that any outside in
reference will not be tolerated by the United
States" am not aware that you have ever
disavowed the correctness of this report.
oLEvELAND's MESSAGE.
President Dole next takes up President
Cleveland's message to congress, deliv-
cred on Dec. IA, last, and quotes from it
as follows;
Upon the facts developed it seemed to me
that the only honorable course for our gov
ernment to pursue was to undo the wrong
that has been done by those representing us
and 10 restore as far as practicable the
status existing at the time of our forcible in
this result within the constitutional limits OF
executive power. our present minister at
Honolulu has received appropriate instruc-
tiOns to that end.
On Dec. l last, the United States dispatch
boat Corwin, arrived in Honolulu from San
Francisco bringing dispatches to Yourself
No mail was allowed to De brought by her
but the press of Honolulu obtained from per
sons on board Of her and published the above
extracts from the Presidents message. But
for such accidental information. no informa-
tion concerning the same would have been
obtained by this government until the arrival
Of the Alameda on Dec. %.
President Dole letter continues: Up to
the time Of the arrival of the Corwin the
United states naval officers in port were in
the habit of coming ashore in citizen dress.
he crews received the usual liberty on shore
and no unusual warlike preparations were
visible on board.
DoLE's PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
President Dole recapitulates other
events that transpired during the period
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