New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31
BLOUNT SUPPORTED AT LAST
"A WITNESS FINALLY FOUND WHO
AGREES WITH HIS CONCLUSIONS.
THIS MAN. AN AMERICAN HIMSELF. SAYS THE
AMERICANS ARE IN HAWAII AS THEY ARE
HERE GRAsPING. TNsCRUPULOTS

THIS MAN. An AMERICAN HIMSELF. SAYS THE
AMERICANS ARE IN HAWAII. As THEY ARE
HERE. GHAsPING. TNsCRUPUIOrs
MONEY -GETTERs."
Washington JAN 3O-Thc Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations this morning promptly renewed
the Hawaiian Investigation one Of the witnesses
p w. Reader, who faxed reach here yesterday.
being put upon the stand. Mr.. Reader lives In
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. and tourist in the ISLANDS
at the time of the revolution having gone there
about four months prior TO the outbreak The ma
tves he said, had never forgiven the whites for
their work in 1887. when they took from the King
the power to appoint the House of Mobiles and made
Il elective and provided for property qualification
for electors-an act which, he said, dlsfranchiSeu
the natives and gave the Americans complete con-
troll This feeling Of hostility more open In
May 1892. during Liliuokalanis reign, because
ambitious men sought higher places than seats
In the Legislature. This Legislature MT
Reader admitted distinguished Itself by pass
ing two Objectionable bills. licensing the
lottery. and another granting a license TO com
rogung of the Legislature January H. l6SS, mes csc
provisions of the Constitution. In less than Two
hours after the adjournment OF ne LcfSature 'he
Mr. Reader then presented the o'n Tb sac OF te
party ne said was exceedingly active and that
radical dsturber of tie peace. IOrin a. Thurstoh
saw the time and the opportunity had arrived when
he could successfully accomplish what he had failed
10 do in 1870 The witness testified concerning
tain facts given him bv MI PETERSON tne MONEY
said. early as Sunday morning thar the Queen was
10 be deposed and that Minister stevens had sara
he would support the movement II properly an
Mr. Thurston had stated in the public prints that
there 5000 people at the Monday mass-meet-
ing Mr. Reader declared there were not more IMAM
1920 present of which fully 600 We're there from le
curiosity This was the meeting That declared me
Hawaiian monarchy at an end The meeting Oh IN, me
natives. witness said was fully as largely alleIlcu
il was freely talked on the streets that members
Of the Advisory Committee said Mr. stevens had
promised to help the insurgents. and that When q
fair number of people would declare frovlslonai
Government he would recognize IL as '', bh tbe
Judgment hinges contended MIR. Reader. is whether
on January II. Is and l6 American lives anu PROV
landed TO protect them No such condition. he SAID
existed. The Queens force was ample TO protect
Americans. to maintain order and secure the peac"
OF the city. , .-., -,
No American interests TO be protected. he
said by lodging the troops IN Arion nan; II, was
simply a strategic point where they expected the
attack to he made. and the marines were TO re-
ceive the shock. The whole matter ne uecidle1i
bore every evidence OF having been pre-arranged
Tor tho Boston which was 200 miles away at tar
get practice steamed into the harDor "heh SIZE was
wanted. A., ,,,,.
ional Government Among other things law was
passed making il crime to talk against OF puoilsh
anything against the new SioVernment or tUnovr i,
ing the character Of any OF lis melnpers tle VIII
Of habeas corpus was suspended ana me liperly u.
the citizens restricted The native SIDE OF 'he Sotg
of the revolution was. he said, suppressed ana lle
first authorized from that side came from
Paul Neumann when he was sent to WASHINGTON
n month after the revolution. me local lIlntdi!
force was recruited MIR. Reader said. by paying eN-
orbitant wages and the army pun uhd ri 'he ror
mand Of vagaoSnd Names a Su mper,can in All but
name. and in concluding this part OF ms STATE
ment Mr. Reader said: The american Is rnere
ing INSCRIPTIONS money-getter, and he has plum
dered the Islands