The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26

was "hcr case tntf Wa< ait"f"AfA@ ~ w
fairly considered ~ the president o; the United
states Was IL the question 81 her right 10
su0ycrt the Hawaiinn constitution ami 10 pro
claim new ono s.ef''ii. 81 Wa II mr. siAa". :,
claim AGAINST the Ilitct states Tor tAe AZ
le~Su unwarrAn;aOlc ats of linlster Ste
vcns or WIS 40 al these In the alternative,
who IAN saw Bul II Il had been AL OF these.
or any % them. IL eouli not have been more
clearly and finally decided bv the pres icni ot
tho Cnitcd >;afc- Ia favor OF thu PROVISIONAL
government inan shen ~ recosulxsi u with
ogt Qualification or received Us two success.
lively accredited eaNOSs extraordinary ana
minister plen potcntiary. the eN.Quctn N inc
m eantinse heinz represented la Eashingtoa hy
her ngcnt. who had full access - me depart
ment ~ state.
m. whole business OF the government with
the president OF the United states Is set forth
Ia The c0rrrs pondenee hetween the twogoycrn.
mcnts ana ths acts and statements OF me
minister ~ this government at washington
and the annexation comm issoner> acsrcdl ted
toi H. IL we have sunni tie orr right u cNiSt
70 the United states. ne fact NIL appear ~
| the CORES ponhs ncs and TIC atts % our N ais
I Ter. ana commissioners Such agreement
must be shown as the foundation ~ the right
Y OF your government 10 interfere. for an nrri-
Z traitor can re created only ~ tns acts ~ lhe
\ two parties
me cx-queca sent her attorney % washing
I ton 10 plead her clam Tor reinstatement IN
I power. ana falling 10 that. for a money allow
ance or damages. This attorney WAS refused
passage the governrlen, dispatch boat
Z which was sent TO san Francisco with tho
]
The departure OF this vessel was less than two
Z days after the new government was declared
and was made promptly upon receiving the re-
quest therefor. either on the day the govern
\ fncnt was declared or on the next
! The Question OF Arbitration N.vsr En-
terteined by thu Provisional /.
Government.
II an intention to submit the question OF the
reinstatement OF the cxqueen had existed.
\ why should her attorney have been refused
passage on this hoats The ex-queens letter 10
Mr.. Harrison dated January i. two days after
the new government was proclaimei. 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 proceed:
/ II any understanding had existed Mt that
\ time between her and the =ogernm ent to sub
4 NIT the question OF her restoration 10 the
Y United States. some reference TO some such
I understanding would naturally have appeared
In this letter. as every reason would have ex-
isted for calling the attention OF the president
- the fact. and cspe inlly As she then knew
mat her attorney would ue seriously delayed In
reaching Washington.
But there IS not word upon which such
an understanding can hc preaicaied. The gov
erament sent its commissioners 10 Washing
/ ton for the sole purpose OF &c -ur.ng the con
| firmation OF the recognition by Minister Stew
ems OF the new government and TO enter into
negotiations for political union with thu
| United states
The Queens Prote5. and Appeal.
The protest az the ex-queen made on Jan.
uary IL is equally with the letter, devoid OF
evidence OF any mutual understanding for a
| submission OF her claim TO the throne TO the
4 United States. 1t Is very evidently protest
! salnst the alleged action OF Minister Stevens
I Is we'll a. the new government AMI contains a
notice OF her appeal 10 the United States.
I The document was recei we'd exactly as Il would
| have been received II IL hal come through the
mail The iadorsemen, 81 rs re- eipt upon the
paper WAS made at the request OF the indi-
vi.ual who brought It, rs evidence OF its safe
! delivery.
As o'the ex-queen's notice OF her appeal TO
the United States. il was matter OF indifier-
tnce 10 Us >ucn an appeal could not have
I been prevented. as the mail service was in
/ operation a. usual That such notice and
our receipt of IL without comment should be
made foundation u a claim that we have sub
! mitied our right 10 exist rs government 10
Inc United states had never occurred TO US IN.
| III suggested TO IS By your government
The protest of the ex-quecn. already
published. is here quoted, and Mr.. Dole
then proceeds
You may no. he aware but such Il the fact.
that al no tune until the present notification OF
the claim OF the president 81 the United STATES
or his right 70 intcrfere IN the internal Affairs
/ Of this country. 5y you oa December IL. las
this governments been ofaciaily Informed hy
the United states government that any sura
| course was contemplated. and not until the
publication OF Mr. Greshams letter to tir
( president Of the United states on the Hawaiian
4 policy.
Royalfsts Talk Of Intsrier sncs Not Re-
gardsd Seriously
The adh srent~ of the cx queen issSe. indeed.
claimed, from time 70 time, that such was the
case. but VIZ have never teen aDlc 10 attach
/ serious importance % their runner, feeling
SUI @ in our present diplomatic operations In
your country and relying upon the friends in
/ and fairness 81 a government whore dealings
l with Us have ever shown full recognition OF
our tnuependcnc. as . sovereign power, with
/ out any tendcrcy to take advantage Of the dis.
| parity OF strength between the two coaatries-
| II your contention that President Cleveland
| believes that shiS government and the ex
queen have submitted their respective claim
to the sovereignty o. the country. 10 the
adjudication % the United states i cor
rect. then may ask. when and where has
Z the president ncid this court OF arbLrations
| This goyernmenrhas has no notice 81 the sit
ting Of such = tribunal and no opportunity 81
presenting evidence of its claims IL Mr..
! Biounts inve-ti ssaiOns were part OF the pro
/ ecedings OF such court the goven ment
ala not know IL and WIS never Informed OF
Il. indeed. a. ] have mentioned above. We
never knew until che publication o, Secretary
| Gresham letter 10 President Cleveland. "A few
. weeks ago that the American executive had
policy OF interference under contemplation
Blount's Methods Denounced.
Even II we had knswn that Mr. Blount was
aDthoritativelv acting n q commissioner 4
take evidence upon tho question OF the re.-tora
t4on 81 the ex-q ieen the msthofs adop.cd ~
hin, in makin4 Ms vesiigations were l SUD
examination upon which human Interests wer,
10 rc duplicated
A | am reliably Informed. he selected his
witnesses AM cNami1ed them in secret IRE
qucntIy using leading questions giving no OPP
porfunifv for crOss-exrfnlnati and often not
permitting the explanations by witnesses
themselves which they .aesirei 10 make 0f evi
Gcnce which he hal drawn from them II is
ha rsily ssary for ms 10 suggest that under
such a mode some wi .es-cs would b- almost
help1ess Ia the hands % astute lawyer. and
might be drawn into saying things which
would he only han truths and standing alone
would he misleading or even false In effect
j. IL likely that an Investigation conducted
ia this manner could result Ia "A fair full and
truthful statement OF rhe case In point. Surely
the dsssfinics OF n friendly government admit
ting hv way % argum ut shat the rightCf arOi
ira ricn exists. may not be disposed 81 upon m
ex-psrte and secret Investigation without the
knowledge % the government or an cpportu
nifty by it 10 be heard or even know VINO the
witnesses were
Blount's Invss.ig cation Criticised.
Eount came here stranger and at once
entered on his duties. He devoted hi nself u
me work OF collectirg information bo h Dy ih'
examination Of witnesses and the collection o
statistics and other documentary mailer will
great energy and Industry. giving upsubstan
tally his whole tins 20 its prosecution.
He was here but y few months and during
that time was 30 occupied with this york that
he hal little opportunity left for receiving
those impressionssof the state OF afssrs which
could best have come 10 him rcidentall,
through wide DciAl intercourse y "a the
people OF the country and "A PERSONA Acc IA n q
, aEce with It's various communities and indus
trial enterprises.