The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-05
do nothing until he had made an in

vestigation.
From this time on the royalist
Were kept fully informed of every in
tended move cOnte mplated by tn,
President, Mr.. BlOunt or Mr.. Willis
concerning Hawaii, while the Hawai-
ian Government and its representa-
tives were kept in ignorance thereof.
The Intention to max AN investi-
CATION was ,OOD announced in the
press, but Mr.. Gresham refused &c
affirm or deny it TO the Hawaiian
Commissioners. Then the papers an
nounced that Mr.. Blount had been
appointed and had started for San
Francisco, whence he vas to 90 To
Hawaii on special steamer Still
Mr.. Gresham refused to admit or deny
anything.
"a rived at Honolulu Mr.. Blount
rightly adhered to The policy of his
superiors. The first and only infor-
nation which the Hawaiian Govern
ment received concerning Mr.. Blount's
instructions was CLEANED from the
columns OF rOyalIst paper, in which
they were published in full over Mr.
BlOunt's signature, under the heading
of 'Au Address to the Hawaiian Peo-
pie. The manner in which Mr..
BlOunt constructed the report is fami
liar history.
CATER Mr.. Blount's return / vainIy
inquired of Mr.. Gresham what the
result was. He would not even admit
that any report had been made, stat
ing that such report, if made, was a
confidential one, aud that it was 'un-
fair for me to ask any questions CON
corning it.
"On the evening of November Z,
1898, being temporarily in Chicago, l
saw in an evening paper a statement
that Mr. Gresham had recommended
to the President to restore the queen
and overthrow the Dole Government.
/ Immediately telegraphed to Mr..
Hastings, Hawaiian Charge d'Affairs,
to see Mr.. Gresham and ask if il was
true. Mr.. Hastings did so, and Mr.
Gresham said to him: I assure you
there is no foundation for the state
ment Do you think L would take so
important a step without informing
your Mr.. Hastings telegraphed me
the substance of the reply. That same
night at about midnight he was in
formed by a newspaper man that Mr.
Gresham's letter to the President,
recommending restoration, had been
given TO the press.
GAS will be remembered, this lette
adopted Mr.. Blount's conclusions
throughout. The publication of the
hams letter placed me in an embar-
RAISING position. On the one hand 1
was the diplomatic representative of
Hawaii and by conventional rules was
not authorized to discuss questions
Hrcting the two countries except
with Mr.. Gresham. On the other |
hand, Mr. Gresham was publishing |
broadcast false and defamatOry matter |
concerning my self and those whom |
. \
and members of Congress were taking |
the charges up and reiterating them
and public opinion was forming. /
could not hear from home, nor obtain
denials nor explanations from there
for weeks.
With regret ( was forced by the
necessity of the situation and the
tactics of the administration to meet
them on the field of their own chOos
ing, and published a reply over my
signature 10 the charges contained in
the Blount report and the Gresham
letter. No notice was then taken of
the matter by Mr.. Cleveland, but, to
use an American expression, the al
had no USE for me from
that time on. At the same time, {
addressed an official protest to Mr. I
Gresham against the suggested restOr-
alton of the queen. No acknowledge
nent of or answer thereto was ever /
made"
"On January 25, 1894, L made a t
tatement to Mr.. Gresham concerning ]
he friction that existed in Hawaii by T
eason of the continued demand by |
Japan that the franchise be granted to t
la panese. He said: t
"'What do you mean by coming to /
ne with complaints abont Japan? Do L
lou expect us to protect you from '
Japan? l should think that the fast '
in the world you would APP 8
zeal TO for assistance would be the Q
United States. 1t is most eXtraordi.
larry that you should make this state /
nent to me. What do you want me t
o dor etc. e
81 replied that I had not applied =
or assistance, nor did L want him to q
10 anything; that the United States i
lad for years followed certain line of
'olicy concerning Hawaiis relations
With other foreign powers; that was
imply stating a TACT, and that it was
ntirely FIR him to say whether or not
was of interest to or concerned c
American policy Interests. He re-
5erated his former statements in diff
erent formS several times, and wound
% by branching off from the subject
ntirely, and demanded what Presi- u
emit Dole meant by sending an in IL
ulring' reply to Mr.. Willis referring
} Mr.. Dole's reply to Mr.. Willis de- "
land that the queen be restored). / b
enIeG that the answer was or was
ltended to be insulting. Mr.. Gresham IL
sid: say it was insulting, and Mr.. II
'ole's sole object was to say some a.
ling sharp to the American Minister I'll
hen he had the opportunity He tt
)ntinued to talk IN this -train until 81
became manifest that he was SIM ri
y trying to provoke a quarrel, and 1 -,
it the room. liz
During the summer and fall of sc
81 / was absent in Hawaii and or
urope. On January z, 1855, L re- VI
rned to Washington, and called the
sXt day on Mr.. Gresham to SEE about
esenting my credentials from the
epublic of Hawaii, which had taken
e place of the Provisional Govern
emit After stating that thew wouId co.