Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 70, 9 December 1893 — A Surprise in Mr. Blount's Report. [ARTICLE]

A Surprise in Mr. Blount's Report.

The maelstrom of indignation in some quarters, and particalar ly with the repablican press and i other newspapers whieh woahl { rather eonelemn an action by the administration than approve it, is gradualiy but sarely whirl- } ing itself into a complacent aml dehberative mooil over what they elaim to be the oatrageoas action of the President and his Secreta- \ ry of State 5n disclosing paipaMe andiplomatic couduct on the part of the last administration, coupled with conniyance aud | fraud bv }>ersons iu whom it was ! thonght confidence eonhl be en-j trnsted, by whieh the governruent of a country was overtarned | antl a party of meu elevated to the head of atfairs nnder the eyes of the greater raajority of the people opposing it and against their helpless protests. If anv one believes that P-esideut Clevelaud and his cabiuet are sqnirming under the severe critieisms the idea wouhl soon be dissipated when the facts are calmlv read whieh have led up to the programme arranged by the admiuistration and whieh has no doubt been carried out peacefullv before now. The facts, whieh will in time be disclosed in Commissioner Blounf s long and full report to the Secretary of State, will show a condition of atfairs previous to tho overthrow of the monarchy iu Hawaii whieh will surprise most persons, particularly those who have been the quickest in condemning the staud assumed by the administration without knowiug the real facts of the case. Commissioner Blounf s report, it ean be asserted on high authority, will show conclusively that the monarchial governraent was overthrown by preconcerted scheraes of some dishonest persons, and was not the result of recalcitrants on the islands who were dissatisfied with the Qneen or her administration: that the provisional government had its birth in the Un\ted States under assurances made by the parties connected with the last administration that this countiy* wouhl be prompt to recognize the new governme*t, and that closer relations than existed with the monarchical government of the islands woukl follow: The iudignation felt over the nnexpected publication of Secretary Gre8ham's letter led some Senators prominent in the siiver fight a few months ago to seriouslv regard the effect it wou!d have on the future of the administration, and, not knowing what was back of the final answer to Hawaii from the President, one of the cabinet officers was requested • ta explain what had been the eontrolling whieh had influ | enced the President in his ulti- j matnm. Tbey were assured that ‘ the public knew little of what | went on just previous to the overthrow of the Queen, but tbat . whea it did, and it wou!d at tbe | tbe proper time, there wouhl be ( a revo!ntion of sentimeni iu | favor of President Cleveland's | action whieh wouhl be as intense ; as was the first wave of condem- ; nation. Mr. Blounfs report will undoubtedly eome ,out iu iime, when the administration tbinks it ! proper that the peopte shoold ! know of its contents, h>ut the

wratfa of tfae republioan press anii tfae cries from others will not bring it out a day sooner tfaan tfae Presūlent deems it proper. Tfarougfaout this atlpn'nistration as well as his last the Presiilent has always shown himself to be a most excellent general, anil tfais instance is not tl»e tirst when he has been contlemned for some allegeti nupopalar «ct. He anii tfae Secretary iuiTf oli' uuly a light batterv so fnr, but the beavier caunonading will eommenee later on. it \vas saitl tcalay by an oOieial. Tfae President faas resened for tfae convinoing sfaells the eon- [ teuts of Mr. Blonnt’s rej>ort, 1 together with other dooumeuts ia tfae possession 'of tfae St.ite Departraent. Tfaese pai\ers, it is said, will provo without donbt tfaat Minister Stev« ns was the prime iuover in l>riugiug about tfae nprisiug wliioh resulted in detfaroning tfae Qaeen. Mr. Mott Sraitfa is believed also to havo beeu in tlie .«greement. as were some other persons in tfae L nited 8tatc.*s. vOf the coramittee of thirteen, knowu tfao eommittee on puhlie safety, six were Americans. Tfaese were all in wfaat is now terraed tfae conspiracy agaiust an unsnspecting aud faelpless couutry. Otfaer pa|>ers with tfae Secretary are said to be fuH of evidence from everv side showing tfae cc,refully planned scfaeme aml whieh is unanswerable. Tfae President and his entire cabiuet are confident tfaat when the countiy is in possessiou of tbese facts tfao whole seutiment will undoubted!y approvo of his action. lu an iuterview a gentleraan close to tfao President faas tfais to saj’: “I do not know positively whetfaer Mr. Blount’s report will be given to tfae public or not, but I ean assure yon that tfae people will ,see wisdoni and tfaa foresight of tfae President in doing as he faas done. Tfaese criticisms in tfae j>apers were exj>ected, and are withont knowledge of tfao facts by wliieh Secretary Gresbam was guided in giving fais views to tfae President. He considered tfae whole raatter carefully aml was forced to tfaa one and only correct condusion —tfaat a wrong had heen done in displacing the Queen, and tfaat it shonld be righted.”— Weuhinp ton Star.