Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 06, 8 January 1894 — Blount and Stevens. [ARTICLE]

Blount and Stevens.

i Mr. Steveu8, the blmulerer. is out in nii address to the pub!5c in reply lo the rejmrtofMr. Blount. The ;insffer of Stevens makes a. , re»Hy aenoue sort of a eomplie- j »tion a very ridicutnus one, tnd j . ali that has heen ascribed to Stevens in hie man»gement «f the mnlter ean now ln* readily under !stood. lt thal Mr. Blount is j not a dip!omat in the jndgraent of ; Mr. Steven» and thi» is an awful : crime. It dots not eounl for any- , 1 thing that Mr. Blount had for years beeu the ehaimian of the , committee on foreign relations in [ o»»ngres9, and has prr»h»bly »hetter anderstanding of the relation than any olher mnn in thrs country. Re was not a diplomat as the word j is underst«K>d in 8teven8’ circles, by | f whtch is meant tbat B!ount poweae- | ed none of ihe arts of flunkevi9m ; and did not go ahout sa!aaroing and ■[drd not give any hjg receptions where everyhody gs>es and geta |dntnk. J«o, Mr. Blount refused ; abdniute)y t > he “shown around” j as Mr. Stevens pul» it, and there- ! fore he īp not a man that the Amerf iean iieopie suuuid heiieve. If anything wai- iranting Ur eaiahlieh the entire accuracy of Ihe reportof Mr | Blount it is certainly qow settled by Steren8. hin self Me #eems to bo.d to his facultv lor h!undering wonderfully weU. — ColHmhia /’oai. i * i