Show thinks mit fe Es ills has baeri bet by aspdal envoy blount OF TOLD r bv bj tle tho minister Hi nister in an effort to justify the arvit he tools in the t ae matter i no 23 lorin A thurston thuraton hawaiian minister gave out a i statement tonight he says bays 1 I am urged to make a statement L for publication petting netting 5 forth tile the position and claims of the ila hawaiian wabian government and making a reply to the charges contained in blounts last a report As I 1 hive have received no official information that blount ha has mide a report por tIam I 1 am unable toi to intelligently intelligent ly sale what the position and claims claim 3 0 the government are A large portion of the alio published extracts from blounts Blo unta report t consist of pere pera rial attacks upon me ine and thoss those associated with me ia the provisional government impugning our veracity good faith and courage I 1 and charging 0 us lis with fraud and duplicity first I 1 desire to call attention rt to blounts method jf if the report although he r says ays i in several places I 1 was the leader of the revolutionary movement he never asked me a question concerning the same nor cor has lie given we ice a an opportunity to make any stat ment the same is ir true druif i of a largo number bumb r or other men who took a leading part in the movement in january his eNi evidence dence consists exclusively of prepared affidavits or answers to leading questions put by himself at private interviews no one else being present but a 1 stenographer in no instance was there any cross examination or opportunity port unity unil given for contradiction or to explain the evidence in ili the brief examination published portions of the report show nui numerous nerous incorrect statements blount char charges lo 10 es that the american troops landed under a prearranged agreement with the committee of safety at no time did or captain wiltze assure tile me or the committee or any subcommittee thereof that the united troops would assist in overthrowing throwing the queen or in establish ing ing a provisional government aud as a matter af fact they did not so assist 1 I can call produce witness in support poetto to this statement in vun suii denbur edenburgs den burgs s statement he says when the committee of safety told stevens they were not ready to act he lie replied the troops from the boston will land at 5 o whether you vou are ready or not the reasons for the reply and ana tho the subsequent leading of troops were manifest tho the troops were landed to protect american citizens and pr property and riot not to operate cooperate co with the committee in ill carrying out its plans in fact the troops did operate cooperate co with the committee alit and the committee commit tee had no more knowledge than had the queens government of whose the troops were go in ing M to todo do athe the whole gist of damons long exam examination illation itt its likewise contained in the thai statement that when there was a call for united states troops it was refused by commander commande r Swin eburn bonding back word captain Wilt zes ciders were to remain passive mount charges but for tho the support of tile the united states representative and troops the establishment odthe of provisional government would have been impossible although tile tiie presence of the american troops in may ay have prevented bloo bloodshed ashod they were ivere not essential antl and did not assist in the overthrow of tile tho queen tile result of the movement would have been evenou eventually ily the same game if there had not been it a marine within a t thousand h ausan d miles mile s of Ilono honolulu lulu in support oll of this statement the troops did not land till monday night the iolli of january jannary after the revolution had been een in full progress since sines the afternoon of saturday the during which the committee of safety openly organized for the avowed purpose of overt overthrowing browing the queen second there was absolutely u no attempt at concealment from the government overtime nt of the objects arid and intentions centioni Fent tent ions ioni of L the committee third the queen and cabinet aud and her supporters were utterly demoralized suspicious of one another and devoid of leadership fourth the committee and the supporters united had ample forca to execute their purpose they knew precisely pre cicely what they wanted and proc proceeded ceded with intelligent deliberation thoroughness ou ough aness ness and confidence to do it it is admitted by all that the queen hegan began the revolution at noon on saturday by attempting 0 to promulgate the co constitution bu fauch ch an attempt t was immediately followed by preparations for armed resistance arid and the united states slates troops lauded landed at 5 on monday day in support of the second 11 proposition opo ou on the afternoon of saturday in reply to the request of f the cabinet cagiel for advice the queen still insisting unon upon the tha promulgation of the constitution and the supporting of it by tores torce I 1 advised them to declare the queen in revolution aud and the throne vacant and at the request qu esfand and approval appi appy oval of two of them and the I 1 tacit LP cit cons consent crit of tho thi other two then and there drew up a form of proclamation to that the same afternoon sit at a 3 meeting 0 of about citizens the queen was denounced armed resistance tance and aad a counter revolution op openly enly advocated and the queens minister of the interior john colbourn addressed tha meeting 0 the q queens beens attorney general Peter peterson Pe tereon Fon a and nd her attorney paul neuman were both present taking part in the meeting the committee of safety was then arid and there armed and proceeded to forthwith organize at 6 on auti suti sunday dj ni morning oin the I 1 told peterson ard colburn tile committee intended to depose tile the queen arid and establish a provisional government if they would take cliame charge of the movement well wel and aad good otherwise the committee intended to tako take artion action on its own account they aked for twenty four hours in which to consider the matter I 1 declined to wait stating the committee intended to proceed forthwith the committee met openly at 20 00 and remained in fies session sion durin during 0 the greater part of tile the day while hile several government police kept a watch over the building 0 from the street on IIona monday av ino morning rnino at 9 0 the committee without any attempt at concealment met at mv my office within feet of the police station near marshal THara lial wil bons eons headquarters where the en ell tire police force was stationed while tho the mooting meeting was in progress wilson came to the office and aad asked to speak to me privately and wo we went into an adjoin adjoining im room our conversation in substance was as follows wilson said 1 I want the meeting stopp stopped referring to tho mass meeting a for the afternoon 1 I replied it cant be stopped it is to late ile he said the queen has abandoned the new constitution idea I 1 replied how do we know tho he would not take it up ill again she said sho she would lie ile said 1 I will guarantee that chewill riot not even if I 1 have to lock lier her up up and keep her from baing it an and ill do it too if necessary I 1 replied we arc not willing to 0 o accept tho guarantee RR as sufficient the tha thing has 0 gone one from bad to worse till we are not going to stand it any longer we are going to take any chances in the ma matter but settle it once for all wilson vilson has since stated that lie he immediately reported to the cabinet and advise the arresting of the queen but the cabinet was afraid and refused to allow it at 2 in the afternoon of monday the irth a mass meeting of armed men within a block of tile the palace took place there was tremendous enthusiasm and the mooting meeting unanimously adopting resolutions declaring the queen in revolution and authorizing the committee to proceed to do whatever w was is necessary in support of the fourth proposition the essential f fact ac t in ing whether the force of the committee 1 7 was v as and their cun lisenco well founded is to know what the same men under sim similar ilar conditions conditions had done upon previous circumstances in 1837 the hinr king 7 by manipulation of tile the electorate encroached upon tile the popular rights 0 lits and obtained an autocratic p power ower over the people lie was supported by practically the sa samo ma persons who now constitute the royalist partain party in hawaii the situation then cr stylized the opposition into an organization of practically the same men who organized arid and now constitute etc the provisional government such stich an organization was formed with the openly avowed intention of wresting from the king his powers and de him the executive committee of thirteen in control of the movement called a mass meeting resola eions were adopted denouncing 0 tile the king and de demanding mandin the granting of a 1 new constitution depriving the king icing of all lie personal rhonal power the resolutions were presented to the king by a committee who unarmed and alone proceeded direct from the meeting to the fortified palace with tho the ultimatum that be comply with the demands within twenty four hours or take the consequences the kin king was then in ill rb solute control his militar military strength was greater ond and control of public buildings more complete than that of tho the queen january last ile he did riot not fire a shot he submitted to all demands disbanded the troops and turned the whole control of the government over to tho the revolutionary party who in consideration of his s abject submission allowed him to continue on the throne in a figur figurehead chead capacity at 1 the same day I 1 met all the members of tho the cabinet they had just come from an interview with the queen at which she announced her intention of bromil promulgating I abiu 11 a constitution and demanded theia support they stated she ehe had bad threatened them with mob violence whereupon they immediately left a 1 a c C cie cach h 7 6 leadth one n e going ou A e ri r eny trance rance while we were talking a messenger came from the queen requesting 0 them to immediately return to the palace peterson Peter sor and colburn positively refilled to do so go stating they did not consider their lives safo sat u there I 1 shortly afterwards started down town but i was V as 0 overtook V by a iness messenger eDger asking me to return which I 1 did they aked rue me to te ascertain what support they could expect from the citizens and formally authorized me to tho the condition affairs to the leading leadin citizens and in their behalf call call for armed volunteers to resist th the queen I 1 immediately proceeded to comply with the request and with tile ilie assistance of others within an hour or two thereafter about eighty leading citizens had signed a written statement P agreeing to support tho the cabinet a against ast the queen by force later in tile the same afternoon colburn informed no me they had bad finally gone to the palace and held a stormy infer interview view with the queen he I 1 fe told me ine lie he had bad no confidence in his col collogue legue peterson who ho he believed was playing double with him and lie he told the roea inen to beware telling paterson Pc terson anything thin further ile ho said while they were ere discus discussing sirl the matter with the queen she said in reply to an objection made by Peter Pc terson soi 1 chy lly did you OU not dot make maj 0 this object objection on before you had the constitution in your possession for a month and raised no objection to it colburn further stated at tho the caucus of their party part the previous friday night that one of the members of the executive kalanda by said ciflie if he could establish ft a new low constitution he be would woula and would lie dio happy if lie he could kill five gilito men before d dying y ing the queen wits wag furiously angry at the refusal of the cabinet to join in ill promulgating the constitution and publicly denounced them therefore when tho queen made tho announcement other failure to promulgate a constitution two of the leading I 1 royalist in members embers of the executive one on oil the throne abrone steps arid and orio ono on oil the steps of the building 9 addressed the assembled crowd denounced the cabinet as traitors and said they wanted to shod blood ono one of them included the queen in his denunciations during the entire time between noun noon on saturday the and the af afternoon ornton of tuesday the when the provisional government was proclaimed the queens buc ens cabinet was war without a plan of be action 1 ion arid and did practically no thin i but rush about the city consulting 4 ir various foreign represents tive s and citizens of all parties Rs as t to 0 what tile aliey hati haa better belter do bep beg aint gingco lie american minister for ahr support V V of the american america n troops ago agama capt tile the committee of safety ant te curing from tho ho queen a declaration cl that ihal she rho would not again again to abrogate t the cons constitution gitil which they hurried into print and distributed broadcast to try and appease tho the indignation of the ca citizens it ile s an and d break up tip the proposed ma iW meeting V the die police vero present but no was made to interfere with the eting meeting or to makrany make any arrests tho ge ti n a adjourned d jo arned amid the mo tan 1 0 excitement and the c citizens it ayed dispersed waiting the I 1 further call of tile the committee Y blaile bli ile e the th meeting was being lie b y t the roya royalists list 8 within a blo if the armory which adopted I t or in in support of the queen nen nep it iii the history of hawaii had th there e peen een lue such h an intense condi gioi mind or more imminent ex pec of bloodshed arid and conflict bilal after fter the t of these t wo opposed meetings blo statement that tho the comnas mu nas at peace and quiet is gro inaccurate two hours ate adjournment of the above inee captain wiltze and S biag upon their own res p ability t ind and discretion and iret ive of request or actions of the DWI ce landed the troops were distributed in three part the city instead of being mas at tt one point as stated by blo in support of the third dropo j during the few weeks weeks to 0 the revolution colburn anini inini ter r of the interior and one of the p lotical party opposed me and aias was openly and bitterly hostila hos tili t to me ie personally on oil the AP intimation of the intention of the quee aaa 10 on the fth C 0 lb 1 aam camato t 1 megr e catly excited n 4 up A 1 et i 1 i i 3 a i id i icv e antl an to r oglala glat a na it I 1 ang and a asked ed my advice I 1 said why do yo v you 0 not A go to members of your party he replied 1 I have no party those who have been our supporters support ers are supporting the queen the downtown down town people referring preferring to the merchants have at got no hse for me and unless the bembers nem bers of your party arid and the other citizens will support us we are going to resign right away in 1889 while the same game mcd who constitute the personal government vere were in control of the kings government a conspiracy was organized among the royalist supporters by the king 0 and Liliu okalani lor for the overthrow of the old roy royal al power and constitution the con orators took the cabinet by surprise arid and on oil the night of jul july y 29 took possession cfall of all the artillery til lerv and the fortified palace the regular troops troop by order of the kin king refused to assist the ca cabinet bint who called upon the whole militia and the white citizens for assistance the call was promptly responded ded to the |