Show AN OPINION ON BLOUNTS REPORT ex consul severance says I 1 t Is misleading and unjust to stevens san francisco nov 20 II if W sever ance nce late united states consul general at lapail was asked this morning what he bought thought of the report of commissioner blount in the main said severance the report na as published seems to be en reir lirely misleading in regard rd ell t to 0 ja janu nu ary ry last there I 1 is no rf fust 1 ground e nd for the charge large that minister ter stevens conspired with the organizers of the provisional gov ern rement ment ifa if a conspiracy existed between the be revolutionists and minister stevens and nd an ail uprising could not have bee been suen without united states troops how is it that none of the foreign powers in made ade a protest or some borne diplomatic note of such it serious matter the official represents fives acs on the island of the various governments recognized the provisional government without the slightest hesitation the fact of which seems seeing to have bee been 0 overlooked ver at washington yet it ig not assumed that england for instance co conspired P to overthrow the queen or is d disposed I 1 to favor avor the annexation movement on the islands |