Blount Report: Affairs in Hawaii
[Previous Page] -- [View
PDF] -- [ View in MS Word] -- [Next
Page]
[ Return to Table of Contents ]
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ' 301
[Inclosure in Inclosure in No. 11.]
Mr. Tracy to Rear-Admiral Kimberly.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, November 13, 1889.
SIR: Referring to your letter No. 165 of the 18th ultimo with reference to the polit-
ical situation in the Hawaiian Islands, and in which you state that "it would pro-
mote a feeling of security to our people and I think to other foreigners if at the
February elections the United States had a force here competent to preserve order
should necessity arise," the Department directs that you will keep as many of the
vessels of your command in Hawaiian waters as you may deem expedient for the
purpose of carrying out the object in view. A copy of the letter from the honor-
able the Secretary of State, concurring in your opinion as to the desirability of
such action, is inclosed herewith for your information.
Very respectfully,
B. F. TRACY,
Secretary of the Navy.
Mr. Blaine to Mr. Stevens.
No. 12.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, December 3, 1889.
SIR: I have received your No. 11 of the 14th ultimo, confirmatory of
the statements of previous dispatches touching the importance of
retaining one or more of our naval vessels in Hawaiian waters until
after the elections of February next.
You were informed by instruction, No. 11 of the 16th ultimo, of the
action of the Secretary of the Navy in this regard.
You can exhibit to the naval officers concerned copies of the dis-
patches referred to, and will in general keep such officers advised of
any political events of importance.
I am, etc.,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Mr. Stevens to Mr. Blaine.
[Confidential.]
No. 17.] UNITED STATES LEGATION,
Honolulu, February 7, 1890.
SIR : I improve the earliest opportunity to inform the Department of
State as to the result of the election in the Hawaiian Islands, which
took place this week, February 5. It was for the choice of the 48 nobles
and representatives which compose the national legislature that is
largely to control the country the next two years. It has been looked
forward to with the deepest interest by all the native and foreign resi-
dents, and the discussion and agitation have been very heated and
determined, and on the part of the opponents of the present ministry
extremely bitter and unscrupulous. The result is a triumph of the
opponents of the present ministry and of the reform constitution. The
election was conducted with exceeding fairness by the legal authorities,
and the polls were kept open from 8 in the morning until 5 in the after-
[Previous Page] -- [
View PDF ] -- [ View
in MS Word ] -- [Next Page]
Back to top of page
[ Return to Table of Contents ]
