Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 7, 25 September 1893 — Explaining His Reports [ARTICLE]

Explaining His Reports

HAWAIIAN MATTERS AOAIN DISCUSSED BY MESSERS. GRSSHAM AND BLODNT—IMPORTANCB OF NORDHOFF LETTERS. [bytelegeath to the hebald.] • Washixgton, Ar.g. 23, 1893. Auotber loug conferenee on Hawuiinn matters plaee betwe«u Minister Blouut iuul Secre tar> Grcsbam to-dty. 3Iiu>Ater BJouut is a gootl talker when be feds free to speak. aiul in consequence of his long enforced silence he doubtless enjoved the privilege of unfolding bimself freely to the Secretary of 8tate. SecreUry Gresbam is also an attentive listener wben tbe subjeci is interesting, and if bis studious manner when he emcrgetl from the Diplomatic Room after his threo hours’ talk with Mr. Blount eaa be iakon as an indication, he was, to say Ihe ieast, deeplv impressed with what he heard.'

13 ta petīt:fuien continae to be dipl«*m.-itieri11 v siSeiit to au cn- : csu.-«! <bgrPe ou ali matters reIat tu t,e mi{Kirt-«nt sol»ject underdiscnssion. This rtticenee. | > ( I andeista{,d, is to be maint.-tiDed j ; nt;t;l tl;e P>vs d nt rem ves the ; strict injunctiou « f secreov n hieh t' be impo-H-.I upon tb< Secret«r\‘ of State and Mr Blount. at the time tbe iatter w.-<> ci'nimiS8ioned to v s;t Haw-iii. n.is means i »not:,er ta .-.ii f rsj eenlaīū nas jto wb;;t tiie a will ! recoin(ned. i r I h ve the word of °nn wh' knows iliak, at lea->t, that lengtu < f loue will hs required | to iullv out me tbe po!iey uf the 1 State D i>artnient. I ( i The fact ts the administration d «es not exactly wh it its { recomraend ;tiou.s toCougress will be. riie object of tlu cocferences yesterday aud to-d>iv be- ■ Iween Mr. eii-eah «ra und Mr. B o ;nt \vas to rev ew the several officiul reports of Mr. BIo«nt in siieh a way as to iii«ke clcar to the Keen fciry every j»iint īnvolved. und t::ns «-nahle Mr. - 1 ī _. understand everv featnre for presentation to the Presulent andCabi:>et. Mr. Blo«nt's reports will not be tbe only pupers discassed bv the Cabi et Tlie departraent att :chcs great weig!st t > the Nordh; ff 1> tt rs iu the Uen«Id on Huwaiian a:"iirs «nd tbey will fignre e nspicuoiisly iu the discnssiou. Mr. B nr.t wili leavo the city to-iin«rrow mornmg for his honie iu Georgia. He will ratnrn to Wash;ugtou siui!iltaneously with the Pr>.-sident, in order to be availab, f<>r cousultation and f"r sucli neg>tiations with the lepresentatives of the provisiona! government us may be detormined upon by tlie Prcs<d nt. His successor us Miuister to Hawaii will be announced withia a few days. Secretary Lamoni, who left tlie city to-d iv f >r Gray Gables. takes with him, I understand, the views of Secretary Gresbam as to who will be a suitable person for the inissioa, aud if his recoraraendations are approved lbe naiue of the new Mmister will be annonnced before the President r«turns to Washington.