The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
Dole'S Government Is Now
Quietly Awaiting Devel-
OpmentS.
PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES.
Several Statesmen Willing to Ac-
cept the Mission to Wash
ington.

IIOANOlJO LIZ 1Aha1l II pm ~ 80 -
news brought to this country Of the trou
bles existing between Minister Thurstor
and Secretary Gresham was received by the
China on Tuesday. 1t was a great sur
prise in official circles as well as to the
community in general.
Minister Willis states that the first ano
only information he had received was
through the press dispatches that reached
here on the I'd. The only notice received
by the Government was a telegram from
Mr.. Thurston stating he is on his way
home. His letters written on or about the
Goth ult. allude to rumors, but in private
! letter he stated that he intended remaining
in Washington for the present.
Minister Hatch said to-day: eve have
received absolutely nothing officially in the
matter. Six weeks have elapsed since the
newspapers stated that SecretaryGresham's
notice was served on this Government and
forty-eight hours since the arrival of the
press dispatches, but Mr.. Willis has given
no notification of any action on the part OF
the American Secre tary of State"
Notwithstanding this the reports are
generally credited to be true, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Thurston's reported verbal
apology. The people here know their
representative too well to believe any such
statement.
The Government is quietly waiting de-
velopments and is fully prepared to meet
any emergency Secretary Gresham may
thrust upon them. II Mr.. Thurston is re-
called they will simply send another rep
resentative to Washington, as they we'll
know the policy pursued by Secretary
Gresham is entirely at variance with the
spirit of the American people. Minister
Hatch of the Foreign Department Will I'M
doubtedly be the man sent if he will ac-
cept the position, and Mr.. Thurston will
undoubtedly be given his position in the
bureau. Attorney-General Smith has been
mentioned by sorle members of the Ameri-
can League, but he is altogether too hot
headed to take the position of diplomat
and probably would not be considered by
the Cabinet.
a movement may be made to have Mr..
Thurston 60 into the Legislature in the
position made vacant by c. L. Carriers
death. There is important legislation to
come up, for which he is regarded as an
able champion. These, however, are fore
casts which depend entirely upon future
developments.
President Dole is at present on trip to
the other islands, having left inst after the
arrival of the China's dispatches. I'm
doubtedly what the Government would
like to do is to refuse to appoint successor
to Mr.. Thurston, thus necessitating the
recall of Minister Willis. He has made
himself obnoxious to the republic in many
ways of late, and were it not for the desire
to keep on friendly terms with the United
States, his recall would have been de-
manded long ago, also Consul General
Mills. 1t is policy alone that keeps them
here. To the body polite of Hawaii they
are persona non grata in every sense of the
word.
The Government knows that until the
next session of Congress they are at the
mercy of President Cleveland whose
enmity is unquestioned. 1t is not the in
tention, however, to incur the enmity OF
the American people by an attempt to
retaliate.
President Dole at this writing has not re-
turned to Honolulu, and he has not given
out anything to intimate the probable
course of the Government. but it is well
known that he will do his utmost for con-
Citation before entering upon policy
savoring of retaliatory measures.