Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-10
-etary Gresham's Iniscarried

ments. according to tenor or purDose
Secretary Gresham's rniscarried and
lorg-delayed notification to the Hawaiian
government that 1.-The President would he
pleased were Mr.. Thurston replaced by
another minister from Hawaii In whom he
may feel that confidence which is essential
to frank and cordial intercourse" is thor
oughly corroborative of the idea which has
been generally entertained: That the Sec
rotary of State. after prolonged and bully
ing efforts to pick a quarrel with the Ia
waiian minister, has finally seized upon the
most childish and pitiful pretext for COM
plant that it Is possible to imagine. Using
the Secretary's letter basis for argu-
ment. fairminded people will find it diff
cult to convict Minister Thurston Of any
thing more than technical and infinites-
imal improperly. Carefully condensed the
administrators accusation amounts to
nothing more than that the Hawaiian min
lister permitted the publication of a letter
written by friend in Hawaiian unofficial
communication throughout and one which
the minister was honorably at liberty to
give to the press If he deemed II proper so
to do. None Of the statements contained
in the published letter in question was
made by the minister he simply allowed
the American public to read a communica-
ton in which the political situation in
Hawaii was accurately depicted For the
doing of this Minister TEurston made per-
sonal apology to Secretary Gresham. but
when the Secretary insisted that the apol-
ogy he in writing the minister declined to
so humiliate himself and the country he
represented. and as the outcome of all
this the Hawaiian government has been
requested to send another representative to
Washington.
How differently did Secretary Gresham
act when Minister Muruaga, Spain's envoy
to the United States, talked openly and
boldly and extensively about the action of
the Secretary of State as to the Alliance
case. To every reporter who called on him
for an expression of his views. Senior
Muruaga spoke without the slightest regard
for diplomatic or any other regulations He
argued through the press and discussed the
details the street corners and to UMPIRE
JUDGED observers appeared to be entirely
without that amiabe discretion which was
so marked a characteristic in the person.
atty of Minister Thurston. Taking advant
age of every opportunity. Senior MuruaSa
insisted that the action of the administra
ton m demanding an apology from Spain
on the ex parte testimony of Capt. Cross
man was astounding, and he commented
with delightful freedom on the severity of
Secretary Greshams language in the de-
mand for prompt action on the part of the
Spanish government. He was rather i'm
pressed with the notion that Spain would
not apologize, was this same Senior
Muruaga, and he stood up strongly for
recognition of Spanish sovereignty over the
jurisd!ctional waters of Cuba. Further
more Minister Muruaga reflected upon the
United States government for permitting
the shipment of war material to Cuban
revolut.onists and was very emphatic in his
declarations as to the carelessness, at least,
of this government in a matter of SO much
international Importance. Ridcule, too,
was one of Senior Muruaga's weapons, Tor
he referred to the story which Secretary
Gresham had taken such rapid action
"sea serpent affair" In fact, the Spanish
minister lost no opportunity to be either
savage sarcastic at the expense of Sec
rotary Gresham. and even of the President
himself, yet if the State Department took
umbrage at anything Senior Muruaga said
the general public is not aware of the exist
ence of any such condition.
That Senior Muruaga is no longer the
Spanish minister at Washington is a fact,
but that his departure from this delightful
scene of diplomatic and undiplomatic
tivity was in any way due to anything
Secretary Gresham said or did does not
Tow appear to be probable; there was a
change in the Spanish ministery and one of
the results of that change was the resigna-
ton of Senior Muruaga-who, by the way,
was complmented by his government for
his efficient management of the campaign
at this END. 1t is therefore in evidence that
the Spanish minister said a great many
off. SiN-o hnIr mi trat ifp
ard even about MIR. Gresham personally
and was not molested Minister Thurston
permitted the publication of a purely pr-
yate letter, with which the State Depart
ment had nothing whatever to do. yet be-
cause he refused to put in writing his YER
bal apology for this shadowy offense, which
had been called to his attention only YER
bally and not in writing, Secretary Gresham
arrogantly insists that Mr.. ThurSton shall
no longer be Hawaiian minister to the
United States. OF course the pretence does
not deceive anyone. The civilized world
knows how miserably President Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham failed in their en-
deavor to revive a rotten monarchy that
had been overthrown by the reputable peo-
pie of Hawaii. 1t really makes no differ
ence who represents the Island Republic at
Washington; the presence of an archangel
with credentials from President Dole would
be every whit Objectionable as the pres
ence of Mr.. Thurston. The administration
shows a decided repugnance toward those
who in their persons by their comments
remind it of its laundering policy in Ha-
wall.
Delaware ought to produce a model
United States Senator. considering the
amount of time she has consumed in the