Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
WHY THE VESSEL WAS SENT
The Latest Batch of Hawaiian Core
spondence.
Minister ThurstOn as Well as Minister
Willis Suggested Sending n War
Ship to Honolulu.

A belated batch of Hawaiian correspon-
dence was sent to the House of Represen-
tatives late yesterday afternoon, as stated
in The Star. It is accompanied by letter
from the Secretary Of State to the Presi-
dent, in which he says, in answer to a
question for information on that point,
that the department has no information
in regard to arms having been furnished by
British subjects to persons In rebellion
against the government Of the Hawaiian
Islands; but that in a telegram from the
United States minister at Honolulu. jan
uary IL, forwarded by way of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Willis says:
Arms reported to have been brought
from Vancouver by Norma.
Secretary Gresham also says:
1.-The Department of State has no in
formation in regard to any Intervention by
representatives Of Great Britain to prevent
claimed by the Hawaiian government to
those concerned in the recent rebellion who
claim to be British subjects, or of any for
eign representatives whatever in the case,
other than a statement contained In note
of the Hawaiian minister to the under
signed. under date of January 20, 1898.
that the British commissioner at Homo
lulu, Mr.. Halves. has called upon the gov
eminent Of Hawaii to give him assurances
that no capital punishment will be inflicted
upon the insurrectionists there being fif-
teen Englishmen under arrest which re-
quested assurance the government has re-
fused to give"
The Correspondence.
The correspondence referred to by Sec
rotary Gresham, save the letters from
Minister Willis, already published, con-
corning the attempt at revolution, is as fol-
lows:
Under date of Honolulu, November 10.
1884, Minister Willis transmitted to Secre-
tary Gresham the following note OF the
same date from Mr.. Hatch, the Hawaiian
minister of foreign affairs. adding that
when he received it he had telegraphed the
Secretary the facts briefly:
Information has just been received at
this office tending to show that a flibus-
tering expedition against this government
is being fitted out in San Francisco. and
that one of the following steam vessels. the
Resale the Alexandria, will be used
for the purpose. The information points
more strongly to the latter.
Il desire to ask the good offices OF your
government to prevent the shipment Of
arms on these vessels for such purpose
Under date of November 20 Secretary
Gresham acknowledges the receipt OF the
cipher telegram, and continues:
ION the 18th instant the Hawaiian charge
d'affaires called at the department on my
invitation, and in reply to an inquiry said
he had no information that arms had been
or were to be shipped from San Francisco
for use against the government OF Hawaii
Mr. Hastings remarked that he was famii-
lar with our neutrality laws, and that he
did not think your Willis) telegram re.
quired action looking to their enforcement.
A Warship Wanted.
Following this correspondence with Mr..
Willis, there was an exchange of notes he
tween Secretary Gresham and Mr.. Thur
ston, the Hawaiian minister here, both
dated Washington, January 20. which is in
hara inSinla
by the latter that the presence OF an
American warshp at Honolulu would lie
acceptable. Mr.. Thurston wrote as fol-
lows:
have received from my government tele-
graphic communication stating that the
insurrect ton in Honolulu broken; that
several of the leaders and their remaining
followers were fugitiveS in the mountains;
that the British commissioner at Honolulu,
Mr.. Halves, has called upon the govern
ment of Hawaii to give him assurances
that capital punishment VIII be lnnlcteo
upon the insurrectionists, there being fif-
teen Englshmen under arrest. which re-
quested assurance the government has re-
fused to give.
Il am also informed by Mr.. Hatch. who
is now in San Francisco that he will re-
turn to Honolulu by the steamer Australia,
the sailing of which has been postp oned
until Monday next.
'From my knowledge of names, localities
and conditions, l believe the press dis
patches concerning the details of the in
surrection to be substantially correct.
."rhe subject Of the presence of an Amer
lean man-of-war at Honolulu has been
recently the subject of discussion in the
press and elsewhere.
1T does not lie within my province to
suggest any course of action on the part
of the United States concerning such SUB
ject l feel. however, that 1t is due to
your government and to the large Amer
lean population and property interests IN
Hawaii to state that. although the gov
eminent of Hawaii is, and will continue in
the future, as 1t has been in the past,
fully able to maintain itself against the
attacks Of all domestic enemies IN view
~ the serious nature of the charges now
pending against a large number of both
foreigners and natives, and of other COM
plicating conditions the state of affairs at
the islands is critical as in the event of
further insurrection or complication. al
though the government will use every en-
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