The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-21
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by the testimony of the newspaper men
stance for articles published in the New
York World, attacking the foreign policy
terly the attitude of the United States to-
ward Russia, then involved in serious DIS
puie With Great Britain: The fnr mlnisfss tse
publication although it was undoubtedly
brought home to him and shown that ne
printed There were other grievances
against the minister growing out OF al
er conduct toward the Perkins claim, then
pending, although these matters were not
made the ground OF official complaint
HOW GRANT DID IT.
On June 16 Secretary Fish, by direction of
President Grant. directed our minister to
Russia, Mr.. Curtin, inform the Russian
government that the conduct of Mr.. Cat
acazy, both officially and personally, had
been for some time past such as to impair
his usefulness to his own government and
render intercourse either for business or
social purposes disagreeable. Under these
circumstances the President is of the opin-
ion that the interests of both countries
would be promoted and relations placed
here was to be changed" No reason other
than that stated in this dispatch was given
for the request OF the minister's removal.
is that the United States insisted that
a case against tire OFFENDING minister. but
that it was sufficient to cause his recall
to. say. that he was Objectionable. And
SO in Mr.. Thurston's case there probably
will be no attempt made to connect him
with the objectionable newspaper publica-
tions. 1t is held to be sufficient that ne
rests under suspicion, which may or may
not be well founded
for it all rests. with the Hawaiian gov
ernment and depends on whether that
government takes the, ground that it's min
ister has been attacked because of per-
Sonal reasons or whether it may re-
gard the demand for his recall as the
cial charges confided to his care. OF course
the minister. will so in either case But
ter view W. it ''Sii win Simply omit to accredit
another person to succeed him, and in this
case Mr.. Willis, our minister to Hawaii,
just as Mr.. Porter, our minister to Italy,
did when Baron Fava was recalled as the
result of the killing of his felow-coun-
trymen in New Orleans four years ago.
HATCH MAY SUCCEED THURSTON
An intimate friend of Minister Thurston,
now in Washington, says that Mr.. Thurston
has no official information as to the request
for his recall, while at the same time no
doubt exists on the part of the minister
that such a suggestion has been made to
the Hawaiian government. 1t is not likely
however, that Mr. Thurston will leave this
country. He will continue. it is stated, to
look after Hawaiian interests in an unof-
that as matter of fact he has never been
treated at the State Department as other
not been accorded the courtesy usually ex-
tended to men holding similar positions
Mr., Thurston. it is said, does not know who
will be his successor, but 1t is intima ted
that Frank Hatch may be selected and that
he will represent the same ideas and views
that have been prominent during the mis-
sion of Mr.. Thurston. Mr.. Hatch is said
to be unusually. qualified for the position.
The latest official mail from Hawaii has
Minister
to state whether 1t contained anything bear
ing ing on The request Of Secretary g Gresham for
tains the absolute silence the subject
that he had since the report first appeared.
ever, and the usual business proceeds brisk
ly between the minister and Mr. Hastings,
Is ea ine Tbe Mr
ton and his assistant lapse into silence
1t Is believed. from the fact that the COM
was sent on Feb. q that there has been
ample time for a response from the Ha-
waiian government in tho mail just received.
Secretary Gresham's note = reached San.
Francisco in time to catch boat which
Monld arrive n IN H9nolul & about the last Of
left Honolulu. the last ones reaching San
francisco and Vancouver, respectively,
mail, which has now arrived at the lega-
ton. 1t is known that it contains long
waiian Minister of Foreign Af1airs. as Mr.
Hastings received a brieft message saying
that such a communication was on its way.
If the Hawaiian government has replied,
Mr.. ThurstOn would be the natural and only
channel of communicating 1t to the State
Department, as he remains the official rep
resentatve of Hawaii until his recall is
actually accomplished.
MAY BE GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS
That Secretary Gresham asked for Mr..
Thurston's recall there is no longer any
doubt, though the manner in which it was
put is not yet known. Before answering
waiian government viii communicate with
it's minister and seek his version of the
circumstances before acceding to Secretary
Gresham's request which, in measure
implies a personal affront to the individual
Under these circumstances the communica-
ton from Hawaii, If it refers to the recall
is thought extremely nkely, may be
short of a reply to Mr.. Gresham's request.
Further deyelopments therefore will be
watched with great interest, especially the
manner of Hawaii. as a declination to ac-
cede to Secretary Gresham's request doubt
less would be followed by Minister Thurs
ton being given his passports-an act equal
to severance of diplomatic relations.
In connection with the latest Hawaiian
developments criticism is made by members
of Congress still in the city of the failure OF
the Secretary Of State to transmit informa-
ton of his action to Congress prior to it's
adjournment on March A. The request for
Minister Thurston's recall was dispatched
formed officially that the government would
keep 1t posted. on Hawaiian affairs and
relating thereto. Notwithstanding this the
Congressman say no intimation whatever
transpired that the representative of the
Hawaiian government to the United States
had been declared persona grata and
a step taken which may embarrass serf-
ously the relations between the two gov
ernments.
The Honolulu Advertiser which has lust
arrived here, clears up a mystery which has
long puzzled officials here as to an entry IN
ex-Queen Liliuokalanfs diary stating on
the day specified President Clevelands 3 pres
ent had been received by her. 1t was at
once denied here that the President had
ever sent present to the Queen. The Ad-
vertiser now explains that she received a
copy of the report of the Board of Public
Works of Chicago for the year 1893 Some
one had taken the trouble to cover IL hanc-
| somely in cloth and had also secured the
personal cards of Mr.. Cleveland and MIR
Gresham. The cards, the paper says were
placed inside the volume with a suitable
| statement of regard in forwarding It. THE
ex-Queen did not doubt the genuineness of
the present, 1t seems, nor suspect that some
| practical joker had been at work and ac-
cordingly made the entry in her diary The
Honolulu paper states that the report con-
| tained plenty of useful information that
| could be used to advantage by a progressive
| monarchy"
SENATOR HALE's VIEWS.
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