The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-16

Lord Kimberley's Demand on the
Little Pacific Republic.
PROTECTION FOR NATIVE BRITONS.

The Republic May be Asked TO Pay an IN
Walker, and win Resist-1Iiuister Thurs
ton Upheld, but VIII Not Come Back.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-The steamer
Australia, from Honolulu May 8, arrived
yesterday with the following: Minister
Hatch has handed Minister Willis his an
swer in regard to the recall of Thurston,
which will go forward by this mail. 1t Is
a lengthy document, and makes q general
denial of the charges against the Hawaiian
minister. The latters course is upheld in
every particular Mr.. Greshamis informed
that Thurston will not be returned to
Washington, but the letter does not name
his successor.
The decision of Lord Kimberley regard
ing Grent Brtain's position on the ques
tion of citizenship and protection to those
concerned in the recent uprising has just
been received in the cases of Walker and
Rickard, convicted of treason. According
to this decision, Walker and Richard are
looked upon as citizens of Great Britain
and subject to protection from that coun-
try The decision is particularly inter
esting on account of the letter recently re-
ceived from Secretary Gresham, which in
dlcates a policy directly opposed to that
of Great Britain. Walker and Richard
are naturalized citizens Of Hawaii, took
the oath of allegiance to support the con-
stitution and the laws, and swore ale
glance of the king.
Walker and Rickard have made oath
that when they took the oath of allegiance
to Hawaii the king told them that it
would not affect their citizenship the
British commissioner at that time coin
Gliding with this statement. While in the
dispatch Earl Kimberley simply states
Rickard and Walker must be protected as
British subjects it makes no indication
of what steps will be taken. 1t is under
stood the Hawaiian government will not
admit for moment these men as British
subjects, and will accept the consequences.
Hawaii is willing to leave the matter to
arbitration as q final resort, but will not
yield in any other way
The Hawaiian oath of allegiance pro-
vides that na5uralized citizen shall be
''no longer amenable to his native sover-
eign while residing in this kingdom, nor
entitled to resort to his native country for
protection or intervention"
Earl Kimberley's decision setting at
naught this law has been made without
asking for the Hawaiian governments de-
cision. The remainder of the decision is a
matter of much doubt In view of the ac-
tion of Great Britain in the matter of
Nicaragua, it is feared the British may
proceed to extreme measures without sub
mitting the matter to argument or arbi-
tration.
If this course should be taken, the re-
public may be asked to release Riollard
and Walker and pay large indemnity at
once, or it will be threatened with forcible
occupation of the south. If there should
be forcible occupation it would un
questionably be followed by insurrec-
tion and bloodshed, as the natives would
believe it meant nothing but the forciple
restoration of the eX-queen.
The many rumors regarding the ar
rival of fllibustering expedition have
caused the government to charter steamer
for the purpose of patroling Hawaiian
waters to prevent the landing of arms for
the revolutionists.
1t is understood that the government
has decided to pay damages to J. j. John
son, one of the men who was forcibly de-
ported from the country. A claim was
made in his behalf by the British govern
ment. Ashford, who was pardoned some
weeks ago, arrived in San Francisco on
the Australia.