The sun., 1895-05-10
MR.. GRESHAM'S GRIEVANCE
WHY HE ASKED ron THE RECALL
OF MINISTER THURSTOM

Hnwairs Representative Admitted that He
H.d Given Letters FROM tho Islands to
the Press Gresham Said Ho Had Abused
Our Hospitality nnd Had Tried 60 Dis.
credit Mr.. wInis with Our People
Honolulu. May .. via SAN FRANCISCO, May
p.-festerday. after n meeting OF the Executive
and Advisory Council, Mr.. Hatch, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. announced that on tho 30th
ult. Minister Willis called on him and read Q
letter from Secretary Gresham. dated Feb. 81
last, which. he said, had been sent to Japan by
mistake, intimating that Mr.. Thurston Is nc
longer personally acceptable to the Admnistra-
tion at Washington as Hawaiian Minister.
Tho communication was discussed by the
Cabinet at the morning session and n meeting
OF tho councils was called at O'Clock in the
afternoon. The session was a short one and no
definite action was taken on the matter.
Secretary Gresham's letter to Minister Willis
directing him to ask for the recall of Mr..
Thurston is as follows:
"DEPARTMENr or STATE, |
WASHINGTON. Feb. p, 1890
"S1R: regret to be constrained to bring to
your attention and through you to tho knowl-
edge OF the Hawaiian Government certain acts
OF its representative In tho United States of
which this Government has Just ground to COM
plain.
III "ro'r W ee' '''ii '"o '''' VIZ" ~ 80 y, .
eiearness' u becomes necessary u feoi'e iui'y
What oecurreu a' wv" into' ''e"' WHY" iie"
10th and 18th inst.
1.-THE recent seizure OF n ship at San Diego.
CAL, for alleged violation of our neutrality laws
M ,n .i"k , ''',s w 80 ~. w.
subject. took occasion to remark that had
ihio' n.''o' '''"o nv "1 ,'' ~.
hctioh 'h eon"ee'oh VIII. i''o"' .''"'' CIV
Honolulu. MT. lhurstoh desireu to kho" why
that view was entertained here. whereupon
handed him n clipping from New y ork paper
of the 18th inst of which a full copy is hereto
amended enclosure I,) After he had read
tbi. ortic,e I ask ed hin, ~ Ia Ind furnished ,he
.....u. a.. A. ,,,ror ,,r ,,,b,ic,,on II, N, onco.
~ 49,, e s..,s 49, ,,.....,,,, ,,,,,,o, ~.
oaiu he h"a iufh'e"ou INV pA'"s'"'''' "'''' 'o
pohteo OUT rea"'hs rs ioi'"s'
There hns been great reaction among the moro
prominent royaiists VINO were not concerned in and
did approve OF the late insurrectIon number
of them have taken the oath OF allegiance to the
republic Others had stated thnt long as the Queen
hone Of receiving help from the United states Govern
men, to rens'a,o her they felt in duty bound to sup
port Now TIM, tho queen 1, mas INDICATED
ana iurther action on 'he pa,s "a '1e on.en @
.~ent .seep the situation and work for which
of them say they have all along considered the
best course for n but have been
from educating by what they considered their duty
to tho queen
"1then desired to know if Mr.. Thurston had
also furnished to the same paper y" the
to Os
inlu and reading thus:
"Mr H.ve, the British representative, hos Douea
his action to diplomatic request to the Government.
that II not inconsistent with the interest of the Cow
ernment capital punishment proposed to be inflicted
communicate with his Government, while his whole
the publication of the instructions of Secretary
Herbert to Admiral Beardsleo in the local papers,
declaring tina, no protection would be given to Amer
cans VINO el,ner rIopposr" oi euppo,.ea 'he uoNerh
know whether his course would be similar to that OF
the American Government. He Immediately replied
that on the contrary he considered it highly proper
for, the Government and by so doing they violated
rishss q Insi.n Citizens ". l0'i.' Aone o' 'n''f
time they we're and had they once succeeded in get
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sa ss4s an as a
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and IN. teIepb"ne station iha arms and dvnamite
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on lmnorant ~ nasr the MANS "fe morInsI I
~ pS' nv h ,,,"t,o, ~ ~ ,ha i. -, m,
,.S III t y, ,h s,nnor, 10 ~ tnn
vonnteered to The niber OF nearly soU TO 20 10 ths
az ahe e. MAJ ,h ,n ~, @ ,nos n e VINO
rnnn IA saarch a ,nha hv ca, paha., upnEn .no
shpee.aaarters native. and MY native police Who
wi M 1hn e hs fynn Hnpn,tm q, TN @ eos1 i 81 ,o
tsionm % '' ~ "" w 'o 'A' e"u Vi ''''
"Mr. Thurston answered that he had furnished
nothing to that or any other paper, but that he
had permitted an employee or agent Of one OF
- ,r... a.so,;ationu az cow ~ 1,ia ,.,o,ion a
tnG pteen seSoo q. hS III atton
prlSate le,ter OF isttefs WHicn nc hao received,
nnt contain ali Thai WIS in the privata ieiter nr
tbis was so and that knew The nrivSte Isttar
or Isttsrs Tid not annear in mi in the last nars
snpr osE ed If th. on,itte narts veyp not com
fIafpnj In the foilowinp nassaves: "''' INV .'A-
'a..u ia ~ . w % ,s pe.
u hesnnR no nens M ius Dy the
Renes tnt.rSerence I'm cDnnection With tSe pressnt