The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-21
Similarity of the Charges
Against Ministers From Ha-
wall and Russia.
CIRCULATING WILD STORIES
1nstigation of Certain Newspaper
Articles Attacking the Ad-
mlniStration.

friend of Minister Thurston, now in Wash
ington, says that Thurston has no official
information as to the request for his re-
CALL while at the same time he has no
doubt that such a suggestion will be made
to the Hawaiian Government. 1t is likely
however, that Thurston will continue to
look after Hawaiian interests in an I'M
official manner. Thurstons friends say
as matter of fact, that he never has been
treated at the State Department as other
Ministers have been treated. 1t is init
mated that Frank Hatch may be selected
to succeed Thurston.
1t was learned late this afternoon that
the Hawaiian Minister is accused, in addi-
ton to the giving out of facts, of having
instigated newspaper articles in New York
papers attacking the administration
This brings Thurston's case on all fours
with the celebrated Catacaszy case, which
caused so much comment during the ad-
ministration of President Grant. Catacaszv
was the Russian Minister here, and it had
been clearly shown by the testimony of the
newspaper men concerned that he fur
nished the substance for articles published
in the New York World attacking the
foreign policy of the administration. and
criticicizing bitterly the attitude of the
United States toward Russia. then in
Volved in a serious dispute with Great
Britain. The Minister specifically denied
responsibility for the publication, although
1t was undoubtedly brought home to him.
and shown that he had revised the manu-
script before it was printed. There were
other grievances against the Minister grow
ing out of allegations of immortality and
improper conduct toward the Perkins
claim, then pending, although those mat
tiers were not made the ground OF official
complaint. On June Is Secretary Fish, by
the direction of President Grant, directed
our Minister to Russia to inform the Rus
sian Government that the conduct of Mr..
Catacaszy both officially and personally
had been for some time past such as to i'm
pair his usefulness to his Government and
render intercourse either for business or
social purposes disagreeable. Under these
circumstances the interests of both coun-
tries would be promoted and relations
placed on a surer footing if the Russian
legation here was to be changed.
The latest mail from Honolulu has ar
rived. Minister Thurston declined to
state whether it contained anything bear
ing on the request of Secretary Gresham
for Mr.. Thurston's recall. The Minister
maintains the absolute silence on the sub
iect that he has since the report first
appeared. The legation office is open to
callers, however, and the usual business
proceeds briskly between Minister Thurs
ton and Mr.. Hastings, secretary of the
legation. The moment the recall is men
toned Mr.. Thurston and his assistant lapse
into silence.
1t is believed from the fact that the com
munication relating to Minister Thurston
was sent out February 81 that there has
been ample time for a response from the
Hawaiian Government in the mail Just
received. Secretary Gresham's note
reached San Francisco in time to catch
boat that would arrive at Honolulu about
the last OF February. Since then several
ships have left Honolulu, the last ones
reaching San Francisco and Vancouver re-
spectlvely about a week ago. They brought
the official mail which has now arrived at
the legation. 1t is known that it contains
long communication from Mr. Hatch,
the Hawaiian Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
as Mr.. Hastings received a brief message
saying that such communication was on
its way. If the Hawaiian Government
has replied Mr.. Thurston would be the
natural and only channel of communica
ton to the State Department, as he re-
mains the official representative of Hawaii
until his recall is actually accomplished.
That Gresham asked for Mr. Thurston's
recall there is no longer any doubt, though
the manner in which it was put is not vet
known. 1t is supposed the Hawaiian Gov
eminent will communicate with its Min
lister and seek his version of the circum-
stances before acceding to Secretary
Gresham's request. The communication
from Hawaii, if it refers to the recall, as is
thought extremely likely, may be a short
reply to Mr.. Greshams request Further
developments, therefore, will be watched
with great interest, especially the answer
of Hawaii, as declination to accede to
Secretary Gresham's request doubtless
would be followed by Minister Thurston
being given his passports, an act equal to
the severance OF diplomatic relations.
In connection with these later Ha-
waiian developments, criticism is made by
members of Congress still in the city of the
failure of the Secretary of State to trans
NIT information of his act to Congress-
PAAOA w Ato Oil march 4.
The request for Mr.. Thurston's recall
was dispatched prior to February u. Con-
gress had been informed officially that the
Government would keep it posted on Ha
waiian affairs and would supply it with
the correspondence relating thereto. Not
withstanding this the Congressman
say no intimation has transpired that
the representative of the Hawaiian Gov
eminent to the United States had been de-
declared persona non grata and step
taken which may embarrass seriously the
relations of the two Governments.
The Honolulu Advertiser, which has just
arrived here, clears up a mystery which
has long puzzled officials here as to an
entry in ex-Queen Liliuokalani's diary,
stating on the day specified President
Cleveland's present had been received by
her. 1t was at once denied here that the.
President had ever sent a present to the
ex-Queen.
The Advertiser now explains that Mrs.
Dominis received a report of the Board of
Public Works at Chicago for the year 1893.
Some one had taken the trouble to cover it
handsomeIv in cloth ami had also Securad