The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-21

Washington City, March M.-An intI~
mate friend Of Minister yharston. now IN
Washington City. says Thurstou has no
Official Information as 10 the request for
his recall. while at the same time he has
no doubt that such a suggestion win be
made 10 the Hawaiian government IL
Is likely. however. that Thurston win con-
tinue to look after Hawaiian interests In
an OFFICIAL manner. Thurstoa's friends
say that as matter Of fact he never
has been treated al the state department
as other minister's have been treated. II
Is intfmated that Frank Hatch may be Sc
iecfed 10 succeed Thurston.
IL WAS learned late this afternoon that
the Hawaiian minister Is accused In ad-
clifton TO giving out facts. of having In
sFSateu newspaper articles In New York
pap attacktng the administration. This
brings Tharston's case on all fours with
the celebrated catacaxy case, which
cansed so much comment during the ad-
minstration of President Grant Cata-
cay was the Russian minister here. and
II had been clearly shown by the test
mony OF the newspaper men concerned
that ne furnished the substance for arti-
cies published In the New York World at
tacking the foreign policy Of the admin
istration and criticising bitterly the atti-
$500 va tHr 1slitku gt2SS toward RUSSIA.
tnen involved la a serious dispute with
Great Britain. The minister specifically
denied responsibility for the publication.
although tt was undoubtedly brought
home TO him and shown that he had re-
slssd the manuscript before II was print
ed There were other grievances against
the minister growing out OF allegations
OF immortality and improper conduct to-
wards the Perkins claim, then pending.
although those matters were not made
grounds OF official complaint Secre-
tary Fish, by the direction of Pres
ident Graht, directed our minister TO
Russia to inform the Russian government
shat me conduct OF Mr. Catacazy. both
ofsictaiiy and personally. had been for
soine time past such as TO impair his
usefafness to his government and render
intercourse either for business or social
| purposes disaEreeahle. Under these cir
cumstnnces the interests of both countries
would be promoted and relations placed
| on a sarer footing If the Russian legation
| here was TO be changed
| shs latest mail from Honolulu has ar
| rived, Minister Thurston declined 10 state
| whether Ii contained anything bearing on
the request of Secretary Gresham for Mr..
| ihurstons recall. The minister main
tains the absolute silence on the s,hiers
that he has since the rerort first appeared
The legation Office is open to callers.
however, and the usual business proceeds
| briskly between Minister Thurstou and
Mr. Hastings. secretary of the legation
| The moment the recall Is mentioned Mr..
| Ihurston and his assistant lapse Into ST.
fence III Is believed. from the fact that
the communication relating to Minister
Thurston was sent February Fl. that there
mas been ample time for a reply from the
HAWAIIAN government III the mail lust ra-
| ceived. Secretary Gresham's mali reached
san francisco in time to catch a boat
which would arrive at Honolulu about the
| last of February. Since then several abIns
have left Honolulu. the last ones reach
ing San Francisco and Vancouver re-
specutely about a week ago They
brought the official mall which has now
arrived az the legation. II is known that
- contains long communication from
Mr.. Hatch. the Hawaiian minister of for
efgn anArs. as Mr.. Hastings received n
oF'et message saying that such a com
| municaiion was on Its way IL the Ia
| waiian government has replied, Mr.. Thurs.
ton would be the natural and only chan
nei or communication TO the state dcnart
ment. az he remains the official represen-
| 'stive OF Hawaii until hts recall is actu
| ally accomplished.
| That Secretary Gresham has asked for
| Mr. Thurs,on's recall there Is no lonre-
any DOUBT, though the manner in which
IL was pat Is not yet known II Is sun
| posed That the Hawaiian government wfll
| communicate with Its minister and seek
his version OF the circumstances before
aceeding 10 Secretary Gresham's request,
which In measure implies personal af-
| front TO the individual under The cireum-
| stances. The communication from Ha-
wall, II IL refers TO the recall az is
thought extremely likely, may be short
reply TO Mr. Gresham's request Further
| developments. therefore, with be watched
with great interest especially the answer
.Rf Lar rfu4l As-~t ~tfs@ct tsk>v. IA
Secretary Gresham's reques; doubtless
would be followed by Minister Thurston
being given his passports, an act equal
10 severance OF diplomatic relations.
In connection with the Hawaiian devel-
opments, criticism Is made by members
OF congress stiH In the city Of the failure
Of the secretary OF state 10 transmit In
formation of his set TO congress prior 10
tts Adjournment, or March 1. The request
for Mr. Thurston's recall was dispatched
prior to February q. Congress had been
Informed officially that the government
would keep 1t posted on Hawaiian affairs
and would be supplied with the CORES
spondence relating thereto. Notwfthstand-
,ng this. the congressman say that no In
tlmatton has trsnspired that the
Hawaiian minister 10 the United
S,a,es has been declared persona non
vrata and A step taken which may en-
tarrsss seriously The relations OF the two
governments
What VIII Hawaii Do.
The significant point In the Russian case
Ia that the department was under no ohii-
v,,,on 20 make out case against the
osTau.3ing minister, bat it was sufficient
Ia cause his recall TO say that he was
saiec;touahle And SO in Mr.. Thurs;on's
case there probably wili be no attempt
0afe 10 conrect him with the objection
ahIn newspaper publications. II is held 10
h- sutfsctsnt that he rests under suspicion.
which r.aay or may not he we'll grounded,
As 20 the outcome there is much doubt.
for u Al, rsxss with the Hawaiian govern
,yent ana depends on whether that gov-
sr,n,ans takes the ground that It's min
ister has e,een attacked because OF person
al reasons or whether Il may regar1 tire
demand for his recall as the result % the
faithful execution az official charges con-
as;ed to his care. of course The minister
Will go in either case bat IL the Hawaiian
government takes the latter view, it wifi
sYra,slv omit 50 send another person &c
s,4ece@a hius. and In this case Mr., Willis
our minister 30 Hawaii. win he ohlfwsA
20 take leave of absence just as Mr. Fort
.r cur minister to Italy. did when BAroF.
rava was recalled "a the result Of the
killing % hts feillow~ceentryEGea ln New
flrleens few years ago
senator Hale ON Thur~ton's Conduct.
senator Hale. OF Maine has been axaoag
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