The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-30

noyaiists II they could get control
to sufficient extent to give him
an excuse for so doing"
Another letter received here
says: "The most serious feature
is the attitude of Willis and
Halves. They are in constant at
tendance at the trials. Neumann,
the attorney defending the insur-
section, is constantly in close
consultation with them"
Having read this paper, and
after some apparent hesitation,
Mr.. Thurston said he did not
know what right 1 had to inter-
rogate him. l replied that he
had already admitted that he had
allowed the published matter to
be copied from letters ct his lega-
ton, but that the publication was
in full and I did not suppose that
he would deny that the papers
showed him contained correct
copy of the omitted parts. He
said that the letters containing
the omitted passages were sub
mitted by him to the representa-
tive of the Press Association to
be copied for publication, not as
expressing his official or personal
views, but as showing the state
of feeling in Honolulu.
L then remarked that all I
desired to know was whether he
did not furnish the matter for
publication, and he replied that
he had not furnished it in his
representative capacity or as ex-
pressing his personal views, but
merely as information, and in
doing SO it was not his purpose to
injure the Administration, the
President or Mr.. Willis. I re-
marked that he had permitted
the letters, including the omitted
parts, to be copied for publication
and that he, no doubt, was dis
appointed that the omitted parts
did not appear, and asked him
If he thought he could with pro-
priety, as the representative of a
foreign government at this capt.
tai, furnish newspapers with such
matter. His reply was that he
had simply furnished it las news
or information which the public
might like to hear from Honolulu,
and that Senator Kyle had re-
ceived letter even more severe
in its terms which had been given
to the public, to which I rejoined
that Senator Kyle was citizen
of the United States, and as such
might say and do things which a
foreign Minister could not say
and do with propriety.
Here the interview ended.
When Mr.. Thurston called at the
department. two days later he
informed me that there was a
further statement he desired to
make. After being told that if he
wished to say anything more on the
subject it should be in writing, he
at pnce proceeded: II simply
desire to say, Mr.. Secretary, that
l realize was guilty of official
improperly in furnishing for
publication the matter mentioned
in our former interview. ! did
not realize 1T at the time, but do
now. l regret what 1 did and
apologize for it,"
| replied that, in order to avoid
any possible misunderstanding,
the Minister'S statement should
be in official form and requested
that he prepare and submit such
communication. He declined
to do this, saying he did not feel
called upon to make a written
apology and that he would trust
to my fairness in reducing to
writing what he had said.
You are instructed to make this
incident known to the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs by reading this
instrument to him, and should be
so desire, giving HIM a copy,
You will express the surprise and
dissatisfaction with which the
Government naturally regards the
conduct of foreign envoy who
thus uses his influence through |
the press to bias public opinion in |