New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
STATE.


Hawaiian Government the recall of Minister
Thurston the Administration is acting within its
rights nd according to usage That 1t has done
so Is generally admitted. Secretary Gresham,
at any rate does not deny 1t. The only ques-
ton of interest is what were the reasons.
The State Department, while preserving us
usual air of mystery has caused sefnl-oihciAi
statement to go out, according TO which Mih-
lister Thurston made himself a persona non
grata, to use the customary diplomatic formula.
in giving certain information to the newspapers
touching the sentences imposed by the Hawaiian
authorities upon the Royal conspirators ana
Withholding that information for nearly two
days from the friends and sympathizers of the
conspirators in the White House. That, II Is
understood is the sum and substance Of The
complaint the burden Of the grievance which
the authors of the policy of infamy" harbor
against Minister Thurston If this be so-and
one is bound to credit the statement, since IL
has the sem-ocial sanction Of the State De.
partment-it becomes necessary TO ascertain
whence comes this unusual loneliness on the
part Of Messrs. Cleveland and Gresham; this
suddenly awakened zeal To set on its feet once
more my policy" and this outbreak OF resent
ful peevishness against man who seems to be
guilty of no greater crime than that OF enter
tanning opinions different from those Of the con-
secrated champion of royal buffoonery.
1t has been an open secret in Washington
that the resentment Of the friends Of the ex-
Queen Of the Hawaiian Islands against Minis
ter Thurston has been smouldering fire since
that gentleman ventured upon exposing the abb
surdities OF paramount" Blount's report. That
Il did not break out in lurid flames long before
this is probably due to the fact that Congress.
while in session, stood ready 10 turn upon II
a cold and disappointing stream Of common-sense.
AS when my policy" finally determined on.
and that other absurd champion OF royalty,
Minister Willis sent his chivalric err
rand Of succ1ring the silhouette monarchy Of the
Pacific Ocean just at time WHEN Congress
could not possibly interfere, 50 Secretary
Gresham chooses now convenient moment
when no impertinent Congress can rap the
conSecrated knuckles or exercise its prerogatives
in question which the owner OF those same
knuckles solemnly reegated to the wider dis
creton" OF the legislative branch of the Gov
ernment. The insncerity OF that step Is now
clearly demonstrated. since the letter instruct
ing Minister Willis TO demand Mr.. Thurston'0
recall sent nearly two weeks before Con-
Gress adjourned and yet knowledge of that fact
was withheld from both Senate and House.
THE CASE OF SENIOR MURUAGA.
The extraordinary Indifference shown by tn
State Department To the remarkable and varie.
gated antics Of Minister Muruaga is in garing
contrast 10 the sudden senst!veness exhibited in
Mr.. Thurstons case. Sen0r Muruaga not once.
but several times. accused the Administration
of bad faith in not using due diligence TO prevent
the shipment of contraband from this country
into Cuba He practically told the Secretary Of
State that he permitted himself knowingly to
be used for the purpose OF presenting fraud
ulent and tainted claim against Spain. In fact.
If h. had been little more concise in the use OF
the English language. he might well have
called Mr.. Gresham liar" The latter
these illusions daily in the public prints. and so.
presumably. did the President. as soon as he re-
turned from his tour of inspecting the lighthouses
OF the North Carolina seaboard Yet neither OF
these two eminent sticklers for diplomatic eti-
quctte in them grounds for resentment, nor
did either II must be assumed. suggest 10 the
other the proprety OF closing the mouth OF this
volube diplomat much le demanding his recall
The point OF difference. however, between him
and Minister Thurston was that. while ndulg-
ing in the undiplomatic pastime OF calling Names
he did not have the temerity 70 assert that the
authors OF policy OF nfamy" and their fellow
conspirators were engaged in dastardly crime
against civilization and morality nor the hard!-
hood to prove it, That alone would account for
the difference os The treatment dealt out in the
two
MIR. THURSTON WAS TOO FRANK
There are other reasons. however. which it Is
said tended to render Mr. Thurston an unwel-
come visitor at the State Department. He had
the bad taste To argue with freedom and sincerity
the cause of his country. That fault which
consecrated infamy could not condone. He voiced
his convictions with directness which the cir
cumocution officials Of the department looked
ole
drf;ed 10y degrees into intimacy. social well
az official with certain members of Congress who
did not support the Cleveland-D -Dominis alliance.
He even Ventured. IL is said tonight with much
ponderosty Of detail. upon being constant WIS.,
itor In the diplomatic galleries OF Congress when
ever questions affecting Hawaiian interests were
under discussion In his zeal he went so far
To listen To debate on the proposition OF giving
Government aid 10 Hawaiian cable company
and To furnish some SenatOrs-though this Is
mere unsupported asserton-with information
tending to show that the scheme OF MessrS. Cleve-
land and Gresham 10 hand over more or less Of
everything ia Hawaii 10 England not one
that ought To commend itself 10 American states
men. All this. combined with the exposure he
made OF Paramount Bounts cracker dplo-
macy, made him thorn In the side OF the Admin
istration and decidedly uncomfortable person TO
have around. 1t would be the irony Of fate II In
a private capacity he were 10 prove himself more
annoying yet 10 the White House Royasts than
he has Minister. That this Is likely be the
case appears from statement made tonight
that. in of his recall, Mr.. Thurston Will re-
main in this country as counsel and adviser 10
the Minister. As such he would occupy q
position altogether unofficial, where the resent
ment Of the bated conspirators could not reach
him. At the same time, the Hawaiian Govern
ment would be in a position 10 avail itself OF his
great ability and experience Another statement
is that in the event of his recall he will be placed
in charge of the foreign rela tons OF Hawaii and
the present chief OF the Foreign Department Mr..
Hatch, Will become his successor here. IL
easily be seen that such an arrangement might
prove more calling yet to the consecrated cham
piOrs of outraged Royalty.
INDIGNITIES HEAPED UPON HIM
II there Is any member Of the Diplomatic
Corps entitled on the grounds of reciprocity"