The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-10
THTRSTON5 ) OFFEySE
Why the Hawaiian Minister'S Re-
call Was Requested.
SECRETARY GRBsHAM's LETTER

Oplnlonh Ior GuDilChIlOns
SAN FRANCISCO May 10-Hawaiian adj
vices received from Honolulu, dated May
e. per steamer Mariposa, are as follows:
1.-THE letter demanding the recall of Min.
lister Thurston Is here and was read to
the executive session of the councils yes
terday afternoon. This letter had been to
Hong Kong 1t went past Honolulu in a
bag with a couple of hundred others. The
fault lies with the postoilice at San Fran
cisco The letter, which is dated Fob 21
Is addressed to Minister Willis, and is in
substance as follows:
II regret to be constrained to bring to
your attention, and through you TO the
knowledge Of the Hawaiian government,
certain acts OF its representative in the
United States, Of which this government
has just ground to complain. In order to
set forth the facts with desirable clear
ness it becomes necessary to recite fully
what occurred at two interviews which
had with Mr.. Thurston at this department
| on the 10th and 18th inst
THE recent seizure of ship at San
Diego, Cal, for alleged violation of our
| neutrality laws in carrying arms to Ha-
wall was the occasion of his first call
After brief conversation on this subject
took occasion to remark that had infor
nation that he was not pleased with your
action in connection with recent events at
| Honolulu Mr. Thurston desired TO know
why that view was entertained here,
whereupon l handed him clipping from
| u New York paper of the 18th inst
After he had read this article / asked
him If he had furnished the matter to the
paper for publication He at once said he
had furnished the paragraph, which he
pointed out. 1t was as follows:
" An analysis of the growth of the feel
Ing and facts leading up to the insurrec-
tion showed that it is based almost upon
the encouragement given to the royalists
| by President Cleveland and his announced
and constantly reiterated opinion that the
queen ought to be restored, and feeling
| which, rightly or wrongly, was dissent
| mated throughout the royalist sympathiz-
ers that upon the slightest opportunity
| Cleveland would take occasion to assist
the royalists If they could get control to a
sufficient extent to give him an excuse for
so doing
II then desired to know If Mr. Thurs
| ton had also furnished to the same paper
the concluding paragraphs, purporting to
be extracts from letter written by "a
prominent lawyer in Honolulu One of
the paragraphs read; The most serious
feature is the aJtitude of Willis and
Hawes They are in constant attendance
at the trials Newman, the attorney de-
Tending the issurrectionists, is constantly
in close consultation with them
''Mr. Thurston answered that he had
furnished nothing TO that or any other
paper but that he had permitted an en-
ploye or agent of one of the press associa-
tions to copy at his legation a private let
ter or letters which he had received, and
added that the published paragraphs did
not contain all that was in the private let
ter or letters l thereupon said that / was
aware this was so, and that l knew the
private letter or letters did not appear in
full in the last paragraphs as printed.
Handing him type written paper asked
If the omitted parts were not contained in
the following passages
There is intense feeling being mani
tested by the people at what is looked upon
as Mr.. Willis unwarranted interference
In connection with the present trials. He
is doing everything that no can to protect
the royalists and harass the government
Many Of our best men feel It Imperative
for our future safety that some examples
should be made. The action of Mr.. Hawes
the British representative is in marked
contrast to that of Mr. Willis.
Having read this paper, and after some
apparent hesitation, Mr. Thurston said he
did not know what right had 10 thus in
terrogate him. l replied that he had al
ready admitted he had allowed the pub
lished matter to be copied from letters at
his legation, but that the publication was
not full, and did not suppose he would
J deny that the paper l showed him con-
tained correct copy Of the omitted parts
He said the letters containing the omitted
passages were submitted by him to the
representative of the press association to
be copied for publication, not as express
ing his official or personal views, but as
showing the state Of feeling in Honolulu
Il asked him If he thought he could
with propriety, rs he representative of
foreign goyernmc-.5 at this capital fur
nish newspapers with such matter. His
reply was that he had simply furnished il
as news or information which the public
might like to hear from Honolulu anC
that Senator Kyle had received "A letter
even more severe in its terms which haC
been given to the public; to which l re
joined that Senator Kyle was citizen o
the United States and as such might sa!
and do things which foreign ministe
, could not say or do with prOpriety.
when Mr., Thurston called at the de
partment two days later he said: i realiz
l was guilty of official impropriety in fur
nishing for publication the matter men
toned in our former interview. did no
realize this at the time, but do now I #
gret what l did and apologize for it,
y "I replied that, in order to avoid an
possible misunderstanding, the minister
statement should be in official form an
requested that he prepare and submit sue
a communication. He declined TO do thi,
saying he did not feel called upon TO max
g a written apology.
I 'You are instructed to make this inc
dent known TO the minister for foreign al
o fairs You will express the surprise an
: dissatisfaction with which this govern
a ment naturally regards the conduct of
foreign envoy who thus oovertly uses hi
y influence through the press to bias publ
4 opinion in the country whose hospitalit
> he enjoys And you will add that th