The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-10


May 2, per steamer Mariposa. are as
follows:
The letter demanding the recall of Min
ister Thurston was read to the executive
session of the council yesterday afternoon
This letter had been 10 Hong Kong. It
wens past Honolulu in bag with a
couple of hundred others The fault lies
With the postoffice at San Francisco, The
ground Of the objection to Thurston is
confined to a single transaction
Gresham's Letter.
The following is Secretary's Gresham's
letter 10 Minister Willis:
Department of State,
. Washington, ID. c.. Feb. D. 1894.
SRI regret to be constrained to bring
10 your attention. and through you to
the knowledge of the Hawaiian govern
ment, certain acts OF its representative
IN the United States of which this gov
eminent has lust ground to complain.
In order 10 set forth the facts with de-
Slrable clearness, it becomes necessary to
Ieclle July WnaU occurred at two inter-
views, which 1 had with GAR. Thurston at
this department on the 10th and 18th
instant.
The recent seizure of ship at San
Diego, Cal, for alleged violation of our
neutrality laws in carrying arms to
tiS"al was me occasion OF his trst call
Alter brief conversation on this subject,
took occasion to remark that 1 had
Information that he was not pleased with
our action in connection with recent events
at Honolulu. Mr. Thurston desired to
know why that view was entertained
here, whereupon | handed him a clipping
from a New York paper OF the 18th in
slant, of which a full copy is hereto ap-
pended.
After he had read this article, 1 asked
him If he had furnished the matter to the
paper for publication. He at once said
ne had furnished the paragraph which
he pointed out
! then desii ID to know il 2Ir. Ihurston
had also furnished the same paper the
concluding paragraphs, purportinS TO be
extracts from a letter written by a prom
ineEt lawyer il Honolulu
Here follows extracts referred to.l
Mr. Thurston answered that he had
paper, but he had permitted an employee
or agent of one of the press associations
10 copy. at his legation, private letter
o. letters which he had received and
added that the published paragraphs did
not contain all that was in the private
letter or letters. l thereupon said that
the private letter or letters did not appear
in full III the last paragraph printed.
Handing him typewriter paper.
asked if the omitted parts were not con-
tanned in the following passage:
= There is intense feeling being mani
Tested by, the people at what is looked
upon as Mr.. Willis unWarranted inter
ference in connection with the present
trials.
" He Is doing everything that ne can 10
protect the rOyalistS and harrasS the
government. Many Of our best men feel
il imperative for our future safely that
some examples should be made While
the government is master OF the situa-
ton for the present, the danger Is not en-
1irely over. Much indignation Is also
felt and the fact that aithoughAdirect in
formation was given to Minister Willis
last November, before the shipment OF
arms was made at San Francisco, that
SUCH shipment was intended, nothing ap-
GrE to 1x n q he Snf
ment- 1t is felt that the Hawaiian gov
eminent has strong ground for complaint
against the United States government on
the score OF its indifference, II not at It's
active conniVing, ct this HagranL breach
Of neutrality. Whether or not the
Hawaiian government will make a claim
by reason of the breach of the neutrality
laws. il is not yet known. but there is
strong feeling here that it should be done.
% The action of Mr.. HaWes, The British
representative. is in marked contrast 20
that of Mr.. Willis:
An analysis of the growth Of feeling
and facts leading TO the instruction
showed that i is based almost wholly on
the encouragement given TO the royallstS
by President Cleveland and his announced
and constatly reiterated opinion that the
queen ought TO be restored and feeling
v hich, rightly or wrongly, was dissemin-
ated throughout the royalist synpathizers
that upon the slightest opportunity, CleVe-
land would take occasion to assist the
royalists = they could get control to a
sufficient extent to give him an excuse for
Another letter received here from
- The most serious feature is the atti-
tude of Willis and Halves; they are IN
constant attendance at the trials. New |
mann, the attorney defending the lnsur-
gents. Is constantly in close consultation !
Having read this paper and after some |
apparent hesitation, Mr. Thurston SAID ne /
did not know what right had to inter |
rogate him. l replied he had alreaqy dQ-
mitted he had allowed the published mat |
ter to be copied from letters at ms lega-
ton. but that the publication was IN 1ull, |
and did not suppose that he would deny |
that the papers showed him, contained a |
correct copy of the omitted parts. he /
said that the letters containing the omit !
ted passages were submitted by nm 10 /
the representa- i've Of the Press Assocla- |
ton, TO be copied for publication, not as |
expressing his official or personal views. /
but as showing the state or teenng IN !
Honolulu.
know was whether ne had furpished me |
matter for publication, ana ne repned |
that he had not furnished it In his repre- |
sentative capacity or as expressing MS |
personal views. but merely as 1ntorfna- /
ZION. and. in doing so, it was not his pur- |
pose TO injure the administration, the |
president, or Mr.. Willis.
I remarked that he had permitted the |
letters, including the omitted parts, to be |
copied for publication: and that he, no
doilbt was disappointed that the omitted |
parts did not appear; ana asked MN II
the REPRESENTATIVE Of a foreign govern
Sl1ent at this capital, furnish newspapers
with such matters:
'sTIis reply was that he had simply fur
rished It as news or information, which
fte hubble might like to hear from Homo
I;,lu and Senator Kyle had received
letter even more severe in its terms
which had been given to the public, 10
1,51ich I reioired that Senator Kyle was
a citizen of the United States, and as
euch might say and do things which a
foreign minister could not say and do
with pIoprlety
ssWben Mr. Thurston called at the de-
partment two days later, he informed me
there was a further statement ne desired
~ r,aIxe- After being told that il he
ITished to say anything more on the sub
iecf. it should be in writing, he at once
proceeded: ~. c...o.,.,.-
+,at 7 rea lie I was guilty of of1cIa. I'M
nronrjety in furnishing for publication the
H. ter mentioned in our former inter
11iexv I did not realize, at the time, Dut
40 now / regret what l did, and apollo
: ~ ~ replied that in order to avoid any
,ossi,le Misunderstanding, the minister
statement should be IN olnclai dorli s..it
~e1uested that he prepare ata supill
.,,5b Communication. He declined TO 90
- 80 co vine he did not feel called upo1 70
naoIe a written apology, ana tndA Le
.-o.1ld trust to my fairness IN TSuu'ihS u
a-ritfng what he had SAID. -. -.
sfYoaI are instructed 10 MAKE Ints uics-
- l1rou(1, 10 the minister of foreign al
80! ~ req ding this instrument 10 htin,
"a eho,1ld he SO desire, giving MN a
IL, Won will express the SURPRISE ana
], yPS .;sfs cfion with which this govern
1I1t ,n5aa1TIralIy regards the conduct OF