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


THE OPINIONS OF SENATOR'S MORGAN, FRYE
AND HALE.
Washington. March Ex-senator Morgan. chair
man Of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
declined TO discuss the act Of Mr.. Gresham in de-
handing the recall Of the Hawaiian Minister ana
dismissed II with the single remark that II was an
affair solely between the Secretary or state ana
the Minister Mr.. Morgan did, however. enter a
denial to one of the rumors put in circulation in
regard to this matter. 1t has been said that Mr..
Gresham took exception the course Of Mr..
ThurstOn during the tendency or Hawaiian ques-
tons in the Senate and especially TO his course dur
ing the consideration of the Diplomatic and Con
sular bill in which the appropriation for the be-
ginning of the work Of laying the proposed Ha-
waiian cable was made 1t has been alleged that
Mr. Gresham criticised Mr.. Thurston for his al
legged personal solicitation of Senators in support
of this cable appropriation, which was placed on
the bill against the vigorous remonstrances OF the
Administration expressed by its representatives
on the floor of the Senate and the House. Dis
crssing this matter Senator Morgan said that MT
Thurston had not approached him or any other
member of the committee. so far as he knew on
this or any other subject in which the Government
of Hawaii was interested. Mr.. Morgan thought
that during the more than two years Mr.. Thurston
had been here as Minister from Hawaii he had not
seen him more than twice three times at the
most So far as the Hawaiian cable was concerned
IL was himself and Senator Hale. OF Name VINO
had been pushing the proposition. and II such
charge had been laid to Mr. Thurston's account
Mr.. Morgan said. he was positive that the Hawaiian
Minister was entirely Innocent.
Senator FRYE of Maine. in an interview today
said that Minister Thurson's dismissal looks TO
him Ike a small piece OF business. IF the Ha-
waiian Government can put up with Minister VIII
lis" he said Il think this Government might easily
overlook such a trivial matter as that which was
made an excuse for Minister Thurston's dismissal
As | understand the matter. Mr. Thurston did not
give out TO the press official communications, bat
the information which ne impaired 10 the news
paper men was a summary of news conveyed to him
BY private letter. | think that Secretary Greshams
dspleas sure with the Minister dates back 10 a time
anterior 10 this occurrence. think that Minister
Thurston's famous reply to Blount started the
trouble and that Mr.. ThurstOn was absolutely right
In that reply to Bount. The Administration did
not like it. and they have felt resentful to Mr..
ThurSton ever since
Senator Hale takes a diametrcaly opposite view
OF the case. He Of the most Jealous de-
tenders OF the Hawaiian Republic in the Senate.
Mr.. Hale considers il ineXcusable that Minister
Thurston should have made public diplomatic cor
respondence before submitting II 10 the State De-
partment and If he did this. the Senator says. he
was clearly wrong and could not expect that the
Secretary of State would do otherwise than ask for
his recall. IN fact, II ii be true" the Sena tor
said that the Administration is averse to the
Hawaiian Republic. that. of Itself, should have fur
nished Mr.. Thurson with his strongest reason for
discreet conduct