The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-21

No Doubt That His ReCall Has
Been Demanded,
FRANK HATCH MAY SUCCEED HIM.

No Foundation for the Report That the
Spanish Minister'S Recall fIas Been Asked
For, but 1t Is Believed he viii Soon
Retire Voluntarily.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-An intimate
friend of Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian
minister, now in Washington, says that
Mr. Thurston has no information as to
the request for his recall, while at the
same time no doubt exists on the minis
ter's part that such a suggestion has been
made to the Hawaiian government. 1t is
not likely, however, that Mr. Thurston
will leave this country. He will continue,
! 1t is stated, to look after Hawaiian inter
! ests in an unofficial manner. Mr. Thurs
toms friend says that as a'matter of fact
he has never been treated at the state de-
partment as other foreign ministers have
been treated, and has not been accorded
the courtesy usually extended to men hold
ing similar positions. nH 5n
Mr. rhurston does not know who will
be his sdccessor, but it is intirnated chat
Frank Hatch may be selected, and that he
will represent the same ideas and views
that have been prominent during the mis-
sion OF Mr.. Thnrston The latest official
mail from Hawaii has arrived here. Mr..
Thurston declined to state whether 1t con
tained anything bearing on the request of
Secretary Gresham for Mr. Thurston's re-
call 1t is believed, from the fact that the
communication relative to Minister Thurs
ton was sent from San Francisco on Feb.
81, that there has been time for a response
| from the Hawaiian government in the
| mail just received.
That Secretary Gresham asked for Mr..
| Thurston's recall there is no longer any
doubt, though the manner in which it was
put is not yet known. Before answering
| Mr.. Gresham, it is presumed the Hawaiian
| government will communicate with its
| minister and seek his version of the cir
| cumstances. Under the circumstances the
communication from Hawaii, if it refers
| to the recall, as is thought extremely
| likely, may be short of a reply to Mr.,
| Gresham S request. Further developments,
therefore, will be watched with great in
terest, and especially the answer of Ha-
| waii, as a declination to accede to Secre-
tary Greshams request, doubtless would
| be followed by Minister Thurston's being
| given his passports, an act tantamount to
a severance of diplomatic relations.
Senator Hale, of Maine, who has been
| among the most zealous defenders of the
Hawaiian republic upon the floor of the
senate, does not support Mr.. Thurston in
the matter of the minister's reported re-
call 81 have no inside or exclusive infor
nation" said he "but the published re
ports say that Mr. Thurston's recall has
been asked because he made public diplo
matte correspondence before submitting il
to the secretary. If this is correct he coult
not expect that the secretary would dc
otherwise than ask for his recall. There
might be times when such a course woulC
lead to serious consequences"
An evening paper says: ''It is authori
tatively stated that there is no foundation
for the report that Senior Murnaga will b.
recalled by his government upon the sug
gestion Of Secretary Gresham. Ministe
Murnaga, 1t is said, has been guilty of NJ
imprudence which would make him per
soma non gratiR to the government of tn
United States While ne has spoken hi
J mind freely with respect to the Allianc
affair, his friends say he has not violated
any of the official proprieties. That min
lister Murnaga may before many week
voluntarily retire from Washington is no
doubted in official circles. Should he d
so, however, it will be not because of friC
tlon between himself and the secretary o
| state, but for purely personal reasons"