The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-05
WANTED A WARSHIP.
ThurStOn Virtually Asked for
a Cruiser
WHICH GRESHAM Had SENT.
Some Late Correspondence on the
Hawaiian Middle.
ENGLISHMEN ENGAGED IN REBELLION.
President Dole Refused to Agree That
kOne Of Them Should Suffer Capi.
tai Punishment.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Am the Hawaiian
correspondence submitted to the House to-
day Secretary Gresham states that the de-
partment had no information in regard TO
arms having been furnished by British
subjects to persons in rebellion against the
Government of the Hawaiian Islands, but
in a telegram from the United States Min
lister at Honolulu, January II, forwarded
by way of San Francisco, Mr.. Willis says:
Arms reported TO have. been brought from
Vancouver by Norma.
The department has no information in
regard to any intervention by representa-
tives of Great Britain to prevent the appll-
cation OF martial law by the Hawaiian
Government to those concerned in the re-
cent rebellion who claim to be British
subjects, or of any foreign representa-
tive whatever in the case, other than
a statement contained in a note to the
Hawaiian Minister January 20, that the
British Commissioner at Honolulu, Mr..
Hawes, had called upon the Government
of Hawaii to give him assurances that no
capital punishment would be inflicted
upon the insurrectionists, there being fif-
teen Enghshmen under arrest, which as
surance the Government had refused to
give.
Under date of Honolulu, November 10,
Minister Willis transmitted to Secretary
Gresham the following note of the same
date from Minister Hatch, the Hawaiian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, adding that
when he received it he had telegraphed the
Secretary the facts briefly:
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Honolulu, November 10
Sir: Information has just been received at
this Office tending to show that filibustering
expedition against this Government is being
fitted out in San Francisco, and that one OF the
following steam vessels, the RoSalie or the
Alexandria, viii be used for the purpose. The
Information points more strongly to the latter.
1 desire 10 ask the good Offices Of your Govern
ment TO prevent the shipment of arms on these
vessels for such purposes. F. NJ. HATCH.
On the 18th inst the Hawaiian Charge
d'Affairs called on the department on
Gresham's invitation, and in reply to an
inquiry said he had no information that
arms had been or were ODE shipped from
San Francisco for use against the Govern
ment of Hawaii.
Following this correspondence with Mr..
Willis there was an exchange of notes
between Secretary Gresham and Mr.
Thurston, the Minister here, which is in
teresting mainly because of the insinuation
by the latter that the presence of an
American warship at Honolulu would be
acceptable.
Mr.. Thurston wrote on January 20:
SIR: have the honor to inform you that
have received from my Government telegraphic
communications stating that theinsurrection
OF Honolulu was broken; that several of the
leaders and the remaining followers were fugi-
tiyes in the mountains and that the British COM
missioner at Honolulu, Mr.. Hawes, has called
upon the Government of Hawaii to give him
assurances that no capital punishment will be
inflicted upon the insurrectionists there be-
ing fifteen Englishmen under arrest, which re-
quested assurance the Government has refused
TO give him. \ man-of-war al Honolulu has
been recently the subject OF discussion in the
press and elsewhere 1t does not lie within my
province to suggest any course of action on
the part of lhe United States concerning
such subjects. ] feel however, that it is due
your Government and TO the large American
population and property interests in Hawaii 10
state that although the Government of Hawaii
is and will continue in the future as it has in
the past fully able to maintain itself from the
attack of domestic enemies; in view of the
serious nature OF the charges now pending
against large number of both foreigners and
natives, and of other complicating conditions,
the state of affairs at the islands is critical as in
the event of further insurrection or cemplica-
tioIl, although the Government will use every
endeavor TO protect foreign citizens and their
property, it is not impossible that Sudden con-
tingencies may arise, or isolated acts Of vio-
lence take place, against which the Govern
ment, with its police and military force may
temporarily be unable to afford protection.
In his reply Secretary Gresham, January
20, said: "On receipt of dispatch from Mr..
Willis yesterday morning on the subject
of the uprising, which was Immediately
given TO the press, warship was at once
ordered to proceed from San Francisco to
Honolulu, to afford needed protection to
any Americans entitled to it. That fact
was also announced by the press on satur-
day afternoon and this morning, and 1
naturally supposed that the announcement
had attracted your attention"