Evening journal., 1895-02-05
TIE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR.
Secretary Gresham Sends the
Correspondence to the House.
THURsToE WANTED A WARsHIP

THURsT0E WANTED A WARsHIP.
The Currency Bm Comes Before the House
Todny-senate Passes the Gettysburg Park
Bnl-Mr. Reed Of Maine Has a Financial
Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5.--The following
correspondence touching Hawaiian affairs
was sent to the house OF representatives
The secretary Of state, to whom was
referred the resolution OF the house OF rep.
resentatiyes, dated Feb ], requesting the
/ president to transmit to the house of rep.
resentatiyes, If not Incompatible with the
public interests, all correspondence, docu.
ments or other information. if any in the
| possession Of the government IN regard TO
| arms having been furnished by British
/ subjects TO persons in rebellion against the
| government Of the Hawaiian Islands or
| In regard to any Intervention by represent
| atiyes Of Great Britain to prevent the ap.
/ plication of martial law as proclaimed by
said government 20 those concerned in
/ said rebellion who claim to be British sub
/ ieots has the honor to report that the de-
/ partment has no information in regard to
arms having been furnished by British
subjects to persons in rebellion against the
government of the Hawaiian Islands. hut
I'M telegram from the lnited States min.
lister at Honolulu on Jan. j 1, forwarded
by way of san Francisco, Mr. Willis says,
Arms reported to have been brought from
Vancouver by Norma. This telegram and
Mr.. Willis dispatch No 81 Of the Same
date We're given TO the press on their re-
ceipt Copies are also here appended.
Although not directly responsive to
the resolution, copies are submitted OF
correspondence exchanged with the Unit
ed States legation at Honolulu in regard
to alleged flibustering movements and APP
pretended shipments of arms from San
Francisco in November last
The department. of state has no infor-
nation in regard to intervention by rep
resentatiyes of Great Britain to prevent
the application of martial law as proclaim
ed by the Hawaiian government to thoae
concerned in the recent rebellion who claim
TO be British subjects, or any foreign rep
resentatives whatever in the case, other
than statement contained in a note Of
the Hawaiian minister to the undersigned,
under date Of Jan. 90 that the British
commissioner at Honolulu. Mr.. Hawes. has
called upon the government Of Hawaii to
give him assurance that no capital pun
ishment will be inflicted upon the insur-
rectionists, there being 3 Englishmen un-
der arrest, which requested assurance the
government has refused to give
Copies Of this note of Mr. Thurston
and Of the reply of the undersigned are
also annexed. Respectfully submitted,
W. q. GRESHAM
! The Request For warship.
Following this correspondence with Mr.
Willis there was an exchange of notes Ie
tween Secretary Gresham and Mr.. Thurs
ton. the Hawaiian minister here which ii
interesting mainly because OF the insinu
alton by the latter that the presence of an
American warship at Honolulu would b,
,, acceptable Mr.. 1hurston S letter in part
was:
The subject Of the presence Of az
American man-of-war at Honolulu hai
been recently the subject Of discussion il
. tho press and elsewhere 1t does not lii
{ within my province to suggest any cours
, Of action on the part of the United State
! concerning such subject feel however
! that it is due to your government and 4
the large American population and prep
!. erty interests in Hawaii to state that, al
though the government Of Hawaii is an,
: will continue in the future, as il has beei
in the past fully able to maintain itsel
against the attacks of all domestic enc
mics, in view of the serious nature Of th
charges now pending against large mum
Der Of both foreigners and natives and 0
other oomplicating conditions the state o
affairs at the islands is critical In tn
: event of further insurroction or complica
n tion, although the government will us
; every endeayor to protect foreign citizen
) and their property, it is not impossible tina
: sudden contingencies may arise or Isolate
/ acts of violence take place against whic
Q the government, with its limited polio
q and military force may temporarily b
g unable to afford protection
IS Secretary Gresham S reply to this was
|, ''SIR--I have the honor to acknowledg
e the receipt Of your note Of this date, il
which, referring TO the uprising in Ha
n waii, You say that. although your govern
n ment Is and will continue in the future
v as it has - the past fully able to main
& tain itself against the attacks Of all dc
It mestic enemies in view Of the serious ns
ture Of the charges now pending against
large number Of both foreigners and ut
tives and Of other complicating conditions
r the state of affairs at the islands is crit
Ie ioal, and that owing to its limited polio
t and military force your government ma
10 not be able in sudden contingencies TO a
Ie ford protection to foreign citizens an
it their property for the time being
II On receipt Of dispatch from Mr.. Wi
20 lis yesterday morning on the subject
the uprising which was Immediately give
to the press warship was at once orde
ed to proceed from San Francisco to Hoi
!. olulu to afford needed protection TO an
y | Americans entitled to It. That fact wa
n also announced BY the press Saturday az
I. ernoon and this morning, and natural
~ supposed that the announcement had a
tracted your notice.
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