The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-21

fton.- he said. Ia sfscGxsirsx The matter
today, sssut the published reports sav
that Mr T7surssnzs'1 recall has heezs asked
because he razte public diplomatic CTR
respSndence before submitting n 30 the
secretary III this Is correct ne Was
clearly in the wrong ara could not expeeg
that che secretary woasd do otherwise
than ask for ass rrcal II was clearly
breach Of oftsciaI etiquette and is a prac-
ttce which this country cannes afford 10
encourage There might hs times when
such course would lead 20 ssricus con-
sequences. ard IN matters OF international
Importance are 10 lie 20 sre-sea By tire
representa- tiyss of foreign governments ue
might as wSii have 40 state department
Il have heard il srxgcssesf." continued
the senator thar there was sogsse presa-
dice on ras part OF the department toward
Mr.. TaursSoa hsca9se IL was believed
there that the sntaaster had suprliesf sen
ators Of the United States. zgatrs. The
policy % this administration in Hawaiian
affairs. with seazse facts used In the de-
hates in the senate. bat Sssss fact IL IL be
a fact. should cut no fsgare The srats
department could ask nothing OF Mr.
Thnrston except courteous Treatment at
his hands In mis- official dealings with the
department Ii could kave no supervision
over his intercourse with senators
II had hoped he continued, -.that nath-
ing would happen 10 strain eur relations
with the Dole government fer I believe
it IS a good government. and that the
HawalIans have republic which is such
In fact as well as in name-ros like the
Central American republics including
Mexico. which are nothing but military
despetissns- -
A Diplomat Condemns Gresham.
A member OF me diplomatic corps. long
in the service and well verse9 In the pro-
cedure. said: The books do not contain
a precedent warranting such a demand
for a minister's recall because he has
made public q condition OF facts within
his country. In she case Of Mr. Thurs
ton. he was under no obligation 10 give
10 the state department the intentions of
his government toward those convicted OF
rebellion. II was information as 10 facts
which had actually occurred and not of
subjects Involved IN diplomats negotia-
tions. The precedenfs are agreed that
a minister should net communicate with
the press or give opinions on purely diplo-
matte questions. but he is always at lib
erty TO state conditions OF affairs"
senator Frye's Sympafhywfth Thurston
IF the Hawaiian government can put
up with Minister Willis. think this gov
ernment might easily overlook such a
trivial matter as that which was made an
excuse for Minister Thurston's dismis SAL %
said Senator Frye. of Maine. 1T looks
TO me like very small piece of
business. As / understand the matter, Mr..
rThurston did not give cut to the press
official communications. but the informa-
tion which he impaired to the newspapers
was the summary OF the news conveyed
to him by private letters. I think Mr..
Tburston's famous reply 10 Blount start
ed the trouble and think Mr.. Tnurston
was absolutely right In that reply to
Blount- The administration has felt re-
sentsui of Mr.. Thurston. No statement
other than that given in this dispatch was
given for the request for the minister's 8
removal"