St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-10


ing the omitted parts, to be copied for
publication; and that he, no doubt,
was disappointed that the omitted
parts did not appear-and / asked him
if he thought he could, with propriety,
as the representative of a foreign gov
ernment at this capital, furnish news
papers with such matter. His reply
was that he had simply furnished it
as news OF information which the pub
lie might like to hear from Honolulu,
and Senator Kyle had received letter
even more severe in it's terms which
had been given-te the public, to which
L rejoined that Senator Kyle was
citizen Of the United States, and as
such might say and do things which
foreign minister could not say and do
with propriety. Here the interview
ended
WhenI Mr.. Thurston called at the de-
partment two days later he informed
me that there was further statement
he desired to make. After being told
that if he wished to say anything more
on the subject, it should be in writ
ing, he at once proceeded: 81 simply
desire to say, Mr.. Secretary, that 1
realize 1 was guilty of
OFFICIAL IMPROPERLY
in furnishing for publication the mat
ter mentioned in our formal inter-
view l did not realize this at the
time, but do now. 1 regret what 1
did, and apologize for it," I replied
that, in order to avoid any possible
misunderstanding, the minister's state
ment should be in official form, and
requested that he prepare and submit
such a communication. He declined
to do this, saying he did not feel called
upon to make a written apology, and
that he would trust to my fairness
in reducing to writing what he had
said. You are instructed to make
this incident known to the minister
for foreign affairs by reading this in
struction to him, and should he so de-
sire, giving him a copy. You will ex-
press the surprise and dissatisfaction
with which this government naturally
regards the conduct of a foreign en-
voy who thus uses his influence
through the press to bias public opin-
ion in a country whose hospitality he
enjoys. And you will add that the
president will be pleased were Mr..
Thurston replaced by another min
lister from Hawaii, in whom he may
feel that confidence which is essential
to frank and cordial intercourse. I
am, sir, your obedient servant,
W. O., GRESHAM.
The objection to Thurston is con-
fined to a single transaction. The
sole offense alleged is that Thurston, at
the legation, showed to reporters pri-
vate letters to himself from Honolulu.
The particular letter which gave such
offense to the secretary of state inti-
mated in strong terms that Cleveland
and Gresham were largely responsible
for the January uprising here. Gres-
ham spoke to the Hawaiian minister
about the matter. Thurston said that
he regretted it very much; that in the
hurry of handling big mail, he had
shown this letter with others without
any special intent. In short, he
apologiZed. Secretary Gresham there
upon asked that the apology be SUBJ
mitted in writing. Thurston declined
to do this. Gresham's letter is dated
Feb. 21 last, and in. strong language
stated Thurston is no longer personally
acceptable to the administration of
Washington as Hawaiian minister. 1t
is definitely settled that Thucston will
not return to Washington. He has re-
signed, his resignation to take effect
when his successor has been appointed.
Extremists here urge that ne be sent
back at once, in order to
FACE GRESHAM AGAIN.
They regard his return as back
down" The conservative feeling is
that there should be no playing to the
galleries, and that the relations of this
government to that of Washington
should be left to adjust themselves in
a natural manner. Frank Hastings,
at present in charge of the Hawaiian
legation, will probably be promoted to
the position of minister. No retaliat-
ing measures will be taken by the gov
ernment, SO a cabinet officer states,
and Minister Willis will remain in
Hawaii, so far as anything the officials
of the state may say or do to him.
The cabinet officer stated this morning
that Greshams letter may never be
published in full for the reason that it
names certain charges against Thurs
ton which would have to be answered
by the Hawaiian minister. This gov
ernment does not care to widen the
breach with the Cleveland administra-
ton any more than it can help, and for
that reason Thurston will not have an
opportunity to defend himself. The
friends of Thurston are indignant, be-
cause they say he has been betrayed
by an agent of the United Press in
Washington. He permitted that agent
to read private correspondence from
Honolulu for the purpose of making
himself familiar with the situation
here and instructed him to publish
nothing rejecting on the government,
as it might reflect on his official posi-
ton. Thurston's friends also say the
agent of the United Press did not
publish anything, taken from the cor
respondence rejecting on Cleveland,
but he went directly to Gresham and
Informed him that he had read at the
Hawaiian legation the letters sent to
Thurston, and furnished Gresham
with the substance of them. Tie proof
of them is Gresham's statement to Mr..
Thurston in his last interview with
him, that you Chez have been be-
trayed by your newspaper friends"
and also the fact that Gresham had
the substance and, in some cases,
copies Of letters rejecting on Cleve-
land. The feeling Of the government
here was that
THURSTON WAS JUSTIFIED
in informing the American public of
the situation here, inasmuch as
Gresham in the beginning gave to
the press material without consulting
Thurston. 1t is said that this was no
ticeable, too, in Blount's matter, when
Gresham, without informing Thurs
ton Of the receipt of the report, wrote
a letter regarding the government
here, and, without asking for any ex-
PLANTATION whatever, Thurston made