The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-05-16
AB0U7 THURSTON'S RECALL,
SECRETARY GRESHAM'S LETTER
TO MINISTER WILLIS is
MADE PUBLIC.
GAVE INFORMATION
TO THE PAPERS.
lie Admitted His Guilt to Secretary
Gresham and Made an Oral
Apology, but Declined to Re
duce It to Writing.
HAWAIIAN NEWS.

4 san GranlSco, May S.-lne steamer
Mariposa, which arrived here today
brought news of the receipt at Honolulu
OF Secretary Gresham's letter demanding
the recall of Minister Thurston.
insert Hawaiian advices)
The following is Secretary Gresham's
letter to Minister Willis:
\ Department of State, Washington, d. c.,
February 81, 1895:
Dear Sir-I regret to be constrained
10 bring your attention, and through you
to the knowledge of the Hawaiian gov
vcpmeut, certain acts of its representa-
tive il the United States, of which this
goycrniu ent has just ground to complain.
In order to set forth the facts with de-
sirahe clearness, it becomes necessary
to reCite fully what occurred at two in
teriews had with Mr.. Thurston at this
department on the 16 and Is inst.
The recent seizure of ship at San
Diego, Cal, for alleged violation of our
neutrality law in carrying arms to
Hawaii was the occasion of his first call.
After brief conversation on this subject,
/ cook occasion to remark that | had in
formation that he was not pleased with
YOU action. in connection with recent
events Mt Honolulu. Mr.. ThurstOn de-
sired to know why that view was enter
t,m,d here, whereupon l handed him a
clipping from a New York paper of the
l3th INST, of which Il full copy is hereto
appended.
AFTER he had read the article, l asked
him u he had furnished the matter to the
paper Tor publication. He at once said
he had furnished the paragraph which
he pointed out. 1 then desired to know
II Mr. Thurston had also furnished to the
same PAPER the concluding paragraphs
purporting to be extracts from a letter
wctran by "a prominent lawyer in Homo
IIlu.' Mr.. ThurSton answered that he
mad furnished nothing to that or to any
paper Dut he had permitted an emplOye
~ agent of one of the press organizations
to cCuy at his legation a letter orTAOI
70 copy at his legation a private letter or
letters which he had received and added
thai the published paragraphs did not
contain all that was in the private letter
or letters. l thereupon said that l was
pwace Chis was so and that 1 knew the
private letter or letters did not appear in
iuil IN The last paragraph as printed.
H1nding him typewriter paper
asked f the omitted paragraphs did not
occur a the following passages:
lere is an intense feeling being
manifested by the people at what is look
ed uInn as Mr.. Willis unwarranted in
terLerence in connection with the present
trials He is doing everything that he
ear to protect the royalists and horass the
ggypnrnent, MANY of onr hest mon fool
it imparatiye for our future safety fiat
some Examples should he made While
the. qoycrnment is master Of tbn situotinn
Tor ihe present. the danger is nHt neces.
,sarilv over, Much indignotion is also feIt
nd t6e fact that direct information was
given 10 Minister Willis in November be-
fore the shipment was intended, and moth
ing appears to have been done TO sion the
SHIPMENT. 1t is felt that tbe Hawaiian