The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-05
AFFAIRS ON THE ISLANDS.
The Department Has No Information
in Regard to Arms Having Been
Furnished British Subjects.


Washington, Feb. fin the Hawaiian
correspondence submitted to the House
today, Secretary Gresham states that the
department 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 telegram from the United States
minister at Honolulu, January IL, for
warded by way of San Francisco, Mr.. Will
lis says: Arms are reported to have been
brought from Vancouver by the Norma.
The department has no information in re-
gard 10 any Intervention by representa-
tives of Great Britain TO prevent the APP
plication 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 representative
whatever, in the case, other than state
nent contained in u note of the Hawaiian
commissioner at Honolulu, Mr.. Howes,
has called upon the government OF
Hawaii to give him assurances that no
capital punishment will be inflicted upon
the insurrectionistS, there being fifteen
Englishmen under arrest, Which re-
.quested assurance the government had
refused TO give.
Under date of Honolulu, November 10,
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 telegra (hed
the secretary the facts briefly;
Department of Foreign Affairs.
Honolulu, November 10.
"Sir-Information has just been re-
ceived at this Office tending TO show that
government is being fitted out in San
sFranciSco and that enc OF the following
steam vessels, the Resale or the Alex
andria, will be used for the purpose. The
information points more strongly TO the
latter. 1 desire to ask the good Office o.
your government to prevent the shipment
Of arms ON these vessels for such pur-
poses. F. NJ. HATCH"
On the 18th inst, the Hawaiian charzS
u affairs called on the, department. Sn
my invitation and in reply to an inquiry,
said he had no information that arms had
been or were to be shipped from San
francisco for use against the government
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 interesting mainly because ofsthe in
sinuation by the latter that the presence
| of an American war ship at Honolulu
would be acceptable.
Mr.. Thurston wrote January %:
Sir--l have the honor to inform you
| that have received from my government
Geographic communications stating that
| the Instruction of Honolulu was broken;
! that several of the leaders and the re-
mountains; and that the British COM
missioner at Honolulu, Mr.. Halves, has
called upon the government of Hawaii to
give him assurances that no capital pun
| ishment will be inflicted upon the insur-
| rectionists, there being fifteen English
men under arrest, which requested as
Surance the government has refused to
/ give him. A rnan-of-war at Honolulu has
been recently the subject OF discussion
| in the press and elsewhere. 1t does hot
| lie within my province to suggest any
course of action on the part of the United
States concerning such subjects l feel,
however, that it is due your government
and to the large American population and
property interested in Hawaii to state
| that the government of Hawaii is,
and will continue in the future, as it
| has been in the past, fully able to main
enemies. In view of the serious nature of
! the charges now pending against a 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 instruction or
! complication, althoush the government
viii use every endeaVor to protect for
eign citizens and their property, it is not
! impossible that sudden contingencies may
| arise, or isolated acts OF violence tax.
place, against which the government with
| it's police and military force, may tenn
porarily be unable to afford protection"
In his reply, Secretary Gresham, Janu-
ION recent of dispatch from MIR
Willis Yesterday morning on the subject
of the uprising which was Immediately
given to the press, war ship wat al
once ordered to proceed to San FraR-
| cisco TO Honolulu to afford needed pro-
| lection to any Americans entitled to it.
| That fact was also announced by the
p.ess Saturday afternoon and this MORN
! ing, and ] naturally supposed that the
| announcement had attracted your notice.