The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-08
ABOUT MIR. ThURSroN.
He is Condemned by Champion of
this Republic.


count OF his pernicious activity as
an annexationist advocate, and his
too frequent use OF the newspapers
in matters pertaining to the politics
OF this country, says the Washing
ton correspondent OF the Chicago
Times. Herald. He is also charged
with inspiring attacks upon Minister
Willis in Honolulu, inducing news
papers published to criticise Mr..
Willis for attempting to carry out
instructions given him by the State
Department. An official of the de-
partment said to-day that many OF
Mr.. Thurston's other offenses might
have been overlooked il he had not
made war upon Mr.. Willis, but this,
in addition to his other sins Of COM
mission, had led TO his recall. IL is
true that Secretary Gresham and
Mr.. Thurston have never been on
very cordial terms. Mr.. Gresham
has from the FIRST placed little conf.
dence in the Hawaiian envoy. and,
as already indicated in The Times
Herald, they had some sharp words
concerning the publication by M.
Thurston of official dispatches in
the newspapers before they were
fled at the State Department.
Senator Hale, OF Maine, has been
among the most jealous defenders
OF the Hawaiian Republic on the
floor OF the senate, but he does not
support MIR, Thurston in the matter
OF the minister's reported recall at
the instance OF Secretary Gresham
on the facts so far as developed. Il
have no inside or exclusive informa-
tion," he said, in discussing the mat
ter, shut the published reports say
that Mr.. Thurston's recall has been
asked because he made public dipTo-
matte correspondence before sub
hitting it to the secretary. II this
is correct he was clearly in the
wrong, and could not expect that
the secretary would do otherwise
than ask for his recall. 1t was
clearly q breach OF official etiquette
and is practice which this country
cannot afford to encourage. There
might he times when such a course
would lead to serious consequences,
and IL matters OF International i'm
portance are to be so treated by the
representatives OF foreign govern
ments, we might as we'll have no
state department. l had hoped"
he continued, shat nothing more
would happen to strain our relations
with the Dole government, for he
lieve 1t is good government and
that the Hawaiians have a republic
which is such in fact as we'll as in
name-not like those Central Ameri-
can republics, including Mexico,
which are nothing but military
despotisms."
"If the Hawaiian government can
put up with Minister Willis l think
this government might easily over
look such a trivial matter as that
which was made an excuse for Min
ister' Thurston's Dismissal" said
Senator Frye, OF Maine. ut looks
to me like very small piece of bust
ness. i think Mr.. Thurston's famous
reply to Blount started the trouble,
and / think that Mr.. Thurston was
absolutely right in that reply to
Blount. The administration did not
ment to Mr.. Thurston."
In another letter the Times Her
aid says that on more than one occa-
sion Secretary Gresham and Minis
ter Thurston have INDUCED in con-
versation not provided for in the
rules OF diplomatic intercourse and
not likely to preserve the entente
cordiale which should exist between
a. secretary Of foreign affairs and a
resident envoy. IL is we'll known
that Mr.. Gresham is a stickler for
truthfulness and good faith in d.
plomatic relations. He takes the
ground that lying is an unnecessary
art in diplomacy as we'll as in other
relations OF life. Every member OF
the diplomatic corps here will bear
out the assertion that Mr.. Gresham
has always been found frank and
sincere. The treatment which he
accords to ministers he exacts from
them. In this respect Mr.. Thurston
has more than once offended.
III, as now seems probable, Mr..
Thurston's career a. Q diplomatist
is soon to come TO an end so far as
this capital is concerned, there will
be q good deal OF regret among pub
lie men here. With all his faults he
has good qualities, and has made
many friends. Many Of the repub-
lican senators and representatives
greatly admire him, and to this fact,
and the relations which have sprung
up between them, Mr.. Thurston
must in large part ascribe his pres,
ent embarrassment.