St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-10
Because Minister ThurSton
Showed Private Letters
TO Reporters.
AN APOLOGY WAS OFFERED.
Gresham Requested 1t Be
Put in Writing, Which
Was Refused.
FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER.
Rumors Of Rupture in Presi-
dent Dole's Cabinet Are
Denied.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Ha-
waiian advices received today from
Honolulu, dated May, per steamship
Mariposa, are as follows: The letter
demanding the recall Of Minister
Thurs ton is here and was read to the
executive sessions of the council yes
terday. 1t had been to Hong Kong.
1t went past Honolulu, in a bag with
others. The fault lies with the post
office at San Francisco.
The following is Secretary Gresham
letter to Minister Willis:
Department of State, Washington,
D. c., Feb. q, 1S95.-Sir: 1 regret to be
constrained to bring to your attention,
and through you to the knowledge of
the Hawaiian government, certain
acts of its representative.in the United
States of which this government has
Just ground to complain. In order to
set forth the facts with desirable clear
ness, it becomes necessary to recite
fully what occurred at two interviews
which l had with Mr. Tnurston at this
department, on the 18th and 18th inst.
The recent seizure of ship at San
Diego, Cal. for alleged violation of
our neutrality laws in carrying arms
to Hawaii was the occasion Of his first
call. After brief conversation on this
subject, l took occasion to remark
that [ had information that he was not
pleased with your acton in connection
with recent events at Honolulu. Mr..
Thurston desired TO know why that
view was entertained here, whereupon
l handed him a clipping from New
York paper of the 18th inst, of which
a full copy is hereto appended. After
he had read this article, L asked him
if he had
FURNISHED THE MATTER
to the paper for publication. He at
once said he had furnished the para
graph which he pointed out. Qdere
follows paragraph referred to- 1 then
desired to know if Mr.. Thurston had
also furnished to the same paper the
concluding paragraphs, purporting to
be extracts from letter written by
"a prominent lawyer in Honolulu"
CIare follow extracts referred to-
Mr.. Thurston answered that he had
furnished nothing to that or any
other paper but he had permitted an
employe or agent of one of the press
associations to copy at his legation a
private letter. or letters, which he had
received, and added that the pub
lished paragraphs did not contain all
that was in the private letter or let
ters l thereupon said that 1 was
aware this was so, and that knew the
private letter or letters did not appear
In full in the last paragraph as print
ed. Handing him a typewriter paper,
/ asked if the omitted parts were not
contained in the following passages:
'"There is intense feeling being mani
tested by the people at what is looked
upon as Mr.. Willis unwarranted in
reference in connection with the pres
ent trials. He is doing everything
that he can to
PROTECT THE ROYALISTS
tnd harass the government. Many
of our best men feel it imperative for
our future safety that some examples
should be made While the govern
ment is master of the situation for
the present, the danger is not entirely
over Much Indignation is also felt
at the fact that, although direct in
formation was given to Minister Will
lis last November, before the ship
ment Of arms was made at San Fran
cisco, that such shipment was intend
I'd, nothing appears to have been done
TO stop the shipment. 1t is felt that
the Hawaiian government has strong
ground for complaint against the
United States government on the score
of its Indifference, if not at it's active
conniving at this fragrant breach of
neutrality. Whether or not the Ha-
waiian government will make a claim
by reason of the breach of the neu-
trality laws, it is not yet known, but
there is a strong feeling here that it
should be done. The action of Mr.
Hawes, the British representative, is
in marked contrast to that of Mr.
Willis
"An analysis of the growth Of feeling
and facts leading to the irsurrection
showed that it is based almost wholly
on the encouragement given to the
royalists by President Cleveland and
his announced and constantly reiterat-
ed opinion that the queen ought to be
restored, and a feeling which, rightly
or wrongly, was disseminated through
out the royalist sympathizers, that
upon the slightest opportunity Cleve-
land would take occasion to assist the
royalists if they could get control to
a sufficient extent to give him an ex-
cuse for so doing"
Another letter received here from
Honolulu says:
1.-THE most serious feature is the at
titude Of Willis and Halves; they are
in constant attendance at the trials.
Newman, the attorney defending the
insurrectionists, is constantly in close
consultation with them"
Having read this paper, and after
some apparent hesitation, Mr.. Thurs
ton said he did not know what right 1
had to interrogate him. I replied that
he had already admitted he had al
lowed the published matter to be copied
from letters at his legation but that
the publication was not full, and l did
not suppose that he would deny that
the paper 1 SHOWED him con-
tanned a correct copy of the omit
ted part. He said the letters contain
ing the omitted passages were submit
ted by him to the representatives of
the press association, to be copied for
publication, not as expressing his Off
cial or personal views, but as showing
the
STATE OF FEELING
In Honolulu. 1 then remarked that all
/ desired to know was whether he had
furnished the letter for publication,
and he repeated that he had not fur
nished it in his representative capac-
lty or as expressing his personal views,
but merely as information, and that
In doing so it was not his purpose to