Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-20

vile West, the British minister are in
stances i'll point. They were both recalled
ct the suggestion of the President of the
United States.
May Retnlinte.
The Hawaiian government may supply a
sequel to the Thurston incident by making
similar suggestion to the United States
with respect to it's minister at Honolulu.
Mr.. Willis is not in the highest favor with
the Hawaiian government. His public
criticisms of its actions and his sympathy
with the monarchical PARTY have, contrib
uted to this result. Although not made a
matter of official complaint, it is an open
secret that the Hawaiian government has
been dissatisfied with Mr.. Willis frequent
interference in political matters. The i'm
preston is. therefore, strong in diplomatic
circles that President Dole, in complying
with the request for the recall of Mr..
the recall of Mr.. Willis.
DipIomnts Views.
A member of the diplomatic corps, long
in the service and well versed in the pro-
cedure, said: 1.-THE books do not contain a
precedent warranting demand for min
ister's recall because he has stated to the
public or the press a condition of facts
within his country. The contrary was ex-
pressly held by Mr.. Webster when he was
Secretary of State and also in Spanish
case. In the case of Mr.. Thurston he was
under no obligations to give to the State
Department Information of the sentences
imposed those convicted CT rebellion
The department has its own medium of in
forma ton in Mr.. Willis. On the other hand
tons giving information to the press before
or after giving it to the department as to
the sentences of the rebels. 1t was in
formation as to facts which had actually
occurred, and not Of subjects involved in
diplomatic negotiations The precedents are
agreed that a minister should not COM
munlcate with the press or give opinions on
purely diplomatic questions. but he Is al
ways at liberty to state conditions of fact"
MIR. THURSTON WILL NOT TALK.
He Will Not MT This Time Discuss MIR.
Gresham's Action.
Mr.. Thurston, when seen today at the
Hawaiian legation offices at the Everett,
173O H street, said he could at present
make no statement for publication, either
as to the personal phase of the incident or
as to the effect on the relations between
the two countries. This, he said, had been
his uniform answer to all representatives
of the press.
He would not deny the statement of the
affair as 1t appeared in the Associated
Press report, and believed 1t was a fact
that the Secretary Of State had taken the
action indicated. From nothing he said SO
much as from the manner Of saying what
he did it was to ba inferred that Mr..
Thurston had received from Mr. Gresham
in some quas-ofacial way notice of the
action taken.
Mr.. Thurston would make no comment On
Secretary Gresham's treatmeat of him Eor
of what the course to be taken by the
Hawaiian government would be, although
he was piled with questions very carefully
from every point Of view bearing on the in
cident He has received no advices from
his government in regard to the matter.
The legation Is open as usual and there
were no indications, manifest of the sur
prising disruption produced by Secretary
Greshams aversion for Mr.. Thurston.
The diplomatic REPRESENTATIVES of other
governments, most Of whom are just now
keyed up to certain degree of tension by
little International differences of opinion,
will not discuss the Thurston contretemps.
They are eager for Indignation, and 1t is
evident that among themselves they take
the affair as a good joke, and discuss it
without reserve. BIt they discreetly re-
fuse to be quoted or to express an opinion
within earshot OF a newspaper man.
Mr.. Thurston and MIR. Gresham.
Mr.. Thurston first came to Washington
as commissioner in favor of annexation
The administration opposed him with all
the power that it possessed. The field of
Mr.. Thurston was. of course, the Congress;
and in that field he often proved himself
stronger than the administration. He ap-
peared at times stronger even than the ad-
ministration with some prominent men,
bers Of the democratic party. When the
Hawaiian government became a republic
and Mr.. Thurston was appointed the min
lister the administration received him; but
it was generally understood that the Secre-
tary of State greatly regretted that he was
compelled to do SO. There have been, 1t is
said, many stormy interviews between Min
lister Thurston and Judge Gresham. Some
Of these are Of recent date The cause of
the latest differences has been the action
of the Hawaiian government In the matter
of the trials for treason. Secretary Gres-
ham, 1t is said has endeavored to have
Minister Thurston insist that the govern
ment of the Hawaiian republic, the crea-
ton of which the Cleveland administration
did SC. much to prevent, should take its in
structions from Washington. Minister
Thurston declined to attempt to influence
his government in that respect, and in
formed the Secretary of State that the re-
public Of Hawaii is an Independent SOW
ereignty, and that he did not feel called
upon to attempt to regulate the sentences
of it's courts.
Secretary Gresham, moreover, is said to
have been greatly irritated at times at the
consideration which has been given to Mr..
Thurston in Congress. He has been restive
at the fact that Minister Thurston seems
to have been able to accomplish through
Congress things which could not be Sc
cured in the ordinary course of diplomacy.
At least, he has charged that Mr.. Thurston
has done that. Judge Gresham has held
Minister Thurston responsible for articles
which have appeared in the newspapers
of which Minister Thurston, 1t Is asserted
never even had knowledge. Altogether,
there has been a long series of differences
between the Secretary Of State and Mr.
Thurston. Mr.. Thurston has always in
sisted that his government should be ac-
corded the diplomatic rights to which she
is entitled. He has stood upon his rights
and served the interests of the young re-
public with great skill in the face of diff
cultfes and opposition which would have
discouraged men with less tact and cour-
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JAPANESE CABINET CHANGES.
The Legation Here Has Been Notified
That Several Have Been Made.