The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-05
Secretary Gresham Sends Late
Correspondence to House.
ENGLISH rRorEcr,no ploTTeas
Thurston Writes Suggesting That On
Aperican Ship Be Sent.
Greshana Makes IN Insulting Reply.
saggeseing That He should Rsad
shs rapers-A Protest Against the
Exscssiea OF Royaliss Rebels whs
Are English.

washingsnn Csty rss. TIN the TIA-
wslsaan correspondence submitted To thls
house today Secretary CrSham states
tziat the department has no tnfuyna-
ton In regard TO arms having been FUR
nished by British subjects 20 persons In
rebellion against the government of tho
Hawaiian islands. but n, n telegram from
the United States nssnister al Hcuoi;ah1.
Jaaasary IL. forwarded BY way .of SAN
Franclsco, Mr. Willis says: Arms arc
reported 20 have been brought from VAN
couyer by the NORMA
Following the torreSpons3ence with Mr..
Wills. there WAS an exchange OF notes
between Secretary Gresham and Mr..
Th,rrston. the Hawaiian minister here.
wi,sch is lnteresssng mainly because ct
the insinuation by tho latter that th0
presence of an American warship al Hon
oluiu would be acceptable. Mr.. Ta0zxlon
wrote Jansiary 30
Sir: i have the honor to inform you
that have received from my government
teiegraphsc communications stating that
the insurrection OF Honolulu Is broken:
that several OF the leaders and the res
manning followers are fugItives In tho
mountains. and that the British commits
sioner al Honolulu. Mr.. Hawcs. has called
upon the government OF Hawaii to give
him assurances thai no capital punfsh-
nsent wiii be inflicted upon the insurrsc-
tionists. there being fifteen Englishmen
under arrest. which requested assurance
the government has refused to give him.
A man-of-war at Honeiuiu has been re-
Gently the subject OF discussion In tho
press and elsewhtre. 1t does not lie wffh-
in my province TO suggest any course OF
action on the part OF the United states
concerning such SUBJECTS I feel. how
ever. that ii il due to your government
and to the large American population and
property interests In Hawaii to state that
although the government OF Hawaii IL.
and will continue in the future. a. Il han
In the past, fully able to maintain itself
from the attacks from domestic
enemies. In view OF the serious
nature OF the charges now pending
against a large number OF both fcr~sxn-
ers and natives and OF other conlTsleat-
ing conditions the state OF affairs a4 tho
islands In critical, as. In the event o1
further insurrectaon or complicaaAon. Al
though the government viii use every
endeavur To protect foreign citizens ard
their property. II II not impossibie thar
sudden contingencies may arise orsisolas-
ed acts of vlolence take place against
which the government. with ibs police
and military force. may temporarily bo
unable TO afford prUtectiou."
In his reply Secretary Gresham. on
January 20. said: ''On receipt OF a dis
patch from Mr.. wsllis yesterday morning
on the subject OF the uprishrsg, which was
Immediately given 10 the press. war
ship was at once ordered to proceed from
San Francisco to Honoiuiu to AFFORD need
ell protection to any Americans eneitie<1
10 It. The fact was also announcct by
tale press Saturday afternoon and salan
morning. and 5 naturally supposed thaf
the announcement had attracted your at
tentaon.''