The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-21

! Washington, March 20--An intimate
| friend of Minister Thurston, now in
Washington, says Thurston has no
official Information as to the request
for his recall while at the same time
been made to the Hawaiian govern
ment
1t is likely. however, that Thurston
will continue to look after Hawaiian
interests in an unofficial manner,
Thurston's friends say, as a matter of
fact, that he has never been treated
by the state department as other min
listers have been treated. II Is inti-
mated that Frank Hatch may be Sc
lected to succeed Thurston.
1t was learned late this afternoon
that the Hawaiian minister is accused,
in addition to the giving out of facts,
of having instigated newspaper ar
ticles in the New York papers attack
ling the administration.
Parallel Case.
'This brings Thurston's case on ali
tours with the celebrated Catacasey,
which caused so much comment during
the administration of President Grant.
Catacasey was the Russian minister
here, and it had been clearly shown
by the testimony Of the newspaper
men concerned that he had furnished
the substance for articles published in
the New York World attacking the
foreign policy of the administration,
and criticising bitterly the attitude of
= he Tnif ri
involved in serious dispute with
Great Britain. The minister specific
ally denied the responsibility for the
publication, although il was undoubt-
eddy brought home to him, and shown
that he had revised the manuscript be-
fore it was printed. There were other
grievances against the minister, grow
ing out of allegations OF immortality
and improper conduct towards the Per-
kins claim, then pending, although
thost matters were not made ground
of official complaint On June 16, Sec
rotary Fish, by the direction of Presi-
dent Grant, directed that the conduct
of Mr. Catacasey, both officially and
personally, had been for some time
past such as to impair his usefulness
to his government and render inter
course either for business or social
purposes disagreeable. Under these
circumstances, the interests of both
countries would be promoted and rela-
tions displayed on q sure footing If
the Russian legation here was ITO be
changed.
Thurston Is Silent.
The latest mail from Honolulu has
arrived Minister Thurston declined
To state whether it contained any
thing bearing on the request of Secre-
tary Gresham for Mr.. Tnurston's re-
call. The minister maintains the
absolute silence on the subject that
he has since the report first appeared.
The legation office is open to callers,
however, and the usual business pro-
ceeds briskly between the minister and
Mr.. Hastings, secretary of the legation.
The moment the recall is mentioned,
Mr.. Thurston and his assistant lapse
into silence. 1t is believed from the
fact that the communication relating
to Minister ThIrSton was sent rep. Il,
that there has been ample. time for
response from the Hawaiian govern
ment in the mail just received. Score
tary Gresham'S note reached San
Francisco in time to catch a boat,
which would arrive at Honolulu about
the last of February. Since then,
several ships have left Honolulu, the
last one reaching San francisco ana
Vancouver, respectively, about
mail. which has now arrived at the le-
CATION. 1t is known that 1t contains
a. long communication from Mr.. Hatch,
the Hawaiian minister OF foreign al
fairs. as Mr. Hastings received
brief message saying that SUCH a COM
munication was on its way II the
Hawaiian government has replied, Mr..
Thurston would be the natural and
only channel of communication, to the
state department, as he remains the
official representative OF Hawai- until
his recall is actually accomplished.
Beyond All Doubt.
That Secretary Gresham asked for
Mr.. Thurstons recall, there is no
longer any doubt, though the manner
in which it was put is not yet known.
1t is supposed the Hawaiian govern
ment will communicate with Its minis
ter and seek his version of the circum-
stances before acceding to Secretary
Gresham's request, which, in
measure implies a personal affront to
the individual under the circumstances.
The communication from Hawaii, II il
refers to the recall, as is thought ex-
tremely likely, may be a short reply
therefore, will be
watched with great interest, especially
the answer of Hawaii. as a declination
to accede to Secretary Gresham's re-
quest doubtless would be followed by
Minister Thurston being given his
passports, an act equal to the sever
ance of diplomatic relations.
In connection with the latter and the
Hawaiian developments, criticism is
made by members of Congress still in
the city of the failure of the secretary
of state to transmit inform alton of his
act to Congress prior to its adjourn
ment on March 4.
The request for Mr.. Thurston's recall
was dispatched prior to February 81.
Congress had been informed, officially,
that the government would keep it
posted on Hawaiian affairs, and would
be supplied with the correspondence re-
lating thereto; Notwithstanding which.
the congressman say, no intimation
that the representative of
the Hawaiian government to the
United States had been declared per-
soma non granta and a, step taken