The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-02-18

plant; that / had arrived only the
nay before, and knew nothing OF IL.
He said: Eyes, they complained to
us, and l have investigated the mat
ter, and there lent particle OF foun-
dation for 1t. They have put us to all
this trouble without any reason. +"
(By remarkable coincidence, the in
surrection made possible by the use
OF these very ARM had broken out the
day before, and at that very hour
Charles Carter lay dead in Honolulu,
shot to death with one OF the guns
which Mr.. Gresham had investigated
and found did not exist
Continuing, Mr.. Gresham said: 81
guess your minister of foreign affairs
(Mr. Hstch) is a scsrey kind of fellow,
isn't he?" I replied: mo. On the
contrary, he Is usually cool and clear
headed" He said: "Well, he acts
like it, anyhow. can see no reason
for the complaint he made. He even
put Mr.. Willis TO the expense of tele-
graphing it over here"
He continued tn talk in this strain,
with an exceeding harsh manner, I'M
il L became convinced that he was
seeking tn pick quarrel with me, as
there was no occasion fer his bringing
up the subject, of which he knew that
| was ignorant.
Necker Island Cable Incident.
About this. time President Cleve-
laud sent q message to congress re
commencing that England be allowed
the exclusive use of Necker Island as
u cable station.
After it became manifest that both
houses were hostile to the proposition,
acting under instructions from my
government 1 called on Mr.. Gresham
and stated that our legislature was
about to meet; that we were extreme
ly anxious to do everything possible
to facilitate construction of q cable;
that we would prefer one to San Fran
cisco rather than to Canara, although
the latter was better than no cable;
that as it did not seem probable that
congress would consent to the British
proposition, we were DESTROYS of as
pertaining whether the United States
would favor joining with Hawaii in
aging cable to San Francisco. He
said: "How eau you with any pro
priety make me such proposition
when you have already agreed with
England to lay a cable via Necker ISL
and and have asked our consent
therefor"
I replied in substances: 1--WE have
not agreed with England nor request
ed your consent. England has made
II request of us which we have not
granted, but have referred to you for
IL, l.. 70 T.sN nl
States To say whether the request OF
Euglsnd shall be granted If the
United states is not going to assist
cable, then we want the British cable,
although We prefer AL American one.
II, however, congress refuses the re
quest OF England, then we want to
know whether you would favor as
sistIng San Francisco cable"
He said, with an air of severity: 81
consider your Inquiry in the highest
decree improper, aud as evi'!euciug
bad faith Oh the part of your govern
ment toward England, and 1 will not
consider it," This ended the inter
view.
Ignores the wahlberg Outrage.
On February Is. 1895, the Wahlberg,
the schooner which took the arms to
which were used in the in
arrived in San Diego aud
was seized by the collector for VIOLA
ton of the neutrality laws.
Acting under instructions, I first
aud then by letter drew
Gresham's attention to the
iDfraction by the Wahlberg of the
laws, and requested that
be taken against the ship
and the captain, offering to furnish
the required evidence. He said he
would look into the matter and let
me know what would be done.
Having heard nothing from him,
and being informed that no proceed
ings had been instituted, again call
ed on him on or about February 18th
and inquired about the matter.
In an impatient manner he said
What DO you expect me to do? This
is like the complaint that Mr.. Hatch
made-charges with no evidence"
1 replied that all the evidence was
at his disposal; that l had simply
been waiting to hear from him, aud
seut him full copy of
it, also setting forth the section of the
statute alleged to have been violated,
aud decision OF the United States
Circuit Court constituting it.
Although the necessary witnesses
were sent to San Francisco from Ho-
nolulu and Secretary Gresham iu-
formed thereof, no action was taken,
and neither letter was answered or
acknowledged. / saw by the news
papers that the Wahlberg was re-
leased, but no explanation was given,
and no disavowal made or regret Of
Tered that American arms had been
in an American vessel
rom an American port, contrary to
treaty obligations and neutrality laws,
and used to assault a friendly Govern
ment.
Maintains an Insulting silence.
AS it was of the utmost Importance
10 Hawaii to know what the future
course OF the United States would be
IN cases of like nature, on or about
March 18th called at the State
to get the information If
possible / was informed by Mr.. Uhl |
hat Mr.. Gresham was ill; that as the |
Secretary mad personally had charge |
If the subject he desired. me to place
10 writing what / wanted 10 know for
submission to the SECRETARY.
1 accordingly addressed formal