The record-union., 1896-01-27

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acknowledgements Of or answer thereto was
ever made.
"On January 25, 1894, made a state
ment to Mr.. Gresham concerning the
friction that existed in Hawaii by rea-
son of the continued. demand by Japan
| that the franchise be granted to Jap
anese. He said, What do you mean by
coming to me with complaints about
Japan? Do you expect US to protect
you from Japan? 1 should think that
the last country in the world you would
appeal to for assistance would be the
United States. 1t is most extraordinary
that you should make this statement
to me-
Il replied that had not applied for
assistance, nor did 1 want him to do
anything; that the United States had
for years followed certain line Of Ipl-
icy concerning Hawaii's relations with
other foreign Powers; that 1 was sim
ply stating a fact, and that it was en-
tirely for him to say whether or notit
was of interest to or concerned Amer
lean policy or interests. He reiterated
his former statements in different forms
several times, and wound up by branch
ing off from the subject entirely, and
demanded to know what President
Dole meant by sending an insulting
reply to Mr.. Willis (referring to Mr.
Dole's reply to Mr. Willis demand that
the Queen be restored). I denied that
the answer was insulting. Mr.. Gresham
said: I say it was insulting, and Mr..
Dole's sole object was to say something
sharp to the American Minister when
he had the opportunity He continued
to talk in this strain until it became
manifest that he was simply trying to
provoke a quarrel and 1 left the room.
During the summer and fall of 1894
/ was absent in Hawaii and Europe.
On January z, 1896 L returned to
Washington and called the next day on
Mr. Gresham to see about presenting
my credentials from the republic of
Hawaii, which had taken the place of
the Provisional Government. After
stating that they would be received,
he said in a gruff way, What did your
Government mean by complaining to
US that arms were being shipped from
California to Hawaii?' l replied that
I knew of no such complaint; that L
had arrived only the day before, and
knew nothing of it. He said Yes, they
complained to US, and / have investi-
gated the matter, and there is not a
particle of foundation for it. They
have put us to all this trouble without
reason
BY a remarkable coincidence, the in
surrection made possible by the use
of these very arms 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: I
guess your Minister of Foreign Affairs
CMr. Hatch) is a scary kind Of a fellow,
isn't he? l replied: No. On the con-
trary, he is usually cool and clear
headed. He said: Wen, he acts like
it. anyhow. 1 can see no reason for the
complaint he made He even put Mr.
Willis to the expense of telegraphing it
over here
He continued to talk in this strain,
with an exceedingly harsh manner, un-
til / became convinced that he wa seek
ing to pick q quarrel with me, as there
was no occasion for. his bringing up the
subject, of which he knew 1 was igno-
rant.
Immediately after news of the insur-
rection reached the States" says Mr..
ton was to minimize it's Importance.
1t was characterized as "a little riot
and ridiculed as a tempest in a teapot
So sedulously was this view presented
that it appeared as though it might be-
come generally adopted. Knowing, as
did, the real seriousness of the situa-
ton, and fearing that my Government
might feel it necessary to impose ex-
f1scs1
ers as a deterrent example for the fu-
ture, 1 saw that if the American public
became impressed that the insurrection
was an insignificant affair, any sever
ity of punishment would cause a reac-.
tion of feeling against Us. l according
ly took pains to give to the press the
fullest information concerning the facts.
This had a perfect right to do, as the
matter was purely domestic The
statement made in the press that the
ground of the request for my recall was
because of my giving to the press in
formation contained in official dis
patches was without foundation
''On February H. 1895 a representa-
tive of one of the press associations,
who had frequently called, came in as
l was reading the mail received that
mark to the effect that the trouble in
Hawaii was only q little fracas,' and
did not amount to much. [ replied that
he was mistaken, that it was through
no lack of intent on the part Of the
royaliststhat the results were not worse,
and that there was still most intense
feeling over the matter in Honolulu, as
he could see by the letters 1 had just re-
ceived. I thereupon read to him from
several private letters, not with intent
that he should publish what was read
to him, but to disabuse his mind of a.
false impression. There was nothing
said about publication. There was no
on my part that the references
in the letters to the American Admins
tration should be published, and they
were not published. but the gentleman
ly press association man treasured up
them, either directly or indirectly, to
Mr.. Gresham. l understand it has been
denied that this was the avenue of his
know that it was, for
the letters to me were shown to no one
else but the newspaper man in question.
In his letter requesting my recall
Mr. Gresham garbled and suppressed
my explanation, stating only that I
claimed that the references in question
were news which / had a right to give
out.
II had committed no Intentional
breach of diplomatic etiquette, but,
knowing the spirit which animated the
toward everything Fla
Waiian and desiring To nrayprt fric-