Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
JAPANESE MINISTER
GRAVELY OFFENDED
He Has Asked to Be Relieved Of
His Office at Washington
al Once.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIR THE CAUSE
Nr. Hoshi Feels That He Was Treated
with Inexcusable Discourtesy
by Mr.. sherman, Secre-
tary Of State.

Washington. July 5.-The Japanese
minister to the United States has asked
his government Ia relieve him from
duty in Washington. Officials of the
japanese legation are reticent as 10
the reasons for this action, but admit
substantially that il is because of the
~discOurteSy shown 20 the minister nj
the time the treaty of annexation was
signed by the Mckinley administration
with Hawaii.
The particular indignity offered to
the Mikado's representative is said
to have been AN act Of John Sherman.
The Japanese minister, Mr.. Hoshi,
asked Sherman for information AS 70
the reported negotiations for annexa-
ton with Hawaii, and was told by our
secretary of state that such action was
mo- contemplated by the United States.
On the day following, however, thu
treaty Of annexation was signed and
sem TO the senate and published IN
the newspapers.
Mr.. Hishi regarded this as "A DELHI
crate insult TO his intelligence, and re.
ported the matter TO his government.
In reply, he was directed to file a TOR.
NAL protest with this government
against annexation of Hawaii, and,
as stated, this action was taken. The
language Of the protest was cart md
notably deficient in the circumlocution
customary in international CORE
s%pondencc.
1t has been well known ~ Washing
ton that the J%auancse minister and his
sovereign have felt mach ugricyed by
what they consider harsh and undir.
lomntic treatment by the McKiric" adj.
ministration in the annexation nego.
tiations, and the request nov made tol
permission to return TO Japan u the
direct result Of il.
BY those who seek 20 apologize for
the discourtcsy shown to Japan, il is
suggested that the political status in
Toxic is one reason for the minister
desiring to leave this country, bal
this explanation fails II satisfy. Mr.
Hoshi has been in Washington bit 8
year, and was selected by the ministry
now I'm power in Toxic, During his
residence in Washington Mr.. Uoeli has
bcen Il frequent caller on the secretary
of state, but since the beginning al tho
Hawaiian annexation treaty he has not
gone near the state department.
The request for relief from dut5 does
not imply that The legation in Wash
ington will he closed. If 'hc Mikadc
considers the request of Mr.. llusht &c
be based on personal grounds he
doubtless would send n successor tc
conduct the affairs Of the !egltirn.
The decision Of :hc TOXIC govern
ment will be reached, OF course, after
fun consideration Of the statement re
Gently sent by our state department
taken in connection with the grievance
presented in the request OF Mr.. lIosh,
for permission TO return lone.
On the other hand, the Japanese are
said to feel great resentment a, ihe
proposition to n llaWnil, ana
should the representations made TO tho
Mikado convince him TINT Il Slight ha,
been put upon him, as we'll as upon his
representative, the matter Iaoy prcsei'
questions Of gravity for the consid
Grafton of this administration.