People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1895 — THURSTON NOT WANTED. [ARTICLE]

THURSTON NOT WANTED.

Secretary Gr< «i>«-u ».ike« • Demand for His Recall. Washington, March 20.—Secretary Greshim has instructed Minister Willis tonotlfy President Dole at Hawaii that his envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States, Lorin A. Thurston, is persona non grata to the administration, and his recall is demanded. The official recall for Minister Thurston's recall was made to the Dole government through Minister Willis. It was telegraphed to the state deagent at San Francisco and forw : arded to Honolulu per steamer of Feb. 21. The instructions to Minister Willis are extremely positive in tone. They direct him to inform the minister of foreign affairs of Hawaii that Mr. Thurston has given copies of official correspondence to the press before they were furnished to the state department, especially referring to the dispatch of Feb. 13 referring to the sentences on conspirators. Minister Thurston gave as an excuse for his action that all matter concerning Hawaiian affairs was interesting to the people of the United States. On Secretary Gresham’s representations that It was irregular and undiplomatic for foreign republics to communicate official information to the press before giving such information to the department Minister Thurston acknowledged his proceeding was not diplomatic and he orally apologized. This was not sufficient for Secretary Gresham. He requested Mr. Thurston to make an apology in writing. Mr. Thurston refused. Thereupon Secretary Gresham formulated and sent the instructions to Minister Willis, directing him to request the recall of Minister Thurston. At the same time the secretary told Mr. Thurston that in his future relations with the department he desired all of his communications should be put in writing. It can be authoritatively stated that the above Is almost the text of the instructions sent by Secretary Gresham to the resident minister of the United States in Hawaii, notwithstanding the refusal of both the secretary and Minister Thurston to discuss the subject. There is no doubt in the official mind the request will be granted, as each government reserves itself the right to recognize a representative from a foreign nation or refuse to conduct official affairs with that nation through him.