The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-20
RUSSIA AHD TIE United STATES.
TIE CATAcAZY QUESTION.
What the St. Petersburg Jour-
mails Say.

The >Catacazy question IS exciting considerable
interest here, as might naturally be expected, from
the relations OF Russia and tho United States, as
wen as from the curious coincidence OF rhls "dini
cultyn with the visit OF tho Grand Duke Alexis.
translate two extracts from our leading journals
here, which have every reason to believe repre-
sem the opinions OF the gvvernment on the subject.
The G0lOs says:-
1t sometimes happens that .. government
desires and asSs tue REGAL Of fOrsgn rsp pc
matte usage TINS eau be done IN two ways. A
foreign representative may 20 psiso1al!v ancon-
which ne IL accredlteu or, OH the OshcT hand. he
may by his conduct cause request for his recall
to he made ~ MS government. In sne nrst case
1t Is customary that he the head or the Statcl
should notify conddentially, IN courteous form aud
change, which never refused. II ls obvious
that g0yernmentaccreditcd dipo,rntic representa-
tiyes Il Tor tlE purpose OF cultvatng inuyual good
relations. This purpOsc would be entirely missed
II the MinistcTScher9ed win the mission did not
head OF state is Consequently JUSTIFIED in desiring
TO have near MIN :epresenfativ We whuis pcrs0tlay
the ideA Of imposing ON auy other government In
quahty OF . Representative. y person who could not
SUPERSTITION is especially nadmissanle uoswecn two
countries and two governments like iuss,a AMI the
United States Of America, winch are bound to-
gcther BY svmpathfes In interests aud IN national
Sentiment. which manifest themselves IN all cir-
cumstances. and OF which they give, ut this very mo-
ment TO eacn other cordial proOs.
Bot Is may also happen that u request for recall
conduct OF foreign representative has given rise.
In such case it Is CUSTOMARY to formulate clearly
these complaints, the facts the acts which
tney are founded. BECAUSE Then. either the incrim-
nated Miulser has actedin VII nc OF orders from ms
gOverntnent-and In that Case 1t would Uo from his
government, and not from him that ex pianatioas
shouldsbe askcd-Or he has acted contrary To mis- M
structions, nnd N that case accusation would
he made against public iunctionary, winch cer-
tanly no government wouh desire to bring, without
serious motives and adequate PROOFS These truths
Nevertheless, in the American article which we
our mi nj toarn fv.fat Thn
relations OF business and OF society are cOnounded.
On the one hand II speaks OF The onlciai and per-
diminished the usefulness Of his presence for his
own government "A Usefulness OF winch his govern
hand. It speaks OF relations both IN bus mess and In
society, which are said 70 have become very dlsa.
whatever IL mentioned In support OF these asser-
tons. We nave very good reason for supposlng
o. snd the Sats States at S. seel s
evidently Misunderstanding mere which il Is
desirable to SEQ cleared up. and which win GER
ton with which the two governments arc animated
toward one another. But apart from these aues-
coincidence OF this affair with the tour OF Mon.
segneur the Grand Duke Alexis Aexantlr0vtch.
% me @ a. e &c
made for the arrival and soJourn OF His Imperial
liignness. lie was naturally called upon to accom-.
pany hun In his EXCURSIONS, and 10 furnish him
useful information on the men AMI things or
friendly country which the Grand Duke visits FOR
In view OF personal relations, which no longer cor
respond TO the mutual sentiments OF tho two gov
ernments, tho season was NOS favorable Tor
discussing tins question, since, on the one
hand, change was physically within the time,
creea rep % i've VINO was wsi scuuane ted
with the country might preudlce the voyage and
! question has been for rnc moment suspended. But
! tue assertions which are added by the American
article have quoted cannot De passed In silence.
| they agree neither with diplomatic usage nor with
the mutual good relations OF the TWO governments.
| Tie federal governments has no need whatever to
send ms passports to NJ Cafacazy. ant snch IN In
tenron cannot even be supposed to nave been enter
tanned bv 1t. N. Catacazy Is, doubtless very desr
Gus himself to see al end put as promptly as pos
very painful to him, and the imperial
Cabinet has certainty no reason Tor prolongIng IL
tune he win not be Tolerated; as the American
article in question says but we are convinced that
as me OF t RUSSIA ne WIN DC inc o.
invested, and 10 the government OF which he 10 the
on1clai organ the federal government has too
way whatever from DIPLOMATIC courtesies the
strict observation OF which II would certainty DE.
mand for itself. However painful this incident may
be, II Is, as Will be seo purely personal question:
II Affects neither the interests OF the countries
Monseigneur the Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitcl
undertakes AZ this moment the invitation Of the
| wnica IS prepared for him on the American soil
are striking evidences Of the cordial relations OF the
Two HoSeruncnts NeVertneesS, the. question OF
which the American xticle makes mention.
is one 0f those which ought to be discussed
with courtesy and moderation. without pas
sion or personal prejudces. We regret that
the American press has not always oonformed
| 70 this principle. Unintentoaaiy. without doubt
it brings to The consideration OF these facts . want
| OF discretion and often Violence whIcn are not
usual In diplomatic questions, and which, BY giving
l the question into the hands Of magnify might
give tho afair an litaung character But very
fortunately decisions remain In the calmer hapds OF
/ COVER nmen8, and VIC do not doubt for u moment
that this affair will be regulated In satisfactory
| manner by an amcabe agreement"
The Journa, de ST. Petersourg writes rs fol-
lowss--
Foreign Papers have quoted an article which
tile majority Of the American papers nave published
| with regard to the difficulties that have arisen IN
tho personal relations OF the President and The Seq
rotary Of State or tho Union with the Russian Am
bassad0r there. We do not wish to entcr into
controversy with regard 10 o question which must
be reserved for the explanations Of the
two countries but as me arnclc IN qnes ,stsl