New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20

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1871, which has not before been made public on this
side, and which must have been furnished by
schenck. But this dispatch must be held fatal to
Schenck's character for truthfulness. The dispatch
and Mr. Fis's answer to it NAV have been published
in America, for they were doubtless given to the
House Committee, but, they are worth reprinting in
order to compare them with Schenck's sworn
testimony in the action of the Emma Company
against Park and Others in the United States Circuit
Court.
From Schenek, Minister, london. TO Fish, Secretary
Washington.
am surprised and panied by the kilograms from the
United States published here regarding my connection
with the Emma Mining Company. have no pccunLuy
inte in that company except some shares for which
after investigating fully paid dollar dollar Having
thus decided and raised the means to make the invest
with gentlemen OF known HIGH character director of
the Company to protect their interest and my own III
what believe to 6c valuable pro erty Perhaps
made mistake in conserving to this request desire
only TO Government and countrymen honorably
make something honestly FOR myself and family. win
Withdraw from the Board or do whatever else you may
Washington In any way.
Mr.. Fish replied to this dispatch the next day
through the cable, as follows:
From Fish, Secretary, Washington, 10 Schenef Minister.
London
Although public officer, you have the full right OF
every citizen to be a shareholder and to invest your
money in such honest enterprise you think proper,
and neither the Government nor the public have any
right criticsc 10 Tor 50 doing The adj
vertisemcnt Of the name ola diplomatic representative
Of the Government az director OF company seeking to
dispose Of lis shares the country To which he is accrcd
tied is lladvlsed ana unfortunate, and IL calculated 10
subject him TO criticism but II IL assumed that the al
yctscment OF the mining company in the London jour
nas not yOura bat that OF the agents OF the com
pany without consulting with you. You are earnestly
advise TO withdraw your name from tEo management
OF the company.
Here we have Sohenck telcgraphing to Mr.. Fish
with Characteristic whine about making some
| l,atl, NJ It.l,
wishes him to withdraw from the Emma Board, and
Mr. Fish telegraphing back the very next day
earnestly advising him to retire. In the light OF
these dispatches the following passage from
Schenck's eyidence-under oath-becomes interest
ing:
80. Do YOU recollect whether anybody in partic-
ular suggested to you retiring from the direction
A. No; determined to retire from the Company the
moment saw attacks made upon me in the news
papers here and at home misrcpresenting my posi-
ton asked no advice of anybody, but immediately
| tclegraphed to my Government.
90. You sag it was entirely your own notion, and
it was not suggested by anybody at al : a. Nor
So there ara the official dispatches proving that
Schenck applied to Washington to know what lie
| should do and was told to withdraw, and there is
his own sworn statement that his resignation was
| entirely bis own notion and was not suggested by
| anybody ut all.
Ii is scarcely necessary to remark on Mr.. flshs
amusing simplicity in surprising that Schcnck did
not know his name was to be advertised Director
| and Trustee. Mr.. Flsh's simplicity and crednlity
throughout the whole business characteristics OF
a man who would not do wrong himself, and so Will
not believe il of others. In n certain way they are
honorable to him. but they unfit him for dealing
with a Minister who makes himself the confederate
of Park aud Stewart and Albert Grant.
ALI this about Schenck and the Emma scandal
send you ~ amatter of duty but it has ceased to be
a matter of paramount interest, even to us AmcIi-
cans in London We-or some Of us-have sought
TO be rid of Schcnck because his continuance here
brought disgrace upon the country and the Govern
ment We have always said he was not a representa-
tive of either that the honor Of the country and the
Government required bis removal. But yesterday
and today have filled all Europe with the noise of
Belknaps crime and the only hing Americans can do
is to hide their heads in silence The Press on the
whole, treats us mercifully. There Is, with one e1-
cepton- The Standard-no disposition 90 exult over
OR disgrace Ii is regretted n disgrace which has
| befallen a friend of whom good and not evil was
| hoped Whatever is said are in no condition to
resent it. Belknap s something more than indi'id-
nal; lie is the outgrowth of system, for toerating
which we are all responsible. | have read what Is
said in the journals aud that is my account OF IT..
| What is said in private do not know. nor intend
| to know. w. W. D.
| NEW SCANDAL