St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-29
MORE SCANDAL.
Serious Charges Against the State
Department, Involving the
President.
Gen. Adam Badeau's Outline of Complaint
Against Frelinghuysen.

New YORK, April 2s.-The Tribune Of
Tuesday morning will contain a letter from
Gen. Badeau. He says, Sir: Having re-
signed my position as consul general at
Havana, beg leave to state nv reasons for
this act. On February 90, and again on
March y, last, addressed the president pro-
testing against the action of the state depart
ment in persistently screening corruption,
and at the same time negotiating an iniuri-
Gus and improper treaty with Spain. On
April 4, having received no reply beyond a
bare acknowledgement, I telegraphed the
president, requesting to be or
dered to Washington to sub
stanhate my charges. To this also
received no reply. On April 9 I again tele-
graphed in these words: Il have the honor
to tender my resignation, to take effect i'm
medately unless 1 can be ordered to Wash4
ington for the purposes already explained"
l then received Il diepatch by cable from the
secretary of state, announcing that the pres
ident did not think it advisable for me to re-
turn to Washington, as my services were re-
quired at Havana. 1 Immediately repieeP
Il request you to say to the president, am
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policy 1 disapprove, and which I
consider has treated me with in
justice and indignity. 1 tender my
resignation to take effect immediately" To
this got no reply, and again telegraphed
the president. y shall appeal to the people
tomorrow, unless 1 hear from you'
within twenty-four hours an answer came,
resignation accepted as requested"
now charge the state department with
grave direlection from public duty, with
gross and continued neglect of injuries and
insults put upon American citizens, Ameri-
can seaman and American trade in tho
island of Cuba with vacillating and ignO-
minous policy in requiring often, to be
stimulated into the defense or protection Of
Americans and even of sometimes the as
suming honorable and becoming position OF
abandoning it, as far rs it could, before the
resistance of Spain, and yielding more than
any, just before Spain acceded TO its just
demands.
charge it with negotiating commercial
| agreement with Spain so manilestly i'm
proper and ilconsidered that in six weeks
after it was signed it had to be abandoned
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the original seven articles were ommitted al
together, while two others must be submitted
to the decision of the Spanish cortes not yet
elected. l charge that the stipulatons of
this agreement are injurious to the interests
and honor OF the country, and reproach to
its diplomacy, for 1t provides that the United
States shall abandon TO Spain duties smount-
ing annually TO So, 800 600: while Spain
gives UP to us only 81, ZOO, 900 in return.
charge that this agreement was in reality
a treaty, and not submitted to the senate in
accordance with the constitution, and under
the pretense that sit was a commercial
agreement" Important stipulations with
a foreign government were entered into
without the sanction of that branch of the
legislature whose consent is Indispensable.
charge that this agreement was scrupu-
lousy concealed in all its points, from the
chief representative of the United States in
the island which its stipulations almost ex-
clusiyely affect, although private parties and
interested individuals were taken into the
confidence of the department and repeatedly
consulted as to its provisions.
charge the department simultaneously
with these other delinquencies, with screen
ing and supporting corrupt consul clerk,
whom Repeatedly reported for violation OF
orders, gross insubordination and abstrac-
| ton of public and private money.
| hold myself to Substantial every one OF
these charges, and call upon the state de-
partment to publish every dispatch that has
passed between itself and me since Nov. %
last, the date of my arrival at my post with
out one word omitted, or one limo
mutilated. declare of my
own knowledge that no legitimate
public or private, can suffer from this free
dom, and that no one will be hurt. except
those who should not be screened.
[Signed.l ADAM BADEAU.