St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
JOEY BAGsTROCk FRELINGHUYsEN

a large number OF newspapers are claim
ing that the attempted removal of Sargent to
St. Petersburg was intended as a compliment
to him and snnb to Bismarck, and thereat
they are greatly pleased. Just wherein the
compliment to Sargent was located and
where their rebuke to the German chancellor
was hidden it is difficult to ascertain. II
seems to be the impression that Bismarck
did not like Sargent, if all be true which has
been stated he has not been chary in exhibit
tons of this dislike. Now, if this be the
case, wherein is the slap in the face admin
istered to Bismarck in removing from Berlin
a man whom he has all along been trying to
get rid of. 1t would appear to be the fact
that we have mortified, Inundated and re-
buked Bismarck by doing for him what he
has for some time been trying to accomplish
on his own account.
On the other hand it is alleged that the
effort was made to promote Mr.. Sargent as
reward for his services in the interest of the
American hog and his conduct in the Lasker
incident. The promotion" appears to con-
sist in an effort to remove him without his
consent to another post There could be no
promotion in salary, for each place, Berlin
and st. Petersburg, is worth the same to the
American minister plenipotentiary, that is,
say II, 500 per annum, so Sargent was to get
no larger salary. He had made all his ar
engagements for prolonged stay in Berlin.
If he had gone to st. Petersburg he would
have had to break up these at any cost.
He would have to take his children out of
school, in which he had contemplated keep
ing them during his official residence
abroad. He would have had to sustain the
expense of "trip to st. Petersburg, the cost
of starting again in housekeeping, and in
addition to all these evidences of recognition
it was proposed to transfer him from COM
paratiyely healthful city to one of the most
unhealthful in Europe.
Finally as another evidence Of the promo
ton which was rendered him it may be men
toned that it would have cost him more than
twice as much to live in St. Petersburg as it
has in Berlin. One more such promotion
would have sent Mr.. Sargent to the poor
house, and in truth he will do well if he shall
manage to get along now without passing
around his hat among his friends. If there
was ever a case in which an attempt was
made to present an official with ruinous
white elephant it was in the presentation of
St. Petersburg mission to the late minister to
Berlin.
The deadly vengeance of Mr.. Freiinghuy-
son is not yet satiated. He proposed to
HUMILATE Bismarck some more, and in order
to accomplish this he is going to leave the
Berlin mission vacant. There will be a sec
rotary of legation leaft, but there shall be no
first-class representative. John Phenix held
the judge down by getting his nose in the
judges mouth we are going to hold Bis
marck down by allowing this country to be
represented by secretary or a mere clerk in
the German capital.
Mr.. Joe Bagstock Frelinghuysen is ''devilish
sly'' as a diplomat He wanted to send
poor Sargent as reward for his services to a
less desirable and far more expensive place.
He snubbed Bismarck by removing from
Berlin the very person whom Bismarck
wished to have removed; and has finally
heaped insult and contumely on the head of
the chancellor by leaving this country without
representation at the most important point
in central Europe. 1t only remains for the
astute and ingenious secretary of state to
further show his scorn of Germany by send
ing to Bismarck a few baskets of champagne
and by making extra efforts to compliment
and distinguish the representatives of Ger
many in Washington.