Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
MR. KELLEY ON HIS REJECTION.

! MR. KELLEY ON HIS REJECTION.
Hon. A. NJ. Kelley reached Washington
yesterday from New York, which ity.he
reached on Wednesday, and is now the
guest of Secretary Bayard, who says "Mr
Kelley has no report to make. He has mol
been recalled. He is still United State:
Minister to Austria. His return from Flu
rope is entirely on his own motion. W.
have not asked him to como back here
The Government, since making the appoint
ment, has been entirely passive in the mat
ter. Mr.. Keley's position as U. 5. Minister
to Austria remains unaltered."
Mr.. Kelley is quoted rs giving the follow
ing explanation of his rejection by the Aus
| trian court,
at is almost impossible for any American
to understand how in this year of our Lord
man can be rejected as minister to civ.
ilized government because his wife is Jew
ess, as my wife is. That is the reason, so
the newspapers say, which the Austrian
government assigned for my rejection. The
| information must have come through the
State Department, and it Is in general accu-
rate. That was The only objection made
that I know of. 1t is an objection | cannot
remove and | never would if could. For
the Austrian government to give such rea-
son to government founded on the princi.
plcs Of this government is an anchronism
and is scandalous.
TT aflronts the United States and insults
| tho nineteenth century. take it for grant.
ed that Ito government i'll this time OF en-
! lightcnment can reject u man solely because
Of bis religion or because his wife is Il Jew.
| ess. IN my mind that reason is only pre-.
| text 1t is all tho more an aflront to the
United States on that account.
Italy is Il growing and strong neighbor
of Austria. /: gains with rapid step on It's
neighbor, and Austria leass to offend it.
| After my appointment To Italy l was in
| formed that the views had expressed about
| the action of the Sardnian Prince in 1871
| in violating the Papal territory would make
| my reception at the Roman court cold, and
seriously impair my relations with the ltal.
| ian government. hold the same views now
| that did then and my beliefs on questions
Of right and wrong cannot be changed to
gel an Office There is no doubt that the
present government is tho choice of the peo-
pie of Italy, and the fact that it is their
choice has convinced me that 1t is the prop.
er government. The Italian people have
The same right to choose their form OF gov
eminent that We have to choose ours, and
what they choose is right. But the ques-
lion Of the dominion of the Pope is distinct.
The arbitramert of war settled that, but not
the right of it, Poland was dsmcmbered by
Austria, Russia and Prussia. One may be-
lieye the partition was wrong, and still &C.
knowledge the lawfuDess Of the present
governments. do not say | looked on
Jto ", INT l,pc hut tho ~
what had said about tho affair Of 1871 was
too recent, and to avoid embarrassment and
to relieve the situation resigned. Whether
the Italian government would have recey-
ed me or not am not positive.
"On April I, soon after receiving the ap-
poutment to Austria, I sailed for Europe,
and on the 18th MAS in Paris. At Cherbourg
had received rablegram from the State
Department telling mo to delay going to Vi
emma. | found that while had been on the
ocean notes had been interchanged between
Count Kanoky, the Austrian minister of for.
eigu affairs, and ths homo government,
through Minister John NJ. Francis, whom I
was sent to supcrsede. After Mr.. Francis
had gone they had been transmitted through
NJ Key, the charge d'allairea Gu August
9Th received lie new: that hal been re-
i-cie,l. and tie rcNi day made arrange
m,nts to return on Tho earliest possible
steamship. The correspondence between
the two governments seems practically all
20 hnve been printed in the papers. know
OF M reasons hat arc assigned except those
already pnh'i$he.i The correspondence cn
the part Of tn. Uuiici S:aies WAS diSniiir,l
and proper. Their action was conservative
and consistent. Now that the pest of min
lister is vacant, the secretary Of tho legation
lrausacts what bnsiuess there is.
Austria has weak government. lis
reason for rejecting me was twofold. 1t
wanted TO stand well With Italy, and it is
not strong enough to assert itself against
court pr. jn'lic.- or the sentiments OF the
aristncrscy L.; chief thought was not to
offend, but To placate I.aly. The two prov
inces of Austria that adjo!n I'aly are known
as the Italian provinces. They are pcopled
with Italians. their sentiments are Italian,
and their feelings md desires impel them to
unite with Isa!y. Aut-ia knew this and
tried 10 bind them t. bersvif by doing what
would please h.: p. p, OF These provinces
aud what would Lot otfsnd Italy. She