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WITH THE BARK ON.
MR.. BAYARD'S CORRESPONDENCE
WITH AUSTRIA.
In Regard to the Rejection of Mr..
Kelly as Minister to that Court.
AustrIa's Objection on Account OF
Race or Religion VIII Not
be Submitted to.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-:The presi-
dent, in response to the senate resolu
tion. adopted December 9th, trans
mitted to that body all papers and cor
respondence on file relating to the app
pointment of A. M. Kelly as minister
to Italy, and his subsequent appoint
ment as minister to Austria.
The correspondence begins with a
letter to Bayard from Baron Fava,
the Italian minister resident, dated
April 18th, 1885, in which he calls
attention to an editorial in the
New York Herald in reference
to alleged utterances of Mr.. A. M.
\ Kelly, appointed as minister to Italy
in regard to that government, and
says, If the newspaper statement is
true, it is a most regrettable one.
Secretary Bayard answered, under
that same date, making an appoint
ment to see the italian minister on
April Is, and saying that enough is
disclosed by his note to state that the
department cannot make the editorial
of newspaper in relation to alleged
utterances, confessedly made unotlic1s
tally some fourteen years ago ot
a gentleman sent to represent
the government in a foreign country,
the basis of discussion with the Inin
lister of tnat country. Mr.. Bayard CON
tinues "Having preferred gentle
man, who entertains no other stntl-
ments toward your government than
those of entire respect and friendship
to represent the government OF the
United States in Italy, nothing further
devolves on tois government, and be-
lieving that Mr. Kelly will prove in all
respect agreeable and acceptable as
persona grata to the government OF
Italy, we must leave that government
70 the exercise of its own and sole dis
cretion in receiving him in the same
spirit of friendship and respect in
which he is sent forth"
Baron Fava, under date of April ~,
forwards to Secretary Rayard copy
of a telegram received by him from
the Italian minister of foreign affairs,
the substance of which is that if Mr..
Kelly gave utterance to the senti-
ments ascribed to him, he would not
be acceptable to the king, and asking
t5e government to appoint another
representative to Rome.
The next letter in order is one from
Mr.. Kelly to the president, resigning
his commission.
Secretary Bayard writes Baron Fava,
under date of April 30, acknowledging
the receipt of copy OF the above
mentioned telegram and saying
"The feeling of your government on
the subject has caused an arrestatlon
of Mr. Keilly's movements, and he has
returned to the president his commls-
sion as minister to Italy, and the
object Of the communication of the
!. Italian minister of foreign affairs to
A.aou is therefore accomplished" l."
On May 4th, Secretary Bayard
informed Baron Schaffer, the Austrian
minister at Washington, that the
president had appointed Mr.. Kelly to
succeed Mr.. Francis as minister to
Vienna.
On May 9th Baron Schaffer handed
to Mr.. Bayard the following tTansla'
tion of telegram from Count Kalnaky
to himself
MAY 8th-We regret the nomina-
tion of Mr. Kelly as minister pleni-
potentiary and envoy extraordinary to
the imperial court, and his sudden de-
parture from America as here, too,
like in Rome, prevail objections against
this choice. Please direct, in the most
friendly way, the attention OF the
American government to the generally
existing diplomatic practice to ask
previously to any nomination OF for
eign minister, the consent of
the government to which he
is accredited. You are there
fore requstedto earnestly entreat them
that the newly nominated minister
!. may not reach Vienna before our con-
fdental consent to his nomination has
taken place. The position of foreign
envoy, welded to Jewess by civil
marriage, would be untenable and even
impossible in Vienna"
In communication to Baron Shat
fer, dated May 18th, Secretary Bayard
says: "The question thus rails
ed by your government involves
principles of the greatest impor-
tance and has no precedent as yet
discoverable to me in modern times
and intercourse between friendly ma
tions. Having submitted the matter
to the consideration of the president,
am instructed by him to inform your
government, through you, that the
ground upon which it is announced
that the usual ceremonial courtesy
and formal reception are to be with
held from the envoy Of the United
States to your government, that is to
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