The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25


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Min'ster 70 Ausu'a'
to Secretary Bsyard from Baron Favia, the
Italian Minister Resident, dated April Is,
1885, in which he calls attention to an edit
orial in the New York Rcrald, in reference
70 the alleged utterances Of Mr.. A. n.
Kelley, appointed Minister to Italy. in 70.
gard to that Government and says that IL
the newspaper statement IL true Il is most
regretable one. Secretary Bayard
answered under the same date, making
an appointment to zee the italian Min.
lister April Is, and saying that enough
Is disclosed by his note to state that the de-
partment can not make the editorials of q
newspaper In regard to alleged utterances.
eonfessedIy made un0fficially some fourteen
years ago, of . gentleman selected to repre-
sent the Government In foreign country,
the basis Ut discussion with the minister Of
that country.
On May Secretary Bayard Informed
Baron Schaeifer, the Austrian Minister at
Washington, that the President had APP
pointed Mr.. Kelley to succeed Mr.. Francis
Is Minister ct Vienna. May Baron
Schaeffer handed 70 Mr.. Bayard the follow
ing translation of telegram from Count
KalnOky TO himself, dated May 8: I'VE
regret the nomination of Mr.. Kelley as Min
lister Plenipotenttary and Envoy ExtraOr.
binary to the Imperial Court and his sud-
den departure from America. as here.
against this choice. Please direct in
the most friendly way the attention
of the American Government to the
generally diplomatic practice to ask previ-
Ously to any nomination Of foreign min
lister the agreement (cOnsent) Of the Gov
eminent to which he Is accredited. You
are therefore requested to earnestly entreat
them that the newly nominated minister
may not reach Vienna before our c0ntiden-
tial consent to his nomination has taken
place. The position Of q foreign envoy
welded to Jewess BY civil marriage would
be nntenable and even impossible In Vi
emma"
In communication to Baron Schaeffeg,
dated May Is, Secretary Bayard says:
''Tlie question thus raised by our Govern
ment involves principles of the greatest inn
portance and has no precedent rs vet dis
coverabIe to me in modern times and inter-
course between friendly Nations. Having
submitted the matter to the consideration
OF the President i am instructed by him tn
inform your Government through you, that
upon the ground upon which it is an
nOunced that the usual ceremonial courtesy
and formal respect are to be withheld from
the envoy Of the United States by your
Government; that is to say, because his
wife Is alleged or supposed by your
Government to entertain CT.
tain religious faith aud to be a
member of q certain religious sect-can
not be assented to by the Executive of the
Government Of the American people. but is,
and must be. emphaticalIy denied. This
stand by any foreign government Is neces-
sarily and fortiOri inadmissible. To suf-
fer an infractiOn of this essential principle
would lead to q disfranchisement Of our
citizens because of their religious belief, and
thus impair or destroy tho most important
end which our constitution of government
was intended 10 secure. Religious liberty
is the chief corner stone of the American
system of Government and provisions for
its security are embedded In the written
charter and interviewer in the moral fabric
OF its laws. Anything that tends tn
invade . right 90 essential and sacred
must be carefully guarded against and I
am satisfied that INV countrymeu. ever
mindful OF the suffering and sacrifices nee.
essary to obtais IL will never consent to its
i,npairment for any reason or under any
pretext Whatsoever. In harmony with this
essential law Is the almost equally potential
uuwritten law of American society, that
awards respect and delicate consideration
to the women Of the United States and OK.
acts Difference in the treatment at home and
abroad Of the mothers, wives and daughters
of the Republic. The case we are now
considering Is that of an envoy of the
United States Enthusiastically fitted, whose
presence ne.r the foreign Government in
question is objected to by its agents ON the
sole ground that his welded wife Il alleged
to entertain religious faith which Is held
by very many Of the most honored and
valued citizens uf the United States. Its
not believed by the Presiden: that q doc.
trine and practice 50 destructive Of religious
liberty and freedom Of conscience, 50 de-
void Of cathoIicity and 50 on.
posed 10 the spirit of the age in
which We live can for q moment he
accepted BY the great family of civilized
nations or be allowed to control their