Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-27
Mr.. KELLEY IN NEW YORK.
INTERVIEWED BIZ REPORTER.


lie VIII No, ResiRn at Present-Does Not Con-
slider AuIria's Reason for Refusing TO Re-
,si,e Him n Reputable One.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
New YORK, August 27.-Mr. A. VI.
Kelley, whom both Italy and Austria
have refused to receive as Minister OF
the United States, arrived with his
family from Europe yesterday morning,
and is stopping at Mrs. RobertsOn's
clearinghouse, No. 2S3 Fourth avenue.
&" start for Washington at 10 o'clock
tomorrow to make my report" he
said. What ! shall do after that ]
cannot Of course say, as my case Is now
in the hands Of the State Department.
Mr.. Bayard has kept me fully informed,
and was ordered to report in Wash
ington, as there was no reason for my
remaining longer abroad. did not
visit either Rome or Vienna. Most Of
my time was spent in Paris"
What reason did Austria give for
declining TO receive yOu;" asked the
reporter.
q" ] cannot answer that question, for
the reason that it is something the State
Department may not wish made public.
In such matters it is between nations
as between gentlemen. Austria may
wish its correspondence upon this sub
iect considered as confidential, and
If so, even if Congress by resolutions
should ask for the papers, and should
desire to know the reasons assigned by
Austria, as it probably will, the State
Department may withhold the corre-
spondence because of its confidential
nature. will say this, however ]
have no idea at present Of resign
ing my commission as Minister to
Austria. The State Department must
first settle the status OF the case. and
the Austrian Government must be
forced to put itself on record. The
point is Just here Had Austria as
signed no reason, but simply said We
refuse to receive this man. it would
have been all right, and that would
have ended the matter. No Govern
ment is required to give reasons
in such case unless 1t sees
fit, but if it sees fit to state its
reasons those reasons must be reputa-
bic. Now Austria has given reasons.
but they are not reputable-they are
frivolous. They are an allront to this
people-reasons which in the nineteenth
century are an aflront to the common
sense Of mankind.
With Italy the case is different.
The reason given by that Government
appeared to me as having in it something
Of force, and as ! could not well do
anything that might embarrass my own
Government by forcing an issue, Of
course resigned as soon as the
reason was made known to me.
1t certainly would have been
unpleasant for King IIumbert to receive
as Minister of this Government man
who had so severely denounced his
father. The reasons given by Austria,
on the contrary. are such as cannot
commend themselves to any thinking
community, especially in this day aud
age"
ut has been generally understood in
this country that Austria refusal was
based on the fact that your wife is a
Hebrew, and that on that account could
not be received by the Austrian court"
And would not that have been
frivolous reason in this sgc Of the
world? Austria has ennobled mem
bers of that race. Whether they arc
received at court or not | cannot say.
But that the Austrian Government
should assign such reason for refusing
to receive = Minister Of another Power
seems very strange
You know that Bishop Kcane's let
ter TO you has been publi,hed?"
Yes, but | do not know how it be-
came public"
- In that letter Bishop Keane says
! allude to the treatment inflicted on
you as an insult not only to one Of the
most highly and deseryedly esteemed
Catholics Of the diocese Of Richmond
and ore Of the most honored citizens of
Virginia, but through him to all his
fellow Catholics and fellow-citizens in
this country, and to the Holy Father
himself. To what does he refer as an
insult to you As a Catholic and to all
the Catholics IN this country
Il do not care to discuss that point
at this time, except to say that he
perhaps may think, as some others do,
that a little Of the old spirit Of Know
NothiDgism has shown Itself in the
comments that have been made on thi.
case. But it would BE maniiestly i'm
proper for lie to express any opinion
on that point.
TO what does he refer in speaking
Of Your business?
"1o the fact that had given up my
position as corporation counsel of Rich
mond. suppose. / am a lawyer, ami
held that office since 1876. but when |
started abroad cut myself up root aud
branch-resigned my position, sold ms
furniture and books. and closed up
my affairs completely. The present
condition Of my affairs is, therefore.
peculiarly unfortunate. but | can only
await the further action of the State
Department. shall make my report
20 Secretary Bayard as soon as | reach
Washington"
PENNSYLVANIA DEKOCRACT.
Noctuc of he STATE Cony atioa-S 5m,na-
lions DIi Platform.