The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13
MR, KEILEY,S REJECTION.

The Vienna Neue Freie Presse, which can
hardly be charged with partisan prejudice in
the matter, gives some reasons why Mr.,
Kelley is not acceptable to Austria. After
adverting to the friendly relations that have
ever existed between Austria and the United
States, and the manifest desire on the part
Of either to perpetuate the present good feel
ing, the Neue Presse declares that the ap-
pointment of Mr. Kelley is not of a nature to
endanger the good relations now enjoyed.
The Presse makes the mistake of saying that
Mr. Kelley was appointed minister to Italy
by President Arthur, and that year later
President Cleveland appointed him to Vienna,
"probably because he was unaware of the
fact that his candidate himself, by his speech
on the Italian King has preclude ed the posi-
bility of being received in diplomatic capa-
city in any state in Europe This is an error
At the time President Arthur was in position
to make ministerial appointments Mr.. Kelley
was not only unknown, but was in direct hos
tility to the policy of Mr.. Arthur's admins
tration. But the Presse goes on to say:
''Mr. Kelley is not considered fit person in
Wen ma; first, because we believe that our
duty to the friendly Italian court makes it
incumbent on US to reject man who so Sc
verely aspersed the memory of the father of
the reigning King of Italy and, secondly, be-
cause we believe Mr.. Kelley, judging from
his conduct, IS not q man calculated to pre-
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Austria Hun gary and the United States"
This is excellent reason for the reiec ton of
Mr.. Kelley. The political interests Of Aus
tria forbid that the court at Vienna should
accept man hateful to a power as friendly
and as intimate as is Italy This the Presse
makes clear as follows:
ut is clear that apart from all personal
considerations this affair has special political
Importance in regard to our relations with
Italy. The avowed reason for Mr. Kelev's re-
lection in Vienna is our respect for italy,
People have insisted that various SYMPTOMS
have appeared during the last year, showing
q weakening Of the relations between Vienna
and Rome, and many persons in support of
this view point to the facts that King Hum
berts visit to Vienna has not as vet been re-
turned by Francis Joseph, and that Man
cini's foreign policy seems to be drifting
further and further away from the compact
of understanding entered into by Italy, Ger
many and Austria Hungary. Now the re-
lection of Mr.. Kelley is the strongest and
clearest denial of the truth of these opinions
Not only will the Italian government regard
as an act Of friendship the rejection Of the
Virginia lawyer by the Vienna court. but it
must also see that Francis Joseph wishes to
show an act of personal courtesy Of the most
delicate kind to King Humbert. For. if the
latter must naturally feel indignant at the as
PERSONS cast on his fathers memory by Mr.
Kelley it must also be pleasing to him TO see
that the chosen ambassador of the United
States to Vienna has been declared unfit for
having given public expression to unbecom-
ing remarks regarding King Victor Emanuel.
True. it has been strenuously denied at Rome
that Italy has withdrawn from the German
Austrian alliance. but the repeated advances
of Italy toward England, her desertion to
Gladstone in the Egyptian question and the
East African expedition, all tend to lend an
air of probability to the assertions of those
who declare that they see in Italys foreign
policy for the past year determination to
abandon the German Austrian alliance for an
English alliance. The rejection of Kelley
now proves that Vienna will let no opportu-
nifty pass to show Italy all possible respect, and
Italian public opinion Will not fail to observe
it. It must be extremely pleasing to Italians
and especially to King Humbert, to see the
memory of King Victor Emanuel so highly
honored outside of Italy that the court of
Vienna will not permit any one who unduly
criticised his father to represent the interests