St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-07
Sackville Expresses His Deep
Regret at What Has
Occurred.
On Salisbury's Orders Her.
bert Was Given Charge of
the Legation.
The Deposed Minister Says
Bayard Bears Him
No Ill Will.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The papers in the
Backville case were made public this
evening. The first is a letter from
Lord Salisbury to Lord Sackville, aud
is dated Oct. 81. 1t is as follows:
MIR. Phelps, who is staying at my house,
informs me that MIR. Bayard's request for
your recall is not based upon the letter 10
Murchison, but upon newspaper interview.
replied that was glad it was not true that
the request was due to the writing OF the let
ter, which was made public only by a be-
trayal of confidence, and 1t was hardly prac-
tlcable to lay down the principle that a
diplomatic representative should lie prohib-
tied from expressing, even privately, any
opinion upon events passing i'll the country
to which he is accredited. The language OF
an interview is different. You must be
taken as having intended it for
publication Before admitting the need
for a recall, I was bound, in justice to you, TO
know exactly what the alleged Objectionable
language was. / therefore asked Mr.. Phelps
fora copyof the interview, in order to as
certain from you whether you had been ac-
curatelg reported, and told him that would
then bring the matter before my colleagues.
Mr.. Phelps replied that he had not received
the text of the interview, but would take
steps to procureit 1t was consequently I'M
derstood that until the. copy was received
there should be no answer 10 the request for
your recall
On Oct. 2s, Lord Sackville sent the
following communication to Lord Sails
bury: -.
The letter was political Republican plot
have mailed an explanation. The plot was
due to the approaching election. If my re-
call is demanded, L beg to express deep re-
greet at what has occurred"
On the 3Qth Lord Sackyille cabled that
he had received passport.
On the 31st Mr.. Phelps informed
Lord Salisbury that the United States
government had given Lord Sackville a
passport and added that President
Cleveland hoped that another minister
be sent to Washington. On the same
day LORD Sackville sent the following
dispatch to Lord Salisbury:
81 beg to repudiate Mr. Bayard's statement
of the reasons for my dismissal as an unjust
attack on my integrity"
Lord Salisbury at once sent the fol-
lowing reply: r.
place Mr.. Herbert, as senior secretary on
the spot, in charge of the legation -
On Nov. l Lord Salisbury in a COM
municatiOn to Mr.. Phelps referred to
his promise to furnish him with copy
of the Sackville interview, and in
formed him that as he had no further
information as to what Lord Sackvilles
statements contained or to whom they
were made, he was unable to form any
judgment upon the considerations
which dictated the request for the re-
call or the forwarding of passport.
To this oil the next day Mr.. Phelps
made reply as follows:
Our recollection of what passed in the con-
versation we had Saturday differs slightly in
one particular. 1t was not intended that the
letter should have no part in the reasons for
the request for the recall of Lord Sackville
did say that the minister's remarks on the
published interview were the principal rea-
son. ] am still withouta copy of the inter
view. have sent TO. MI Bayard copy of
your lordship's note requesting full details of
the language and circumstances.
A letter written by Lord Sackville on
Oct. IL was received by Lord Salisbury
on the 4th inst. 1t ineleses the Murchi-
son letter and his reply to it. He says:
II have certain information that the Muir
Gibson letter was concotced by wellknown
firm, in conjunction with the Republican
committee in New York. 1t was sent from
Southern California to prevent suspicion.
Mr.. Bayard, whom l saw today, said he re-
GREETED the incident very much. He accepted
my disclaim er of any thought or intention to
interfere with the domestic policy of the
country. He said it was campaign trap but
he frankly told me that / had been indis-
Greet. Iexpressed my deep regret. and Mr.
Baya1d assured me he bore me no i'll WILL