Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-08
British Comment on the West Piascn.

LONDON, Oct. 31,-The action of President
Cleveland toward Minister Sackville- West
was known here only last evening, but at the
leading clubs was the one topic of conversa-
ton, and was bitterly condemned by all
Englishmen present. TIL general expression
OF opinion is of the tone assumed by the
Standard. In a semi-official editorial this
morning it speaks of the action as net only
brusque but brutal, refers to the action ofthe
President as deliberately offensive" and
says:
"If the intelligence we publish this morn
ing from Washington be substantially accu-
rate in its verbal details, the American gov
eminent have taken summary action of n de-
liberately offensive kind in relation to Lord
Sackvillc. Apparently it had been thought
necessary to assert American dignity by in
sisting on some open rebuke of Lord Sack
vile. Pity for the statesman whom the com-
plexion of his country's politics forces to dis
regard not only international courtesies, but
the plainest dictates of right feeling will
blend with and neutralize any passing emo
tion of national resentment
The Pail Mall Gazette says.
If Secretary Bayard's rebuke of Lord
Sackville fails to convince Irish voters that
President Cleveland can be relied upon to
check John Bull as much as any other man,
we do not see what there is left for him to
do short Of placing Lord Sackville under ar
rest and eseorting him to the frontier. How
silly it all is. How mu:h Americans will
dispise themselves for il when the election
fever is over. Suppose Minister Phelps had
written q private letter to some pseudo.
American during the election in England
saying that although Mr.. Gladstone's panty
seemed to be more in accord Will Amkrican
principles, yet Lord Salisbury could be
trusted to concede all the Irish needed Does
the most excited American imagine thht we
should have taken notice of his irdiscre-
tom"
The Sc. James Gazette says: .4Ass Lord
Sackyille is technically in the wrong, Eng
land cannot resent the afroifs nilai Mr..
Bayard has put upon it by deelariaek that he
cannot continue to hold communicating with
Lord Sackville. Englishmen can only. Dit v
american statesmen for the strange things
they do in order to oblige caucuses.' e
The Globe says: "The uncourteous an
nouneement might create very strained re-
latiQps between the two countries. Forum
ate4Xits true character is recognized on both
I sides: ord saeKville has beer subjected to
'psnuzSSRpsriy tpestuent by both Mr.. Bayard
and = residett e&xslanh. II the minister
comes BACK. itpsNH he sim ply because Mr.
Clevelandfs aInbitiSn soshef Hiroseds PFsaSloaf
a second time scars far above fhe rs1uire.
ments of international courtesy and good
will"
The Daily News says: Lord Sackyille NAV
be congratulated upon having involved his
country in the most serious misunderstand-
ing with America that has occurred since the
settlement of the Alabama claims. There was
not much in the letter, hut he unfortunately
did not mend matters by the interviews he
granted to Washington correspondents. He
might at least have held his tongue"
The Post says: "A hundred similar letters
might have been written by the American
minister in England anil no person or marty
would lave taken the slightest notice OF
them"
The Daily Telegraph says: Americas
step may amuse or offend some but il will
not astonish anybody. 1t is quite ineligible.
Lord Salisbury declined to act against the
minister, who is more sinned against THAI
SHINING. Elements ~farcical and fictitious
abound in the situation, which has no dan.
ger because it has no dignity"