New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-26

Mr.. HASSARD AND SENATOR CONKLING IN
LoNboN-MR. PENDLEToN IN BERLIN.

VRoM TUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE '''soSn'
London, May a.
I can add little to what has been said by Mr.
Winter and others In THE TRIBUNE-and so wen
and faithfully said-about Bassard- But l may
perhaps be allowed word of homage TO chaf"o-
Gov which always seemed to me one Of the most
aax,ess that I have known lie had that charm
which comes from entire simplicity ana loyalty "
nature. mingled with acutencss of mind ana Gun
NM moro than usually wide. MIR. winters esei-
mate of him will not seem inadequate 10 hasSaru
hest friends. nor his praise excessive TO any one
the general public who has been In the naoi' =,
roadino him. Hassard was in fact one Oh 'no'.
mon who redeem journalism from the reproaoii -
haste and fiippancy and imperfect Rno"ie'se
Ala his work rapidly, never in hurry-a ois'lio-
-s,.h ,bo voune Journalist may reflect upon
with prodt He was serious IN the righV s'n'I "a.
Tho vvord-dealt with serious subjects III 'P ns
conally remote from heavlness ana for. .,;aro
,arcv And as TO knowledge, do not oe,'.,
that he ever wrote or would write on ,;ont
x,hich he had not mastered. Inc giie u III
toll was his and Of patient though.' n"'s wal
~ all. and he had the faculty-wnicn 'ne hove
fst Of note and weight in his prolesson IN the
=, hopo able 70 use instantly, aud 10 use -
VI 1ns,,,.o and telling way, the results Oh
.,,dr and thought 1t is nothing 10 say 'iilS
e'NN. IA ,hat there was no place in JOURNALISM
o1n
.,I,.I ho Was not competent to I'LL anu W CO..
- .hoson IN devote himself to hteia0uio nv
to- ot Or firm than that of the daily press, W
sh.r,d have lost some Of the bes0 "oiN ,..,,uo
=. .ho ranhs-who can say "haV
might not have gainedT ~. r,or,ories
Iassord,s visits to Europe have elU moir0i-eS
IN the hearts of his friends here 10 VIZ IIo
Init allude and can never ceasF ~ 49, ,,bo
%. &c his friends and delighted those WHO
80, him and so became his frlenos' hc 90"
much of England, saw it sympatne'lcaiS' - -
4, we'll came here as TO the oiu hoh'' ~,
uawtborne described, and en]oyed IL an w" ~,
that Ieisureliness of appreciation 10 "nion W.
tourist in a hurry never attalns IL was po,'.D1
not TO share his enthusiasm for Dlche"'' - 90
-oss;h,e to remain untouched by it. or not 10
a. edolitv with which he paid his tribute
IN a writer whom he admired. lie was NJ W.
ss.oia ~ admiring. yet the expression OF Ms
admiration was sober. Let me cite as an eA"inp-o
80 his singular critical power his latest review
:, A. Browning / thought it so eXceneh' Oiiav
= snnt n to the poet saying L knew ne uiu
-, nc q rule care much for what was s"iu
a., tho critics but that this was not crl'oi'n'
If the conventional Sort and might lhueresV AN',i
IIe answered in note which L WISH l 0o"i'
ouote. but sent it to Hassard and can give 70"
nn,v the substance. " True" said Mr.. Brownins'
ct don't read much of what is saiu aoouO , M
A.. :, is a birb Measure to read a review IKE
this which praises me no doubt, 700 ihuoi' o"O
,,raises with insight and wide comprench'ioi
Of my am, AID wide knowledge Oh the arO u
noetry.n What Mr.. Browning thought, m'nS
other readers must have thought, ana wheder 'i,'S
knew Hassard or not, they Will long n'i'' mo
writings. as we who knew him snail long liouin
~ Ices Of the friend we admired and loved
IN Tho few words which telegraphed about
Conlxling seemed to say that his convers'Ion m"'
sgoot;rn and sometimes nearly brilliant The
.L.oso had in mind was really brilliant but
nerbaps nearly is as effective in its way as really
en- ho,,o sometimes q sensation of mild surprise
,ba. this electric wi-e at the bottom OF the AL
-. shorld come 60 near to knowing and saying
IL. tho moro mortal at one end of it wishes 10
sar Conklng's visit to London was prlel one
hut Il left an impression. / think hrst met MIN
az a dinner given by Mr.. Pierrepont, then Ameri-
can Minister to General Grant on the fou-'n u
Julv Mr. Hendricks sat opposite MI Oo"hi"s
and the dinner proved to be duel between 'nese
two There were blows to give ana oio"s "
take: oil in good part. Conkhng reniaihou'
.h;r,, master of the field. lie dined with me not
1ono after and there were Englishmen to meet
him and the evening was interesting ior moro re'-
sons than one The Senator talked long Oh VI
rather against Civil Service reform anu IN favor Oh
the practice summed up in the maxim thaV 10 thc
victor belong the spoils. There was among ohc
company an Englishman who is himself one oil ohe
hest takers and debaters of the period asheo
him what he thought of Conkhngs statement lie
orxwercd "The most brilliant defence l ever
heard Of an utterly indefensible thing" 1t had
bc,n indeed, so fascinating to those present that
N
tion except by question here or there, so that his
talk became almost speech-a rare thing lndeeu
at dinner table in Englnd and rare compliment
To the man who 30 delighted his fellow-guesls uhat
they preferred listening TO joining IN the DISCUS
sion.
Rerlin letter in "Thc SUM- of April has
oeen shown me- containing some rather surprising
statements one or two OF which seem 10 cal ior
notice They contradict what has been, salu else
where about the friendly efforts oil the american
location in Berlin in behalf of Amerl-
can journalists, and some hard things
are alleged about Mr.. Pendleton's pc
stion and influence. The American Journalists
in Berlin WERE according to this authority treateu
by the American Minister dixie outcasts. MI
Bakely Hall, who signs the letter, adds tha'' as
Il was absolutely necessary for him to get inside
the military lines on the occasion OF the Emperor
funeral, he applied to the British Embassy 1here
lie was received with the utmost courtesy ehor's
were made at once to arrange matters, and within
three hours one of the secretaries called at my
hotel with the Minister'S card, and the whole list
If masses and credentials duly made out"
These are serious charges but they have been
made by Mr. Blalsely Hall under some very singular
misapprehension or perhaps should say, halluci-
nation Suppose you read them by the light OF
letter from one Of the secretaries of the British
Embassy in Berlin to Mr. Crosby, second secretary
Of the American Legation
Il have inquired among my colleagues, ana
ascertained that none of them called upon cor
respondent of The New York Sun" at the CONT
mental Hotel, or elsewhere, nor indeed upon any
Of the correspondents present in Berlin at the