The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
sACKv1LLE AGAIN.
Secretary Bayard's Controversy with
Lord Salisbury SIN Going ON.

Secretary Bayard's Controversy with
Lord Salisbury Still Going ON.
Washington special to the New York Herald
| called nj the State Department today
10 ascertain, " possible, what WIS the
present status Of tho controversy now go
ing ON between oar Government aud that
OF Great Britain concerning LlTl sack
villc's dismissal. There is not tho slight
est probability Of the correspondence heal
ing the breach which the summary re-
moyal OF Lorl Sackville has caused.
Assistant Secretary Riy"s said there was
not onr word to be added 10 what hc had
already said on the subject. H. did not
think the attitude OF the Administration
was properly presented in the report from
London, Tor such u thing a. our uoycrl-
mcnt insisting upou another Government
sending Il a Minister was ahsmd.
am told by one Who speaks with full
knowledge OF the affair that 10 is uoi CON.
cciyablc TINT the Government oi the
United States would protest IN terms
| against Lord Salishury's delay In nominate
INK an Envoy 10 the Mission NJ Washing
ton, since, IN the lirsi place. thurr has ~
| yet been no unreasonable delay IN fixing
upon a Successor to Lord Sackvillc, and in
the second place, Il Is matter entirely
within the pleasure oi one sovereign Power
| whether % shall ur shall not maintain a
diplomatic representative No the Court or
near the Government II anoihaL
| FROM ihe C.rcunsiance. u. stntcl IN the
llou-o ol Commons by the Undcr Srcrc-
tafy ui Foreign Affairs, that tho latest
communication from NJ. Phelps has been
rciyrwd To Lord sackvillc Tor his remarks
thcwupon, u b. evident that the dIscu.
sion ut the pIupriciy oi his dismissal X
still going forward between Mr.. Btynrl
AMI Lord salisbury, and in that t'atr ct
tie case it b simply impossible that new
| Minister ~ Washington should boz alp
pointed, un'c,, 10 shall please Mr.. Biyafd
O. construct very broad aud inviting
pas Eye over the ChIsm Of bis own
CREATION, or unless Lord Salisbury
| shall como around o. the improha.
dent in dism.-sine Lord Slckvillc pending
au exchanged views with his government
conc rninF bis conduct and tho action %
be- taken by Tier britannia Majesty there
| upon. iH CNcuslblp. II not iudiiablc.
4
Vows lns, expressed pubhCly by him
touching the ruulnrt ~ the Government
Of the United States be- cannot, with pro.
pnoiy, uccrcdIt another envoy a. that
Government, except until after modu.
Niycndi shall have been devised, or. In
plain language, reconciliation. Takiup
nov the other side, Il Me liayarl shall
adhere % the propricty IT the Presidents
conduct aud shall not tender nor hold oui
q friendly hand 10 q reconciliation. d will
uo incumbent upon him, us a matter oi
soli respect ON the part OF the American
NOycmmcnt, 10 Withdraw NJ. Phelps by
Indefinite leave of absence nr 10y recall n.
soon ps be- shall learn aulhcnthaIly that
. ihc British Government hls mo- immediate
intention 10 restore ils diplomatic Uprc.
souaton at Washington. his no can
conveniently ascertain 10y instrucling Mr..
Phelps Ia inquire informally what tie I'M.
tcnions oi Her Majcs,y's Government arc
In that particular, OF hc can act upon any
Information or conclusion satisfactory "
his own mind.
Mt bayard seems now TO bc at the ~.
: vcrgcncCs OF the road, hc must Boon de.