Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-09
The Papers in the Case a. Made Pub-
lie ia London.


The papers in the Sackville case were
made public at London Monday evening
The first Is a letter from Lord salisbury To-
Lord Sackville and is dated October %. It
Is a. follows
''Mr. Phelp, who 0, staying at my house
informs me that Mr. Bayard, request for
your recall J, not based upon the letter o.
Murchisou, but upon newspaper IN
tervIew. ! replied that ! was glad u wa,
not true that the request was due % the
writing Of the letter, which was made put
lac only 10y a betrayal Of confidence. and II
was hardly prartcable- To- lay down the
principle that "a diplomatic representative
should he prohibited from expressing. even
privately, any opinion upon events passing
IN the country b. which he Is accredited
The language of an Interview Is different
ou must be taken having intended II
Tor publication. Before admitting the ueei
for recall, / was bound. no Justice b. YOU
10 know exactly what the alleged obIec
tlunable language was therefore asked
Mr.. Phelps for IA copy Of the interview M
order a. ascertain from You whether YOU
had been accurately reported, aud } told
INN that ! would then bring the matter he,
fore my colleague Mr. Phelps replied
that he Ind not received the text OF the
interview. but would take steps u procure
IL II was consequently understood u al
until the copy was received there should bc
no answer 10 the request for your recall
ON October p lord Sackville sent the fol
lowing communication o. Lord Salisbury
The letter was political Republican
plot. have mailed an explanation Tn,
mint a q, Q
II my recall is demanded beg tu EXPIRES,
deep regret at what mas occurred
On the Both Lord sackville cabled tina,
he had received passport On the 3lst
Mr.. Phelps informed Lord Salisbury that
the United States government had given
Lord Sackville passport, and added that
President Cleveland hoped that another
minister would be sent a. Washington. On
the same day Lord Sackville sent the fol-
lowing despatch to Lord Salisbury Il beg
10 repudiate Mr. Bayard statement of the
reasons for my dismissal as an unjust Al
tack on my integrity Lord Salisbury al
once replied Place Mr. Herbert as senior
secretary ON the spot in charge of the lega
ton. On November L. Lord Salisbury. IN
communication % Mr. Phelps. referred T.
his promise To furnish him with a COPY of
the Sackville interview and informed him
that as he had no further information as t.
what Lord Sackvilles statements contain
ed, OF 10 whom they were made. he was I'M.
able 10 form any judgment upon the con.
siderations which dictated the request for
the recall or the forwarding of a passport
To this the next day MIR Phelps made re
ply as follows
Our recollection of what passed in the
conversation we had on Saturday differ.
slightly IN one particular It was not in.
tended that the letter should have no part
IN the reasons for the request for the re-
call Of Lord Sackville ! did say that tn,
minister $ remarks in the published inter.
view were the principal reason am still
without copy of the interview. / have
sent 20 Mr.. Bayard a copy of your lord
ships note requesting full details of the Ian
guage and circumstances
A letter written 10y Lord Sackville on
October 26 was received 10y Lord Salisbury
ON the 4th inst 1t incloses the Murchi
son letter and his reply to it, He saws
Il have certain information that tn,
Murchison letter was fictitious and wa,
concocted by well-known firm in con
junction with the Republican committee IN
New York, II was sent from Southern
California TO prevent suspicion Mr.. Bay
ard, whom / saw today, said he regretted
the incident very much He accepted my
disclaimer of any thought or intention /,
interfere with the domestic policy of th,
country. He said it was campaign trap
but he frankly told me that had been in
discreet expressed my deep regret an,
Mr.. Bayard assured me he bore me no IN
will "