Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-29

TIE LONDON PRESS AND PUBLIC VERY ourypoxKx
n REGARD 10 HIS BLuxpKR
The mornings London dispatches do not in
dictate that any definite action has been taken
by the British government in the case of Lord
Sackville, the British minister here. Lord
Salisbury remained at Hatfield House, his
country residence. He received several cable
dispatches from Lord Sackville, admitting the
facts in connection with the Murchison letter
and saying that he regretted them Several
dispatches from Secretary Of State Bayard were
forwarded to Lord Salisbury, in which, the Lon
don dispatches assert, the Secretary Of State
urged that in view Of the coming national cleo
ton in the United States il was imperatively
necessary that there should be q change in the
British representative at Washington in order
to calm the popular excitement Minister
Phelps is at Hatfield with Lord Salisbury. In
o conversation Saturday the former spoke of
the necessity Of prompt action on the part OF
the British government in order TO repair the
evil. Mr.. Phelps made q special point that by
treating Murchison as q British subject entitled
to advice, despite the fact that he stated in his
letter that he was naturalized citizen of the
United States, Lord Sackville had dlsregarded
and violated the understanding OF September,
1871, when Mr.. Fish, then Secretary Of State,
obtained from the English government a recog-
milton of the American doctrine Of naturaliza-
ton. Lord Salisbury admitted that this was a
most serious point OF view OF Lord Sackvllle 9
conduct. The matter Is very annoying TO Lord
Salisbury. inasmuch as Lord Sackville's appoint
ment originally was attributed to the influence
Of his sister, who was the second wife OF the
late Marquis Of Salisbury, and who has since
been married to the present earl OF Derby.
LORD sAcKvIILE DENOUNCED IN LONDON.
The New York Worlds London dispatches Of
Sunday say: Nobody has a good word for Lord
Sackville. He is soundly berated by the press
and the people as a stupid man who has been
led into an objectionable blunder.
The 81. James Gazette calls on the govern
ment to recall Sackville at once or to allow him
to retire. 1t says The has been guilty of incon-
Thence Of tongue" The political weeklies have
no mercy on him and denounce his interference
In the campaign as q piece Of gratuitous i'm
pertinence.
The Spectator says: 1T is part Of the policy
OF Mr.. Blaine, to whom Gen. Harrison is mere
cloak, to represent Mr.. Cleveland as the British
nominee. Lord Sackville should have returned
more evasive answer, or none at all, so as to
avoid even the appearance of influencing one
vote.'
The Saturday Rerie,o characterizes Lork Sack
vile as ''missile in the hands Of the enemy"
and says he has been drawn out in a manner
(which, il not discreditable to person Of aver
age discretion, might still be regarded as indi-
eating something less than that highly devel-
oped caution one might expect to find in Brit
lsh official in that particular situation and at
that particular juncture."
The Daily N9cs says: 'Lork Sackville has
done nothing of which an honest man need be
ashamed, but there are blunders which are
worse than crimes"