The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-16
i'hs Papsy. Il tie s.ekyIlls Casa.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The papers in tho Sack.
vile case were made public this evening. The
first Is a letter from Lord Salisbury to Lori
Sackville, and b dated Oct. ~. IL Is as
follows:
Mr.. Phelps, who is staying at my house, In.
forms me that Mr. Buyard'H request for your
recal! V not based upon the letter to Murchi.
son, but upon u newspaper interview. I re-
piled that WINS glad 1t was not true that
the request was duo to the writing of the
letter, which WIS made public only by a be.
traynl Of confidence, and it wns hardly prac-
ticable to lay down tho principle that II
diplomatic representative should he
prohibited from expressing. even privately,
any opinion upon events pnssing in
the country to which no is accredited. The
Language Of m interviews different. You
must be tnken Us having intended il for pub.
lication. Before admitting the need for n
recall, was hound IN Justice tu you to know
exactly what the Ol,jettiOnal language was.
! therefore asked Mr.. Phelps for u copy of
the interview in order to ascertain from yoM
whether you had been accurately reported,
and told him that would then bring the
matter before my colleagues Mr.. Phelps re-
piled that he hui not received the text of the
interview, but would take steps to procure
it: 1t was consequently untlerst ood that un-
til the copy was received there should be no
answer to the request for the recall
ing communication to Lord Salisbury:
The letter was a political Republican plot
have mailed an explanation. The plot was
due to the approaching election. II my re-
call IL demanded, beg to express deep regret
atsN sNhut has occurred.
On thS 0Ut h Lord 'ssankyiile' cabl.i that he
Ind received II passport On the 3lst Mr.
United States government l,,d given Lord
Sackvillc II passport. aud added thut Prpsi-
dent Cleveland hulrd that another minister
would be sent to Washington. On til" same
day Lord Sackville sent the following dis
patch to- Lord Salisbury:
beg to repuliate Mr.. Bnyar,l's statement
of 4 he reasons for my dismissal ;s Ian unjust
attuck on my integrity.
Lord Salisbury at once sent the following
reply:
Place Mr.. Herbert, as senior secretary on
the SPOT, in charge OF the legation.
On Nov. Lord Salisbury, in II communi
cation to Mr. Phelps, referred to his promise
to lurnisl, him with u copy of the Sackvillc
interview and informed linn that as he ha,
NO further information ns Owhut Lord Suck
villc's statements contained. or to whom they
were made, lie was unable TO form any
judgement upon the considerations which die
tated the request for the recall. Or the for
war,lng of II passport. To this, on the
next day, Mr.. Phelps made reply as follows;
oWt IttOihNiipu VI WHit puhNHl Ill Tue cOil-
vcrsation We had on Sunday differs slightly
in one particular. II intended that the letter
should have no part in the reasons for tho
request for the recall of Lord Snckville |
did say that the minister's remarks on the
published interview were the principal rea-
son. am still without n copy of the inter
view. have sent to Mr.. Bnynri II copy nf
your lorlship's note requesting full details
of the language and circumstances.
A letter written by Lord Sarkville Oct. 20,
was received by Lord Salisbury on the 4th
inst. II cnclosrs the Murchisum letter and
his reply to it. H." says:
have certain information that tn" Muir
Gibson letter was concerted by II we'll known
firm in conjunction with The Republican com
ern California to prevent suspicion. MrRny-
ard. whom saw to-day, said ll"Tgretiul tho
incident very murh. He accepted my dis
clainer Oft any Thought or,nrn,on to inter
frre with the domestic policy oi the country.
ii" said it wns campaign trap, hut lr frank
~ told me that had b,~n n,lisrrec,. ! on
pressed my deep regret. and Mr.. Bayarl as
surrd M" c bore me- no i'll will.
The impression prevails in London that
Lord Salisbury is r".rrviny any n-
tended reference to- the S;rkvillr
incident for the ministerial banquet, whirl.
takes place at Guild Hall ON Friday next.
Thus far hc has declined To make any state
m"nt regarding the mattcr for pnl'Iication.
III" will then d0uhtlcss feel it necessary to say
something about it,, ns what he
feels and the course he intends to pursue
concerning the incident is awaited with II
good deal of interest. The official pa
pers, which were published containing the
correspondence between the dismissed
minister and the premier afford conclusive
evidence of what was suspected all along.
that the mutldle WIS largcly due to the
neglect Of both sides to use the cable freely.
and hnvcnproperunlcrst tanding Immediately
after he occurrence. Ii seems thut II mislin.
tleIstanding WINS the result Of this neglect.
The combined cable bill would not have
exceeded SO.