Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-31
Cleveland Finally Requests HIS British
Friend West T., Go East

Friend West to Go East.
WASHINGTON, October 30lh.-The follow
ing statement was given ou. at the State
Department late this afternoon, by direc-
ton of the Presidents
g The Secretary of State to-day informed Lord
Sackville West that for cause heretofore made
known to her Majestys Government, his con-
tinuance In his present official position in the
United States is no longer acceptable to this
Government, and would consequently be detri-
mental to the relations between the two coun-
tries
The grounds of this action on the part of
the United States are stated in the report of
the Secretary of State to the President,
dated the 29th instant, which is as follows
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON, October %, 1885
TO the President: The undersigned has the
honor to submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing statement, with view to receive your
direction thereon On the 4th of September
last a letter purporting to be written by one
Charles +. Murchison, dated at Pomona Cal,
was sent from that place to the British Minister
at this Capital, in which the writer solicited an
expression OF his views in regard to certain un-
settled diplomatic questions between the United
states ana Great Britain, stating at the same
time that such an expression was sought by
MN for the purpose of determining
his vote at the approaching Presidential elec,
tlon. He stated that he was a naturalized clti-
zen of the United States, of English birth but
that he still considered England the mother
laud, and that this fact indut ed him to seek ad-
vice from the British representative in this
country. He further states that the information
he sought was not for himself alone, but to
enable him to give certain assurances to many
other persons, in the same situation as himself,
for the purpose of influencing and determining
their political action as citizens of the United
States of English birth, but who still regarded
their original obligations of al egiance as para
mount. The letter also contained gross reflec-
tlons upon the conduct of this Government in
respect to questions now in controversy and un-
settled between the United States and Great
Britain, and both directly and indirectly i'm
puted insincerity in such conduct
To this letter the British Minister at once re-
piled from Beverly, Mass, under date of the
18th of September last In this reply he stated
that any political party which openly favored
the mother country at the present moment
would lose popularity and that the party in
power is fully aware of that fact" )" and that in
respect to the " questions with Canada which
have been unfortunately re-opened since the
rejection of the fisheries treaty by the Re-
publican majority in the Senate and by the
Presidents message, all allowances must there
fore be made for the political situation as re-
CARDS the Presidential election
The Minister thus gave his assent and sane.
ton to the expressions and imputations above
referred to. Thus, under his correspondents
assurance of secrecy, in which the Minister con-
Cured by making his answer private, he un-
dertook to advise citizen of the United States
how to exercise the franchise of suffrage in an
election close at hand for the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency of the United States and
through him and the letter suggested, to infu-
ence the votes of many others. Upon this cor
respondenee being made public, the Minister
| received the representatives of the public press
and in frequent interviews with them intended
| for publication, added to the impugnments
which he had already made of the good faith of
| this Government in its public action and inter
national dealings Although ample time and
opportunity have been afforded him for the dis
avowal, modification or correction of his state
ments, to some of which his attention was called
| by the undersigned, yet no such disayoWal
or modification has been made by him throuph
the channels in which his statements first found
i publicity. The question is thus presented
whetherit is compatible with the dignity secur-
| lty and independent sovereignty of the United
States to permit the representative of a foreign
| Government, in this country to interfere in its
| domestic affairs by advising persons formerly
his countrymen as to their political course as
citizens of the United States AS between this
country and Great Britain, there can be no con-
troyersy as to the complete severance of the ties
| of their original alliance by naturalization.
Disputes on this point were finally put to rest
tween the two countries on the 18th of Nav,
1870. Therefore it viii not be contended nor was
| such contention ever admitted by us, that citi-
zens of the United States of British origin are sub
ect to any claim of the country of their original
allegiance. The undersigned also has the honor
| to call attention to the provision of Section
5S35 OF the Revised Statutes of the United States
| by which severe penalties are visited
upon the citizens of the United States
who, without the authority or permission of the
| Government, commence or carry on any verbal
\ or written correspondence or intercourse with
any foreign Government or any officer or agent
1 the eof, either with an intent to influence the
| action OF such Government or its agents in
| relation to any disputes or controversies with
| the United States or with an intent to defeat
| the measures of the Government of the United
| States. These penalties are made equally ap-
| pl1cable to every citizen of the United States
| not duly authorized, who "counsels advises OF
assists IN any such correspondence with simi.
| lar nj IwfJ intent.
| The undersigned respectfully advises that the
| attention OF the Attorney. General OF the United
| States be directed to these enactments in order
| that an investigation may be made with view
to ascertain whether they have not been violated
| IN the present case by the correspondent of the
| Brltlsh Minister. By your direction the atten.
| Ton OF the Grovernment has in a spirit OF
comfy been called to the conduct of its
Minister. as above described, but without
result. II, therefore, becomes necessary for this
| Government to consider whether as the guar
dian OF its own selfrespect and of the integrity
OF Its institutions, it will permit further inter
| course to be held through the present British
Minister at the capital. 1t is to be observed that
| preeedeDts are not wanting as to the question
| under consideration. 1t is settled rule, essen
| t1al to the maintenance of international inter-
course, that diplomatic representative must be
| a person satisfactory to the Government to
which he is accredited. If. by his conduct, he
renders h1msolf person non-grata, an an
nouneement of that fact may be made to his
Government in the present case all the re-
qulrements of comfy have been fulfilled, the
facts having been duly communicated to her
Majesty Government, with an expression OF
opinion of this Government in regard thereto.
Respectfully submitted, T. F. BAYARD.
INTERVIEWS WITH BAYARD AND WEST.
WASHINGTON, October Both. - At the
British Legation this evening access was
denied to all newspaper men and they were
informed that Lord Sackville had nothing
to say. An Associated Press reporter man.
aged, however, to have a copy of the report
of Secretary Bayard TO the President sent to
the Minister.
Lord Sackvilie in person returned the
copy to the waiting reporter, cordially ex-
pressed his thanks for having had an op-
portunity to read the report, which he said
he had not seen before. He declined to
express any opinion in regard 10 it, saying,
have nothing to say"
Lord Sackville's face, as he said this,
wore pleasant smile, and he did not seem
in the least disturbed at the turn affairs had
taken.
Secretary Bayard, when seen tonight,
said there WAS nothing he could say in ad-
dition to what is stated in his report to the
President. The Governments action, he
said, constituted the complete severance of
eur relations with West. Secretary Bayard
declined absolutely to give out anything in
regard 10 the spirit in which the commu-
nications of the United States were received
by the British Government
ENGLAND KEEPS NUM-
WASHINGTON, October 30th.-One rather
significant averment is made in Bayard's
letter, and that is that the British Govern
ment has failed to reply to the statement
OF the case laid before Lord Salisbury by
the State Department through Minister
Phelps. This seems more peculiar mas
much as Mr.. Phelps was Lord Salisbury's
guest at Hatfield last Sunday, and the
British newspapers have, with great una
Rimity, predicted Vests recall and have
oensured him severely.
THE CASE IN A NUTSHELL.
WASHINGTON, October 30th.-A leading
Republican, discussing the West letter to.
night, said: IF it had been published two
weeks after, instead of two weeks before
the election, little attention wogld have
been paid to it. Whether he fell into a
trap or not. ii is evident, by his own ad
missions, that he privately and eacdidly
said that the interests of the mother coun-
try wotlid be promoted by Cievelaud's elee-
ton. THIS statement was calculated to IN
fiuence the Irish vote against the Demo-
cratic ticket, and something had to De done.
Minister We% was naturally. and perhaps
made 70 suffer for his indiscre-
ton, but the fact that he is repudiaied by
Cleveland does not detract from the force of