Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-31
HE WILL HAVE TO GO.
The British Minister Dismissed by the
President,

| President.
CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE TO RECALL. LORD
sACKv1LLE-sECRETARY BAYARD's REVIEW OF
THE cAsE-FoREIGN INTERFERENCE IN DUB Do
MEsTIc AFFAIRS NOT TO BE TOLERATED..
The following statement was given out at the
State Department late yesterday afternoon:
by direction of the President, the Secretary
OF State to-day informed Lord Sackville that
for causes heretofore made known to her
majestys government, his continuance in his
present official position in the United States is
no longer acceptable to this Government, and
would consequently be detrimental to the rela-
lions between the two countries" The grounds
OF this action on the part Of the United States
are stated in report of the Secretary of State
to the President, dated the 29th inst, which is
| as follows:
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
| WASHINGTON, October 49, 1888.
! To the President:
The undersigned has che honor to submit for
your consideration the following statement,
| with a view to receive your direction thereon :
J On the 4th of September last letter pur-
porting to be written by one Charles F. Murchi-
| son, 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
|
| questions between the United States and Great
Britain. stating, at the same time, that such an
expression was sought by him for the purpose
OF determining his vote at the approaching
| presidential election. He stated that he was a
naturalized citizen of the United States, of
| English birth, but that he still considered Eng
! land the motherland and that this fact led him
to seek advice from the British representative
| in this country. He further stated that the in
| formation he sought was not for himself alone
| enable N " rtai e,
many other persons in the same situation as
| himself. Tor the purpose of influencing and de-
termning their political action as citizens of the
United States OF English birth, but who still
regard their original obligations of allegiance
as paramount. The letter also contained gross
| reflections upon the conduct of this Govern
| ment, In respect to questions now in contro-
versy and unsettled between the United States
and Great Britain, and both directly and indi-
| rectly imputed insincerity in such conduct
To this letter the British minister at once re-
pied 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
power is fully aware of that fact" and that in
| respect to the questions with Canada which
have been unfortunately reopened since the
rejection of the (isheries) treaty by the repub-
lican majority in the Senate, and by the Presi-
dents message to which YOU allude. .salI al
| lowances must therefore be made for the poll
tical situation as regards the presidential cleo
ton The minister thus gave his assent and
sanction to the aspersions and imputations
| above referred to.
thus under his correspondents assurance of
! secrecy, in which the minister concurred by
marking his answer private" he undertook to
| advise citizen of the United States how to ex-
erclse the franchise of suffrage in an election
close at hand for the presidency and vice-presi-
| dency of the United States. and through him
4 latter SnOOpSfp6 inf
| Of many others.
Upon this correspondence being made pub
lie the minister received the representatives of
the public press, and in the frequent inter-
views with them, intended for publication.
added to the impugnments which he had
already made OF the good faith of this Govern
ment in Its public action and international
! dealings. Although ample time and oppor-
tunity have been afforded him for the dis
avowal, modification or correction of his state
ments, to some of which his attention was
called personally by the undersigned. vet no
such disavowal or modification has been made
by him through the channels in which his
statements first found publicity.
The question is thus presented whether it is
compatible with the dignity security and in
dependent sovereignty of the United States to
| permit the representative of a foreign govern
ment in this country not only to receive and
answer without disapproval, and confirm by
ms repetition asperslons upon his political ac-
! ton, but also to interfere in its domestic af
fairs by advising persons, formerly his country
men, as to their political course as citizens of
the United States.
As between this country and Great Britain
| severance of the ties of original allegiance NV
naturalization. Disputes on this point were
| finally put at rest by the treaty of naturaliza
ton concluded between the two countries on
May 10, 1870 Therefore, it will not be con-
| tended, nor was such contention ever admitted
that rlflZpna TT,,,fa n
| British origin, are subject to any claim of the
country OF their original allegiance
| The undersigned also has the honor to call
attention to the provisions of section 1895 of
the Revised Statutes OF the United States. by
which severe penalties are visited upon the
! citizen of the United States who without the
authority or permission of this Government
commences or carries on any verbal or writ
| ten correspondence intercourse with any
| foreign government or any officer or agent
thereof, either with an intent to influence the
action OF such government or its agents in re-
lat1on to any disputes or controversies with
the United States, or with an intent ito defeat
the measures of the Government of the United
States. Those penalties are made equally
applicable to every citizen of the United
States, not duly authorized, who .'counsels
advises, or assists in any correspondenee
with similar unlawful intent.
The undersigned respectfully advises that
| the attention of the Acknowledgement Of the
| United States be directed to the enactments in
order that an investigation may be made with
a view to ascertain whether they have not been
violated in the present case by the correspond
| ent of the British minister
By your direction the attention Of the Pri,;Sb
| government has In spirit of comfy been called
| to the conduct of its minister, as above de-
| scribed, but without result. It therefore be-
| comes necessary for this Government to con-
slider whether as the guardian of its own self
respect and of the integrity of its institutions
| 1T will permit further intercourse to be held
| through the present British minister at this
capital. 1t is to be observed that precedents
| are not wanting as to the question under con-
sideration. 1t is a settled rule, essential to the
maintenance of international intercourse. that
a diplomatic representative must be persona
| grata to the government to which he is accred-
tied. IT, by his conduct, he renders himself
persona non grata, an announcement of the
fact may be made to his government In the
/ present case all the requirements of comfy
| have been fulfilled, the facts having been duly
| communicated to her majestys government
with an expression of the opinion Of this Gey
| eminent in regard thereto.
Respectfully submitted, T. F, BAyARD
| NO FORMAL DEMAND FOR THE RECALL OF LORD
| sACKvILLE.
Secretary Bayard said later, in this connec-
ton, that this Government had never made
formal demand upon Great Britain for Lord
Sackvilles recall. The facts had merely been
! laid before the British foreign Office. The
President had then waited a reasonable time
for Lord Salisbury to act, and nothing being