The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-07
SACKVILLE MATTER.
The Papers in the Case Made
Public.
LORD SALISBURY'S LETTERS.
Minister Phelps h eplies-A Repub1i,
can Political PIoG-That inter-
view Forms No Part.

LONDON, November 6.-The papers in
the Sackville case were made public
this evening. First is letter from Lord
Salisbury to Lord Sackville, dated Octo.
Der 26th. 1t is as follows: "Mr. Phelps,
who is staying at my house, informs me
that Bayard's request for your recall is
not based on your letter to Murchison,
but on newspaper interview. Ireplied
that was glad it was not true that the
request was due to the letter which made
public only a betrayal of confidence,
and it was only practicable to lay down
the principle that diplomatic repre-
sentative should be prohibited from ex-
pressing even privately an opin-
ion upon events passing in the
country to which he is accredited.
The language of an interview
is different, you must be taken as hav-
ing intended it for publication. Before
admitting the need for the recall was
bound in justice to you to know ex-
actly what the alleged Objectionable
language was. I therefore asked Mr..
Phelps for copy of the lntsrview so as
to ascertain from you whether you had
been accurately reported. l told him
[ would then bring the matter be-
fore my colleagues. Phelps replied
that he had not received the text
OF the interview, but would
take steps to procure it. 1t was
consequently understood that until a
copy was received there should be no
answer TO the request for the recall.
On October 2Sth," Lord Sackville sent
the following communication to Lord
Salisbury:
The letter was political Republic
can plot. l mailed you an explana-
ton. The plot was due to the ap-
preaching election. If my recall is de-
manded, l beg to express deep regret al
what has occurred"
On the 30Ch Lord Sackville cabled
that he had received his passport.
On the 3lst Phelps informed Lord
Salisbury that the United States gov
eminent had given Lord SackVilie
his passport, and added that President
Cleveland hoped another minister
would be sent to Washington.
On the same day Lord Ssckville sent
the following dispatch to Lord Sails
bury: II beg to repudiata Mr.. Bayard's
statement, for the reasons for my dis
missal, as an unjust attack on my in
tegrity."
Lord Salisbury at once sent the fol-
lowing reply: place Mr.. Herbert as
senior secretary on the spot in charge
of the legation"
On November LIST Lord Salisbury sent
a communication to Mr.. Phelps, refer
ring to his promise to furnish him with
a copy OF the Sackville interview, and
informed him that as he had no further
information as to what Lord Sackville's
statements contained or to whom they
were made, he was unable to form any
judgment upon the considerations
which dictated the request for his recall
or for forwarding his passport. To
this, on the next day, Mr.. Phelps re-
piled as follows: Our recollection of
what passed in the converse
ton we had on Saturday differs
slightly in one particular. 1t
was not intended that the letter
should have part in the reasons for
the request for the recall of Lord Sack
vile. did say that the minister's re-
marks in the published interview were
the principal reason. am still without
q copy of the interview. have sent to
Mr.. Bayard copy of Your Lordship's
note, requesting full details of the Ian
guage and circumstances.
The letter written by Lord Sackville
on October Goth was read by Lord
Salisbury on the 4th inst. He enclosed
the Murchisou letter, and his reply to
it. He says: 81 have certain
information that the Murchison
letter was constructed by a
l.
the Republican committee, in New
York. 1t was sent from Southern
California, to prevent suspicion. Mr..
Bayard, who l saw, to-day, said he re-
GREETED the incident very much. He
accepted my disclaimer of any thought
or intention to interfere with the
domestic politics of the country. He
said it was a political trap, but he
frankly told me that l had been in
discreet. 1 frankly expressed my re-
gret, and Mr.. Bayard assured me that