Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-11-16
SACKVILLE- WEST.
A British Newspaper Characterizes Vests
Treatment by the American Govern
msnt as Brutal and DsIIber-
ateIy Offensive.
The Same Opinion Generally Expressed at
the CIubs-A Canadian Paper
Says it is all Rieht and
for GOud Reasons.

NEW YOEK, October S1.-A London special
to the Herald says the action OF President
Cleveland toward Minister SackvilIe was
znOWn here only late last evening, but at
the leading clubs Il was bitterly condemned
by all Engishmen present. The general
expression of opinion is Of the tone as
sumed by the Standard, the only paper that
treats Of the matter. In a semi-oficial edi-
5orial this morning it speaks Of the action
SIS not only brusque ut brutal and refers to
the action Of the president as deliberately
offensive and says; eff the intelligence
We publish this morning from Washington
be substantially accurate IN its verbal details
the American government has taken sum
mary action OF a deliberately offensive
kind. in relation to Lord ~ackVille, Mr..
Bayard has informed the British embassa-
dor that for reasons already known to the
English government his continuance IS no
longer acceptable and would consequently
be detrimental to the relations between the
TWO countries. 1t must be hoped
that a more precise account of
the terms of the communication
viii take from it the brusquess-We are
tempted to say brutalty-Of the message.
Apparently 1t has been thought necessary to
assert American dignity by insisting on
some open rsDuke Of Lord SackVIlle. The
inference seems to be that Lord Salisbury
saw nothing in his conduct to justify severe
disciplinary Dl6a -ure5. consequently ALD6r1-
can craftsmanship felt it necessary TO take
the punishment IN its own hands. In any
case Lord Salisbury Will be well advised If
he proceeds with all possible dispatch to
aCqualnG his CCuntrgn1sn with the nature or
his communication to Mr.. Phelps. The
attitude assumed by the president may then
be Ineligible though 1t can hardly be con
-ldered with regard TO English Inequalities.
BE may be quite sure, however, that the
opinion on this side Of the Atlantic viii dis
tinguish between what he has done as a can
didate, and had he been free from the des-
pOtlsm OF eIectlOneerIng he would have
thought 1t his duty to do a chief magistrate.
Pity for a statesman whom the complexion
OF his COuntry's politics forces TO disregard
not only international COurtesies, but the
plainest dictates of right feeling Will blend
with and ueutraliZe any passing emotion of
national resentment
The Standard concludes by referring to
that part of the American press which can
afford to keep its head and obey its con-
science during the presidential campaign
and has observed that Mr.. Cleveland has
avoided his electiOneering prospects at the
expense of the honor of American public
life. Lord Salisbury came into town and
returned late to his county seat. He spent
much time at the foreign Office, where Mr..
Phelps came also. Nothing could be OBJ
tanned from either Downing street or the
American legation. A carefully WOrded dis
patch. dated Washington, appears in all the
morning newspapers. simply to the effect
that the president had informed the British
minister that his continuance In Office was
distasteful to the Washington government.
a CANADIAN VIEW.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 3I.-The Globe to- day
in an article headed Breakers Close Ahead"
says: Though Lord Sackville Is the vic.
tim of despicable trick, he is also the vic
tim of his own folly. He stuck his nose in
to American home affairs by cOunseling an
elector about how he should vote and inhu-
ence others to vote. The United States sec
rotary of state argues with great force that
the British ambassador thus trausgressed
the amenities and the necessary rules Of the
diplomacy in such a degree as to warrant
the Washington gOVernn 9nt IN demanding
his recall. Accordingly, Lord SackVilIe has
been Informed that he Is no longer accept
able to the president and administra ion
Referring % the report that the retalia-
ton ac5 Is to be enforced against Canada
the Globe says: ''Ihis viii be a deplOrable
event and one, too, likely to breed very Sc
rIOus dIthcultIe=. Canada may be injured
but cannot be djsgracsd by the presidents
resort to so aggressive a policy. No true
Canadian will say that our government
should crawl IN terror for the sake of avert
ing the blow. In other eli cumstances, per
haps something more than Canada has con-
ceded already might be hOnOrably yielded
for good neighbOrhOOd's sake, but our do
miniOn would present a most ignOminIods
figure in hurrying to surrender now to
Washington threats. Almost anything
would be better than that. The Globe has
always sincerely endeaVOred to promote
friendship between Canada and the United
States. The Globe does not believe that
Canadians should grOvel on their bellies for
friendships sake.