The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-30
THE DIPLOMATIC SENSATION.

1t will be seen by reference to cable
dispatches elsewhere in The HERALD
that the general tenor of the British
comments on the Lord Sackville West
letter is that while the minister is guilty
of an indiscretion, he has ssdone )thing
deserving of severe censure or de-
manding his recall from Washington
Some of the papers have dirty filings at
American politics and political meth
DDS. There are different ways of look
ing at this thing. Let us suppose that
General Carl Schurz were American
Minister to Germany, and that while
there he should write exactly such
letter as Sackville wrote in reply to
just such communication as SackVille
received; how long would it be after
General Schurz' letter was made public
before he received his passport? We
imagine it would be just long enough
for Bismarck to issue the necessary
orders and tae clerks to fill them. We
also imagine the European papers,
with one accord-the English being the
foremost - would applaud Bismarck
and denounce Schurz.
Let US suppose again that Minister
Phelps, our own representative at the
court of st. James, were to advise the
Irish how to vote at an election, or
were to do or say anything which
could be construed into an interference
with the politics of Great Britain, how
long would Mr.. Phelps remain in
England2 If he staid there at all it
would be as private citizen, despised
by his former associates, and the object
of bitter denunciation by the press.
Lord Sackville has done no harm in
this country. He has simply been
guilty of, an indiscretion which dis
qualities him from longer holding a
diplomatic Office in the United States.
America cannot respect itself, much
less command respect from other
governments, if she permits the agents
and representatives of foreign powers
to take hani in our political affairs
Minister West must go, not for any
crime that he has committed, but be-
cause be has been Extensively I'M
diplomatic and meddlesome in matters
upon which he should have been
neutral and silent.
There has been so much inquiry for
the correspondence that has created
this sensation in diplomatic circles that
we publish below the California Eng
ishman's letter to Lord Sackville-West,
and the latter's reply:
POMONA, CAL, Sept. 4, 1883.
To the British Mini Ster, Washington, d. c.:
SIR-rhe gravity of the political situation
here and the duties of those voters who are
of English birth, but still consider England
the mother land, constitute the apology |
hereby offer for intruding for information
Mr.. Cleveland's message to Congress on
the fishery question Justly excites our alarm
and compels US to seek further knowledge
before nnally casting our votes for him as
we had intended to do. Many English cit
liens have tor years refrained from being
naluraliZed, as they thought no good would
accrue from the ACT, but Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministration has been SO favorable and
friendly toward England, so kind in not en-
forcing the retallatory act passed by Con-
and so hostile to the dynamite school of
Ireland, that by the hundreds yes. by the
thousands-they have become naturalized
for the express purpose of helping to elect
him over again. The one above all of
American politicians they consider their
own and their conntry's best friend.
am one of these unforunates with a
right 10 vote for President in November |
am unable to understand for whom shall
cast my ballot, when but one month ago
WAS kure Mr.. Cleveland was the man IF
Cleveland was pursuing a new policy to
ward Canada temporarily only and for the |
sake of obtaining popularity and continue
ton of his office four years more, but in |
tends to cease hs policy when his re-elec- |
ton is secured in November aud again favor
England's interest, then l should have no |
further doubts, but go forward and vote for |
him.
sir, and most respectfully ask your advice |
in the matter. l will further add that the |
two men, Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison,
are very evenly matched and few votes
may elect either one. Mr. Harr'sor is
nigh tariff nan, believer on the American |
enemy to British interests generally. Thus
State is equally divided between the two
parties, ana a mere handful of our Natural
led countrymen can turn it either way.
When it is remembered that small state
fCoiorado) defeated Mr.. Tilden in 1876 and
elected HAYES, the Republican, the import
ance of California is at once apparent to all
AS you are at the fountain head of knowl
edge on the question. and know whether
Mr. Cleveland's present policy is temper
aey only, and whether he viii, as soon as
he secures another term OF four Y. ars in the
suspend itfer one of friendship
and free trade, applyto you privately and
for information, which shall
in furn be treated as entirely secret Such
would put me at rest myself,