New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION BETWEEN MR.
CLEVELAND AND LORD SALISBURY.

ISL PoLITICs-LITERARY AND
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
CARDINAL NEWMAN.
[Br CABLE TO TIE rRIBUNE]
Copyrighs 1888; BY The Ne,c- York Tribune.
London, Nov. 3--The collusion between Mr.
Cleveland and Lord Salisbury in the settlement
Of the Sackville business is confirmed by all th
evidence thus far accessible 1t is certain thai
diplomatic opinion is very different from th'
opinion Of the English press, which storms away
In real or assumed ignorance of the diplomatic
precedents and principles governing this case
Nor do think feeling in private is much reused
The London papers reflect not much more than
their own image and superstition The strong
est thing have heard said is that the American
Government acted too hastily and with needless
rudeness to Lord Sackville but the English do not
appear to consider themselves insulted, even
afronted. They read their own papers with
amusement and some amazement
What occurred is here believed to be this: Mr..
Phelps received instructions from Washington to
lay the facts before Lord Salisbury and request
or suggest Lord Sackville's recall. AS Mr. Phelps
happened to be staying at Hatfield from Saturday
70 Monday, the whole matter was no doubt freely
talked over between them. 1t is conceivable
TINT the American Minister laid before his host
the electioneering necessities which impelled Mr.
Cleveland to act. If Lord Salisbury replied that
no only knew the President of the United States
and not q candidate for the Presidency, the answer
would be natural one he must deal with the
difficulty that had arisen purely as a diplomatic
difficulty His proposal is thought to have been
that Lord Sackville should come to England on
leave of absence. lie admitted that something
must be done; that Lord Sackvilles error must
be atoned for.
It was, think, at one moment agreed that the
matter should be settled on this basis. But
when Mr. Phelps received further instructions
from Washington, Lord Salisbury said in sub
stance Very good. If you like to send Lord
Sack, lille home, do so. We shall not complain.
We think it needless, but there will be no
rupture. There will be angry articles in the
press, but those you must put up
with This account is believed here to be cor
rect, not in words of course, but in substance,
by those who have of information. If
correct, it is obvious Mr.. Cleveland did nothing
till be was assured England would not resent his
action. Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Cleveland, H.
deed, in the presence of all this outside turmoil,
appear to be gazing at each other like two Roman
augurs. They keep on grave face for the pub
lie, which gives place when they are unobserved
to gentle grin. Mr.. Cleveland has Lord Sails
burys best wishes as a candidate. They under
stand each other. We have our Irish troubles
says Lord Salisbury you have yours If you
can get your Irish vote. don't mind u.s. And a
wink is duly exchanged across the Atlantic
The Standards suggestion to retaliate for
the dismissal of Lord Sackville by dsmissing Mr..
Phelps is received with ridicue by such papers
as think It worth noticing. That does not pre-
vent Our Tory friend from returning to the sub
ject. Now, as often before, this powerful but
4.@o
sition to its own leader and party. Its article |
of Friday has the air of having been written by
outsider and very i'll written Somebody |
wants to be disagreeable to the United |
States, and Mr.. Mudford allows him |
the use of The Standard for that |
amiable object. The whole column brstles with |
offensive phrases. meant to be offensive This |
amateur, whoever he is, is not a Foreign Office |
clerk, for the youngest Foreign Office clerk would |
not call Lord Sacl1ville an Ambassador nor is |
retaliation Foreign Office view Still less is it |
Lord Salisbury's. The Standard" clearly be-
lieves Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Cleveland acting
together and desires to break up this curious |
alliance 1t cannot forget that its ironclad article
was read in the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, honor entirely undeserved; but is
probably unaware that the House is not sit |
ting
Whoever is at the bottom of this present demon
stration is doing his best to make trouble. His
attack is on America and Americans. The
United States as nation permits itself, he says,
10 assume an insolent attitude to Great Britain,
which tamely submits Lord Salisbury, his
mentor and monitor warns him, will either have
% devise some means OF giving expression to
he displeasure of this county, will fall below
What is expected Of him. But nobody else expects
" desires Lord Salisbury TO do anything.
The Gladstonian organ finds fault with him for
lot having recalled Lord Sackville at once is
ute unable to believe Mr.. Cleveland means to
fend England. and scouts the notion of sending
ir Phelps home. Its defence of the Presi-
ent is lust what Mr. Cleveland's American friends
fer Every one" declares The Daily News
might have said, for none could have denied,
hat the Democratic candidate fol the Presidency
ad silently accepted the support OF Her Malesty's
at Washington, and had allowed
to be tacitly inferred that his famous message OF
to Canada was not sincere.
Will anybody explain, on American grounds
Thy all this anxious augmentation Tor ,
IT, Cleveland appears day by day in leading I
rifish journal? We very much regret con- =
nues The Daily News" the stupid attacks t
-hich have been made upon Mr.. Cleveland Yet {
hear that some of Mr.. Cleveland's supporters in '
merica still pretend he is not the English can q
idate
The incident is treated lucidly enough by The
aturday Review As soon as the Republicans
eQan to make use of the Minister'S letter. the
,emocratic Irish vote began TO look doubtful.
ereupon as a Presidential election coming off
ext week. it became necessary TO ,
o something energetic. Mr.. Cleveland
,owed he knew very well OF how "
tile importance Lord Sackyilles unwisdom was Il
|, what course the United States ought TO take.