, 1888-11-08
|SACKVILLE'S CASE.
Tho Correspondence Between
the Two Countries.
sALIsBURY's REPLY TO PHELPS.
=, was Not the Letter That Caused LORD
sackviiIe's Dismissal, But the
Newspaper Interview.

LONDON, Nov. 6.-The papers In the
Sackyille case we're made public TINS even
ing. The first letter is from Lord sails
bury to Lord Sackville dated October 27tn.
IL is as follows: "Mr. Phelps' VINO u
staying in my house, informs me that
Bayard's request. for Your recall Is not
based upon the letter to Murchison, but
mon the newspaper interview. l replied
/ was glad it was not true that the request
was due to the writing OF letter when
was made public only by the betrayal OF
confidence and it was hardly practicable to
Law down the principle that diplomatic
representative should be prohibited from
expressing, even privately. an opinion
upon passing events of u country to which
he is accredited. The language OF an in
teryiew is different. You must be taken
as having intended 1t for publication;
Before admitting the need for your recall
/ was bound, in justice to know exactly
what the alleged objectional language
was. | therefore asked Mr.. Phelps for q
copy of the interview so as to ascertain
from you whether you had been exactly
reported. told him would then bring
the matter before my colleagues. Phelps
replied that he had received the text of
the interview but would take step, to pro.
cure it, It was consequently understood
that until copy was received there
should be no answer to the request for
On October 2sth Lord Sackville sent the
following communication to Lord SAILS
bury: "The letter was u political repub'
lican plot. have mailed an explanation.
The plot was due to the approaching elec-
ton. IL my recall is demanded beg to
express deep regret at what has occurred. !"
On the 4th Lord Sackville cabled he had
received passport. OA the 3lst Mr.. Phelps
informed Lord Salisbury that the United
States government had given Lord Sack
vile his passport, and added that Presi-
dent Cleveland hoped another minister
would be sent to Washington. On the
same day Lord Sackville sent the follow
ing dispatch to Lord Salisbury: 81 beg to
repudiate Mr.. Bayard's statement OF the
reasons for my dismissal as an unjust
attack on my integrity
Lord Salisbury at once sent the follow
ing reply. "Place Mr.. Herbert as senior
secretary in charge OF the legation" On
November lst Lord Salisbury sent COM
munication to Mr.. Phelps, referring to his
promise to furnish him with copy of the
Sackville interview, and inform him If
he had further information as to what
Lord Sackvlles statement contained. or to
whom they were made, as he was unable to
form judgment upon the consideration
which dictated the request for the recall
or the forwarding of passport. To this,
on the next day
0Mr. Phelps made reply as follows:
"Our recollection of what passed in the
conversation we had on Saturday. differs
slightly in particular. II was not intended
that the letter should have no part in the
reasons for the request for the recall oil
Lord Sackville. did say that the minis
ter's remarks in the published interview
were the principal reasons. | am still
without copy Of the interview. have
sent to Mr.. Bayard copy of your lord
ships note requesting full details Of the
language and circumstances"