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THE sCUIEpAM CONSULAR AGENC


THE SCIIIEDAM CONSULAR AGENCY.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: AS tho untrlthfu matter contained In the
dispatch Of your Washington correspondent. appear
ing in your issue Of the 10th instant, is unfair to me
and likely to produce misleading impressions and to
supply material for deliberate Misrepresentation In
furious to my future, have to give 1t the most abb
solute denial. Your correspondent says:
1t seems that W. Hayden Edwards, formerly head
of the Diplomatic Bureau of the State Department
was appointed Consular Agent at schledam under the
Consulate OF Rotterdam
That statement Is correct. But your correspondent
continues: 'Stockton and Hayden Edwards fell OUT
that Is also true and stockton procured the temporary
abolition Of the Consular Agency by the State Dc
partmcnt on the ground that 1t was unnecessary
That statement IS absolutely false. and the man
who furnished your correspondent with such informa-
ton did so from malicious motives. The correspond
encc on file In the Department Of State will show that
upon my arrival I'm Holland, where had gone as the
private secretary Of Mr. Bell with the understanding
with Mr. Bayard that would be designated as Con-
sular Agent at Schiedam compensation for the SUI
pervlson Of Mr. Stockton's work Consul at Rotter
dam, made full and thorough investigation Of the
Schetam Agency. When 1 found that agency
unnecessary and detriment to the service,
promptly resigned my post agent and recon-
mended that the agency be abolished. lily reasons
fully set forth I'm my dispatches to the Department
Mr. Bayard did not sanction my recommendation, but
accepted my resignation and authorized Mr.. Stock
ton to continue the agency which he has done up to
the present time.
i am altogether Indifferent to the extravagant and
absurd features OF the reasoning of your
Ont, growing out Of his false premises When
found to my entire satisfaction that the consular
service presented itself to Mr.. stockton
for jobblng and that he had determined perver 1t
into an agency for smothcring existing evils, pro-
tested against his course and severed official con-
nection with Mr. Bayard's administration
Any one who is Interested in knowing the facts
Most truly, W. H. EDWARDS
Menageio Lake Como, May 81. 1888.
The vehcmcnce of Mr. Hayden Edwardss denial
seems out Of proportion to the amount of
inaccuracy Of which he complains Mr. Edwards
states that he fell out with Consul Stockton and
resigned, and himself recommended to the De-
partment the abolition of the agency at Schiedam
on the ground that it was unnecessary this be-
ing branch Office from which the Consul, under
the law, derived an added compensation of 81 900
in fees retained). The TRIBUNEs statement was
that Mr.. Edwards fell out with Mr. Stockton and
that Stockton procured the temporary abolition
of the agency through the State Department
The records Of the State Department. to which
Mr.. Edwards appeals, confirm Mr. Edwards's
statement that his resignation was accepted. But
they also show that the agency at Schiedam was
left temporarily vacant after his resignation, and
that the Department distinctly recommended its
total abolition. This recommendation is printed
in the Book of Estimates for the fiscal year
1898 p 270, as follows:
II ittofiam: Consul: Appropriated 80 900: add
tona submitted 5000 1t Is proposed TO abolish the
agency at schiedam, now under Rotterdam, from
IVh pl9fa Tho rpcp nd ha
agent about 1900 per annum. II the increase asked
for at Rotterdam be granted It will result in saving
to the United States Of 81 900 per annum.
The increase asked for not being granted by
Congress, the Department re.establshed the
agency. Mr. Edwards's accusation of absolute
fasity' is thus narrowed down to an exceedingly
small pont.-Ed.)
AN AMUSING BUT TrREsoME YOUNG MAN.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The immense egotism and concelt Of Seth Low
are making the public very tired. They are per
fectly Indifferent to what his views are, especially
those who old enough to be his father who have
forgotten than he ever knew, and whom he has
presumed to Instruct. The corpOrals guard OF
holicr than housp this little coterie OF almghtieso
may hang his words, but aside from this selfim-
portant circle, HIS views (Which no likes to see
paradcd in the newspaper) source Of amusement,
generally. It's very evident he is sorehead. Why
Trouble would be, all would want to be President,
and IL they couldn't, wouldn't play.
Seth Lows dilemma Is agonizing; It is really
too bad. The size of 1t is just about this Have
gone back on my party to the extent that they will
never forgive me give me anything? Yes, guess
l have, therefore 1 will resign Though / practl-
caly Kicked out, now, and 20 where belong, and
where my sweetness won't be wasted on the desert
air. They will receive me with grand boom, and
run me for something perhaps for Governor"
Oh, no, they won't Mr. Low. Others have gone
with like expectation, but they all got left
A traitor is always despIsed even by the enemy.
The cold shoulder Mr. Low got from the Chicago
Convention corler.n His immense impor-
lance was sighted and he could not strut upon the
stage and have his great speeches aired In the news
papers. In the language of prominent Brooklyn
citizen at the Lincoln dinner (which Mr. Low had the
check to 60 to and make an antiRepubican speech,
we not looking for Governors on the fence,
Mr. Low
If Mr. Seth Low could have heard Of the
comments on his position at gathering Of prominent
Republicans the other evening" he would get into
some hole and pull the hole I'm after him.
ANTLTREACHERY,
Brooklyn, June 80. 1888.