Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-07
HACE CORRESPONDENTS.
The Corn samunicatl0ns In the Sack.
willie Case Made Public.

u ne 20 Ob1f III Il nICatlOnS lu the S6ch. I.
willie Case Made Public.
LONDON, November 6.-The papers in
the Sackville case were made public this
evening. The first is q letter from Lord
Salisbury to Lord Sackville, dated Octo.
Der eth. Itfollows: "Mr. Phelps, who
is staying at my house informs me that
Mr. Bayard's request lor your recall is
not based upon the letter to Murchison,
but upon newspapr interview. l re-
piled, was glad it as not true that the
request was due t. the writing of the
letter which was made public by the be-
trayal of confidence. and it was hardly
practicable to lay down the prin-
ciple that diplomatic representative
should be prohibited from expressing,
even privately. any opinion upon events
passing in the country to which he is
accredited. The language of an inter-
view is different. You must be taken as
having intended it for publication. Be-
fore admitting need for your recall, ]
was bound in Justice to you to know eX-
actly what the alleged objectionable
language was. |, therefore, asked Mr..
Phelps for copy Of the interview 80 as
to ascertain from you whether you had
been accurately reported. ! told him it
would then bring the matter before my
colleagues. Phelps replied he had not
received the text of the interview, bat
would take steps to procure it. 1t was
consequently understood that until q
copy was received there should be no
answer to the request for your recall"
On October 2Sth Lord Sackville sent
the following communication to Lord
Salisbury: 1.-The letter was political
Republican plot. have mailed an ex-
PLANTATION. The plot was due to the ap-
preaching election. If my recall is de-
manded, beg to express deep regret at
what has occurred"
On the 30ih Lord Sackville cabled
that he had received his passports. On
tine 3lst Mr.. Phelps informed Lord
Salisbury that the United States had
given Lord Sackville his passports, and
added that President Cleveland hoped
another Minister would be sent to Wash
ington. On the same day Lord Sack
vile sent the following dispatch to Lord
Salisbury: 81 beg to repudiate Mr..
Bayard's statements of reasons for my
dismissal as an unjust attack upon my
integrity"
Lord Salisbury at once sent the fol-
lowing reply: ''Place Mr.. Herbert, as
senior Secretary on the spot, in charge
of the Legation"
On November Let Lord Salisbury sent
a communication to Mr.. Phelps referring
TO his promise to furnish him copy of
the Sackville interview, and informed
him that as he had no further informa-
ton as to what Lord Sackville's state
ments were, or to whom they we're made,
he was unable to form any judgment
upon the considerations, which indicated
a request for his recall or the forwarding
of his passports. To this, on next
day, Mr.. Phelps made reply as follows:
"Our recollection of what passed in the
conversation we had on Saturday, differs
slightly in one particular. 1t was not in
tended that the letter should have no part
in the reasons for the request for the re.
call OF Lord Sackville. 1 did say that the
Minister'S remark in the published in
terview We're the principal reason. / am
still without copy of the interview. /
have sent to Mr.. Bayard copy of your
Lordship's note. requesting full details
of the language and circumstances"
A letter written by Lord Sackville on
October 26sh was received by Lord
Salisbury on the 4th inst. 1t encloses
the Murchison letter and his reply to it.
He says: II have certain information
that the Murchison letter was concocted
by well known firm in connection with
the Republican Committee in New York.
1t was sent from Southern California to
prevent suspicion. Mr.. Bayard, whom
L saw to-day, said he regretted the in
cident very much. He accepted my
disclaimer of any thought of intention
TO interfere with the domestic policy OF
the country. He said it was a cam
paign trap, but he frankly told me had
been indiscreet. l expressed my deep
regret and Mr.. Bayard assured me he
bore me no ill will"