The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-04
Mind Words From Enrland.

In the British house Of lords the Earl of
Dunraven, speaking on the Sackvile incident,
said:
do not propose to go into details. The
sooner the episode is buried, to my mind,
the better. but must express regret thatthe
pnpers have not been presented to parlia.
Inent. l trust that this will be done before
parliament is prorogbed Whether the cir
cumstance is correctly described by the prime
minister IN an episode in lectioneerinp;
whether our ministe was entirely to blame;
whether he technchally or unintentiOnally
committed n blunder: whether the United
States government was justified, under any
circumstances or by the peculiar circum-
stances of the moment are. all matters b.
side my point, which is whoever is
70 blame or whether any one is to
blame. surely it would have been more
dignifcd on our part and more worthy of
our position to have taken no notice of the
matter, which, as the prime minister early re-
marked. in no matter affecting the two n,l-
tions. In case of some foreign powers differ
ent considerations would affect ,Is, but our
relations with the United Suites are peculiar
We Use the word foreign toward them because
there liz no other suitable expression, and l
am lonth to use the term toward the Ereat
republic. The United Stutes in. .diplomaticnl-
" speaking, n foreign power, but she can
never he a foreign land to us. Her citizens
ns ourselves, having tho same names, speak.
ing the same tongue. worshipping under the
same form Of religion, and living under the
same common law Their institutions,
though differing, are very similar in their in
tegrnl respects to our own, and are founded
on the same love ofliberty. and law and capa-
city for seifgovernment. 1t is impossible to
look upon such people asforeigners, though
one is obliged to speak of their country os n
foreign power. Oh oil the civilized nations We
alone can understand theUnitcdStates and she
alone cnn understand us in respect to the diff
fculties rreparable from the system of party
government. Misunderstanding arising
between us would be held to he most deplora.
ble by vast majority of all thinking men on
both sides of the Atlantic. fear that sneak.
ing OF the circumstances ns belonging to the
history of electioneerng may have had an
irritating effect upon public opinion in Amer
lea. Be that as il may, it is certain that any
longer delay in filing up Lord Sackville's
place is liable to be misunderstood by the
American people. l hold it to be our first
duty to avoid the possibility of anything
that may lead to want of sincere friendship
this mother country and the colonies, and
after that l consider it our duty to avoid
any such possibility between the United
States and ourselves. Before long another
minister will be accredited to the court of
st. Jamee. All who know Mr.. Phelps person.
ally, and all who recognize the dignity and
courtesy with which he has discharged his
duties, will anticipate it with regret. II we
hesitate and delay to accredit n minister at
Washington the United Status may retaliate
by delaying to accredit n minister to us.
Two great international questions are await.
ing solution-fshery and extradition-and
these We cannot hope to settle except under
conditions Of real friendship between the two
countries. Therefore. ask the prime minis
ter whether the government intends to ap.
point a minister to succeed Lord Sackville at
Washington.