New-York tribune., 1890-08-28
A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT.
AN APOLOGY MADE no GREECE FOR AN oFFEN'
s1vD REPORT BY MR.. BAYARD'S CONSUL
GENERAL AT CAIRO.


GENERAL AT CAIRO.
Washington Aug OF (Specall.-In the last volume
of the Diplomatic Correspondence OF te oii'cu '.'
lust published by the State Department is 10 DC io"
an Illustration Of the difficulties TO WHICH inc ap-
pontment of Nj. Bayards friends in the Ooh'u.r scr
| vice frequently gave rise. John CaTdweil' leAas
| nomocrat u.as annointed by Mr. Bayard as Consul
General at Cairo Egypf at a salary of $4,000 year
lie made a report 10 the State Department, WHICH, ~
seems accidentally slipped into one OF i'S puo"."
| lions In it he reflected upon the methoos uiuor
which commercial operations were uhderso'u ~ nm
TO be conducted by Greek merchants Ill tic ho'",'
| Ills report embraced generally offensive re.o'e' "
| the Greek people. lie referred 10 fauuuitnD y"
cos nv Crook merchants in the matter Of the I'M
narration Of tobacco and suggested that taeSS '"uu'
extended ukewsc to tobacco imported from america.
lie used these words: " This proposition looA' "
AGAINST Egypt, to violation OF her laws "ii'' ~ ~
SIRE to the swindng of American consigners ureeh
reachcry is an Inherent quality, which mas grown ~,
| greater ratio in the ascending scale tnah hei '"''
mower and influence have descended
This matter was published al the time MI bao a."
WAS Secretary OF State and Minister Phelps fa heu "
the facts from the Minister OF Greece III rils anu ~
assured the latter OF the regret WITH WHICH 'o pun
lcatlon Of the remarks was regarded by the 0PVerh
lncnt Of the United States. But the mater "a9 nv
brought formally to the attention of the unteh o''o'
|
Cardweps successor TO offer to tie GoverhNcht VI
Greece sincere expression of regret tlat' t"ro"sh
| an oversight, as much to he condemned aS IL ID uo
| plorable the remarks Of Mr. CaEdweii shoud na.c
| heen pubshed through the agency OF suboidnat"
bureau of the state Department" III aditol 10 'iS
expression OF regret, Mr. Blaine gives Dr.ei r'''
| N diplomacy. lie inst:ucts Mr. snovdeh the Ao'o'
can Minister at Athens, to read 10 the toTeIgn Min IA
ser Of Greece his (hIr Blalnes) letter. III "io" e
| As His Hellenic Majestys Government is t awate
the reports Of the officers Of the United ates Ia
countries are prepared for the use and beh3O o epl
| own Government. Their utility cannot De ritu,n
scrlbed by prohibition censure looking 10 Iile CO
clus0n Of subjects Of report save sucn a. MY m
,grecaLlc t. other Governments or peop!es IchCe
| were Mr. Cardwel still in Office, this GoyennneMht NJ
conld not assent to proposition that he sl uid DC
publicly ccnsurcd punished for statement Will NIL
however erroneous In judgment. was yet ciy;riIf
privileged as between the agent ana ms pr Prihc,pa pa
| II ie accordingly. for the nublicatn1 OF Mr. 'dI,
wel's uttcrances that this Government sp,ntaheOusB
| tenders 10 the Government Of Greece lts Slhcrte
t with the earnest assurance tina. the act was BY
| no means intentional. and that the Government ana
| noonle of the United states actuaicf ony oy
he most cord al respect and friendship foi cont1y
and people to whom they are hnkea py lNui''''"''e
|