New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
WHY LIEUT. O'RRIEN WAS RECALLED.
HE WAS TOO CONvIvfAf. FOR THE Rto' IRE
MrNTs OF DIPLOMATIC DECoRtM

~, WAS TOO coNvIvIAr. FOR THE REQUIRE
Mrvrs OF DIPLOMATIC DEcoRrM
Washington July ,specaD.-The name OF Lieu
tenant q Rrien OF the Army. whose rccaN from 'n'
nos, Of Military Attache AZ fokohama was men
,ioned IN these dispatches last night must be adu'n
:, The rrihunc's galaxy OF diplomatic DAISIES
n, o'Rrl.n Is no, a diplomat In the strict sense
nr, he ls attached to the American legation TN
lana, and his recent reprehonsiblc conduct IN the
Nfkados empire warrants his classification among
tho Adm mnstratou's daisies OF the seneca fia%'''o"
,,pc I, seems that the recall OF the young H'u'eh
ant vas not urged by the Japanene Government as
a, nrst supposed Japanese officials have read inc
oaicers criticism ~ the action OF their troops az
Port Arthur but for reasons "h'ch are "''nne''
,,.v i,d no, inform the State Department tnat Mr.
o.Dricn was persona non grata. IL WAS M'n'SV'
pun and W r. curtis prominent American news
paper Correspondent now in Japan. who comp'al'ed
=, tho lieutenant and made a statement upon when
his recall ordered
I. appears that Mr. o'Bricn's censmre OF INC
t,ran.sc soldiers a, Poit Arthur was overlooked
hv the Mikaios officers. The young infantrymah
has become favorit" with his VICTORIOUS 'o'htapes
IN arms. AMI - late he has been regarded oy ih'n
n. , royal good fellow. He became prominent ~
many Of their social festivities. and was among
N. ealcrs on all conviviai occasions In fa't. "
r.s ir relation 10 his excessive conviV'ahty 'h"'
Nnisfcr Dun complained and Mr curtis "to'''
Mr. O'Urien must have been going lively p'''
from, vhs, =. heard here to-day OF his recent con-
duc, s, rapid has been his ga, that IL was i'
graci as not only advisable. but necessary 'hat ne
should be sent tel.graphic orders to return nome
,,,hou, delay No details Of IN" case VIII p" gwen
M, FOR publication at the state or war I"pnr'
mon, |, is only admitted that Lieutenant - hrieh
has been too convlyal there Of late ana tHa' " ~
deemed wise to bring him home
Tn. incdcn, resembles that o! Hazleton al ''aS'
so ,,r ~ the grounds FOR the recall are concerned
7, yazlc,on's case the charge Was drunk'nne@S
ard the report VAS made by Admiral M"aH". 80"
,h. tables arc turned and the civilian reports tn'
ofpcc, hut the charg. is the snr". Army o'h'"rs
a. class express much regret that ldcut'il""e
O'Rrlen should have gon. ar'r"S anu ~ ,, I - =
Golden opporiunity 10 benefit the service ana make
an .nylahe reputation Tor himself as an a''arne
~ the War Department eNprcss.i IL to-dsN. ne
Tieutenan, is a brilliant young fellow anu was l'-
sa,d.d as a yea ous promising officer. he was
ss~,dua,ol from West Point IN ls,S. ana stooi hish
emonr his classmates As a student ana sthiuatc
a, ,hc Infantry School AT Fori l.caven""rth ne
.on honors Since then he has shown alnlrapie
Qualities as an ofiicer. HIS reports from 'hlna on
snd valuable AS professional informaion. ana are
caref,Illy preserved IN the nles or tne war 'p"l'
-, Jjls case is the second occasion on Ieeori
~ -, Army of,rer being recalled from an Amer
,r,r Legation upon official complaint "rlfihatlhe
nbrr,d The nrst instance was thaf or 'aP'aih
Uor,,n the Military Atiach" at iars pu III ,r, r,'S
~ - e. c,,cumstanccs were entirely different me
csptain had obtained plans OF important fIrnrn
S"r,tn~ations through diplomacy ana me faris
.anrs ~, Insisted upon his leaving The country NO
n,her complaints were heard relating 10 MS c"a'