Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-09
SORT OF R.ANKLES.
Grand Bounce Given Sir Lionel
SackviIie West.
COUNTERBLAsT BY HIS LORDsHIP.

Remarkable Document Issued to Foreign
Diplomats In London by the British Min
I.t.f to whom Cleveland Gave His Pass
poss. for Using Ills Pen Too Freely
Uncle Sam in General and Blaine, E;ayard
and Others In Particular Very Savasely
Eera.cd.
NEW IOEE, Oct. "a special cable
gram to The World from London says:
An extraordinary and in many respects
unprecedented publication by British or
other high diplomat has been discussed
during the past few days among the for
cign representatives to the court OF St.
James. This Is handsomely priatcd
pamphlet marked, For private circula-
ton only" and entitled MY Mission to
the United States, 1851 So and has just
been issued by Lord Sackylle, who as
Sir Lionel Sackyillc West, X. c. NJ. g.,
was the English minister to Washington
for the period named 1t will be rcmcm-
bered that President Cleveland, almost on
the eve of the election of 1883, sent Sir
Lionel his passports because of a letter
written By him to an alleged Englishman
i'm California. commenting upon the ap-
preaching election.
Thinks Blaine Lacked Sincerity.
This pamphlet is Lord Sackvillc's Co
Tense and explanation, after seven years,
Of that incident, and was sent under seal
only to leading foreign diplomats, high
English officials and IA few personal
friends. Chester A. Arthur was president
and james q. Blaine secretary of state
when Lord Sackvillc came to New York
in November, 1881. At a reception given
him by the st. Georges society, he says,
Mr.. Blaine was sent to greet him by Pres
ident Arthur and he made II most cordial
address of welcome. In it he referred to
the royalty of the American people and
their admiration for that gracious SOW
ereign his royal mistress" Lord Sack
Vile notes also his very cordial reception
by the president himself, but remarks
that while Mr. Elaine was using this
conciliatory language he was carrying on
a hostile controversy with her majesty's 5
government respecting the abrogation Of
the Clayton Bulwer treaty"
Asked the Release of Irish suspects.
II was well aware" he continues, "of
the difficulties ! should have to contend
with in combating the influence the
Fcnian organization exercised over the
government, and which was so powerful
in both houses of the legislature" Lord
Sackvillc quotes private letter he wrote
to Lord Granville, then foreign minister,
in April, 1882, in regard apparently to a
request or demand made by Secretary
Frclinghuyscn for the immediate release
of certain Irish suspects, because the pre- 81.
dent felt embarrassed by the action of con-
grcss in the matter, and that 'hc, tho
presidcI : trusted to the courtesy of her
majesty government in enabling him to
avert it.
Sackvillc's Life in Danger.
Tie says he told Bancroft Davis that
'wc must remember there was public
opinion in England as we'll rs press,
neither of which We're likely to be con-
WINGED of the necessity of u concession to
the United States government on this
question simply because congress was ter
rori1cl by the Irish voters Davis frank
ly admitted this and said that the prcsi-
dent himself appealed to her majesty :
government in the present case, His lord
ship also states that after the Irish cXccu-
tions his life was in danger, and was III
danger again when he was instructed To
demand the cxtraditon of Patrick Shcri,
dan, which he advised Lord Granville
would be hopeless and the instruction Were
revoked.