Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-26
.EUST|S AND DENNY
Effect of the Criticism on Their Ad-
ministration of Affairs.
TEE MAFIA INCIDENT RECALLED
Both France and China Doing as
This Country Did Then.
P ATIEN IS NEEDED

1--WE seem to Rave very short memories
IN this .vuntry,' sad distinguished man
to a representative OF The Star today in
discussing the current criticism of Minister
Denby and Ambassador Eustis respecting
their course in the matter of the grave dip
lomatic questions row in their hands for
adjustment What we are urging them to
do Is not only thing that we would not
tolerate in foreign representative our
selves. but as 1t happens, is the very thing
that was rebuked in the national name a
few years ago in the best state paper that
James G. Blaine ever wrote. The whole
country indcrsed the deliverance, and it
became one of the strong features of the
record that gave to the Harrison admins
tration long, white, shining mark for it's
foreign policy.
The Malta Incident.
Il refer. of course" continued this gen.
tleman, ito the correspondence with italy
about the New Orleans massacre. That
episode caused more of stir in Italy than
the massacre Of the missionaries in China
has caused in this country. And naturally
China is heather country. Missionaries
who go there understand the risks they
take. And so do their friends at home. 1t
is the very flower Of their claim to respect
the very purpose of opening up a distinct
contest which they may not at all times
hope to control. But the Italians who lost
their lives in the parish prison at New Or
leans were In a country in the vanguard of
civilizs ton. The justifiable assumption was
that they were entitled to the full protec-
ton of the laws of the country, and when
they not only failed to receive that protec-
ton. but were actually killed while in Gus
tody of the officers of the law, the outrage
took on the very gravest aspect. Public
sentiment in Italy reached the boiling point
in the short space of one second. The
newspapers demanded instant satisfaction
Baron Fava, the Italian minister here was
told that he must bring Us up at once with
a round turn, or, falling in that, must de-
mand his passports and quit the country.
And Minister Fava, under the spur went
to work end to an extreme The Italian
government itself showed in patience. But
what did 1t all amount to with US? Abso-
lutely nothing. except, as I have already
stated, to give Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of
State one of the choicest opportunities of
his life. And he improved it to the full
Everybody in this country deplored the
whole bloody business, but nobody would
have consented that the inquiry or the ad-
justment should proceed under any other
forms but oCr own. Mr.. Blaine put the
case admirably. He resented the assump-
ton that this country would not do justice
and stated with spirit and emphasis that 1t
would attend to the matter in it's own way
and in Its own time. Italy saw the point
and succumbed. There was nothing else
for her Ito do. She didn't dare after that
the basis of further Incorporate persist
ence. But the mCdera ton came too late to
help Baron Fava. He had been pressed SO
hard by home sentiment that he was tenn
porarily embarrassed here and even left
the country on long leave. And yet, in
the face of this we are insisting that Min
lister Denby shall undertake to run the in
vestigation in China, set all Chinese forms
aside. and hand in his report in few days
The proposition is absurd on its face.
The Waller Case.
Nov as to the Waller case We are prop
erly asking for the record. We are en-
titled to that and, of course, we shall get
it. But what right have we to assume
that France is trifiing with us about it?
We do not get authority for the assump-
tion from Mr.. Eustis, who is on the ground,
and undoubtedly knows the situation bet
ter than we do here at home. Nor have
we the slightest warrant for the assump-
ton that Mr.. EuSts is himself too SLOW
The suggestion that because Waller Is a
man of color Mr.. Eustis, who Is an ex-
slave holder, allows himself but little con-
Germ about him. is unworthy of the case
Moreover, it grows out of mfsconceptio1
Of the feelings that southern men bear to-
ward the race once in bondage. do not
know If Waller was once slave, but If so
he is probably glad to know that the
american ambassador at Paris is south
ern man, one of the best of his class, and
the embodiment of personal courage and
kindness. That means much to Waller,
whether he be ex-Slave or not. The col
ored man in personal distress never finds a
better friend than an old white neighbor,
nor anybody to whom he may SO safely
appeal
Injustice Being Done.
Passing from this reputation of our own
position. as laid down by Mr.. Blaine, look
at the injustice we are doing two of the
mcst accomplished men holding our COM
missions abroad. We are discrediting them
in the eyes of the very people they are
charged with maintaining friendly relations
with,n OF course, all of this criticism is
cabled abroad. The French hear that Mr..
Eustis is declared to be good by his
own people, and the Chinese will probably
get the idea that as soon as Col. DENLY
returns home he will lose his head literal
ly. They will fancy Mr.. Cleveland sending
the official sword to the official sharpener,
on the steel for use on the minister who
refused to take charge of China when Or
dered to do so. A little patience is good
thing. We ought to exercise 1t at this time.
Nobody personally acquainted with either
of the two diplomats in question would
think of questioning either his capacity,
his character or his patriotism. Both are
very fine specimens of our best manhood.
Both are lawyers; both highly cultivated
both genuine Americans l do rot believe
better men are produced in this country
and this being true it is but little short of
an outrage to embarrass them at so crlti-
cal time by clamor so poorly informed
and so inexcusably cruel.''
Varela n Mexican Citizen