The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-10
By Lord Sackville-West's Pri.
vate Pamphlet
BUT HE HAS HIS DEFENDERS
Truth Says "You're Another" to the
American Public
And Would Abolish international Yachting
Until the Old English Dog Learns
Some New Tricks
Associated Press Special Wire.


LONDON, Oct. 9.-The statements
made by Lord Sackvlle. who as Sir
Lionel Sacxville-West, was the British
minister at Washington in 1SSl-S9, in a
pamphlet marked, "For private circula-
ton only" a copy Of which was obtained
here by the correspondent of the New
York World. and the substance of which
was printed in the United States today,
have caused amazement in diplomatic
circles.
Truth, commenting upon the staten ents
made, says:
Whether it was courteous or judicious
for Lord Sackville to publish this attack
when Mr.. Bayard is am bassador in Lon
don is debatable question, to which it
may, however, reasonably be replied that
Mr.. Bayard was immeasurably more dis
courteous and injudicious in his behavior
toward Sackville- West, when the latter was
in Washington. Mr.. BayaId, therefore,
would be mean to complain OF this point.
But the matter acquires exceptional In
terest when it is considered SIDE by side
with recent dispute regarding the race
for the Americas cup. 1t should be re-
mem bered that Sackville- West was the
victim of an election trick. An indiscreet
expression of opinion upon his pait was
aggravated for the purpose of exciting
anti-English agitation. The trick was
successful and Sackville West was handed
his papers. England in the person of
her envoy, was grossly and wantonly in
suited. Mr.. Cleveland. however, failed to
secure the election.
I'm our relations with America expert.
ence teaches us always to be on the alert.
This has made the English perhaps over
suspicious, and. being SO, they possibly
| imagine trickery where 1t does not exist.
For these reasons it may be advisable
| that international contests be discon-
tinued until this impression is removed
| or the Americans realize that they are
sufficiently strong to depend upon them
| selves without the support of sharp prac-
tices. The two nations are very nearly
allied. and everything should be done on
hoth sides of the Atlantic TO unite them
more closely. Both nations have much
in common. In America they have onr
peers and in England we have their heir
| esses.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-W. J. Z. Ban
/! croft Davis, who was first assistant secre-
tary of state under Frelngh ghuysen, and
whose conversations Lord Sackvl'le re-
! peats. made the following statement to
| the Associated Press today:
II appear in the account twice-once
in connection with alleged request made
| by Secretary Frelinghuysen for the re-
lease of imprisoned Irish suspects, AND
once receiving information from Lord
| Granville U! an alleged Irish conspiracy.
lin regard to the first, what took place
between the two governments was: Mr..
| Frelinghuysen, by direction of the pres
| dent, instructed Mr.. Lowell to ask Lord
Granville to have the lord lieutenant of
Ireland instructed to exercise the discre-
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imm ediate trial of the prisoners, who had
then been imprisoned without trial many
months. This request when pressed
brought about a release OF all the prison.
! ers. l cannot recall that had any con-
versation with the British minister on
that subject, but, as his account appears
to have been contemporaneous one, it
is probably substantially correct.
In regard to the conspiracy against
| Sir Lionel's life. this is the first l have
heard of it. The telegram which the ac-
count says was sent to the ASSISTANT sec
retary (perhaps an error of the secre
| tary), never reached me-"
! MI. Davis added nc never knew any
representations had been made that Lord
Lionel's life was endangered ant had
never heard before that he had been TAX
| en- on a ten n-day cruise by General Sber-
man to avoid possible violence to his per-
| son.
From semi-official sources the following
| explanation is given of what took place at
| the time of the passage OF the crimes act
in 1882. The Irish suspects had been i'm
prisoned under the orders Of Mr.. Foster,
then secretary for Ireland, but no dIspo-
sition was shown to bring them to trial.
Mr.. Fosters policy being to hold them
in prison as suspects. The British par
Lament endorsed that policy by the pass
age of the crimes act, which empowered
the lord lieutenant of Ireland to hold
S suspects prisoners until he chose to place
them on trial. There was great outory
| in this country against the crimes act.
AS month after month passed without
| trial, it was believed that under it the
prisoners could be held for life without
| trial. President Arthur. in response to
| this sentiment did not demand the re-
lease OF the prisoners, but he requested
| Lord Granville to have the lord lieuten-
| ant of Ireland exercise the discretion re-
| posed IN him by the crimes act, and
| either release or bring the prisoners to
| trial Within two weeks after that re-
| quest was preferred the suspects were all
| released, and Mr.. Foster, whose policy
had been oveTruled. had resigned from