Evening star., 1895-10-09
MINISTER VESTS RECALL.
Lord Sackville Discusses 1t After
Seven Years Silence.

Lord Sackville Discusses 1t After
Seven Years Silence.
After the lapse Of seven years Lord Sack
Vile. formerly the British minister to
America, publicly defends his action in
what is known as the Sackville-West Incl
dent. 1t will be remembered that President
Cleveland almost on the eve of the election
of 1888 sent Sir Lionel his passports be-
cause of / letter written by him to an al
legged Englishman in California, comment
ing upon the approaching election.
Lord SGckville has now published a PAM
phlet explaining his position. 1t is marked
For private circulation only" and enti-
tied. My Mission to the United States,
'S1'S9," by Lord Sackville.
The New York World says that the PAM
phlet consists of fifty-two pages 15OOO
words ard is of very limited ISSUE not
more than one hundred copies. These have
been sent under seal only to leading foreign
diplomats, the higher English officials and
q few personal friends.
The provocation for the publication seems
to be the honor and social recognition ac-
corded Mr.. Bayard, the American ambassa-
dor, who was Secretary of State at the
time Sir Lie mel was given his passport He
quotes the Murchison letter, and his reply,
which he refers to as 'incautious," both of
which, to his amazement, were published
in ths New York Tribune, organ of the re-
publican party, on October D. 1885, He
learned from private sources that no such
rerson as Murchison existed. He says that
the excitement over the Sackville Incl
cent, as 1t was called. became farcical. He
was caricatured. He saw Mr.. Bayard four
days before election, and the Secretary
cordially accepted lis expression of re-
gret at what had occurred When, how
ever, he saw Mr.. Bayard the following day
he said the matter had become serious
Great interests depended upon the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland, and he could not ig-
more the injurious effect which my letter
had upon certain faction, the vote of
which was necessary for the success of the
democratic candidate"
He was furnished with copy Of the fol-
lowing telegram received by a member of
the cabinet from the democratic national
committee in New York:
Does the President know that the Irish
vote Is slipping cut of our hands because
of diplomatic shilly shallying? See La
mont the Presidents secretary and chief
wire puller) at once. Something ought to
be done today"
Accordingly he received his passports that
afterHoon.
He quotes another dispatch from Mr..
Herbert to Lord Salisbury in which the
author of the Murchison letter, one Os-
goodly,was recommended to President Har-
rison in letter from two California repub-
llcans, one bearing the historic name of
Harrison Gray Otis, and the other Judge
w. F. Fitzgerald, telling the story of Os-
goodly's fraud and Claiming for him the
credit and recognition which We're fairly
due to him for his remarka BILE achieve
ment."
Lord Sackville gives credit for the publi-
cation to 'one Quay, a Senator and chief
OF republican wire pullers," to whom his
Lord Sackville's) letter was sent by the
California politicians
A considerable portion of the pamphlet
is devoted to a description of the intense
anti-British sentiment in America, which
he claims is due to the influence of the
large Irish vote, which both parties en-
deavor to attract.
Lord SackSiIle makes one charge which
will amuse the American reader-and that
is that his life was in danger owing to
England's course toward Ireland. Lord
Sackville deliberately states that Lord
Granville, upon representations of Lord
Spencer, then lord lieutenant of Ireland
and lately in Lord Rosebery's cabinet, tele-
graphed the first assistant secretary OF
state. saying that his Iord Sackville's)
life was in danger, and asking for protec-
ton.
Secretary Frelinghuysen, he says, de-
ciined to take any step officially, but sent
him to Gen. Sherman. The latter invited
him to trip in 'the Presidents yacht u
All preparations We're made in secret, and
they spent ten days cruising in the James
river, after which ''it was deemed that the
excitement caused by the Irish executions
had abated."
He says danger again became imminent