Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-17
THE BITTER TRUTH"
\ LONDON JOURNAL EXCUSES.
ACCUSES AND ADVISES.
LORD SACKVILLE'S SCREED
1t Causes Amusement and Comment
Both Sides the Atlantic-Interna-
uonal Contests Dragged to the
Fore-Opinions in Washington and
Statements Of EX-OtficialS.


London, Oct. 10.-The statement
made by Lord Sackville caused
amazement here in diplomatic circles.
Truth says: whether it was c0urte-
Gus or judicious for Lord Sackville to
publish this attack when Bayard is
ambassador is debatable question,
to which it may, however, reasonably
be replied that Bayard was immeas-
urably more diScourteous aud injudi-
cious in his behavior towards Sack
vile West, when the latter was at
Washington. Bayard, therefore,
would be mean to make complaint on
this point. But the matter acquires
exceptional interest when it is consid-
cred side by side with the recent dis
pute regarding the race for Ameri-
cas- cup. In our relations with Amer
lea, experience teaches us always to
be on the alert. This has made the
English perhaps conscious, and being
so they possibly imagine trickery
where it does rot exist. For this
reason it is especially advisable that
international contests be discontinued
until this impression is removed or
Americans realize they are sufficient
~ strong to depend upon themselves
without support of Sharp practice.
The two nations are very nearly al
lied and everything should be done on
both sides of the Atlantic to unite
them more closely. Both nations
have much in common. In America
they have our peers and in England
we have their heiresses''
Washington, Oct. 10.-The extracts
from the pamphlet printed by Lord
SackVIlle West given out Tuesday
might created great attention here and
1t is Thought perhaps Minister Bayard.
who was so severely scored in the pub
LEGATION, may ask the state department
to make complaint against Lord Sack
vile West. The latter, although re-
tired is on the pension list of the
British government
w. j. G. Bancroft Davis, who was
first assistant secretary of state under
Frelinghuysen, and whose conversa-
tions Lord Sackville repeats, made the
following statement:
Il appear in the account tWice-once
in connection with alleged requests
made by Secretary Frelinghuysen for
a release of the Imprisonment of
Irish suspects and once in connection
with receiving information from Lord
Granville Of the alleged Irish con-
spiracy to take Lord Sackville'S life.
In regard to the first, what took place
between the two governments was
this: Mr.. Frclinghuysen, by direction
OF the president, instructed Minister
Lowell to ask Lord Granville to have
the lord lieutenant Of Ireland instruct
ed to exercise the discretion repOsed
in him by the law to order an i'm
mediate trial of the prisoners who had
then been imprisoned without trial
many months. This request when
pressed brought about a. release of all
of the prisoners. In regard to the
conspiracy against Sir LioneFs life,
this is the first that l have heard
of it,
Mr.. Davis added that he never
knew that any representations had
been made that Lord Lionels life
was endangered and had never heard
before that he had been taken Oh
ten days cruise by General Sherman
to avoid any possible violence to his
person.
From Semi-Otficial sources the fol-
lowing explanation is given Of what
took place at the time of the passage
of the crimes act in 1882: Iris sus-
poets had been imprisoned under Or
ders of Mr.. Foster, then secretary for
Ireland, but no disposition was made
to bring them to trial, Fosters policy
being to hold them in prison as sus
poets. The British parliament Ell
dorsed that policy by the passage Of
a crimes act which empowered the
lord lieutenant of Ireland to hold Slls-
poets prisoners until he chose to place
them on trial. There was a great Oat-
cry in this country against the crimes
act. AS month after mon 4 passe
without a trial, it was believed m
der it the prisoners could be b. / for
life without trial. Pres,Ien; Ar.
thur, in response to the public se,.ti-
ment, did not demand the release Of
the prisoners. but requested Lord
Granville to have the lord lieutenant
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 request was preferred the sus-
poets were all released and Foster
whose policy had been overruled, had
resigned from the British cabinet.
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