New-York tribune., 1895-12-31
DIPLOMATIC IND1sCRETION.
THE REMARKABLE LETTER fHNshN'''" ~
SENATE by SENATOR VOORHEES, FOR THE
ARGENTINE LEGATION.

c,,r pr,,,pK.RIE LETTER PRESENTED TO THE
srv,rr NY SENATOR VOORHEES,. FOR THE
ARGENTINE LEGATION.
Washington Dec. 30 (SpeciaD.-Senator N'o'"'''
vnntured to-day upon presenting 10 the He"He
communication from the charge dahares oil '"e
Argentine Republic which in effect, was pro'ss'
against the massage by the Senate CT the revenue
hill recently sent 20 that body by the House Oh i'P
rasent,tives The attempt OF the diplomatic repre-
sentative OF foreign Government to defeat leEs!a-
ton OF any sort in the country 10 Whch nc - ~
credited by means OF direct communication WIN '''
legislative body Is n sufficiently noVel speclice 10
ares, attention but it be excused, in this case
NJ anv rate. on the ground OF ignorance ana mex
ncrience The same plea. however cannot well DC
,o,a IN behaN OF Senator voorhees,. who has grown
gray in the public service and has held office OF one
kind or another since he was Dig enough ~
draw a salary and that Is a good .ong "hile ago
The senior Senator from Indiana eX2ressed great
surprise when Mr.. Hosr drew attention 10 the RUE
Of The Senate against the reception OF any commu-
nIcation from a citizen official OF foreign Gov
crn,nent unless I. comes through the State Depart
mon, Mr. Voorhees, indeed, characterized the oD-
lection as being based upon mere technicahty. IL
is possible that the State Department may take u
different view from that Of the Senator, in>f may
feel itself compelled request the recall OF Sehcr
Don Vicente J. Domlnguez II 1t did, II would ohiy
he acting according the precedent 1t estabishec
in the case OF Mr.. Thurston. the Hawaiian Mlhls
ter who did rot even go so FAR as 10 cofniii"''-
cate his views directly to the legislative p'ahcH
OF the Government, but only confined himself 10
taking the public into his confidence from the ec,-
ure platform. There may possibly be some consid-
Grafton shown however to Sehor Dominique be-
cause his views evidently coincide with those OF the
Administration. while those OF MI Thurstoh' as -
well known did not That is point not 10 be Iost
sivht of In his letter Senor Dominguez says
'If as IS apparent the United States wishes to
cultivate closer relations with the South American
republics It would be greatly to be desired that TINS
market should not be shut up 10 one OF tne cnlei
there should not be any interruption IN the sooa
feelings now happily existing and TO avoid disturb
ing the commercial relations between the Two coui-
tries the undersigned ventures TO ask whether X
could not be suggested that In considering the bill
the proposed duty should be made to apply only 10
countries other than South American
Senior Dominguez also says that the wool importa-
tons from South America are comparatively small,
instances the statement OF the National WOOL Grow
ers Association that the chief complaint II against
Australian WOOL and suggests that all desired ends
American countries from the operations TO the bill.
He then adds:
I'm this way the relations with sister republic
would not be affected and the Argentine Repuoi!c
market while the United States taking advantage
OF the field opened 10 American manufactures In
that country would continue to expand her exports
Sehor Dominguez calls attention TO the fact that
the principal European nations admit South Amcri-
wool free Of duty and asks how, II Congress de-
eres friendly ana coser relations between this coun-
ure which will exclude from this market the chief
products Of one OF the South American countries.
People here who recall the fate OF Catacazy. the
Russian Minister in the early seventies await with
some interest the the State Department will
pursue in regard TO this latest outbreak Of diplomatic
indscretion.