Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18
He ralkn Too Much.


from the United States to France, is in
great need Of paddock for his mouth.
Ambassador Eustis has been patted on
the back by the lingo newspapers Of
this country because of the speech he
made some weeks ago at the banquet Of
the American Society in London, It
seems that little patting on the back
Is quite sufficient to turn this Ambassa-
doris head.
The Figaro, a sensational newspaper
in Paris, published two days ago a
most remarkable interview with Ambas-
sador Eustis. 1t was of the lingo variety.
Among other things 1t set Cuba free
from the Spanish yoke and Joined her
to the territory of the United States.
Such an interview coming from an
Ambassador of the United States
naturally made commotion. lingo
newspapers can say what they please
and nobody pays much heed. But
when an official representative abroad
talks in that line, it must mean one OF
two things. Either the government at
Washington has authorized him to make
important Views public, or else the Am.
bassador has made fool of himself.
Ambassador Eustis promptly denied
all responsibility for the interview. His
denial proved that he was not author
lied by his government to do any such
talking. 1t was accepted in this country
as also proving that some sensational
and irresponsible Partisan Intervene,
had worked fake" at Ambassador
Eustis' expense.
People were inclined to dismiss the
incident with the reflection that oul
esteemed contemporary, the New York
Sun, would have less fun than it would
have had If the interview had been
genuine. But the newspaper man who
had talked with Ambassador Eustis
seems to have had too much self-respeci
to submit quietly to the diplomats init.
nation that the interview was false. He
asserted its truth over his own name
The circumstances surrounding his talk
with the Ambassador were evidently
such as to corroborate the newspape
mans statement.
Now we have another statement from
Ambassador Eustis which looks as if his
memory had been forced to act. It APP.
pears in Thursdays Figaro. In this
statement Ambassador Eustis SAYS.
The fact is now recalled to my memory
that Secretary Vignaud introduced Nj,
hontler 70 neon May 18th. not as jour
nalist but as a writer. According to my
custom, ! had a conversation with him but
certainly did not authorize NJ. Reuter- tc
publish IL. He did not tell inc he had such
an intention, and If he had / would have
taken the necessary precautions. Indeed
should have forbidden him, as would have
been my duty, to divulge anything of ouI
conversation. | did not use the Language
NJ. Routier attributes to me. and do not
understand why nj. REUTER- thought he
had the right to invite me to discuss the
delicate questions Of international politics
The breastworks in front of Ambassa.
dor Eustis are getting very weak when
they get down to a denial that he used
the exact language attributed to him OIL
that he authorized" the publication Of
his views.
We need in France an ambassador
who does not let either lingo Aattery OIL
French wines go to the head-one who
is not subject to hemorrhages of blood.
red lingo talk. Ambassador Eustis has
been doing all he very we'll can to con
vince us that he is hardly the man to be
trammelled by the proprieties which
surround foreign ambassador
1t would be brilliant stroke
for him to resign his present posi-.
ton and come back to this country in
order to stand as one of the New York
Suns Presidential candidates. He NIGH
unite with Admiral Meade-now en- the
retired list-and run as his Vice Presi.
DENTAL mate. As one of the Suns candi
dates he can have lots of fun and moi
incur any official responsibility after the
election.