The times., 1898-02-13

Oh state, j am unfortunately inducad
10 DeheVe that your Government s1b~
seii"eS 10 the strange doctrines Dro-
iTsssu Dy Commander Carpeuder of
the war steamer Iris. and 7 have onII,
10 protest in the name of nv govern.
hhsht against these doctrines.
10 TINS extraordinary insult no di-
rect reply was made by our Govern
iiieii'- Ihe entire correspondence vas
LoI"drded onward, To Richard Rush. then the
american minister at Paris. with in
structions TO bring it to the attaption
Vi NJ De 1ocqueville, the French min
islef OF foreign affairs. without. how
ever asking of the French government
any reparatIon or apology for the
words OF Its representative in Washing
ton month later NJ. De Tocoua,Iiia
informed Mr.. Rush that his govern
ment saw no occasion for doing any-
thlng. and at the same time fntirpated
tiiaI there might be fault on both sides
at Washington
rms reply stirred TO honest wrath the
scui OF ''Vieux Zach" as the French
newspapers called General TayIor. Mr.
hush was instructed to inform M da
Iocqueville that his opinion of the rnD-
duct OF the United States had not been
sohcited- At the same time. by Presi
dent Taylor's orders. the Secretary OF
state prepared the passports Of Monsieur
Guiiiaume Tell Layallee Poussin and
forwarded the same TO that dinIon,st
with a note which may well serve as a
model FOR future occasions Of the same
kind:
Department OF State
Washington, Sept IA. 1919.
Sir: The President has devoIyecf IN
on me the duty Of announcing TO Won
thar the Government OF the United States
VIII hold no further intercourse with you
as the Minister of France. and that the
necessity which has impelled him 10 take
this step at the present time has been
made known to your government In
communicating the Presidents determi-
nation in regard TO yourself personally.
L avail myself Of the occasion TO add that
due attention will be cheerfully given to
any communications from the govern
ment Of France. affecting the interest OF
our respective republics which may
reach this department through any other
channel
The President has instructed me fur
ther 10 say that every proper facility
for quitting the United States will be
promptly given at any moment when you
may be pleased to signify that il is YOUR
desire to return to France.
II am. sir. very respectfully. your ODE
dent servant,
JOHN vi. CLAYTON.
'Mr. William Tell POuSsin &c"
The case of Mr.. CatacaZy. dismissed
in 1871. was Of somewhat different ma
ture. while the Sackville-west incident
is too recent to require description.
In one respect De Lone stands alone
among all the foreign ministers who
have sought to enliYen their diplomatic
careers in Washington by insulting
grossly and wantOnly the Government
whose hospitality they were enjoying.
The other have had at least the courage
to address their insults openly to the
face OF the persons for whom they were
intended De LONE conveys his in a
confidential letter. never designed for
publication; and his Cffense. therefore.
involves an element Of cowardice and
duplicity from which even Yrujo's case
and PouSsin's Were free
Those dead snd almost forgotten Dip
lomats. the predecessors Of SenOr En-
rique Dupuy De LGme in the procession
along the Spanish walk. seem like COM
TarativeIy respecta Bile characters beside
the man whose first arrival in America
was signalized by an insult to American
wcma nhood and whose iguCble depar-
ture is hastened by an insult TO the
American President.