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DIPLOMATS MUST
AVOID. SCANDALS
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istration, congress and certain Amer
lean representatives abroad, among
these latter Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Monroe
Another foreign representative was
recalled at the request Of the American
government in 1906. This was Senior
Yrnjo, Spanish minister, who was
HuenGe an American newspaper in a
dispute between the two governments
over boundary question.
Jackson, the British minister, in 1910,
indulged in a series Of wanton ref1ec-
tions on the secretary of state, the ad-:
n1inistration and congress. President
Madison handed him his passports, and
that action was sustained by joint res.
olution of congress.
Catacazy Wrote for Press.
serious scandal was created by Cata
cazy, the Russian minister, who was
proved to have been the author Of an
article which appeared in a New York
paper attacking the government s posi-
ton on the Perkins claim, which was
then under consideration by a commits
sion composed Of representatives Of the
two governments. This conduct was
SO offensive to General Grant that Cata-
cay was forced to retire. He was at
orously denied the authorship Of the
article in question, and would only adj
NIT the truth Of the allegation when
the original manuscript, with correc-
tions in his own handwriting, was pro-
duced.
Another incident, involving the repre-
sentative of a foreign government,
which is laughed at as shrewd politi-
col +,io1 hot h. oh +ho
Murchison letter, of which Lore" Sack
ville-West was the victim. In October,
1888, during the hottest part Of tho
Harrison-C Cleveland campaign, Charles
F. Morey, resident Of Coronado Beach,
near Los Angeles, Cal, wrote the Brit
lsh minister, over the name of Charles
F. Murchison, representing himself to
ing Lord Sackville how Englishmen, and
heart, should Vote. During the preeedo
ing session Of congress the senate had
rejected treaty involving a settlement
of the fisheries dispute between the
United States and Canada, which had
beer pSgotistsd By seSGretary BayqEd
reply to the " Murchisonv letter, Lord
Sackville declared that the democratic
candidate, President Cleveland, would
be more lenient with England in this
matter, as well as on tariff matters, and
that all persons having the interests Of
the mother country at heart should vote
the Cleveland ticket. The newspapers
Of the country Immediately demanded
that Lord Sackville be given his pass
ports, but Secretary Bayard did not act.
Within ten days after the publication
of the letter, Lord Sackville departed
for England and did not return. He
did not even take the trouble to pack
up his household effects before going,
and they were afterwards disposed Of at
auction
why Pauncefote Left.
Several foreign representatives have
been relieved Of their duties here in re-
cent years because Of failure to satisfy
their governments. One Of them was
Baron Fava, who was recalled to Italy
several years ago, after long service, be-
cause Of d;saa tilsfaetion over his conduct
Of the indemnity negotiations succeed
| ing the killing Of number Of Italian
laborers at New Orleans. Lord Paunce-
fote incurred the displeasure of the
British government when he got into
squabble with the representatives of
other governments here, over the queB-
| ton as to which one Of the powers