The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-20
DUMBA THE ninth
ENVOY SENT HOME
Passports Given Ambassadors
at Other Times In History.
CITIZEN GENET The FIRST.
In 1898 French Minister Interfered With
Domestic Affairs, and Washington
Directed That He Be Recalled-Oth-
ers From England, Spain, France and
Turkey Followed.

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ers From England, Spain, France and
Turkey Followed.
The sending home of Constantin The
odor Dumba, the Austro-H Hungarian
ambassador. recalls that three British
ministers, two French ministers. two
Spanish ministers and a Turkish am
bassador, who by their own actions had
made themselves Objectionable TO this
government, have been recalled at the
request OF the United States In the
course of our national history.
Since 1893, when President George
Washington brought about the recall
Of Citizen Genet, an ~overZealous min
lister from France. the United States
has been quick to resent any interfer-
ence by foreign diplomats accredited to
this country in the internal affairs of
the United States. Genet came to this
country as the first representative of
the French citizens committee of safe
ty, which ran the republic of France
during the period following the execu-
ton of Louis XVI. AT hat time
! fEdHNG anu 0itdI bitldin WIZ vi
gagged in war. and, despite the procla-
nation of neutrality issued by Presi-
dent Washington, Genet came here
armed with blank commissions to be
distributed among American citizens
willing to ht out pr~ivateers to prey
upon British
Launches Stormy Campaign.
Landing at Charleston. s, c., the
Frenchman Immediately launched a
crusade In behalf of privateering expe-
ditions. As his progress northward
continued his denunciation of England
and his criticism of the American gov-
eminent grew in intensity and rancor
Genet's persistent efforts to force his
views on the United States govern
ment finally resulted in a revulsion of
the popular feeling that had sympa-
thized with him In the beginning.
President Washington demanded and
secured the ENJOYS return to France.
Next to violate the hospitality of the
United States was the Spanish mini
ster. the Marquis of Casa Yrujo. who
attempted. In 1905, to bride a Phila-
delphia newspaper editor to represent
Spanish contentious on controversies
between the United States and Spain.
The Spanish government ook the
hint of the United States and directed
the return OF the minister. AS the lat
ter failed to leave, though not dealing
with the state department. he was
handed his passports and ordered out.
British Minister OHends. :
Four years later, In 1909, f. j. jack
son. British minister at Washington.
overstepped the bounds Of propriety by
accusing the United States of bad faith
In having accepted from his predeces-
sor an agreement which this govern
ment knew the minister was not EN-
powered to enter into. In recalling
Minister Jackson the British foreign
Office announced that the British SOW
ereign had acquiesced. but not with
any expression of displeasure over his
minister's action.
Minister Pouissin. from France. used
fmpertinent language toward the Sec
rotary OF state in 1S49. He vas forth
with handed his passports and notified
that the United States would deal with
the government of France through
other channels. France promptly dis
avowed the impudence of her repre-
sentative.
In 1856 it was discovered that Min
lister Champion. from Great Britain.
with three British consuls, was engag-
ed I'm enlisting recruits In this coun-
try for service under the British flag
in the Crimean war, the arrangement
being. however, that the actual enlist
ment should take place In Canada aft
er the recurits reached there. Mr..
Champion got his passports. and the
e%xequaturs of the consuls were re-
voked.
SackviIle- West Next.
OF particular interest in emphasizing
the traditional sensitiveness of the
American governments toward any at
tempt on the part of foreign diplomats
to meddle I'm the domestic politics OF
the United States is the case OF Lord
Sackville- West. British minister to the
United States in 1888.
The minister. being imposed upon by
a Republican party worker. was in
duced to write a letter advising an
American correspondent to vote for
Mr.. Cleveland at the following election.
: The minister was asked to leave and
the British government notified of the
fact through the American minister at
London. Lord Salisbury In replying to
l this notice ~acquiesced. but with the
reservation that Great Britain could
: not assent to the American view.
I In 1898 the Spanish minister. Dupuy
de LONE. wrote disrespectfully Of Pres
ident Mckinley and was handed his
passports. There has always been
more or less mystery concerning the
I, departure last fall of A. Rustum Bey.
the Turkish ambassador. who gravely
/, offended this government by giving out
interviews suggesting that the United
! States government heed its own lynch
ings when undertaking to inquire into
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