The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-24
The Diplomatic Hook

Now that Dumba will soon be waving his hand
kerchief over the rail of the Dutch steamer Rot
terdam, en- route home, via Falmouth, the COM
pleteness With Which he has, been shown up be-
comes rather joke. The little mail sack which
cnt Archibald Of proved a regular little mine of
information. not only for the British but for Wash
ington as well. '.'., .r.'".- .N "t.
Secretary of State Lansing is furnished with a
frank opinion of his legal abilities and of his note
writing talents. while the President is able to see
himself as at least one other sees him, as stub
born man, able to whip congress into line, and
dangerous" "a&'t4Ha#t
Just how the communications signed by Won
Bernstcrff found on Archibald square with the
solemn denial OF the German envoy that he was
Using the correspondent as messenger can
not be told from the brief references to these let
tiers contained in The Advertisers wireless news
service Inasmuch as the communication address
ed to Won Tapo appears to be only warm letter Of
recommendation and introduction, the deni'
Won BernStroh is probably technically correct.
ii Ambassador Dumba is not the first ambassador
to be sent home on the request Of the American
government, the first to offend the present ad-
ministration. -5,'.,
Y A. Rustm Bey Ambassador of Turkey, left the
.
auces Objectionable to the officials. He is credited
to Washington but is absent ION vacation" He
has SAID that the outrages in Turkey were worse
than the negro lynchngs in the United States. The
officials bjected to the racial distinction. ..
!. President Washington in 1898, through Thomas
Jefferson, secretary Of state, asked for the re-
call of NJ Edmond c. Genet, Minister OF France
Genet. on coming to the United States, proceeded
to fit out and commission privateers to raid the
commerce OF Great Britain, making in addition
speeches to inaame the people, against Great Bri-
tain, He also expressed contempt for the opinions
Of President Washington. '4'&~@, .~
Marquis of Casa Rujo, Minister of Spain was
recalled at the request of the United States in 1870;
after it had been established that he tried to bride
the editor of a newspaper in Philadelphia to sup
port the arguments of Spain in controversies with
the United States. -.a
The United States in 1909 obtained the call OF
F. J. Jackson, Minister of Great Britain, who had
charged that the United States acted in bad faith
in accepting agreement with his predecessor
lie insisted that the American government knew
at the time that the prior minister had acted with
out due authority. ....s"'
M Poussin, Minister of France, received hi,
passports in l849 for using mpudent language te
the secretary of state, which the French govern
ment disavowed. D.. ...
Lord Champion. the British Minister, was re
called in 1855 after it became known that he wa
seeking recruits in the United States for tn,
Crimean War. '.'s[
Lord Sackyille-West, Minister of Great Britain
received his passports in 1888, after advising {
correspondent TO vote for Grover Cleveland fol
the presidency Mr.. Cleveland in message t.
congress condemned the interference of foreigr