The Washington herald., 1915-09-07
PRECEDENT FOR ASKING
RECALL OF AMBASSADOR
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.

recall OF F J. Jackson. the British min
J lister because the latter charged that the
! United States in accepting an agreement
| Of his predecessor acted in bad faith
knowing that the latter had no authority
! to make the agreement and that the
! United States would not therefore be able
| to bind Great Britain thereby. In agree
| ing to his recall. the British foreign office
announced that His Majesty acquiesced.
but that his action was mot marked with
any expression Of his displeasure." When
It seemed that Great Britain was going
to leave the affairs of her American mis-
! sion indefinitely in the hands of a charge
d'affaires, the United States announced
that il would withdraw the American
minister likewise. This was avoided by
the speedy appointment of new British
minister.
Explaining the resentment OF this gov
ernment the Secretary OF State wrote to
Mr. Pinkney. our minister at London:
Il am desired to refer you for an ex-
planat ton to the indignant feelings ex-
cited by the conduct of Mr.. Jackson. and
especially by his attempt. through his
printed circular to the British consuls,
to produce a popular current against
this government"
In lS49 NJ Pouissin. the French Min
ister was handed his passports and in
formed that this government would seek
other channels of communication with
the government OF France. Pouissin had
been guilty of impudent language to the
Secretary of State, language which the
French government promptly disavowed.
In 1855 the British Minister. Mr..
Champion. together with three British
consuls. was found to be making engage
ments in this country for recruits for
the Crimean war, who did not fulfill
their share of the enga cement, however.
until they had reached Canada. How
ever, Mr.. Champion was handed his pass
ports and the British government in
formed the United States that It
would cheerfully receive communication
through other channels.
Perhaps the most sensational incident
Of this kind involved Lord Sackville. the
British Minister to the United States in
1888. In reply to letters from naturalized
citizens, or on his own initiative, Lord
Sackville sought to arouse a political
resentment against President Cleveland
over the Canadian fisheries dispute
Sackville was handed his passports and
his government notified through our
minister at London. Replying to this
notification. Lord Salisbury announced
that while the handing of Lord Sack
villes passports left nothing to dispute.
the government of Great Britain 'is un-
able to assent to the view that the ac-
ceptance or retention OF a minister was
question solely to be determined, with
or without the assignment OF reasons, by
the government to which he was accred-
tied
The Secretary of State. Mr. Bayard. re-
piled that Lord Salisbury was correct in
principle. but that Sackville's offense
created a different situation in that his
offense consisted in what this govern
ment was compelled to regard as his in
territorial interference in our domestic
politics. in assuming by his advice to
control the political action Of persons
who. though formerly his countrymen
and fellow subjects. had renounced their
allegiance to the British government
The most recent case of a foreign Dip
lomat receiving his passports as the re-
suit of his own actions involved the
Spanish minister. Dupoy de LONE. who
in 1895 wrote disrespectfully Of President
Mckinley.