The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-17

broiling the United States with Great
Britain, We ventured to remark:
THE SUN has no desire to advise the
German Government. but It feels itself
constrained to admonish in . friendly
way the representatives OF that Gov
eminent here that any attempt to create
discord between the United States and
Great Britain will be resented. .
We feel that there are some Germans
nearer Washington thar Shanghai who
can PROFIT BY this advice"
Since that warning proofs have &C
cumulated Of the systematic activity
Of representatives Of tho Imperial
Government. ofnciai or quasi -ofhcial,
In the attempt to organize German
American sentiment for concerted
political action 10 produce In this neu-
trail country results favorable 10 the
cause of that bclligerent and unfavor
able to the cause Of the Allies, par.
ticularly Great Britain. This evi.
dence Of organized cndeavor, centring
at the German Embassy, has culmi-
mated in the amazing correspondence
now brought to light by our neighbor
the World.
The chief endeavor Of tho foreign
sewers of the seeds Of treason Ia now
to influence the vote Of American cit
liens and members of the American
Congress against the declared policy
CT the American Government with
regard to the export Of munitions Of
war. This policy has been stated with
Incompatible c~learness, and its basis
In International law and IN national
right has been demonstrated with IN
answerable force IN Secretary LAM
SINGS reply to the Austro- Hungarian
protest The evidence of German OH.
cial participation in an organized at
tempt to influence the American vote
for po-German military advantage 10
already q hundred times stronger
than that which impelled President
CLEvELANp, in October Of 1888, TO in
struct Secretary BAIARp TO send TO
Lord SAcKvnLE, the British Minister
at Washington, the subjoined COM
%munication:
MT LORD: The President OF the
United States has instructed me TO in
form you that for good and sunici, at
causes, which are known to yourself.
and have been duly brought to the
knowledge Of your Government. he has.
with great regret. become convinced
that 1t would Be Incompatible with the
best interests and detrimental to the
good relations OF both Governments
that you should any longer hold your
present ofncial position In the United
States, and hat accordingly the Gov
eminent of her Britannia Majesty will
without delay be Informed OF this de-
termination. in order that another chan
mel may be established for the trans
mission Of such communications as may
be found desirable by the two Govern
ments for the transaction of their busi-
ness.
whenever II 10 your pleasure to de-
part from the United States l am in
structed to furnish o with tho usual
facilities. and with that view I now
beg leave to enclose a passport In the
customary form"
And SAcKvuLE-WEsr' "unpardon-
able conduct" as described by Presi-
dent CLEVELAND in his message to Con-
gress a couple of months later, was
interference by advice and counsel
with the SURFACES Of American citi-
zens in the very crisis Of the Presi-
Dental election then near at hand"
No sower of the seeds OF treason
was poor Lord %SAcKvILLE, nor were
there sewers OF the seeds Of treason
in the Ministerial family dwelling III
his legation; yet SAcKvLLE got his
passports and SACKvILLE went.