| Show GRAVE BREACH OF PROPRIETY out of all the dispatches and cor and rumors concerning the unfortunate conduct of acting rear bear admiral stanton in the harbor of rio bio de janeiro the simple fact remains undisputed that that officer disregarded the plainest principles of international law and was in R i lair fair way to involve our country in complications this conduct cons consisted sted in his firing a salute to the ane rebel ac miral mello receiving a salute fr from om him in return and then visits with him of course coure cour e this was a grave insult to 10 the regular aid ai d legal government of brazil which could nut not but lok loik upon it as a recognition by the united st stales tes of the insurgent ut movement even to pay the rebel leader this on as a belligerent would have been an offense governments are not prune to look insurrections while still unsuccessful as deserving of an any thing but suppression and punishment there was obviously nothing for this goveria government ment to do but to apologise apologize apol ogise to brazil for the blunder ol of our naval representative ut at rio and relieve him immediately ol of biti bis coin mand the latter was promptly and peremptory per emptor ly dones done and a court martial with poLe possible sible dismissal from the service wili meanwhile the action of the he washington authorities has baa done as aci much as was possible toward removing the evil effects of Stan stantina St antona tows indiscretion brazil it elf la Is apparently satisfied and what is in more import ant the european governments which were at first erst disposed to attach to much significance are seemingly convinced that there to la no occa fur for farther comp leation from it it to is unaccountable that thai ad an officer ot of St antons experience and training should have perpetrated a mistake so egregious oneff one of the subjects most moat thoroughly treated and taught the cadets cabets at the U S naval academy is law ir ii its various maritime and international aspects it is to in the highest degree necessary anat the officers gra i from that institution should be familiar with all the points and distinctions ions that will enable them when in foreign waters or on the high seas to maintain the dignity aou anu or that should characterize representatives of a great govern government mouL As a general thing they are conspicuously prudent in these respects and it is ial rare indeed that one of them lays himself or the authorities at washington liable to reproof tor for any violation of the pro printies prie ties les an incident illustrative of their care and conservatism in this lne ine to is recalled by the present episode though it happened mure more than twenty years agnit probably never appeared I 1 in FA print u until antil the editor of the new york recorder a few days ago gave it tu to his hie reader sand as germane to the matter at issue it is well worth reproduction rear admiral demple of out our navy and mr andrew D white minister at st bt petersburg were two of the four actors in it the other two dr howe of boston and benjamin F wade of ohio are dead wade howe anti and white were ion gen grants commissioners to san ban domingo in 1871 admiral then captain temple commanded the fri ate tennessee see on which they sailed called batz baez then president 0 of san domingo had a rebellion on oa tilis his canup under tile the leadership ut of gen cabral who was somewhere iu in the interior of the island the members 0 the commission conceived conceive il the luea idea ot of interviewing interview ng him and arra ngou an expedition fur for the purpose they tibey al capt tem temple pie tor for an escort of marines or sailors anu the american flag as am a of protte Clion tion the captain declined on the ground that il ii would be a violation of duty on his part which leau jeaa his government into u unforeseen foreseen ti complications capt tempie temple know knew more about international law jaw man the ex president pro tern tem of the senate the president of cornell university and dr howe combined if admiral had bad shown even a modicum ut of this thought and lore sight he could not have c the error which has proved so eo to him so disappointing to lils bis frit friedh nde and so unfortunate to 10 his bis government |
