Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-06
BEFORE THE PRESIDENT
The New Spanish Minister Formally Hands
Over His Credentials.
His Speech Full of ExpressiOns of
Good Will Toward This Coun-
try-Mr. CIevelands Reply.

Senior Don Enrique Dupuy de LONE, who
succeeded Senior Muruaga as Spanish min
lister to the United States, presented his
credentials to President Cleveland today
and was formally received as the diplo-
matte representative Of Spain. The cere
mony occurred in the blue parlor Of the
White House at noon. The new minis Ter
was accompanied by Senior Don Jose Felipe
Sagrario and Senior Don Julio de Gallerza
of the Spanish legation They were all at
tired in rich court costumes, showing con-
siderable gold lace and made a fine ap-
pearance.
Acting Secretary Uhl of the State Depart
ment met them at the entrance of the
parlor. where he presented them to the
President.
Minister de LOme's Address.
Senor de LONE addressed the President
as follows:
"Mr. President: have the honor to place
in your eXcellency's hands the credential
letters whereby her majesty the Queen
Regent of Spain credits me. in the name
of her son, the King Don Alfonso XIII, my
august sovereign, as his envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary in the
United States Of America.
For the third time l have the honor to
serve my country in this noble nation, and
l come now, as heretofore, with the pur-
pose to employ my feeble efforts and all
my earnest zeal in drawing closer the
bonds, already century old which JOIN
Spain and the United States.
II had the honor to be personally pre-
sented to you, Mr.. President beneath the
archng roof of the vastest building ever
reared in the world, constructed to cele-
brate the marvellous progress of this peo-
pie and to commemorate, with the coa-
course of all the nations of the globe, an
W iS of
Recalling this, permit me, Mr.. Presi-
dent, to commend myself to your especial
benevolence, which l crave and need for
the accomplishment of my mission.
Her majesty the queen regent and her
government, in expressly charging me to
repeat to you the most fitting assurances
of affection and consideration for yourself
and for the people of the United States,
have enjoined upon me, as the first and
most important of my duties, the cultiva-
ton of good relations with a ration united
to our own by SO many moral and material
ties and whose commerce with Spain and
with her American and Asatic provinces
is considerable
ITO augment and develop these ties
shall devote all my efforts, doubting not
my success therein should I receive your
excellencys indulgence, both governments
being animated, as they are, by the desire
that their relations should rest upon mu-
tual friendship and upon the cheerful and
loyal fulfilment of International duties"
Inc FreStdent'S Hcply.
The President replied as follows
Mr. Minister:
Il have much pleasure in accepting from
your hands the letters whereby her ma
jesty the queen regent, i'll the name of the
infant king, Don AlfoI so MIL accredts
you as the envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary Of Spain at this cap
ital.
1T is fitting, and indeed needful in the
intercourse of two great nations, whose
history and long continued associations
tend to draw them into close and lasting
friendship, that their respective repre-
amity of their own government and under
stand the sentiments of the people among
whom they come to dwell.
1T augurs well, Mr.. Minister for the
success of your mission that you come
among us, not only inspired by the ami
cable desires of your government, but as a
personal friend, already made acquainted
with my country and my countrymen by
previous residence and official intercourse,
and returning to renew the friendships
you have desarvedly won in the past. Re-
calling your connection with the celebration
of the fourth centenary of the great Cas-
tilian achievement that added new world
to the old, and your acceptable fufillment
of the office of your counrryS envoy d few
years ago, it gratifeS me to welcome you
again and to promise the cordial co-opera-
ton of myself and the members of this
government toward the realization of your
mission and the enlargement and perpetual
already happily exist between our two
rieS'