The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-11
Our Government Requested to Disn-
vow the Alleged Utterances Of Our
Embassador TO France.
SPoFFORD IN HOT WATER
HIS ACCOUNTS AS CONGRESSIONAL,
LIBRARIAN NOT STRAIGHT.
Merely N Case Of Neglect and Bad
BO0kkcepfng-Crop Report Of the
Agricultural Department.

WASHINGTON. July M.-The Spanish
Foreign Office has cabled to the Spanish
minister here, Senior Dupuy de LONE. con-
corning the reported interview of Embas sa-
dor Eustis in the Paris Figaro. with a view
to having the minister ask the State DEPART
ment TO disavow the reported utterances OF
Mr.. Eustis. The exact nature of the cable
from the Spanish government cannot be
learned. but IL is believed to be, In the first
place. an inquiry as TO the facts, with sup
Elementary instructions to make due repre-
sensations Of ~disapproval to this govern
ment should 1t be established that such an
interview was given by the ambassador.
In this respect the representations probably
would be somewhat similar to those which
Secretary Gresham cabled to the United
States minister at Madrid, telling him 10
demand a disavowal and an apology from
Spain for the firing on the Alliance by a
Spanish gunboat. 1t is thought, however,
the cable from Spain is conservative in
character, with a view to securing action
only in case the Eustis interview is shown
to be authentic. 1t was sent before Mr..
Eustis had made a disavowal OF the In
terview in a statement to a London CORE
spondent. Naturally, this doubt as TO what
MI A-uSlio a OA ODd4l-
or whether he has made any reflection. has
prevented action by the Spanish minister
until the facts could be established. The
minister left to-day for Boston, where he
will be near Secretary of State Olney who
is already in that locality for the summer.
Up to this time the matter has not been
brought to the attention of the State De-
partment in any formal shape. although the
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interview as cabled to the American news
papers. As the Spanish minister has left
town the presumption is that he intends to
see Secretary Olney personally and discuss
the "a subject and also to satisfy himself has ;
making a complaint, as otherwise he him.
self would be placed in a most embarrass-
ing position; Even without the reiterated
view given out by ambassador Eustis, IL
is generally discredited here. the news
paper which published the interview being
regarded as given to s~ensationalism 1t Is
unfortunate for Mr.. Eustis that this par
ticular story should be published at the
present time. even though he succeeds in
culated to affect his future. 1t may be
stated that he has not found his post 10
be particularly attractive to him. and some
time ago he made 1t known that he would
like to relinquish it. This caused some sur
prise in Washington in view of the fact
tina from his lifelong association with the
French-speaking element in his native State
of Louisiana he was supposed to have a
predisposition for the French people, whose
social and national traits would be entirely
congenial TO him. But the fact was that
Eustis preferred his own country 10
any other and was not content 10 ALLEVIATE
himself from the affairs of his native State
even for a term OF four years. Now, how
ever. it is probable that he must remain
for some time at Paris, even against his
own inclinations, for the sole purpose OF
showing that his REIMBURSEMENT of his post
is not in any way to be connected with the
publication Of the interview, for TO do other
wise might cast a cloud over the reputation
he has earned while representing the United
States at Paris as its. first ambassador.