The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
EXPLANATIONS ARE DEMANDED
Minister Taylor's Curt Note to
The Spanish Government
Because Of Reported Speech of Senior
Conyas, In Which Language Offensive
to tho United States Was Used-The
Washington Government Says Our
Minister Has ACTED without Authority
IL Reported Correctly.

MADRID, Feb. 19.-The impartial to-
day credits the story published by the
Heraldo yesterday and cabled ex.
olusively to The Associated Press last
night saying that Hannis Taylor, the
United States minister, has addressed a
curt note to the Spanish government
demanding explanations req arding an
sddreas delivered before geographical
society by Senior Convas, who COM
manded the caravel Santa Maria, which
was sent by Spain to the Columbia ex.
position, In this address Senior Convas
gave his impressions OF his visit to the
United States in language which Mr..
Taylor alleges WAS offensive to the
United Ststes Government.
Qhe1mparcial asserts that Mr.. Tsy.
LORE demand was couched In hurtful
Language. ut seems to be the acme of
constituencies. the psper saYs. "Our
international relations show greater
grievances than this" The Impartial
adds that the demand Ia entirely un-
precedented, as the geographical society
before which the address was made Is
not an official body and concludes iron.
ically: "There la no doubt that this de-
velo pnent OF international law may be
introduced by the United States into
any case. II ts very striking testimony
OF the relations existing between the
two governments"
Senior Convas, in the address In cues.
ton, asserted that the moral ntmos-
phere Of the United States was very
detective, and that family relations
lacked much that was to be desired.
Eduoatton, he also said, while wide
spread, WAS only on the surface, and
American politicians, he added, have no
prestige.
America everything is sacrificed to the
almighty dollar, and that business and
the materialties of life drown all noble
sentiments.
A Washington dispatch says: "If
Harris Taylor, United States mlniater
to Madrid. has, as is reported from q
Spanish newspaper. addressed q curt
note to the Spanish government de-
manding an explanation of an attack
mede hpon the United States addressed
before the geographical society, then the
minister has acted entirely upon his
own responsibility for nothing of the
subject matter complained of is known
at the State Department.
ut is felt here that the facts cannot
BIZ as reported, or at least there must be
other facts as stated in the cable dis
patch, for our minister would not, it Ia
assumed, base an official complaint upon
an address entirely lacking, es this ap-
pears to have been, in official charac ter.
1t is not presumed here that our min.
ssters abroad can take cognizsnce of all
criticlsms passed upon their country by
individuals before private gatherings"
An Apology Demanded.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid Gays that Don
Antonio Cnnovss del Castillo, the pre-.
mier, hiss determined to ask Senor Con-
vas to write full apology for his refer
ences to the United States in the lee
ture, which has been the cause of irri-
tation.
The Incident Ended.
MADRID. Feb. 19.-Admiral Beranger,
minister OF Marine. has made an inyes-
tigstion as to the circumstances of the
address delivered by Senior Convas. The
latter has denied the accuracy of the
extracts OF his lecture, which were pub
lished In the press. and has said there
was nothing In it offensive to America.
The government has offered Hannis
Taylor, United States minister, salts.
fansory assurance of It's sincere friend
chip for the American nation. 1t is be.
AeVed that the incident has been ended.
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