The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-02
ON HIS WAY TO SPAIN.
Minister WOOdfOrd Leaves Paris for
San Sebastian.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Ar. Woodford
the United States minister to Spain, ad-
vised the State Department that he would
leave Parts to-day for San Sebastian, the
seat of the Spanish court in summer Con-
trary to the original expectation, 1t is
now believed that Mr.. Woodford will be
presented to the Queen Regent at San Sc
bastian. 1t is said TO be only in exceptional
cases that presentations of new ministers
are made at that place, the court fiction be-
ing that the royal family is in retirement
for the time being, just as the President
in this country escapes the larger part OF
official business during his summer Vaca-
tionS away from Washington. Mr.. Wood
ford, however, will not be prevented from
relieving Mr.. Taylor, the retlrlng united
States minister by the poStponement or his
formal presentation, nor Will he be eStopped
entirely from the performance of his duties.
1t is expected that he Will be informally
presented to the Spanish minister for for
eign affairs at San Sebastian, and that he
Will be recognized by the Spanish govern
ment Immediately thereafter to the extent
of transacting business CT any emergency
character and such as does not involve
questions of large policy. This limitation
of course, will delay for a time the eXecu-
ton of such instructions from President
Mckinley as Mr.. Woodford may have
touching the broad question of Cuban au-
tonomy and the abatement of the personal
conditions in Cuba, but the delay Will not
last long, since as soon as the Spanish
court returns to Madrid Mr.. Woodford will
be- accorded full recognition as a mini@ter
plenipotentiary, and will be in position to
present his views Immediately.
The report of Attorney Calderon Carlisle,
of this city, the legal adviser of the Span
ish government in this country, to Senior
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister on
the subject of the Cuban question in this
country, with particular reference to fill
clustering expeditions, was made public to-
day. 1t is an exhaustive document of over
six hundred printed pages and abounds in
Copious extracts from judicial opinions and
documents of various kinds bearing upon
the relations of the United States with
Spain as regards the Cuban Instruction.
Special reference is made to the laws OF
the United States and proceedings there
under to prevent expeditions against the
lawful government of Spain in Cuba leav-
ing the United States. This is the second
report on this line by Mr.. Carlisle, the
former one having reviewed the attitude
of this government towards all nations on
the subject of neutrality. The present re-
port deals particularly with the municipal
laws of the United States and their con-
structiOn by the courts as furnishing the
means at the command of the government
to fulfill what is termed the international
duty of the United States. admitted to
principal at least by proclamations of the
President" 1t says that while the prac-
teal results of the Supreme Court decision
in the Three Friends case have not been
as immediate as might well have been ex-
pected it has a far-reaching Importance.
the ultimate consequences of which are yet
to be seen.