Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-28
THE DE LONE iScIpENr.
Little Attention Paid to 1t In spain-sa-
gasta MaItcs an Explanation.

Madrid. Feb. 26-(correspondence OF
The Associated Pross.)-As far as out
ward appearances 20. the Madrid press
has not given any evidence OF great ex-
citomcnt In connection with the De
LONE incident. In most of the evening
papers the official note announcing the
acceptance OF the Spanish minister's
resignation was tucked away in an
obscure paragraph and 80 1t has been
with most of the news touching the
affair.
The substance OF the following inter-
view with Senior Sagasta was cabled to
the Associated Press on Feb. IL. but
there are many nlceties OF expression
and perhaps meaning which warrant
the reproduction of the entire inter-
view as II appeared here in the I'm
parcial and the Heraldo.
Senior Sagasta said
When heard OF the publication of
the letter written by Senior Dupuy de
LONE, was, to say the least, surprised.
The idens transmitted to Europe about
this letter were OF such n nature that
| ut first thought they had been con-
cocted In the same factory of false
news which Is daily sent to Europe by
those who have an interest In raising
difficulties between the Spanish gov
eminent and that OF the United states.
Furthermore. how could believe
Dupuy would write anything against
the President Of that Republic when we
have in our possession numbers of
communications from him in which he
constantly praises the prudence. the
exquisite tact and uprlghtness Of Mr..
Mckinley? Had Dupuy confidently
manifested some adverse opinion con-
corning that government or its Presi-
dent, then 1 should not have been sur
prised at what appeared In the letter
but, In fact, we do not possess the least
document In which Dupuy even re-
motcly indicates that he had cause for
complaint in the conduct of Mckinley.
That Is to say. the Spanish government
was In Ignorance that there existed
differences between its representative
and the chief OF that state"
Since when did Dupuy's attitude
changer"
II think since the reading of McKin-
ley's message
The president OF the council went on
TO say:
1.-THE first notice that was taken of
the letter was the day before yesterday,
and in the evening we received "a dis
patch from Dupuy saying that in view
of the publication of that document he
asked the government to accept his
resignation. | then ordered that Du-
puy be telegraphed. asking IL the let
ter In question were his. There was no
delay about the answer. This morning
Dupuy answered Yes, and added that
his position at Washington being I'M
tenable, he asked that his resignation
might be accepted as soon as possible.
Moreover, yesterday Dupuy received
visit from Mr., Day. the under secretary
OF state, who asked him If he recog-
nlzed as his the letter published in the
press Dupuy answered affirmative
ly."
In view of all this our representa-
tive was wired accepting his resigna-
ton, and ordering the first secretary
to take charge of the legation. After
All OF this. the secretary of state sent
TO his representative In Madrid for
transmission to the Spanish govern
inent dispatch giving an account of
the incident that had arisen and ask
Ing for explanations. As we had antici-
pated this, or to express 1t better, as
Dupuy himself by resignation had
solved the question affairs remained
in good position. In the meantime the
relations between the two countries
Followed normal course. This incl
dent may perhaps influence events for
the moment but hope the results will
be momentary and Of short duration.
on the other hand. the plotters and
those elements which In the United
states lose not the least opportunity to
sow discord and cause damage between |
the two countries viii draw from II
all the advantage possible"