La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-03-12
SPANS BOLD MOVE.
ASKS FOR CONSUL LEES nEcALL
Also Objects 10 War ships carryiag Yosd
to Cuhsns-Presisi~at Ackiaisy Refsses
both Requests.


: TO Cubsns-Presideat Aekaaisy Refsses
Both Requests.
Washington. March S.-The Spanish
yituntion developed two new phases to-
lay, when IL became known that the
Spanish government Ind formerly re-
quested the recall Of Consul General
Lee at his post In Havana. with which
.eQuest the United States lad courteous
iy but firmly refused to comply also
ibnt the Spanish government hnd shg-
yested the impropriety OF sending relief
supplies TO the Cuban rcconcentrndos
IN the cruiser Nashville, to which sug-
yestion the United States gave n like
answer In the negative.
The first intimation OF these steps
zane In n brief and explicit cablegrnm
from Madrid. Prior to it's receipt, how
EVER, the authorities here had been full
ly conyersant with the facts, although
no intimation had been allowed to get
20 the public on either subject. The
disclosures from Madrid left no further
ground for rciicencc in Washington,
and, after conference Mt the White
House between the President. Assistant
Secretary Day OF the State Depart
nent and Secretary Long Of the Navy
Department. the following authorized
statement was handed to the Associat-
I'd Press by Judge Day. as comprfs-
ing everything that was to be said by
he administration on the subject:
1 1.-The President will not consider the
recall Of General Lee. He has borne
himself throughout this crisis with
Judgment. fidelity and coufngc, to the
Presidents entire satisfaction.
''As TO the supplies for the relief of
the Cuban people. all arrangements
oave been made to carry conSiRn-
nent from Key West by one of our
aavnl vessels. whichever mny be most
adapted 10 the purpose. to Mnntanzas
and Sagua."
Although the officials here are non
>ommittal on the subject. II In believed
The request OF General Lees recall was
made at least day or two ago. and
lint the Spanish government, after re-
,eiving the reply Of the Stale Depart
ment, hns not insisted either upon
Lees recall or upon Its contention that
the relief supplies should not be sent
Cuba In naval vessels. Those who
had participated In the conference Mt
the White House would not discuss the
subject, and 1t WIS stated positively
hat the authorized statement COM
prised everything that would be given
10 any one.
The adviccs from Madrid. together
with the authoritative stntemen; here.
Ieft no room for doubt as TO what Ind
occurred. The request for General
Lees recall IL understood to have
come within the last few days. and
doubtless since the last Cabinet meet
ing on Friday, ms no reference was
made TO II at that time. 1t came through
Minister Woodford, somewhat I'M
usual procedure. as the common mode
II requesting the withdrawal Of min
ster or n consul Is through the repre-
sentative of the government making
the request, which, in this cnse. In Sen
Or Dubcsc. the Spanish charge daft
faires Senior Dubosc had received no
i instructions ON the subject. and wns in
complete ignorance Of the demands
made through Minister WoodfOrd.
The other suggestion OF the Spanish
government, that relief supplies should
not be sent In warsiiips. did not come
through Minister Woodforl. as the Mn
irid dispatches state, but was presented
by Senior Dubosc to the State Depart
ment last Friday.
The responses In both cases went d.
rect to Minister Woodford. There was
40 loss of time, however. In assembling
1 special session OF the Cabinet. or even
In any general conference between the
President and his Cabinet advisers In
dlvidually. In the protest against the
Montgomery and Nashville, Judge Day
conferred with Secretary Long. who In
turn called In Captain Crowninshicld,
chief OF the Bureau of Navigation.
There appears to be no reason why
change should be made in the plan
for sending these ships on the relief
mission, and without attaching signih-
eance to the request of the Spanish
government, the answer was made that
The stay OF the ships would be brief
and of the most pacific character.
The grounds on which General Lees
recall was asked are not officially dis
closed. II In known, however, that the
Spanish government has chafed for
some time over General Lees presence
In Hayann, although this had never
taken the form of definite protest
prior to the present time. 1t began to
assume more serious aspect shortly
after the arrival OF the Maine Mt Ha-
vann. At that time General Lee es-
corted Captain Sigsbee on his round OF
official calls. These were made with
Tue formnlity, but the Spanish officials
,uok ofreuse when the calls were re-
stricted to General Blanco, Admiral
Manteroln and the representatives OF
the military arm of Spain's service.
md did not include Premier Galvez
and his associates Of the autonomous
cabinet. who represent the new civil
regime which Spain is seeking to en-
force. The matter came to the attcn-
tion Of Scnor Dupuy De LONE, the
Spanish minister mt Washington. and.
although there was no protest. the sit
uation doubtless reached the State De-
M rfnout n gnita hla amanda WoFuD
, made by Captain Sigsbee's calling on
DR.. Congosto. the civil secretary gen.
eral. Premier Galvez and his assocl-
| tatcs.
1 Within recent days II has been un-
| dcrstood by officials here that the feel
| Ing against General Lee has been
smoothed over and the request for his
recall was for that renson In the na-
turc Of = complete surprise. There are