Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13
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No WORD FROM VO0DFORD.
Has Given the State Department No
Report of His Interview

"
With the Spanish Foreign Office,
Which He is Supposed to Have
Had Yesterday-1he State De-
parUment Awaits This Message
Anxiously - The Personal Fea-
lures of De Lome's Letter Con-
sidered Much Less Important
Than the Implied Lack OF Good
raith on the Part of Spain in Her
NEGOTIATIONS With the United
States.
Washington, February 12.-The pol
IC, ot TIE administration concerning
t.e lie Lone incident can be stated
briefly and definitely-and on author
tv not open TO questlon-as fonows:
lie resident is awaiting the full re-
non ot United States Minister Wood
lO.d. who, in the brief report already
made. stated that fuller details will
he forwarded. So far as the personal
sluslOns OF the late minister to the
PRESIDENT are concerned, the incident
Is undoubtedly closed. No demand
las been, or will be made according
flo the present intentions, for a dis
arowal of them, though should it De
made, it would be regarded as a grace
full act.
But the differences in the letter which
bring in question SPANS good faith
a questions of reciprocity and infer
zntially autonomy for Cuba, If not
dsayOwal voluntarily, may become
The subject of further diplomatic cor
dependence, though as to this matter,
as has been stated heretofore, the
President will await Minister Wood
fords fuller advices before anything
is decided upon.
THIS FEATURE
Of the ex-minister's letter is entirely
dsassociated from the personal aspect
which resulted in his retirement 1t
is confidently expected by this govern
ment that Spain will take early oppor
unity to disavow the statements of
ms late representative so far as they
Tend 10 commit Spain to policy which
leaves her good faith open to serious
doubt 1t is felt to be most desirable
that this government Should have no
doubt as to SPANS real purposes and
feelings on those vital questions which
have been subjected to negotiation or
are likely to become such in the i'm
mediate future.
Up to half-past 1 O'Clock this after
noon Minister Woodford had not yet
forwarded the full report of the inter-
view had by him with the Spanish
foreign Office,
A point that may become of import
ance in considering the propriety Of
the action of the Spanish government
in accepting the resignation of the
minister without disclaiming response
bility for any utterances contained IL
hi letter has been preached. The
Spanish government, it is said, may
not be aware of the contents of the
letter. There is reason to believe that
when il acted upon Mr. De Lome's
resignation. if indeed not up to the
present moment. the Spanish foreign
office did not have before it
THE FULL TEXT
Of the letter and may have acted on the
assumption that the document contain
ed only personal criticisms upon the
President. In this case the statements
respecting the autonomy and reciproc
ltY measures which it appears are re-
safded as of greater Importance than
the personal criticisms passed by the
minister upon the President may not
have been known to the Spanish gov
elnment.
At the Spanish legation affairs have
assumed a normal condition. Senior
DuBosc is in charge. He did not go
70 the State Department this morn
ing This afternoon he made calls on
the foreign representatives, thus full
filing a social and official duty by
which the fact of his assuming charge
of the post is made known to them.
Senior De LONE is busy winding up
his affairs and preparing for depar-
tile Nine. De LONE is directing the
unexpected hasty work of packing
ana reports of her being Frustrated by
the recent occurrence are groundless.
Washington, February l2.-Repre-
sentative Lewis, of Washington, mas
prepared a Joint resolution which he
will offer in the House on Monday, eX-
pressing il to be the sense of the
House and Senate that the President
decline to recognize the resignation
Of Senior De Lone, the Spanish minis
ier and instead inform him that. he
Is persona non grata.
CONSIDER TT ENDED