The Portland daily press., 1898-07-13
CANADA ASKED THEM TO GO.
Du Bose and Carranza Will Sail From
Montreal Tonight.


naval attache, left Montreal tonight by
the Dominion steamer Ottoman, at the
| urgent and repeated request of the
| Dominion government. The request was
conveyed through II. Q. ST. Pierre, @.
| c., who was counsel for Du Boso and
Carranza in the litigation following the
arrest of Detective Kellert on charge of
stealing q letter from Lieutenant
Carranza's rooms. On June 9 Mr.. St.
Pierre received from the Solicitor General
an urgent summons to Ottawa In an
interview with the members of the Gov
eminent he WAS informed that the U nited
States objected to the presence of his
clients in Canada, and the Dominion
government wished, with as little fuss
and trouble as possible, to induce them to
depart. Mr.. st. Pierre replied that moth
ing could be done so long as the money of
his clients In the Bank of Montreal was
held under the capias issued at the in
stance of Detective Kellert, but that when
their money was released he would see
what they had to say about going. He
returned to Montreal and consulted his
clients.
Senior Du Bose stated his position to
MIR. st. Pierre in a letter, in which he
said:
|
anxious to avoid anything which might
cause friction or ill-feeling between the
government of my country and that of
Canada, at whatever personal incon-
venience and financial loss which so sud-
den departure must necessarily cause me,
as is within your per sonal cognizance. I
will unhesitatingly comply with the
wishes of the Canadian government as
soon as these wishes shall be officially
made known to me. This will not imply
that | recognize the right Of the Canadian
| or British governments SO to proceed,
either on the ground of international or
civil law At the present moment l will
| taks no legal steps in vindication of these
rights, which such action on the part of
the Canadian government would I'M
doubtedly violate for the reason which
have stated above At the same time l
expressly reserve to myself the right to
| take such steps when I may be able to do
so without creating certain amount Of
international friction, which would
probably be the case If should do SO at
| the present time.
| Without entering into the merits of the
case, may mention that no attempt
even, beyond vague newspaper rumors,
| has been made to connect me with the
letter stolen from Mr.. Carranza, and
whose.alleged contents form apparently
| the basis on which my expulsion from
Canada is founded. The notorious in
| Justice of this persecution will be only
/ too clear to your brilliant and legal in
| AS I have already stated, my acqui-
escence in these arbitrary proceedings
without a present legal struggle. which
could only result in my being authorized
to enjoy that British hospitality which it
is an invariable tradition to extend to all
| foreigners who observe the laws of the
| land ia NOT tn ho ta kan as n al tiov,
OF rights which upon future and fitting
occasion I shall promptly vindicate.
1 The government wished the Spaniards
to go at once, but the capias was not
quashed until June 30, and on that day
Sir Wilfrid Laurier telegraphed urging
that the departure should take place on
Saturday, July 2. The same day he wrote
to Mr.. st. Pierre to the same effect,
officially insisting on the departure of his
| client After saying that Sir Julian
Pauncefote had furnished Photographic
copy of the stolen letter, he continued: q
The letter of Senior Carranza unequivoo-
ally states that he has been left in Canada
| to receive and send kilograms and to look
after the spy system he was thea estab-
| fishing. The action of Senior Carranza is
| violation of the laws of the land, and
have therefore to request Senior Carranza
to leave this country 1 have to make the
same request of Senior Du Bose, who
from evidence in our hands is an accom-
| plice in the establi shment of the spy sys-
tenn which was organized by Senior Car
raDZa.
MIR. St. Pierre communicated the
Premier's letter to Senior Du Bose, and
received reply July 2, saying that they
would sail on the Dext steamer of the
| dominion line. In this letter he wrote:
must, however. emphatioally protest
against the second paragraph of Sir
/ w ilfr16'S latter N which ha tote het.
the Secretary of State of the United
States OF America has given communion
ton to Sir Julian Pauncefote Her
MaJesty's Ambassador at Washington, of
the original letter addr essed by, Senior
Carranza. from Montreal, on May 26 last,
to the Spanish minister of marine and
placed in his hands Photographic copy
OF the same, which Sir Julian has trans
mitted to the Canadian government. This
Is completely false. Mr.. Carranza has
| given me his word of honor that the only
letter stolen thus far from him is a
private one, addressed to Gomez Inez, q
relation OF his employed in the navy de-
partment at Madrid. This statement from
| Mr. Carranza is corroborated by the
alleged translation of the letter which /
have seen published in the newspapers.
Further on in his communication Sir
W1lfrid Laurier permits himself to assert
that from evidence In our hands, Senior
| Du Bose is an accompl1ce in the estab-
llshment OF spy service, which was or
ganized. by Senior Carranza! !" This is a
grave accusation and one which should
not be lightly made by a responsible
statesman. 1t will be inoumben upon
Sir Wtlfrid to prove the correctness of his
accusation upon a future occasion.
AS regards the statement contained in
Sir Wilfrid Laurier's letter that ''the
action of Senior Carranza is violation of
the laws of the land'' can only say that
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is equally mistaken
in his law and his facts. The only spy
organization of which have cognizance
is that with which the government of the
United States has surrounded and logged
me since I have been in Canada. OF this
there is ample proof, which shall be de-
lighted to submit to Sir Wilfrid whenever
he may so desire. Within my own com
paratively short official career there have
been three separate occasions upon which
the government of the United States has
utilized private letters as the basis of
/ diplomatic representations. In 1883 the
publication OF q letter fraudulently OBJ
Ftained from the present Lord Sackville,
then Her Majesty's minister at Washing
ton, caused the retirement from his post
of that distinguished diplomat. Another
4 private letter stolen from the post and