The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09

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Washington, March 6 The Span
issi situation deseleped two new
pkases to-day, when it becsme known
;ihas the Spanish government had for
snally requested the recall OF Consul
Gsneral Lee at his post at HabaBs, @
which request the United States had
eoarteously but firmly refused 60 com
plY also that the Spanish govern
neas has suggested the impropFiety
sf sending relief supplies % the On
) ian reconcentrados on the cruiser
Montgomery and gunboat Nashville,
10 which suggestion the United
States had given ike answer in the
negative
The first iDtination Of these steps
cane ia : brief and explicit cable
dispatch from Madrid Prior 70 it's
Teceipt however, the authorities here
had heen fully conversant with the
facfs, 81 though no intimation had been
slIowed TO get to the public on either.
subject The disclosures from Ma
driid left no further ground for reti-
cence ID W ashingt gton. and after q
conference at the White House be.
tween tbe PRECEDENT, Assistant Sec
fekary Day Of the state department
sisd Secretary Long Of the navy de
partment, the following authorized
s. Statement was handed TO The 4Asso
siated Press BY Judge Day. as COM
prising everything That was TO be
said by the administra on the sub.
J jecs
The President viii not consider
tie recall Of Genera. Lee he has
borne himsen throughout this CRISIS
ish Judgment, fidelity and courage,
tot de President entire satisfaction
( 4s fo the supplies for the relief Of the
Cuban people al arrangements have
bsen made TO carry q ceDsignment
this week from Key Vest BY one of
tAe naval vessels, whichever may be
lest adapted and most available fos
ehe purpose, 70 Matangas and Sagua
Though the cMcisls here are non
sommittai on the subject, it is: gen
srsIly believed that the request for
S&ene.aI Lees recall was made ct
least q day or Two ago. and the Spsn-
ish government, after receiving the
I reply Of the state department. .hae
not i0sisaed either upon Lees recall
Is upen ito contention that the relief
snppIies should not be sent 60 Cuba
IL naval vessels
Beyond the foregoing. those who
had participated IN the conference at
the White House would not discuss
The subject, and it was stated posi-
sivsly that the authorized statement
comprised everything that would be
given TO any one.
The advices from Madrid, together
with the authoritative statement here
left DO room for doubt as to what had
occnrred. The request for General
Lees recall is understood to have
ccme within the last few days, aud
doubsless since the last cabine. meet
ing on Friday, as no reference was
made to it at that time. It came
through Minister Woodford. aom >
what unusual procedure. as the com.
mon mode of requesting the with
drawal of minister or consul is
through the representative of the
government makiog the request,
which in this case is Senor DuBosc.
the Spanish charge d'afaries. Mr..
DuBose had received NO Instructions
on the subject and was in complete
ignorance of the demands made
through Minister Woodford The
other suggestion of the Spanish gov
ernment-that relief supplies should
not be sent 10 war vesseis-did not
cone through Minister Woodford. as
the Madrid dispatches state, but was
presented by Senor DuBosc 10 the
state department last Friday.
The responses in both cases went
direct to Minister Woodford. There
was no loss of time, however, in as
sembIing special session OF the
cabinet. or even in any general con-
ference between the President and
his cabinet advisors individually In
the protest against the Montgomery
and Nashville, Judge Day conferred
with Secretary Long. who in turn
called in Capt Crawninshie'd, chief
of the bureau of navigation There
appeared to be no reasons why
change should be made in the plan
for sending t;1ese ships on the relief
mission snd without attaching grave