Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-24
"GET OUT OF CUBA!"
Very Plain Note Handed to Spanish
Commissioner.
IMMEDIATE EVACUATION.
Washington Insists on Fulnl1ment or
Terms of the PrOtOcOl-Vistt OF
AguinnIdO's Agents-WOOdford
Resigns Spanish Ministry.

Washington, Sept. pa very per-
emptory message of instruction has
been sent to the Cuban military com
mission and by them made the basis OF
a note to the Spanish commissioners.
The authorities in Washington will not
make public the terms of the note pu1
it's general tenor is that the united
States will not be satisfied with any
further delay in the evacuation of Cuba
1t is to the effect that the terms of the
protocol called for the immediate evac-
uation of Cuba and that Spanish SOW
ereignty must be relinquished. Inc
American commissioners have been in
formed that the evacuation OF CUBA
cannot be delayed.
1t is probable that If Agonoillo and
Lopez, the two representatives OF Agul-
naldo who have arrived at San Fran
cisco, call at the White House on their
way through Washington to Paris they
will be admitted to see President NC
Kinley, but only as individuals and not
as representatives of any government
The president doubtless would be glad
to hear any views these Filipinos might
care to set forth, being fresh from the
islands and thoroughly acquainted with
the wishes of the insurgents. But it
would be plainly impoitic and incon-
sistent for the president at this date
and pending the conclusion of the peace
conference at Paris to allow it to be
understood, by according a formal re-
ception to the delegates that he had
thereby recognized the Philippine gov
eminent as an independent nationality.
His attitude toward the Filipinos would
be similar to that assumed by him to-
ward the Cubans.
status of i'ilipinOS.
AS the Filipinos have repeatedly by
public declaration sought to convey the
impression that the United States rep
resentatives in Manila have at some
time during the progress Of the war
recognized Aguinaldo as an independ-
ent ally and entered into formal CO.
operation with him, it may be stated
that the government at Washington is
unaware that any such thing has hap
pened. Admiral Dewey, who was in
command of all the United states forces
during the most critical period, expires s.
ly cabled the secretary of the navy In It
he had entered into no formal agree
ment with AguinaldQ.
If General Otis followed his instruc-
tions, and of that there can be no doubt,
he also refrained from entering into any
entangling agreements. AS for Consul
General Wildman any undertaking he
may have assumed with Aguinaldo
must have been upon his own personal
and individual responsible ty and would
be without formal standing, inasmuch
as he had not the express authorizaU n
from the state department absolutely
requisite to negotiations in such cases.
WOodford Resigns.
Following the custom in the case of
a minister who has been obliged to
leave his post by the breaking out Of
hostilities, Stewart L. Woodford has
filed his resignation as minister to
SPAIN 1t is believed that it will be six
months before the United States has
occasion to send a minister to Madrid
again, and if Mr.. Woodford's resigna-
ton remains so long Enacted upon, his
status will be merely nominal, for, un-
der the law, his salary ceased after the
expiration of GO days from the data he
left his post, with the addition of a
sufficient period of time to enable him
to return to the United States.
1t might have been possible for Cen
eral Woodford to have returned to Mad
rid in the capacity of United States
minister, but this would only have been
the case had the Spanish government
seen fit to make request to that effect.
Otherwise it is customary for polite
reasons to send a new minister to avoid
the revival of bitter feelings and to re-
store harmonic relations between the
two COVE rnments lately at war.
Should the United States governm nt
in disregard to this conventional usage
persist in returning General Woodford
to Madrid, it would find itself in the
position of being obliged to receive
Senior Rernahe, late Span sh minister to
Washington, whose course in estab IL h.
ing a system of espionage in Canada
during the war rendered him, in come
degree, unpopular in the United States.