The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

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also i mpmlar Of the Foreign Relations
Committee. Mr.. De LONE ought To bt
Immediately given his passports
Senator Spooner: IF true. it is 4
gross attack and most astounding"
Senator Stewart: The sentiment eX-
! pressed Is in 4 line with Spain's policy
and disposition. We do everything Il
cnnciliate the Spaniards: they recipro-
cate by despiS.ng us
The letter was almost the sole topic
Of conversation among the members OF
the House today. It's contents were
coIr>iitfei such Il manifest breach OF
diplomacy that many refused 10 credit
it. Chairman Hit, Of the Foreign AT
fairs Committee: Chairman Dingley
Of the Ways and Means Committee, and
other leading Republicans declined Il
express any opinion at this time. Or
the assumption hat the letter was au-
th.ntic. however. the opinion was almost
unanimous that no se~lf-reSpecting gov
eminent could tolerate such criticism OF
ITS chief executive. and that Ministe!
De LonpS words had put an end to his
usefulness at the capital. Some fear
was also expressed that the recall OF
Minister De Lone. while affairs were
in the present condition might precipi
tate a grave crisis.
The Democrats were much more fire
in the expression Of opinion than the
Republicans. Mr.. Berry democrat.
Kentucky. Il member of the. Foreign
Affairs Committee. said if the letter
proved 10 lie genuine the Spanish Min
lister ShoIlI be made TO walk the plank
Mr.. William Alden Smith. Itepubli-
can, Michigan. Il member Of the For
tion Affairs Committee said.
Il regard the letter. if authentic, as 4
Seriou alfront. calling for H> radical
treatment as was administered to Lord
Sackville West, in 1855
SENTIMENT IN MADRID.
Madrid. Feb. -Nlidnight.)-The De
Lone letter incident is regarded here as
Il ~iingoist intrigue. intended to disturb
the relations between the United States
and Spain.
TIE LONDON PRESS.
London, Feb. 10. With the exception
Of the Daily Mail, the morning papers
do not comment ON the De Lone incl
dent. The Daily Mai says:
We cannot suppose the De Lone let
ter genuine: hut if ii is. then all the
fat would be in the fire. Things have
reached a pass when little is wanted to
cause an explosion. Even the recall of
Senior De LONE Would not satisfy or
pacify The insulted iingoes."
The American correspondents are all
of the opinion that Senior De L0me's re-
call is inevitable. but they believe Spain
will he allowed to withdraw him in the
least disagreeahle manner as after the
Republican criticisms of Mr.. Cleveland's
treatment of Lord Sackville-West. it
would be impossible to give him his pass
ports.
The Washington correspondent of the
Daily News. says:
'l'reSidcnt Mckinley is resolved that
Spain shall have no vcstige of an eX-
cuSe TO pick a quarrel With the United
States. and Spain can disown Senior De
Iome's utterancc without the slightest
loss Of dignity
DE LONE SCORNS DENIAL.
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 9.-Senor De
LONE received a number of callers dur
ing the day. and to those sustaining a
close relation to him he did not ques-
ton the authenticity of the published
letter. making it clear that he would
scorn the Suhtcrfuge of Il denial for pur-
poses Of eXpcdi~ncy. The only question
raised was 10 the accuracy Of transla-
ton, for the published translation gave
q severity to some of the expressions
on the President. which were regarded
as designed to magnify the actual state
mentS. Among the Minister'S friends
the act of stealing Il confidential letter.
and making it public, was considered
as more reprehenSible than the writing
Of the letter itself. 1t was the general
expression among the Minister'S assOci-
atcs of the diplomatic corps that while
the publication disclosed :; grave imprO-
priety. yet it was one that might hap
pen to any of them in the course Of
those confidential communications III
which the greatest reedOm of express
sion is used in order TO convey a full
understanding Of an International cues
ton.
DE LONE OFFERS RESIGNATION
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. Especial dis
patches from Washington received in
this city state that Minister De Lone
abled his resignation to the Spanish
government once Yesterday. and twice
today, but mp to Il late hour this after
noon. he had received no reply from
Madrid.