The record-union., 1898-03-07
Brings a Courteous but Firm
Reply Washington.
He Has Filled the Post With Entire
Satisfaction TO the President.
Has Born Himself Throughout the Present
Crisis With Judgment, Fidelity and
Courage, and Will be Re-
tanned at His Post.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The Span
ish situation developed two new phases
to-day, when it became known that the
Span;sh Government had formally re-
ouested the recall of Consul-General
Lee at his post at Havana, to which
request the United States had eourte-
ously but firmly refused to comply. also
that the Spanish Government had sug-
eested tie impIopriety of sending re-
lief supplies 70 the Cuban reconcentra-
DOS on the cruiser Montgomery and
gunboat Nashville. 10 which suggestion
the United States had given like an
swer in the negative.
The first intimation of these steps
came in brief and explicit eablegrain
from Madrid. Prior 70 its receipt,
however the authorities here had been
fully conversant with the facts. al
though no intimstion has been allowed
TO get to the public on either subject.
The disclosures from Madrid left no
further ground for reticence in Wash
ington, and after a conference at the
White House between the President
Assistant Secretary Day of the state
Denartment and Secretary Long of the
Navy Department the following author
ized statement was handed 10 the AS
sociated Press by Judge Day as com
prising everything that was to be sald
nv the administration on the subject:
The President viii not consider the
recall of General Lee He has borne
himself throughout this crisis with
Judgment. fidelity and courage, TO the
Presidents entire satisfaction.
AS to the supplies for the relief OF
the Cuban people, all arrangements
have been made to carry a consign-
nent from Key West by one of the
naval vessels. whichever may be most
ADAPTED for the purpose to Matanzas
and Sagua."
Although The officials here are non
coronittal on the subject, il is believed
the request FOR General Lees recall was
made at least two days ago, and tha'
the Spanish Government, after recelV-
ing the reply of the state Department
has not insisted either upon Lees re-
call or upon its contention that the re-
lief supplies should not be sent to cuoa
in naval vessels.
Beyond the foregoing. those VINO hao
participated in the conference at the
White House, would not discuss the
subject. and It was stated positively
that the authorized statement com
prised everything that would be given
to anyone.
The advices from Madrid. together
v,;fh the authoritative statement here
left no room for doubt as TO what hao
occurred. The request for General
se's recall is understood 10 have come
vritbin the last few days. and doubt
,ass since the last Cabinet meeting on
Friday. as no reference was made to II
a. that time. 1t came through Minis
Ter woodford, a somewhat unusual pro-
csa,ing as the common mode OF re-
o,ee,lne the withdrawal OF Minister
or a Consul is through the representa-
five OF the Government making the re-
Quest in tbis case Senior Dubosie, th'
SPANISH Charge 4 Affaires.
Mr.. Dubosie received no Instructions
on this subject. and was in compete y
norance of the demands made throusi
Mr.. woodford. The other suggestloi
of the Spanish Government that Fe'ie
supplies should not he seat In wafship'
did not come through Minister Wooo
ford. as the Madrid dispatches state
but was presented by Senor Dubosle <
the State Department last Friday.
The response in both cases went di
3 rect to Minister Woodford There was
no loss OF time. however. in assembling
a special session of the Cabinet. o.
even In any general conference betweer
The President and his Cabinet adviser:
Individually. In the protest against tn
Montgomery and Nashville. Judge Da,
conferred with Secretary Long. who il
turn called In Captain Crowninshield
Chief of the Bureau OF Navigation.