The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-07
LEE WILL NOT Be RECALLED
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during the present insurrection, Amer
lean citizens as well as native CuDans,
has not been accepted by the Spanish
officials in Cuba as an exhioitlon OF
disinterested officialism, such as is ex-
pected of consular officers. There We're
complaints during General Weyler' s
administration of his conduct, Dut
never in full official FORM
INTERNATIONAL LAW.
AS matter of fact, Spain required
no formal excuse for the dismissal OF
a consular officer, according to inter-
national law. These officers are not
endowed usually with diplomatic priv
ileges, and they exist entirely by the
suffrance OF the nations to which they
are sent 1t is not unusual TO REQUEST
their home governments to recall them.
They live officially only through an
eXequator granted by the government
to which they are accredited, and this
may be withdrawn at any moment SO
Consul General Lee may be dismissed
from his post at the pleasure OF the
Spanish government, and this would
not violate any section of international
law.
LEES CASE IS UNIQUE.
But he is in one respect unique. in
that he is endowed with semi-diDlo-
matte powers. by the wish of our gov
eminent and by the consent of the
Spanish government. The request OF
the Spanish government for his re-
call may therefore be regarded as
tantamount to a demand for the re-
call of the Objectionable ministers
for instance, as was Senior Dupuy de
LONE. There must be some suDstan-
tial or satisfactory reason for such a
nd in those -
scented against General Lee probably
were confined to the acts he has so tar
performed with the full sanction and
approval of President Mckinley. The
demand was not entertained, as 1t
clearly shown in the formal statement
given out by Assistant Secretary Day.
Under such circumstances the incident
would close unless Spain took the de-
cisive step of insisting on General Lee s
recall, and this failing. giving him his
exequator.
SPAIN WILL BACK DOWN.
This radical course is not expected.
however and all the indications reach
ing officials here are that Spain will
not proceed further with the incident.
The action regarding the cruiser
Montgomery and gunboat Nashville is
looked upon by officials here as much
Lee. Secretary Long said tonight he
did net regard the question as to what
ship should carry the relief supplies as
serious in any way, or as likely to pres
ent any perplexing issues.
The desire of the navy department,
Mr.. Long said, was merely to get the
supplies to Cuba on the most available
vessel There were three of these now
at Key West, the Montgomery, Nash
vile and Fern, alike available for the
service, and one of these, Mr.. Long
said, would be designated for the trip.
The Fern is a dispatch boat, unarmed
naval vessel, and her availability for
this mission had not previously been
suggested. Her choice would probably
remove all ground for objection. as
she has none of the characteristics of
a war vessel.
RELIEF WAR SHIPS.
Mr.. Long said, however, that the
only difficulty thus far reached was
that one of the naval vessels-Mont-
gomery. Nashville or Fern-should
make the trip. AS this is the first time
public mention has been made of the
Fern in connection with carrying the
supplies, it might be inferred that she
will make the trip. The official orders,
however, continue to stand as they
were originally made. designating the
Montgomery and Nashville, but these
could be changed readily if the Fern
was felt best suited for the work.
The naval officers have felt from the
first that the Montgomery and Nash
VILE were lily adapted for carrying
supplies They are essentially fighting
machines, and every inch of available
room is taken with their own supplies
of cordage, canvass. coal, etc. This
was so apparent that the plans con-
templated putting the relief supplies on
deck, covering them with taurpalins
and trusting to the weather and a
quick trip to keep the provisions and
clothing from damage. The Fern not
being essentially a fighting machine,
but more of the type of a yacht for the
SPEEDY conveyance of naval dispatches,
has considerable more room for slowing
supplies. both below and on deck.
The. Cuban relief committee counted
on sending IS tons to Key West, but
this has now been increased to 100
tons. 1t left New York on one of the
Mallory line cf boats yesterday and is
due at Key West next Wednesday.
The transfer will take day, and the
plan has been to have the government
ship start next Thursday for Cuba