Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-07
w,,l NOT RECALL GEN. LEE
vu Ne Refrain from Sending Supplies on
" American War Vessels
sorH or WHICH SPAIN HAD ASKED FOR
po,s Have Reached Point In Their
Demands When They Must TO
No Farther.

u,sblnrton, March 1.-THE Spanish
-,.,a,ion developed two new phases to-
day when it became known thar the
s,snlsh government had formally re-
..,od the recall of Consul-General
"a, his most at Havana. to which
-, the United States had courte'
IN, lint firmly, refused to comply
,hot the SPANISH government has
sperested the Improperly of sending
,.,lef supplies to the Cuban reconcen-
..oaos ON the cruiser Montgomery
o,d runboat Nashville, to which sug-
ee.,Ion the United states had given a
4 like answer in the negative.
The first intimation of these steps
i came in a brief and explicit cablegram
,,o,, Madrid. Prior to its receipt, how
oyer the authorities here had been
,nnv conversant with the facts, al
,h,nrh no intlmatlon had been allowed
:, GOT 10 the public on either subject.
The disclosures from Madrid left no
further ground for retlcence in wash
ington, and after conference at the
white House between the President,
Assistant Secretary Day of the state
department and Secretary Long of the
navy department, the following au-
,b,rized statement was handed to the
Associated Press by judge Day, as
comprising everything that was to be
said by the administration on the sub
Jet;
OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
The President will not consider the
recall Of Gen. Lee He has borne him
"A self throughout this crisis with 1udg-
M menthdelity and courage, to the Presi-
ri dents entire satisfaction.
"As to the supplies for the relief of
W the Cuban people, all arrangements
I have been made to carry conslgn>
mvnt from Key West by one of the
United States naval vessels. whichever
may be most adapted for the pur-
pose. to Matanzas and Sagua."
Beyond the foregoing, those who had
participated In the conference Mt the
White House would not discuss the
subject, and II was stated positively
that the authorized statement com
prsed everything that would be giver
to any one.
The advices from Madrid. together
With the authoritative statement here
left no room for doubts as to what hat
occurred. The request for Gen. Lee!
recall Is understood to have come with
In the last few days, and doubles.
since the last cabinet meeting on Fri.
day, as no reference was made to IL al
that time II came through Minister
Woodford, somewhat unusual pro.
eedure as the common mode of re,
questng the withdrawal of minister
or consul is through the representative
a Of the government making the request
which In this case is Senior du Bose
the Spanish charge d'affaires. Mr.. DI
M bose had received no instructions or
q Ihe subject and was in complete ig-
noFanee OF the demands made through
Minister Woodford
"a The other suggestion of the Spanish
government that relief supplies SHOULD
hot be sent in warships did not come
through Minister Woodford. as the
Madrid dispatches state, but was pre.
seh'ed by Senior du Rose to the state
uepaT;ment last Friday.
me response In both cases went di.
reg to Minister Woodford. There wa,
w loss OF time, however. in assembling
Special session Of the cabinet, or ever
uiy general conference between tht
5esluent and his cabinet advisors in.
Wor,y In the protest against tn,
sar,y ana Nashville, Judge DaS
conferred with Secretary Long who i,
IIh {. "a in Capt. Crowninshield
n . ., 'e bureau Of navigation. Their,
Lpes,s 10 De no renson why n change
.LhVulu pc made In the plan for sendlnt
~, - SHIPS on the relief mission mn,
nnnout attaching Significance 10 th,
s,,r.s OF the Spanish government, I'll,
M M was made that the plnna fol
s,,, p Were completed md that n,
,hs' 81 me ships would ne brief and Of
"' musl pacific character.
AekiNLEY DID NOT DELAY
responding to the request for Con
ns,, ie,al' the President does NOT nm
ia ,r.s nave deemed the subject one,
visvs discussion ms would require In,
amer h,i., us cabinet associates, ant
, nvuse and the state departmart 49,
NI,,s.ve answer was dispatched 4,
''nos'er Woodford u
Is sbonn. '.st Of the incident that tend,
simin,n, we hrm stand taken nv III,
vhlaha stMiation is the expedition u,,,,
sgeb me action was Accomplished
M cabinea.,'e ordinarily is laid befor,
hers nsrie, the views of all its mem
oiportun,,,. slven and the fulles
DIT IN III. auorded for discussion
bullet, us t,i case, the Associated pros,
M eshi furnished TO some members ~
Cen Is..S lne INST information tbe
Refore n service was open 10 ouestio,
or cotrn ne cabinet meeting no hin
Gen. IL mn OF any kind relating +,
Tha' s mad been made U
can wss ounu on which Gen. I,ee,s 70
closed asked Is not ofTlclalIv dc
Spanish Is known, however tbot ~.
Some lin overnment has chafod ro
Havana over Gen. Lees nreeenco =,
tho forr, aithauEh this had never to,, q,
to The ~, OF definite nrotest | IN,
sumo s'ssent time II beron LIZ
after H. more serious asnoct ~ ~ ~
Havana arrival Of the Moinn "
eorted r. ~ that time Cen no a.
Official can,, slgshee on his round q
due forna,I.,, These We're mad nil,
took oifensasy, nut the Spanish oe,,cini
stricted 10 q when the calls vora ~ ~
terola ana ven. Blanco. Adnir,I NJ, ~,
n military an me representativos na ~,
not ihslnsmu Of Spaln's ser,,ica VI IN
associates :, Premier GnIvey rnu ui'
w. represan,shne autonomist cabinet
which spaIn The new ciyil rerim,
n me matter a.. y seeking to enforce
III nsnor Dupuv az 10 the intention n
,l1lster al Wash LONE, the SpnnIsl
mere wns No hlngton, and althongl
doubtless rear,. protest, the s,tnntio,
e., suitable anosua the state department
slgshee's ealin,.us were made nv "a nj
civll secrets,nhg on Dir. Congnsy,oS a ,p
and his assacc,,lg,eneral, Premier Gs,va
Anefe was III