The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-06
Canada Will Act

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Steps have
been taken by which it is expected that
Lieutenant Carranza, who has conducted
the Spanish spy system at Montreal with
his associate, Senior Du Bose, the former
secretary of the Spanish legation here,
Will be expelled from Canada within the
next few days, unless they adopt their
own means to leave before an international
question is raised as to their presence in
Canada.
The CarranZa letter detailing his spy
system was communicated to the British
ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, to-
gether with all other information bearing
on the operations Of the Spanish in Can
ada.
The ambassador was quick to act in the
matter, and without waiting the slow pro-
cess of the mail. he cabled the entire mat
| ter to the foreign office. No doubt is en-
tertained as to the speedy action of the
authorities at London, now that spe-
cific case has been made out against the
Spanish officials in Canada. They would
have taken the initiative ere this had there
been anything more than suspicion as to
the operations of Carranza and Du Bose.
But the Carranza letter was proof posi-
tive, and the British officials will move
quickly and on their own volition toward
securing adequate redress. The state de-
partment has not cabled Ambassador Hay,
not deening 1t necessary to do more than
simply lay the facts before the British
ambassador here. 1t is expected Lord Sal
isbury will call the attention of the Span
ish government to the undesirability of
having Messrs. Carranza and Du Bose re-
main in Canada longer, as their operations
are SO obviously hostile to the United
States. This, however, may become I'M
necessary, If the Spanish officials with
draw from Canada, for there appears to be
no disposition to prosecute them or to give
them an enforced expulsion to long as
they are willing to close their operations
and depart. The British statutes. as well
as those of Canada. have specific provis-
ion against the use OF British or Canadian
territory by foreigners temporarily seek
ing asylum there as the base of hostile OPP
erations against countries with which
Great Britain and her colonies are at
peace.
About week ago an effort was made by
the Spanish officials to enlist the sympa-
thy of the British embassy here with an
alleged British subject imprisoned at
Tampa who, is is believed, is the Spanish
spy alluded to in Lieutenant Carranza's
letter. A Canadian lawyer arrived here
last Sunday and made a personal appeal
to Sir Julian to intervene in behalf of the
man imprisoned at Tampa. There were
suspicious circumstances connected with
the case, and before acting the ambassa-
dor asked for a specific recital of the facts.
These were not forthcoming, and the case
was not pushed. When the Carranza let
ter appeared stating that one of his spies
had been caught at Tampa. it became APP
parent for the first time that the efforts
toward intervention were designed to Sc
cure the release of thin spy.
Aside from the official action of the
British government. 1t is quite likely that
the Canadian officials will take some ac-
ton against CarranZa and Du Bose under
the Canadian statutes. When Sir Louis
Davies, minister of marine of the Cana
dian cabinet, was here recently, he spoke
of the determination of the Canadian au-
thorities to maintain the strictest neutral
ity and see that the Carranza party did
not use Canada as base for any hostile
operations against the United States. He
referred to the difficulty in making out