The age-herald., 1898-06-06
From Canada on Account of Con-
 ducting a Spy System.
STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN
By Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador at Washington, to have the Spanish PIotters Removed From Can
 adan Soil.

Washington, June 5.-Steps have been taken by which it is expected that Lieu tenant Carranza, who conducted the Spah- ish spy system from Montreal with his as- sociaate, Senor DuBosc, formerly first sec- retary of the Spanish legation at Wash- ington, will be expelled from Canada with in the next few days unless they adopt their own means to leave before an inter- national question is raised as to their pres- ence in Canada. The Carranza letter, de- tailing his spy system, was communicated to the British ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, together with all other infor- nation bearing on the Spanish officials in Canada.
 The ambassador was quick to act on the matter and without waiting the slow pro- | cess of the mails, he cabled the entire mat | ter to the foreign office. No doubt is entertained as to the speedy action of | the authorities at London, now that a spe- | cific case has been made out against the | Spanish officials in Canada.
 WAITED FOR PROOF. They would have taken the initiative ere | this had there been any more than sus- | picion to the operations of Carranza l and DuBosc But the Carranza letter "oS piOOI pOSillNe anu the BrlIlSn Of1c1alS move instantly and on their own voltion toward securing adequate redress. The state department has not cabled Asbassa- dor Hay, not deeming 1t necessary to do more than simply lay the facts before the British ambassador here. It is expected the British government will call the atten- ton of the Spanish government to the un- oesirability of having Carranza and Du- Bosc remain In Canada any longer as their relations are obviously hostile to the United States
 This, however, may become unnecessary II the spanish officials withdraw from oahada at once, as there appears to be no oisposltlon to prosecute them or to give them an enforced expulsion so long as they are willing to close their operations and depart.
 Apout week ago an effort was made oy the spanish officials to enlist the sym pathy Of the British embassy here with an alleged British subject imprisoned at Tam pa who 1t is now believed is the Spanish fly alluded to in Lieutenat Carranza,s let ter A Canadian lawyer arrived here last Sunday and made a personal appeal to Sir Julian Pauncefote to intervene in hehaif Of the man imprisoned at Tampa There
 
 with the case, and before ac ing the am- basador asked for speficic recital Of all the facts. There were not forthcoming and the case was not pushed. When the Car ranza letter appeared stating that one of his spies had been caught at Tamp it bs- came apparent for the first time that the efforts toward intervention were designed to secure the release of this spy
 WILL TAKE ACTION.
 Aside from the official action of the Brit ish government it is quite likely that the Canadian officials I'll take some action against Carranza through the Canadian statutes. When Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine of the Canadian cabinet wes here recently he expressed the intonti Il of the Dominion government to maintain the strctest neutrality and to see that the Carranza party did not use Canada as a bse for any hostile operations against the United States. He referred to the difficult ty in making out a spec fic case against them sayinb it was not enough to present mere suspicion. He said, however, that if such a case was secured the Canadian au- thorites would act promptly in putting an end to the abuse of hospitality shown to the Spanish officials. The Carranza letter furnishes just such case as ST Louis Davies referred to and leaves no doubt that the Dominion government as well as the authorities in London will see that the Carranza-DoBosc party no longer apuSe their residence in Canada by making it the headouarters for a spy service gainst the United States.