The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-06
CARRAlzA MUST GO.
Will Be Invited to Depart From
Canada.

Washington, June 5-Steps have been
taken by which it, Is expected that Lieut..
CarranZa, who has conducted the Spanish
| spy system from Montreal, with his as
sistant Senior Du Bose, former secretary
of the Spanish legation here will be ex-
PEELED from Canada within the next few
days unless they adopt their own means
to leave before an international question
is raised.
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 officials
in Canada.
The ambassador was quick to act in the
matter and without waiting the slow
processes of the mail, he cabled the entire
matter to the foreign office No doubt is
entertained as to the speedy action Of the
authorities at London, now that a
specific 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 sus-
picion as to the operations of Carranza
and Du Bose. But the Carranza letter
was proof positive, and the British
officials moved quickly and on their own
volition toward securing adequate
redress. The State Department. has not
cabled Ambassador Hay, not deelning it
necessary to do more than simply lay the
| facts before the British Ambassaor here.
| 1t is expected that Lord Salisbury will
call the attention of the Spanish govern
ment to the undesirability of having
! Messrs. Carranza and Du Bose remain in
Canada as their operations are so obvious
| ly hostile to the United States This,
| however, may become unnecessary If the
| Spanish officials withdraw from Canada
at once, as there appears to be no DISPOSE
ton to prosecute them or to give them an
enforced expulsion so long as they are
willing to close their operations and de-
part. The British statutes, as we'll as
those of Canada. have specific provision
against the use of British or Canadian
territory by foreigners temporarily seek
ing asylum there, as the base OF hostile
operations 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 SYM
Ipathy of the British embassy here, with
an alleged British subject imprisoned at
Tampa who, it is now believed, is the
Spanish spy alluded to in Carranza' S
letter. Canadian lawyer arrived here
last Sunday and made a personal appeal
to Sir Julian PaIncefote to intervene in
behalf OF the man imprisoned at Tampa
There were suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the case and before acting,
the ambassador asked for specific recital
Of all tbs facts These were not forthoom-
ing and the case was not pushed. When
the Carranza letter appeared stating that
one of his spies has been caught at
Tampa. it became apparent for the first
time that the efforts toward intervention
fwere designed to secure the release of this
spy.
Aside from the official action of the
British government, it is quite likely
sthat the Canadian officials will take
fsome action against Carranza and Du
Bose, under the Canadian statutes
| When Sir Louis Davies, minister of
marine of the Canadian cabinet was here
recently, he spoke of the determination OF
1.-THE Canadian authorities to maintain the
sstrictest neutrality and to see that the
Carranza party did not use Canada as q
base for any hostile operations against the
United States. He referred to the diff
sculty In making out specific case against
sthem, saying that it was enough to
tpresent mere suspicion. He said. how
Fever, that If such q case should be secured
the Canadian authorities would act
fpromptly in putting an end to the abuse
LOT hospitality shown by the Spanish
toffcials. The Carranza letter furnished
tjust such q case as Sir Louis Davies re.
(ferred to, and leaves no doubt that the
Dominion government as well as the au-
thorities in London will see that the Car
ranza-Du Bose party no longer abuse their
residence in Canada by making 1t the
headquarters for spy system and as base
of information for General Blanco and
Admiral Cervera and the authorities at
Madrid.