Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-08

Sontrados on the cruiser Montgomery
and gunboat Nashville, to which sug.
gestion the United States had given q
like answer in the negative.
The first intimation of these steps
came in bret and explicit cable dis
patch from Madrid. Prior to its re-
oeipt, however, the authorities here
had been fully conversant with the
facts, although no intimation had been
allowed to get to the public on either
subject.
OnioIal Statement Given Out.
The disclosures from Madrid left no
further ground for reticence 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-
thorlzea statement was handed to the
Associated Press by Judge Day as DOM.
prising everything that was to be said
by the administration on the subject:
1.-THE president will not consider the
recall of General Lee. He has borne
himself throughout this crisis with
Judgment, fidelity and courage, to the
presidents entire satisfaction.
"As to the supplies tor the relief Of
the Cuban people all arrangements
have been made to carry consignment
this week from Key West by one of the
naval vessels, whichever may be best
~lo ,<ox1 o,I ,,,oos yn Ia hlo t0r tho ,,ur-
pose, to Matanzas and Sasua."
: Pr~sidsnrs Reply Was Prompt.
In responding to the request for Gen.
eral Lees recall tho presluent does not
appear to have deemed the subject open
to such discussion as would require tho
views OF his cabinet associates, and
after q brief exchange between the
White House and the state department
the negative answer was dispatched to
Minister Wood1ord. One phase Of the
incident that tends to show the firm
stand taken by the administration is
the expedition with which the action
was accomplished. Such matter Or
dinarily is laid before the cabinet, the
views of all its members personally
given and the fullest opportunity
afforded for discussion But in this
case the Associated Press bulletin fur.
1ished to some members of the cabinet
the first information they had that
General Lees service was open to ques-
ton. The grounds on which General
Lees recall was asked are not officially
disclosed.
No Reason for Change of Plans.
The suggestion of the Spanish gov.
eminent that relief supplies should not
be sent in war vessels did not come
through Minister Woodiord, 40 the
Madrid dispatches state, but was pre-.
I sented by Senior du Bose to the state
\ department last Friday. The re-
I sponses in both cases went direct te
\ Minister Woodford. In the protest
4 against the Montgomery and Nash.
vile. Judge Day conferred with Secre'
\ tary Long. who in turn called in Cap
& tain Crowninshield OF the bureau OF
navigation. There appears to be NO
4 reason why change should be made
!. h the plan for sending these ships on,
4 the relief mission and without attach
\ ing grave significance to the request OF
!: the Spanish government, the answe,
4 was made that he.plans for the trip
were completed and that the stay Of tho
\ ships would be brief and of the most
Dacitio character.
Less sympathiss With tho Cubsns.
For some time it was known thai
General Lees presence in Hauana wa