The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-11

| citzen De may take u reasonable time
Tor settling his affairs and leaving the
! country
The incident has attracted the atten-
| ton Of foreign governments and appears
| 10 be regarded by them as q factor IN
| the genera Cuban situation.
Representatives In Washington have
advised their governments fully Of the
occurrence. These were misleading AT
the outset, as the diplomatic corps as
sumed that the letter was a forgery. and
some advices conveyed this view of the
case. Now that it's genulneness has been
established the facts have been sent TO
most OF the foreign capitals No Incl
dent In recent days has caused such
sensation IN the ranks OF the dylomatic
corps.
WHAT IS PERMISSIBLE ?
There Is universal regret among Am
bassadors and Ministers VINO have been
brought into close social relation with
Senor DeI.ome. 1t has also aroused
Keen discussion MS 10 the right Of criti-
cism which a Minister can indulge I'm un-
der seal OF a private letter While there
IS no general c0ncensus of opinion among
diplomatic authorities. yet many Of them
take the view that 10 Is not only right
but duty for Minister 10 present
every detail. even of q personal nature,
which, In his judgment. may aid in a cor
rect understanding Of case. a disiinc-
ton Is made by them between official and
personal letters
The original letter written by DeLome
10 Canaleias came into the possession or
the department yesterday and was car
ried by Judge Day. rs the Secretary Of
State. to the Minister'S residence. The
meeting could not have been other than
painful There Wasnod en- sal on the part
Of the Minister When judge Day learn
ed from the Minister that The letter was
genuine he sent the cablogrem 10 General
WoodfoTd.
The instructions viii 90 before the Ma
drid authorities along with the Minis
ter's resignation.
The State Department this morning gave
out for publication the substance OF the
cabloeram sent yesterday 10 General
Woodfcrd The statement is as follows:
"Tlere has appeared in the public print
a letter addressed by the Spanish Minis
ter 90 MIR. Canalejas This letter the
Minister admits was written by him. II
contains expressions the President Of the
United States of such character as TO end
the Minister'S usefulness as a represen-
tativc OF his government IN this country.
General WOOdford was therefore. in
structed at once 60 say to the Minister OF
State that the immediate recall Of Mr
Dupuy DeLOme was oSpeced by the
President
STOLEN IN TRANSIT.
When inquiries were made at the Span
ish Legation to-day as TO how the letter
reached the hands of the Cuban Junta,
II was sand that the statements made by
the Junia as 10 Canalejas' receiving the
letter was absolutely false. Private in
aulries. IL was stated. had been made
through a New York gentleman which
had disclosed that Canalejas never saw
the letter. This inquiry was sent nv
cable direct to Canaleias. now at Madrid
dnd he was asked II he had ever re-
ceived "a letter Of the character described.
To this Senior Canalejas answered that he
never received the letter and knew no.
thing of its contents: that if he had re-
ceived Il ne would have made an answer
10 the letter There had never been an
acknowledgment or answer from Canale-
Jas.
Afer this statement direct from Ca
naleias the Spanish authorities regard
IL as plain that the letter was stolen IN
transmission and the reports Of Canale-
las receiving It and reading II 70 Dr
Congos are fabricatlons intended 10 cover
up the plan by which the letter was ao-
stracted.
The fact that the envelope was not
produced is taken as another evidence
that the letter was taken I'm transit. as
the envelope would have disclosed the
rostmarl,. with the time OF sending ana
receipt. both 10 this country and Havana,
n IT ever reached the latter place.