The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-15
LETTER WILL BE DELIVERED
DE LOme's Missive to he Forwarded
to Canaletas-POt0 Bernabe
ChOaen m Minister.


WASHINGTON, Feb l4.-Actuated by
a sense of honor and n strict idea OF jus
tfce. the state department has taken steps
to place In the hands of Senor Canalejas
the epistle written by Senior Dupuy De
LONE. which led to the resignation of the
minister The transaction is explained
in the following brief statement given out
by the state department:
Recognizing that the legal ownership
of the De LONE letter Is IN Mr.. Canalejas
and his agent and attorney, Mr.. Carlisle
having proper authority to receive the
same. the letter was delivered to him to-
day"
AS explained in this statement. Mr.. Car
Isle was fully authorized to apply for and
receive the letter. having the cabled au-
thorization from Senor Canalejas.
In the view of the state department the
letter was stolen document, and In that,
like any other piece OF property. 1t should
upon application be delivered 10 its right
ful owners There was no other course
left open for. in the United States as In
all other countries having a code Of laws.
person 10 whom II is addressed as soon
as it starts on its way from the sender.
Even tho latter cannot obtain possession
Of IL without the consent of the person
addressed; the limit OF his powers legally
being In certain cases 20 stop the delivery
of the paper.
This letter has. besides. already COM
at ~ for oh
* might have been applied by our gov
eminent. and there are In existence fac-
s.rniIe copies Of the paper that are so sure
~ authenticated as TO leave no legal doubt
of their accuracy.
There now remains only the closing
chapter Of the incident to be written. for
the end y already In sight Notwiths,and-
ing all that has been said In the press
about demands or Spain for apologies or
re;ractions of the disagTeeable things said
by Senor Dupuy De Lone IN his letter. It
can be positively stated that at no time
since the publication Of the letter has
the state department. taken any such
course. Instead II has relied entirely up
on the sense OF proprlesy OF the Spanish
government TO do all that was proper and
needful to wipe on, the unpleasant impress
sion produced by these statements. and IL
can now be said that this course has been
fully Justified and that the Spanish easIn-
e now being aware ot The fun text Of TIE
letter - expected in day or two. &C
make such n disclaimer 20 the letter as IS
required by the circumstances.
Today the state department received off,
cial notice from Madris ef the selection
Of Ssnor Louis po1o Bernahe, as United
States TalniEter 20 succeed Senor Le Lone.
senor Poto Bernaoe IS a son OF Vice Ad-
uiFal Poto. who fPfueriy represented
Spain In this country. seaor Bernase is
row engaged IN 4 special department, OF
the foreign ministry az Madrid dealing
with commercial matters and consuiates.
The resolution Of Representative Lewis.
.: Washington. demanding Minister De
torne's recau. was introduced In the house
to-day.
The STATE department ofs2clally derles
the report that consai-Csenerai Lee had
rendered bis resignation.
Autonomy Is = f4tiaTe THIS ss the meat
os a voiumlnaus report which coasui-(sen-
Cs1tfrtse-d ~. pace