The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08
DU bose APOLOGETIC.
Says Spain Did Not Really Want Lee
Recalled at All.

WASHINGTON, March IA confer
ence between Judge Day and Senior
du Bose, the Spanish charge d'affaires,
attracted great interest today as it
was thought Mr.. du Bose brought late
dispatches which would serve to make
the situation definite. The talk was
surrounded with the greatest secrecy
and the parties interested would not
discuss the situation, but it was learn
ed that Mr. du Bose brought no dis
patches of any kind nor had he re-
celVed any instructions from his gov
eminent. The purpose of his call was
not to make representations on either
of the pending incidents, but to under
stand what official basis there was for
the published report that request had
been made for Gen. Lees recall AS
to this Mr.. du Bose had not received
word from his government This led
him to believe that a misrepresentation
had arisen on the subject and that
any representation which had been
made concerning Gen. Lee had not gone
to the extent of a formal request for
his withdrawal.
1t was supposed that Mr.. du Bosses
call at the state department would
clear up this misrepresentation. This
was not the case, however, and after
the conference, he continued to have
the strong impression that the repre-
sensations concerning Gen. Lee had not
been in the nature of a request for his
recall. This view was not the result
of any official knowledge as to what
had occurred, but from the fact that
neither the Madrid officials nor those
in Washington had made him aware
of any act having the solemnity and
formality of a request for the with
drawal of consul general.
In view Of the doubt existing, Mr..
\
government with view of learning
the exact state Of affairs In the
meantime, while not being in position
to give an official denial to the report
ed request for Gen. Lees withdrawal,
Spanish officials discussed the possibil-
ity of a misrepresentation arising out of
past Incidents.
:. Some time ago published reports Of
Gen. Lees sympathy with the insur-
gents came to the attention of the au-
thorities at Madrid. 1t resulted in
considerable animadversion,-m more in
the line of official criticism, than di-
rect action. 1t did not, as far as is
known, result in any official protest
against Gen. Lees course.
The sending Of relief supplies to Cuba
by naval vessels underwent no change
as the result Of Mr.. du Bosses call. On
this matter, he was fully Informed.
as it was through him that the request
had been made that the supplies be
sent on merchant vessels instead or
warshps. Since making the request
the Spanish government has added
nothing further to definite it's attitude.
Mr. du Bose has felt from the first
that it would be far more desirable in
the present condition Of affairs to have
the supplies go by transport or mer-
chant vessel, and he thought this view
would be shared by the officials here.
He dismissed the idea in speaking
of the matter today that in any event
there is any serious significance in
request of this kind. He views 1T as a
suggestion which any government
might make concerning it's own ports.
which by universal custom are regu-
lated as to entrance and clearance of
vessels by the rules of the home gov
eminent