New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12
DE LONE CASE NOT CLOSED.
NO EXPRESSION OF REGRET RECEIVED
FROM SPAIN
THE ADMINISTRATION AWAITING FULLER RS-
PORT FROM MINISTER wooDFoRD BEFORE
TAKING FURTHER ACrIoN-sENoR
DE LONE PREPARING TO
LEAVE WASHINGTON.
,sy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE ncompleteness of
Minister woodford's latest dispatch from Mao
rid made public this morning. has undoubtedly
operated to prevent this Government consid'
ering the De LONE incident absolutely closed
SO far as the main point at issue Is concerned-
the displacement OF the offending diplomat as
persona non grata 10 the Administration-ths
purpose OF this Government has been sufficiently
ACCOMPLISHED Although the President, through
Minister Woodford had meant TO ask explicitly
for Sefor De Lomes immediate recall. the fact
that the message not delivered TO the Sa-
gasta Cabinet until after II had accepted Dupuy
de Lomes resignation removed all possible
ground Of offence the part Of the United
States at the method taken by Spain to END tho
service Of its offending Minister here the au-
thor Of the Canalejas letter. having become
mere Spanish subject, without representative
character. could not be formally dismissed from
this country could his recall or further
humiliation by Spain be made the subject OK
diplomatic correspondence Spain's new Charge
d'AnaIres Senior Du Bose. was accordingly re-
ceived at once the presentation OF his cre-
dentials at the State Department and relations
with the Spanish Mission kere. abruptly teru'-
mated on Wednesday afternoon. were renewed
by the recognition OF Minister De Lome's ad In
terim successor.
DIsAvOwAL EXPECTED.
In another sense however. the friction D.
tween the two Governments caused by the pup
lcation Of the Canalejas letter must not De con-
sidered as wholly allayed. Though the ADMIN.
istration regards the acceptance by the sagaste
Cabinet Of De Lome'e resignation as fully equiv
alent to the formal recall demanded In Assistans
Secretary Days first dispatch to Minister WOOD
ford. It has. nevertheless, expected TO receive
from Madrid some natural expression OF regret
that its representative here should have %
grossly maligned the head OF friendly Ma
ton
In the brief cable dispatch from Minister
Woodford which reached the State Department
last night 20 reference made 10 any regret
on the part Of the Spanish Ca binet for Senior Do
Lome's irciscretions at Washington. General
Woodford. however. In last nights dispatch
promised to send fuller report Of his interview
with Premier Sagasta, and until this complete
message arrives and is considered the President
and his advisers will not be able TO say definitely
whether they regard the incident completely
closed or not Some disavowal Of the sentiments
contained in the Canaletas letter is OF course.
due to this country. and Spain's failure TO give
some assurance OF regret at the circumstances
which compelled Dupuy de Lore's retirement
would naturally lead to further correspondence
between the two countries.
WAITING FOR FULLER INFORMATION.
The following authoritative epitome Of tho
situation was obtained by The Tribunes repre-
sentative from the State Department at 4
O'Clock to-day: The Dupuy de LONE incident
is not yet 10 be considered closed. This Cow
ernment is awaiting the full report from Gem
eral Woodford. which he said in his last dispatch
would follow. No further action can be taken
until we have that report 1t presumably
contains information which Is not yet In our
possession. General Woodford has not been
instructed 10 ask disavowal Of Dupuy de
L6me's letter. The acceptance OF the resigna-
ton does not preclude a request for dsavowal.
but we may not require it after we get the full
report The acceptance of the resignation does
preclude the sending Of passports TO Dupuy %
LONE unless he asks for them"
In explanation Of these terse statements Il b
declared that this Government is possessed Of
no information whatever except that which has
been given to the public.
The only instructions that have been sent 10
the American Minister at Madrid were dis.
matched Immediately after Assistant Secretary
Day returned from the Spanish Legation on
Wednesday afternoon. and. according 70 the
State Department, these were In substance -
follows:
Tbere has appeared In the public prints let
ter addressed by the Spanish Minister 10 ME-.
Canalejas. This letter the Minister admltS
Vas written by him. II contains expressions
concerning the President or the United States
Of such character as 70 end the Minister'S use.
,,,lness az a representative OF his Governmens
in this country General Woodford WAS there
Tore instructed at once to say 70 the Minister
of State that the immediate recall or MI. Dupuy
de LONE is expected by the president
n1spATy-H FROM GENERAL wooDFoRn
The only reply that had been received up TO
,he hour the State Department closed to-day
was the following official bulletin read at the
Cabinet meeting to-day. which gives almost enc
precise words Of the cable dispstch which came
10 the White House late last night nearly thirty
hours after General Woodford's Instructions
were dispatched:
General woodford telegraphs that Minister'S
resignation had been accepted before ne pre-
sented telegram from the department. Aoas
thar First Secretary at Washington Will DO
placed N charge OF the Legation. and new MIN
ister appointed AT once. Full report TO fo1low'
The intimaton In General Woodford's last
sentence is taken BY officials TO indicate that he
has other things 10 say which he prefers not to
do hurriedly. The Spanish Premier. perhaps.
gave him other information Of Importance.
which could not be hastily translated into the
cipher code OF the Department, ana ne chose 70
cable the simple facts and complete his report
with more deliberation. This is the view taken
by the State Department which further pre-.
sumes that the full report will OF course b
cabled or General Woodford would have speci-
fed that II would be mailed. All his recent re-
ports have been fully covered BY cable. In any
event. II the Department does not hear further
from him Tomorrow. he will be asked II he has
anything further. and on his reply will depend
whether he will be directed TO Intimate 10 Sa-
gas,a that the United States has expected some
assurance from Spain that Dupuy de Lome's
criticisms had not been officially approved. No
one IN the State Department consents. however.