Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-12
DU Bose AND CARRANZA EXPELLED
FROM CANADA.
SAIL ON A FREIGHT STEAMER
CANADIAN OFFICIALS INSIST THAT
THEY TARRY NOT.
senor DuBosc Indignant at His Ex-
puy.ton md Threatens to Bring
Proceedings Against Canadian
Government Inherent
ing correspondence.

Bose. late secretary of the Spanish lega-
ton at Washington, and Lieutenant Car
rama, military attache, will leave Mon
treat tomorrow night by the Dominion
steamer Ottoman. at the urgent and re-
peated request of the Dominion govern
ment The request was conveyed through
Mr. n C. st. Pierre, Q. c.. who was coun-
sci for Messrs. DuBosc and Carranza IN
the litigation following upon the arrest Oh
Detective Kelert on a charge of stealing
a letter from Lieutenant Carranza's rooms.
On June 9, Mr.. St. Pierre received from
the solicitor general an urgent summons to
Ottawa. In an interview with the MEM
bers of the government, he was informed
that the United States objected to the
presence of his clients in Canada, and the
Dominion government wished, with as ht-
tie fuss and trouble as was possible, to IN
duce them to leave. Mr.. St. Pierre re-
piled that nothing could be done so long
| as the money of his clients in the Bank OF
| Montreal was held under the capias issued
| at the instance of Detective kellert, but
! that when their money was released he
would see what they had to say about go
| ing Senior DuBosc intimated his position
to Mr. st. Pierre in letter in which he
| stated:
Upon my part, / am naturally most
anxious to avoid anything which might
| cause friction or ill feeling between the
| government of my country and that OF
! Canada, at whatsoever personal incon-
! venience and financial loss, which so sud-
| den departure must necessarily cause
| me, as is within your personal recognize
| ance I will unhesitatingly comply With
| the wishes of the Canadian government
| as soon as these wishes shall be ofhcially
| made known to me. This will not imply
| that / recognize the right of the Canadian
| or British government to so proceed either
| on the ground of international or civil
Law. At the present moment. 1 will take
no legal steps in vindication of these
| rights which such action on the part or
! the Canadian government would undoIbt-
] edly violate, for the reason which have
| stated above. At the same time, 1 ex-
| pressly reserve to myself the right to take
| such steps. when I may be able to do so
! without creating a certain amount of in
| ternationaI friction, which would probably
| be the case if ] should do so at the present
| time.
| without entering into the merits of the
case. I may mention that no attempt. be-
| yond vague newspaper rumors. has been
| made to connect me with the letter stolen
from Mr.. Carranza and whose alleged con-
tents form apparently the basis upon
which my expulsion from Canada is
founded.
..The notorious injustice of this persecu-
tion will be only too clear to your brilliant
and legal intelligence.
las / have already stated. my acquies-
ence in these arbitrary proceedings without
a present legal struggle, which could only
result in my being authorized to enjoy that
British hospitality which 1t is an invariable
tradition to extend to all foreigners who
observe the laws of the land, is not to be
taken as an abdication of rights, which.
upon future and fitting occasion. shall
promptly vindicate.
The government wished the Spaniards to
leave at once, but the capias was not
| auasf1ed until June 30. and on that very
day Sir Wilfred Laurier telegraphed urg-
ing that the departure should take place On
Saturday. July 2. The same day he wrote
Mr.. st. Pierre to the same effect officially
insisting upon the departure of his client.
After stating that he had been furnished
by Mr. Julian Pauncefote with a photo.
| graphic copy of the stolen letter. he con-
tinued:
THE letter of SeEor Carranza unequiv-
ocalIy states that he has been left in
! Canada to receive and send kilograms and
to look after the spy system he was then
| establishing.
"The action of Senior Carranza is viola
| ton of the laws of the land, and I have,
| therefore, to request Senior Carranza to
| leave this country. 1 have to make the
, ! same request of Senor DuBosc. who. from,
evidence in cur hands. is an accomplice in
. the establishment of the spy service. which
was organized by Senior Carranza."
Mr.. StPerre communicated the premer's
| letter to Senior DuBosc and received reply
, on July 2 stating that they would sail on
the next steamer of the Dominion line. In
| this letter he wrote:
Il must however, emphaticaily protest
against the second paragraph of Sir VIII.
frids letter. in which he states that the
. secretary of state of the United States OF
America has given Communication to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, her majesty's ambassa-
dor at Washington. of the original letter
addressed by Senior Carranza from Montre-
al on the e6th of May last to the Spanish
minister of marine, and placed in his hands
a Photographic copy of the same. which
Sir Julian has transmitted to the Canadian
! government. This is completely false. Mr.
Carranza has given me his word of honor
that the only letter stolen thus far from
| | him is a private ne. addressed to Mr.
: | Gomez Irez. relation of his. employed in
the navy department at Madrid This
statement of Mr. Carranza is corroborated
by the alleged translation of the letter
which I have seen published in the news
papers.
; Further on in his communication. Sir
) Wilfrid Laurier permits himself to assert
E that from evidence in our hands. Senor
| DuRosc is an accomplice in the establish
: ment of spy service which was organized
by Senior CarranZa.' This is grave ac-
, cusation and one which should not be made
l | by responsible statesman. 1t will be in
: cumbent upon Sir Wilfrid to prove the cor
: rectness of his written accusation upon a
2 | future occasion.
"As regards the statement contained in
e Sir Wilfrid Laurier's letter that the actor
E of Senior Carranza is violation of the
laws of the land can only say that Si1
Wilfrid Laurier is equally mistaken In his
law and his facts.
\ THE only spy organization of which
d have cognizance is that with which the
rounded and dosged me since have beer
: in Canada OF this there is ample proof
/ which shall be delighted to submit to Si
$ Wilfrid whenever he mad SO desire.
: within my own comparatively short of
o fetal career. there have been three separate
: occasions upon which the government o.
the United States has utilized the privat,
r letters as the basis of diplomatic repre-
r sentations.
i I'm 1883. the publication of a private lettel
frauduently obtained from the present
3 Lord Sackvflle then her majesty's minister