The Saint Paul globe., 1898-02-13
SPAIN MUST DISAVOW
INFERENCES OF DE LONE; LETTER
REQUIRE EXPLANATION
Personal Incident Closed hut Sa-
gastn Will Be Expected to Re
affirm His Good Faith In the Mat
ter of Autonomy for the Island
of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The policy
| OF the administration concerning the
De LONE incident can be stated. brief
ly and definitely-and on authority not
open to questi0n-as follows:
The president is awaiting the full
report of United States Minister Wood
tcrd, Who,. in the brief report already
made, stated that fuller details would
! be forwarded. SO far as the personal
! illusions Of the late minister to the
/ president are concerned the incident is
undoubtedly closed
+ No demand has been, or will be
| made, according to the present inten-
| tlons. for diSavOWal Of them though
/ should 1t be made it will be regarded
/ as graceful act.
Z But the differences in the letter which
/ bring in question Spain's good faith on
! questions of reciprocity and inferen-
tally autonomy for Cuba, if not disa-
( vowed voluntarily, may become the
2 subject of further diplomatic corra-
! spondence, though, as to this matter,
I as has been stated heretofore. the pres
/ ident will await Minister Woodford's
fuller advices before anything is decid-
ed upon.
| This feature of the ex-minIster's let
ter is entirely disassociated from the
| personal aspect which resulted in his
| retirement. 1t is confidently expected
i by this government that Spain will
/ take an opportunity to disavow the
| statements of it's late representative
F so far as they tend to commit Spain
| to policy which leaves her good faith
| open to serious doubt.
! Up to 1:30 this afternoon Minister
/ WoodfOrd had not yet forwarded the
| full report Of the interview had by him
| with the Spanish foreign office
, Important Point.
/ A point that may be of Importance
In considering the act of the Spanish
/ government in accepting the resigna-
| ton of the minister without disclaim-
ing responsibility for any of the ut
! teranees contained in his letter has
/ been broached- The Spanish govern
ment, 1T is said, may not be aware of
/ the contents of the letter. There is
reason to believe that when it acted
! upon Mr.. de Lome's resignation. if in
/ deed not up to the present moment, the
| Spanish foreign Office did not have be-
I fore 1t the full text of the letter and
I may nave acted on the assumption
| that the document contained only per
sonal criticisms upon the president.
/ In this case the statements respect
ing the autonomy and reciprocity
measures, which, it appears, are re-
garded of greater Importance than the
personal criticisms passed by the min
lister On the president, may not have
been known to the Spanish govern
ment.
The fact that Senor Canalejas, the
person addressed by the minister who
| is now in Madrid, is said to have de-
clared to the government that he never
received the letter would warrant
such an assumption, unless the cable
has been freely used by the Spanish le-
cation here, for this government has
| not cabled the letter.
At the Spanish leg9 tiOn affairs houa
assumed normal condition. Senor du
Bose is in charge. He did not go -
the state department this morning.
| This afternoon he made calls on the
foreign representatives, thus fulfilling
a social and official duty, by which the
fact of his assuming charge of the post
is made known to them.
Senof de LONE is busy winding ND
his affairs and preparing for departure.
The time Of leaving has not been set.
Nine de LONE is directing the unex-
pectedly hasty work of packing, and
reports of her being prostrated by the
recent occurrence are groundess.
No 1ntimation has come to any one
at the legation as to the new minis
ter The several names mentioned in
the newspapers are well known, but
all comment is regarded as purely con-
jeetural.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Represen-
tative Lewis, of Washington, has pre-
pared joint resolution which he will
offer in the house on Monday, express
ing it TO be the sense of the house and
senate that the president decline to
recognize the resignation of Senior de
Lone, the Spanish minister, and in
stead inform him that he Is persona
non grata.
CONSIDER 1T CLOSED.
Spanish Ministers interviewed on
the De LONE Incident.
MADRID, Feb. 12-The Associated