The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
LEES RECALL
ASKED BY SPAIN
AND THAT SUpPLITS BE NOT Sent To
CUBANS IN WAkSHIrS.
Grievances ga.nst Lcc-IIas Not Conc called
sympathy for Oppressed and p'ned
An,i-Spanard correspondence Pr"si-
don't Mckinley II Refuses Both Requests.
Fully Satisfied with Gcn' Lees
Course and the Plans OF Sending
Food viii DO Carried Out-An
Washington stirred.

Spanish minister Of foreign affairs,
recently intimatcd to United States
Minister Woodford that tho Spanish
government desired tho recall from
Habana of Consul General Lee and
that tho American warships' which
have been designated to convey sup
plies to Cuba for the roliof of tho
sufferers there should be replaced by
merchant vessels in order to deprive
the ass ssistance sent to tho rcconcen-
trados Of an official character.
Minister Woodford cabled tho re-
quests to tho Washington govern
ment, which replied, refusing to ro
call General Lee in the present cir
cumstances or to countermnnd tho
orders for tho despatch Of the war
vessels, making the representation
that tho relief vessels arc not fighting
ships.
Washington, March G.--Tho Span.
ish situation developed two new
phases today, when it became known
that the Spanish government had
formally requested the recall of Con
sui General Lee at his post at
Habana, to which request the United
States had courtcously but firmly re.
fused to comply; also that the Span
ish government has suggested the
improperly Of sending relief supplies
to the Cuban rcconcentrados on the
cruiser Montgomery and gunboat
Nashville, to which suggestion the
United States had given like an
swer in tho negative.
The first intimation Of these stops
came in briof and explicit cable
dispatch from Madrid. Prior to it's
receipt, however, tho authorities here
had been fully convorsant with the
facts, although nointimation had been
allowed to got to the public on either
subject. Tho disclosures from Ma.
drid left no further ground for re-
ticeuce in Washington, and after u
conference at the White House be-
tween the President, Assistant Sec
retary Day of tho State department
and Secretary Long Of the navy de-
partment, tho following authorized
statement was handed to the Asso-
ciated Press by Judge Day, as COM
prising everything that was to be
said by the administration on the
subject.
Tho President will not consider
the recall OF General Leo. He has
borne himself throughout this crisis
with Judgment, fidelity and courage,
to the Presidents entire satisfaction.
AS to the supplies for tho relief of
the Cuban people all arrangements
have been made to carry Il consign-
ment this week from Key West by
ono Of the naval vessels, whichever
may be best adapted and most avail
able for the purpose, to Matan2as
and Sagua.
Though the officials hero are non
comittal on the subject, it is gen
orally believed that tho request for
General Lees recall was mado at
least a day or two ago, and the
Spanish government, after rccolving
tho reply of tho State department,
has not insisted either upon Lees
recall or upon it's contention that the
relief supplies should not be sent to
Cuba in naval vessels"
Beyond tho foregoing, those who
had participated in the conference at
the White House would not discuss
the subject, and it was stated POSI-
lively that the authorized statement
comprised everything that would be
given to any one.
The advicos from Madrid, together
with tho authoritative statement hero,
left no room for doubt as to what had
occurred. Tho request for General
Lees recall is understood to have
come within the last few days, and
doubtless since the last cabinet meet
ing n Friday, rs no reference was
made to it at that time 1t came
through Minister Woodford, n some
what unusual procedure, as the com