The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-06
SPANS Agent Will Be Kicked Out
of Canada.
DU Bose GOES WITH HIM
MATTER LAID BEFORE BRITISH
FOREIGN OFFICE.
The Captured Letter Supplies Just
the Proof That Was Needed-Can-
ada Cannot Be Used as Base of
Operations Against the United
States-oficials Will Act.

Washington, June 5.-Steps have been
taken by which Lieutenant Carranza,
who has conducted the Spanish spy
( system at Montreal, with his associate,
Senior Du Bose, the former first secre-
tary of the Spanish legation here, will
be expelled from Canada within the
next few days unless they adopt their
own means to leave before an interna-
tional question is raised as to their
presence in Canada. The Carranza let
ter, detailing his spy system, was COM
municated to the British, ambassador,
Sir Julian Pauncefote together with all
other information bearing on the opera
tions of the Spanish in Canada.
The ambassador was quick to act in
the matter and. without waiting the
slow process of the mail, he cabled the
entire matter to the foreign office. No
doubt is entertained as to the speedy
action of the authorities at London,
now that a specific case has been made
out against the Spanish officials in
Canada. They would have taken the
initiative ere this had there been any
thing more than suspicion as to the
operations of CarranZa and Du Bose.
But the CarranZa letter was proof pos
tive and the British officials will move
quickly in their own volition toward Sc
curing adequate redress. The state de-
partment has not cabled Ambassador
Hay, not deeming it necessary to do
more than simply lay the facts before
the British ambassador here.
1t is expected Lord Salisbury will
call the attention of the Spanish gov
eminent to the undesirability of hav-
ing MesSrS. CarranZa and Du Bose re-
main in Canada longer, as their opera
tons are so obviously hostile to the
United States. This, however, may be-
come unnecessary, if the Spanish Off
Gals withdraw from Canada, for there
appears TO be no disposition to prose-
cute them, or to give them an enforced
expulsion so long as they are willing to
close their operations and depart The
British statutes, as well as those of
Canada, have specified provisions
against the use of British or Canadian
territory by foreigners temporarily
seeking asylum there as the base of
hostile operations against countries
with which Great Britain and her colo
MES are at peace.
About week ago an effort was made
by the Spanish officials to enlist the
sympathy of the British embassy here
with an alleged British subject impris-
oned at Tampa, who, it is believed, is
the Spanish spy alluded to in Lieuten-
ant Carranza's letter. A Canadian law
yer arrived here last Sunday and made
a personal appeal to Sir Julian
Pauncefote to intervene in behalf of
the man imprisoned at Tampa. There
were suspicious circumstances connect
ed with the case and before acting, the
ambassador asked for specific state
ment OF the case. This was not forth
plning and the case was not pushed.
" hen the Carranza letter appeared,
stating that one of his spies had been
caught at Tampa, il became apparent
for the first time that the efforts to-
ward intervention were designed to Sc
cure the release of this spy.
Aside from the official action of the
British government, it is quite likely
that the Canadian officials will take
some action against Carranza and Du
Bose under the Canadian statutes.
When Sir Louis Davies, minister of
marine of the Canadian cabinet. was
here recently, he spoke of the determi-
nation OF the Canadian authorities to
MAINTAIN the StricteSt neutrality and
see that the Carranza party did not use
canada as base of any hostile opera
tons against the United States. He re-
ferred TO the difficulty in making out
a specific case against them, saying
that 1t was not enough to present mere
suspicion. He said, however, that if
such case was secured, the Canadian
authorities would act promptly in put
ting an end to the abuse of hospitality
shown the Spanish officials. The Car
rama letter furnishes just such a case
as Sir Louis Davies referred to, and
leaves no doubt that the dominion gov
eminent, as well as the authorities in
London, will see that the Carranza-Du
Bose party. no longer abuse their resi-
dence In Canada by making it the
headquarters for spy system and
abuse of information for General Blan-
co and the authorities at Madrid.