The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
He Admits the Authenticity
Of the Canalejas Letter.
HIS RECALL IS DEMANDED
If Spain Does Not Act, He viii
Receive His Passports To-Day.

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iEnation TO Premier saEasta ut About the
Same limo That the Demand for HIS Recall
Was Sent TO Gen. woodrord at Madrid
cannon ana Mason Mako Stirring Ar.
peals In the Senate for tho Cuban Patriots..
Tho administration Criticised for So Long
Delaying the Granting OF BeIIrerent Rishts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The State Department
has demanded the recall of Senior Don Enrique
Dupuy dc LONE, tho Minister of Spain in Wash.
ington, for his vulgar criticism OF President Mo.
Kinley in the letter written to Senior Canalejas,
which was given to the newspapers by the Cuban
Junta in New York last night. Unless this do
mand has been complied with by tomorrow
morning the Minister'S passports will be handed
him. which is the diplomatic mode Of diminishing
q foreign representative who Is persona non
grata- Dupuy do LONE, when called on Off
cially to explain whether he had written the
letter, declined to deny It's authenticity, which
later he acknowledged. He twice cabled his
resignation to Madrid. and hopes it will be 40
cepted before the United States Government
can direct him to leave the country. This Is the
official statement made by Assistant Secretary
Of State Day this evening:
Minister Dupuy de Lome does not deny the
letter. This department has communicated
with Gen. Woodford on the subject. Until that
communication has reached the Spanish Gov
eminent it would not be proper to more fully
state the contents of the message to Minister
woodford."
The developments of the last day of Minister
Dupuy de Lome's official residence in Washing
ton were rapid and sensational. Naturally. the
publication of the Canalejas letter in the morn.
ing papers created the greatest astonishment,
1t is worthy OF note that its authenticity wac
accepted at once by most public men. and Sena.
tors and Representatives. irrespective of party,
did not hesitate to express themselves in terms
Of condemnation of the character of Dupuy dc
L8me's attack on President Mckinley. for whom
he had elsewhere expressed the greatest respect.
A categorical account of the Developments Of
the last twenty-four hours will show some In
~teresting and dramatic diplomatic incidents,
which began with tho information given
the Spanish Minister that q letter alleged
to have been written by him severely
criticising the President had been made
public by the Cuban Junta In New York. The
Minister at first denied that he knew anything
about such a letter, and minated that he was
too trained a diplomatist to get caught in the
net which had enmeshed Sackville- West. Thurs
ton. and other foreign Ministers to tho United
States. Later in the evening, when the text of
the letter was handed him by a newspaper re-
porter. he withdrew his denial and said he
would say nothing whatever on the sub
ject. His reading Of the letter showed
that 1t was genuine, and recognizing
that he must face the inevitable. the astuto
diplomat acted quickly. He Immediately sent
q cable message to Sehor Sagasta, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Premier of his Govern
ment. rendering his resignation as Minister
Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary TO
the United States. He spent the night arranR-
Ing his official papers and awaited with as much
fortitude as he could assume the explosion Of
the bombshell in the morning.
President Mckinley was also informed of the
Canalejas letter last night. and before he retired
had determined on the course this Govern.
ment should pursue. However much tho
President might be inclined personally to
overlook the attack on his character. he was
aware that the matter had q more serious
aspect when considered In reference to
the relations between nations. Early this
morning he had a conference with Judge
Day. the Assistant Secretary Of State. who had
previously learned from Second Assistant Geo.
rotary Adee. the authority on diplomatic prece-
dents. what was necessary TO be done to uphold
the dignity of tho President and the Govern.
ment OF the United States. After returning to
the State Department from the White House.
where he spent an hour. Judge Day wrote Q
note to Senior Dupuy de LONE. calling his atten-
ton to the published letter and asking him II 1t
were authentic.
This note was delivered at the Spanish Lega-
ton by q messenger of the State Department.
Dupuy do LONE, who had been indisposod dur
Ing the early part OF the day on account of his
vigil, was expecting Judge Days COM
munication. He Immediately sent an answer
declining in diplomatic terms to deny the au-
Of tho Canalejas letter. This was
by Judge Day as n confession. and he pre-
pared a despatch to Minister Woodford direct
ing him to demand the immediate recall OF tho
Spanish envoy.
Meanwhile the State Department had come
into possession OF the original letter written by
de LONE TO Canalejas. 1t was furnished
by tho Cuban Junta. Comparison was made with
communications from Dupuy de LONE
on file at the department and its authenticity
practically established. To be doubly sure,
that the authorship was the Spanish
Judge Day adopted the unusual
course OF calling at the Spanish Legation In
person to interview Dupuy de Lone. lie went
hero about . O'Clock, going directly from the
State Department.
Judge Day asked the Minister point blank II
he had written tho letter. His question met
with u frank affirmation. Dupuy dc LONE n-
knowledged that the communication was
genuine. but had been written in his personal
capacity, in his own language. and was not
to go any further than Senior CanRlcias.
Iic assumed the full responsibility Of writing
i, he said, and was prepared to meet the conss-
Iucnres, assuring Judge Day, however. that tho
spanish Government was not implicated in tho
In any way. Judge Day then produced
.ho letter furnished by tho Junta and asked the
IL he recognized 1t as the original. Tho
acknowledged that the handwriting
Was his. Without asking any more questions
Judge Day returned the letter to his pocket.
'ade the Minister . friGid farewell, and left the
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