The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13
POLO De BERNRBE PRESENTED
uE AND THE PRESIDENT. EXPRESS
A DESIRE FOR PEI cE.

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Thc New Minister DecIares Tho
Principal object of His Mission
10 EndeavOr TO MRfnt ain and Draw
closer Between the Two COun-
tries the Most Friendly Relations.
PRESIDENT Promises That His Eff
forts Shall De Detected Toward the
same High End.
Washington. M9rch 12-senor Luis Polo
ne Bernabe. the new Spanish minister,
who succeeds Senior Dupuy de LONE as
the representative of Spain at this capital,
was formally presented to President Nc
Kinley at II lo'clock to-day The recep-
ton took place in the blue parlor.
The intro,fuctions to the President were
made by Secretary Sherman. The ex-
change Of greetings were most cordial,
and occupied about twenty minutes.
In addition to the President and the
Spanish minister and his party the only
persons present were former Vice Presi-
dent Levi p Morton ard Col. Bingham.
the military attache to the President. The
ceremony was such as is usual on such
OCCASIONS, and passed of without incident.
The Spanish minister, on being present
ed, said: Mr.. President, have the hon
or to present to your excellency the ere
Dental letters which sccredit me in the
capacity of envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotenuary of his majesty, the
America.
The principal object of my honorable
mission is to endeavor, so far as possible,
TO maintain and draw closer between our
two countries the most friendly relations.
In order to attain this end, so much in
harmony with my own personal feelings, I
am ready to omit no effort whatsoever on
my part and 1 doubt not shall succeed,
if, as 1 hope, l shall DE fortunate in gain
ing the benevolence of your excellency and
your effective cooperation.
in obedience to the special charge OF
her majesty, the Queen Regent of The
kingdom, 1 have the honor to express to
your eXcellency the wishes of my august
sovereign for your personal happiness and
for the prosperity of the people of the
United States of America
The Presidents reply was as follows
Mr.. Minister: l am happy to receive
from your hands the royal letters where
by her majesty the Queen Regent, in the
name of his majesty, the King of Spain,
accredits you in the capacity of his mai
esty's envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiayy in the United States OF
America. ~
III is very gratifying to me to receive
the assurances you have just made of your
purpose TO endeavor to maintain and draw
closer in all possible ways the most friend
ly relations between the two countries and
in response / assure you that my eff orts
and those of the government will not be
less directly toward the same high end.
You come hither Mr.. Minister, with the
prestige of a distinguished name, borne by
your honored father whose services in
promoting good will between Spain and
the United States have already pasted into
the domain of history. To this you add the
qualification of a personal acquaintance
with this country and it's people, derived
from your previous official sojourh at this
capital, so that you have a double title to
our confidence and sympathy. I offer you
my personal good wishes and would have
You convey to her majesty the Queen Re
gent, my sincere appreciation of her ma
jesty's friendly greeting and my own de-
eire that happiness may be her portion and
that Spain and the Spanish people may en-
joy the blessings of peace and prosper
itV"