The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-13
ADMINISTRATIONS r0LICY.
Ignore Everything About DO lone
Mnttcr Except His Reference 10
Treaty Negotiations,

Trcnfy Negotiations.
washington, Feb. 12.-'Thc policy of
the administration concerning the de-
LONE incident can Ibe stated briefly as
deHhttely-and OH authority not open
to questlon-as follows:
me president Is awaiting the full re-
port Of United States Minister Wood :
ford who. in the brief report alraady
made, stated that fuller details Will be
iorWarded So far as the personal al
iusions OF the late minister to the Pres
iuent are concerned the incident in un-
uouDtedly closed. No demand has been
or VIII he made. according to ,t)le u>ros-
nj intentions, for u d.sa vowaI OF ithem
trough should 1t be made, it would be
Regarded as n graceful act. but. the in
isWences In the letter, which bring In
question Spain's good faith on oI,es-
,iohs OF reciprocity, and inrerentially
autonomy Tor Cuba. if not disnvOwed
voluntarily, may become tn subject of
further diplomatic t.orresDondcnco
'noush as TO the matter, as had been
started heretofore the President will
await Minister Woodford's fuller advi-
ces before anything is decided uDon. Tb Is
feature of the ex-mlnister's lcttnr 10 on
tirely disassociated from the personal
aspect which resulted In his retirement
II IS confidently expected by this Gov
ernment that Spain will take early I'm
porlunity to disavow the Statements os
NS late representative SO far MS thcy
iend TO commit Spain to Il policy which
',aFes 'her good faith open to serious
uoupt' Ut Is felt ITO be mcst desitaI,le
that this Governments should have no
DOUBT as to Spain's real purpose and
ieennss on those vital questions which
nave b2en subjects Of negotiations or
are likely to become such in tho i'm
mediate future 80
Up 10 half past 1 o'clock this AFTER
noon minister Woodford had not vet
iurM"rued the full report OF the inter
view ma by him with the Spanish for
elSn Office. a point that NAV ba,.on,a
oi Importance in considering the pro.
Pi1ely or the action of the Snon,eh
soVsrnment in accepting the resignation
vi lne minister without disclaiminr rc
spons.hility for any Of the utterancns
contained In his letter has been bronch
ca. me Spanish government. it IS said
may not be aware OF the contents Of tha
letter. There is reason 10 ,he,io,,a 80 -.
when 1t acted upon Mr.. deI,ome,s resia-
hation, II indeed not up to the nresant
moment, the Spanish foreign office did
ntn nave before II the full text Of tb.
itttcr and may have acted on tha nc
sumption that the document containae,
ohiy personal criticisms upon the Presi-
ueH. IN this case the statements re-
spe"t.ns the autonomy and reciprocity
measures, which 1T appears are regard
ed as OF greater Importance thar ~,
personal criticisms passed by the min
,ster upon the President may not hayc
Deen known ITO the Spanish government
Inc TACT that Senior Canalejas the. nar-
son addressed by the minister. who 10
now IN Madrid, lis said to have de clorno
~ inc government that he mover receiv-
gu me Ieu'er, would warrant such as
40 Hln
ireeiy used by the Spanish legation
mere, for this Government has not %,
Died nhe letter. At the Spanish lepo-
i.'oL ailalrS nave assumed n normal con-
uitpSn. 'Senor Bose is in charge Hn
ala not go ITO the State Depa n,ant
this morning. This afternoon he mnda
lS ctliS on the foreign representatives
mus luiililing a social duty by which
the fact of his assuming charrn oc sha
posi- is made known TO them.
Senor deLome is busy windEn IN h;s
aiiairs and preparing for departure. The
tlHie OF leaFinE has not beet set Nine
ueLome is directing the uncxpectedIv
nasty work Of packing, and re,sorts ne
ner helng prostrated by khe recent oc-
currence are groundless No intin,o
'uon mas come 10 any one at the lsrotion
% 70 the new minister. The several
names mentioned in the newspapers a "a
well known. but all comment is nnro,,,
conjecturul - Put ciy
Representative Lewis, of Washington
mas prepared q joint resolution which
ne VIII offer in the House on .Jona.
expressing q. to be the sense or ~,
ftonse and Senate that the Presido,t
aeciine to recognize the resignation 80
oenor deLome, the Spanish minister
ana instead. inform him that he is nor.
soma non grata % per-