The Lamar register., 1898-03-12
SPANS BOLD MOVE.
AsksFoR eoNsoL = aEoALL
Also objects to War ships Carrying Food
TO cubans-rre-Ident meKinIey Refuses
Both Requests

4 NAtil II hLtNh AitFAA AAR
| Spanish government had formerly re
| quested the recall OF Consul General
+, Lee at his post In Havana. with which
| request the United States had courteous
| ly but firmly refused TO comply also
| that the Spanish government had sug-
/ gesfed the impruprleiy of sending relief
! supplies TO the Cuban rcconcentrados
on the cruiser Nashville, TO which sug-
1 Gestion the United States gave like
answer IN the negative
The first intimaIion OF these steps
came In brief and explicit cablegram
from Madrid. Prior 10 its receipt, how
ever, the authorities here had been fuL
| ly conyersant with the facts. although
no intimatipu had been allowed to get
TO the public on either subject. The
disclosures from Madrid left no further
| ground for re;iceuce in Washington,
and. afier a conference at the White
House between the President, Assistant
Secretary Day OF the State Depart
nent and Secretary Long Of the Navy
| Department. the following authorized
statement was handed TO the AssOciat-
ed Press by Judge Day, as eompris-
| ing everything that was TO be said by
the administration on the subject:
The President viii not consider the
I recall OF General Lee. He has borne
/ himself throughout this crisis with
Judgment. fidelity and courage, TO the
Presidents entire satisfaction.
As to the supplies for the relief Of
the Cuban people. all arrangements
have been made to carry n consign-
ment from Key West by one Of our
naval vessels, whichever may be most
adapted 10 the purpose, to NanianZax
I and Sagua-'
Although the officials here are non.
4 committal on the subject, Il Is believed
/ the request Of General Lees recall WAS
made at least n day or two agu, and
/ that the spanish government, after re-
I ccivinE the reply Of the state Depart
/ mcnt, has not Insisted either upon
/ Lees recall or upon It's contention that
| the relief supplies should not be sent
20 Cuba in naval vessels. Those who
/ had participated In the conference at
! the White House would not discuss the
I subject, and Il was stated positively
I that the authorized statement COM
| prlsed everything that would BE- given
I to any one.
The advices from Madrid. together
with the authoritative statemen; here,
1 left no room for doubt as 10 what bad
| occurred The request for General
Lees recall j. understood 10 have
4 come within the last few days, and
I doubtless since the last Cabinet meet
/ ing on Friday. as no reference was
I made 70 IL Mt that time. II came through
Minister WOodfoud. somewhat un-
/ usual procedure as the common mode
I Of requesting the withdrawal Of a min
Z lister or n consul Is through the repre-
I sentative OF the government making
/ the request. which. Ia this case. Is Sen
/ or Duhose. the Spanish charge daf-
/ taires. Senor Dubosc had received no
( instructions on the subject. and was In
Z complete ignorance OF the demands
I made through Minister woodford
l The other suggestion uf the Spanish
I government. thar relief supplies should
I not be sent In warships, did not come
, through Minister wnodforyi as the Ma
I irid dispatches STATE. but was prrSenteC.
+ by Senior Dubosc TO the state Depart.
( ment last Friday.
+ The responses In both cases went df-
/ rect 10 Minister WoCdfard. There was
no loss OF time, however. in assembling
/ 4 special session OF the Cabinet. or even
I Ia any general conference between the
I President and his Cabinet advisers in
( dividually. III the protest against the
Montgomery flnd Nashville, Judge Day
/ conferred wi b Secretary Long. who In
i turn called 10 Captain Crowulnshield,
chief Of the Bureau of Navigation.
/ There appears to be no reason why
/ change should be made in the plan
I for sending hese ships on the relief
/ mission, and without attaching slgniti-
canoe to the request Of the Spanish
government, tie answer was made thai
/ the stay Of tive ships would be brief
and Of the nl;:S. pacific character.
| The grounds ON which General Lees
4 rara N WAS asked arc NOT officially dis