The sun., 1898-02-11
NOODf0RD MAY Be RECALLED
DE- LONE Matter Assumes Serious
Aspect.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS CEASE
Excitement in Washington Over The
Affair. President Mckinley Takes
h Bold stand Against Spain.
RELATIONS CEASE
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WAsinNGroN. y. G., Feb. IO.-The De
LONE matter is assuming very serious
aspect.
President Mckinley is worked up over
Minister Hei.omes letter and declared
today that nothing less than positive
disavowal Of the Spanish Minister'S let
ter by the Spanish Government will
wipe out the ilNult suffered by the. Amer
lean government.
just what will be done in the mat
ter is very hard 10 predict at this
moment but it is understood that drastic
measures will be taken il necessary to
obtain satisfaction.
The President has not accepted Min
lister DeLome's resignation, and it is
reported on good authority that he will
not accept it.
1t is stated here tonight by men Nigh
up in authority that Minister WoodNrd
will be recalled, and it is probable that
all diplomatic relations between tho
United States and Spain will cease until
the matter is Strengthened. There, is
considerable excitement in official circl&s
and 1t is feared on all sides that the reIaA
tions between the two Governments may
become SO strained that serious trouble
may result before the rupture is healed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-The following
is the substance at the cable message
st MT to General W'odford, the Unit, d
States Minister to Madrid, in reference
to the De LONE letter.
There has appeared in the public
prints letter addressed by the Spanish
Minister 20 Mr.. CanaejaS. This letter,
tie minister admits, was written by him. !
1t contains expressions concerning the |
President OF the United States uf such
character as to end the minister's use
fulness US a representative OF his govern
ment in this country. General Wood !
lord, therefore, was instructed ut once to
say to the Minister of State that the inn
mediate recaI'e OF Mr.. Dupuv De Lone
i expected by the President.
Diplomatic relations with Spain for
the time being are at al end. Senor
De Lone has sent in his resignation of
the post OF Spanish Minister to the |
United States. This is the direct and |
immediate result of the publication Of
his letter To Senior Canalejas, attacking
President Mckinley.
;>cnor Depuy De LONE has fully ad-
nitted the authenticity Of the Canalejas
Ieyter to Assistant Secretary Day, who
caled at the Legation yesterday with
the original, which had been furnished
to the State Department by the Cuban
,unta in New York 1t is said that
he attempted no invasion OF respon-
sibility for his criticism of the President
and his structures in other directions, but
protested that they were purely conf
dential expressions to a personal friend;
Spain must not be considered at all re-
sponsible for them.
The letter was one OF many of a similar
character which had been written to
Senor Canaejas. 1t had been stolen
from the United States mails nearly two
months ago, and for the reason that the
envelope did not bear the Havana post
mark it had not been furnished to the
State Department.
The Minister cab'ed his resignation
to Premier >agasta last night.
Sanor Dupuy De Lone will not 60 TO
The State Department again, nor will he ,
present his letters OF recall personally.
His functions as Spanish representative
at Washington have already practically
but it will be General Wood
lords privilege to make the formal an
by cable to the State De-
partment, together with Premier Sagas ,
as disavowal Of official discourlcsy.
This is confidently expected today.
1t is not believed by officials OF the ad
that the incident will lead !
o any friction whatever between the
In the cabcgram sent to {
Minister Woodfortl the easiest way poss-
Die Of bringing about the termination Of ,
Minister DeLome's stay here was adopt {
d and nothing was said that can offend t
he Spanish Government, as it is the c
recognized right of any government to /
lecarp the representative of another
government unacceptable, and it has
oeen held by writers on international
aw that it is not necessary that any
use whatever be assigned for a rpunest :
or the recall of a Minister. , ,,
Senior DeLome will leave Washington !
It noon today. The people OF the United !,
states will at last have a practical illus !,
ration of how II man walks 'Spanish.' !