The record-union., 1898-02-13
No Demand Has Dlel Made, Or VIII be
Made, for Disavowal.
The differences in the Letter WhicE
Bring in Question Spain's Good
Faith on the Matter Of Inferen-
tial Autonomy for Cuba May
Become the Subject of Further
Diplomatic Correspondence.

WASHINGTON. req. l.. he P'
of the administration concerning the
De LONE incident can be stated prlehy
and defnitely-and on authority not
omen to question-as follows
The President is awaiting the fuil re-
mort of the United States Minister, VINO
in the brief report already made states
that fuller details VIII be forWarueu.
So far as the personal illusions OF the
late Minister to the President are con-
cerned the incident is undoubtedly
closed. No demand has been or VIII
be made. according TO the present lnteh-
tions for a disavowal OF 1t, tnougn
should it be made. it would be regarded
as a graceful act The differences IN
the letter which bring in question
Spain's good faith on the question OF
reciprocity and inferential autonomy LOT
Cuba. If not disavowed voluntarily, may
become the subject of further dlpio-
matte correspondence, though as TO TINS
matter. as has been stated heretofore
the President will await Minister wood
ford's fuller advices before anything Is
decided upon.
II is felt to be most desirable that
this Government should have no doupl
as to Spain's real purpose and feellngs
on those vital questions, which nave
been subjects of negotiations OF
are likely to become such in the imnle-
diate future
I'm to a late hour this afternoon MIN
lister Woodford had not yet forwarded
the full report Of the interviews had
bv him with the Spanish Foreign OF
flee.
A point that may be of Importance
in considering the act of the spanish
Government in accepting the Teslsna-
ton of the Minister without disclaim!ng
responsibility for any of the utter
ances contained in his letter has been
broacEed. The Spanish Government
il is said. may not be aware OF the
contents of the letter. The fact that
Senior Canalejas, the person addressed
6v the Minister, who is now in Madrid,
Is said II, have declared 70 the Govern
ment that ne never received the let
ter. would warrant such an assumption.
unless the cable has been freely used
bv the Spanish Legation here.
At the Spanish Legation affairs nave
assumed a normal condition. Senor
Dubosie is in charge Senor de Lone
IS busy winding up his affairs.
sAGAsTA DISCUSSES DE LONE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Premier Sa-
gasta mede the following statement re-
garding the Dupuy De LONE matter 10
q Madrid correspondent OF the :" ora
last night:
we were profoundly surprised when
fhe first intination of the occurrence
came by the first telegram from senor
pupuy De LONE saying that he had
~tf..ar1 -
papers were about TO publish letter
he had written to Senior CanaieJas,
which oortained strong criticisms Of
President Mckinley. He added that
This might make his remaining IN
Washington undesirable. Therefore. ne
placed his resignation at the disposal of
the Government.
"As We were at a loss to understand
the matter. instructed the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs TO telegraph again, d.
recting Senor De LONE to inform US OF
the contents of the letter.
''Senar De LONE replied that he did
not reeolIect them.
DE LONE resigned the night before
the letter was published. Meanwhile,
the text of the letter was published IN
New York.
..Th IN Senior De LONE cabled. renew
Ing his request that his resignation be
accepted soon. as his position was inn
possible. He desired TO leave America,
because Assistant Secretary of State
Day had called upon him TO ask if he
was The author of the letter. which he
had admitted.
so sve went into council at the pail
ace. having decided to tell the Queen
shat Senior De Lome's resignation was
necessary.
And in another council, held imme-
diateIy afterwards. we took all the
steps eGuired to place the Legation IN
the hands cf the able First Secretary
who is thoroughly acquainted with all
the pending political and commercial
questions that VIII not suffer delay un-
til a successor to Senor De LONE
reaches Washington.
The CO binet discussed many eligible
candidates. coming 10 the conclusion 10
let the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sc
lect SPANS future representative from
among the diplomats who know the
English language, have served in the
United States and are competent IL
conduct the commercial negotiations.
L firmly believe that the incident. al
though unpleasant for us. will not alter
our present highly satisfactory and
friendly relations with the American
Government. What confirms my belief
is that General Woodford. after his
interview with Senior Gullon. declared
himself satisfied with the solution the
Spanish Government had given 10 this
affair before he presented his note on
the subject. in accordance with cabled
instructions from the State Depart
ment.
Wien We first heard of the De LONE
letter we sent for Senor Canalejas, who
assured Us that he never received the
letter, end that il must have been
stolen in his hotel at Havana. Senof
Canalejas seemed astonished that Senor
De Lone should have written him so
as he had only made his acquaintance
through a letter OF introduction from
Colonial Secretary Moret. when he wen.
10 Washington, and had noticed that
Senior De Lone always spoke to him IN
the highest terms of President Mckin-
ley.
His dispafches contributed to the ex-