The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
LAMENTED
 BY SPANISH
 GOVERNMENT It Officially Disclaims Utterances of the
 Ex-Minister. Abstract of the Note Sent to Minister WOodford
 at Madrid. Senor Dupuy's Resignation Ac- cepted Before the Demand
 for His Recall. RECIPROCITY IS DESIRED. Spain Apparently Most Anxious to increase Commerce With
Senor Dupuy's Resignation Ac- cepted Before the Demand -
 for His Recall.
RECIPROCITY IS DESIRED.
Spain Apparently Most Anxious to increase Commerce With
 This Country.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House Washington. Feb. II.

Washington, Feb. II.
 Spain has officially disclaimed in a positive manner the reflections con- tained in the De Lome letter, and as officially announced by the State De partment to-day, the incident is satis factorily closed The statement given out is as follows:
 February r, 1S9S.-The following is an abstract of note sent last evening by the Spanish Government to Minis ter Woodford at Madrid:
 "The Spanish Government, on learn ing of the incident in which Minister Dupuy de Lome was concerned, and being advised of his objectionable com munication, with entire sincerity la ments the incident which was the cause of the interview with the Minister, and states that Minister de Lome had pre- sented his resignation, and it had been accepted before the presentation of the matter by Minister Woodford. That the Spanish Ministry, in accepting the resignation of a functionary whose services they have been utilizing and valuing up to that time leaves 1t per fectly well established that they do not spare, and rather. on the contrary, disauthorize the criticisms seem ing to criticize or censure the chief executive of friendly nation. although such criticisms had been written within the field of friendship, and had reached publicity by artful and criminal means. That this meaning had taken shape in a resolution by the council of Ministers before General Woodford presented the matter, and at a time when the Span ish Government had only vague tele graphic reports concerning the senti ments alluded to. That the Spanish nation with equal and greater reason affirms its views and decision after reading the words contained in the let ter reflecting upon the President of the United States.
 AS to the paragraph concerning the desirability of negotiations of commer- cial relations, if even for effect. and importance of using a representative for the purpose stated in Senor Dupuy de Lome's letter, the Government ex- pressed concern that in the light of its conduct. long after the writing of the letter and in view of the unanswerable testimony of simultaneous and subse Quent facts, any doubt should exist that the Spanish Government has given proof of it's real desire and of its in- nermost convictions with respect to the new commercial system and the pro- jected treaty of commerce.
 That the Spanish Government does not now consider 1t necessary to lay stress upon or to demonstrate anew the truth and sincerity of its purpose and the unstained good faith of its in tentions. That publicly and solemnly the Government of Spain contracted before the mother country and its col onies a responsibility for the political and tariff changes which 1t has inaugu- rated in both Antilles. the natural ends of which in domestic and international speeches it pursues with firmness. which win ever inspire it's conduct"