The record-union., 1898-06-06
CARRANZA MUST GO.
British and Canadian Governments
Will Tolerate Him No Longer.

WASH1NGTON, June 0.-StepS nave
been taken by which it is expected that
Lieutenant Carranza, who has con-
Quoted the Spanish spy system at Mon
treal with his associate, Senior Du
Bose, the former First Secretary of the
Spanish Legation here, will be expelled
from Canada within the next few days,
unless they adopt their own means to
leave before an international question
is raised as to their presence in Canada.
The Carranza letter detailing his spy
system, was communicated to the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, together with all other informa-
ton bearing on the operations of the
Spanish in Canada.
The ambassador was quick to act in
the matter and without waiting the
slow process of the mail he cabled the
entire matter to the Foreign Office. No
doubt is entertained as to the speedy
action Of the authorities at London
row that specific case has been made
out against the Spanish officials in
Canada. They would have taken the
initiative ere this had there been any
thing more than suspicion as to the
operations of CarranZa and Du Bose.
But the Carranza letter was proof pos
quickly and on their own volition tow
ard securing adequate redress. The
State Department has not cabled En-
bassador Hay, not deeming it necessary
to do more than simply lay the facts
before the BRITISH ambassador here. 1t
is expected Lord Salisbury will call the
attention of the Spanish Government
to the undesirability of having Messrs
Carranza and Du Bose remain in Cana
da longer, as the operations are so OBJ
viously hostile to the United States
This however, may become unnac-
essary if the Spanish officials withdraw
from Canada. as there appears to
be no disposition to prosecute them or
to give them an enforced expulsion so
long as they are willing to close their
operations and depart. The British
statutes, as we'll as those of Canada
have specific provision against the use
of British or Canadian territory by for
eigners temporarily seeking asylum
there as the base of hostile operations
against countries with which Great
Britain and her colonies are at peace
About week ago an effort was made
by the Spanish officials to enlist The
sympathy of the British Embassy here
with an alleged British subject imDris-
oned at Tampa, who. it is believed. is
the Spanish spy alluded to in Lieuten-
ant Carranza's letter. A Canadian
lawyer arrived here last Sunday and
made a personal appeal to Sir Julian to
intervene in behalf of the man impris-
oned at Tampa. There We're suspic-
ious circumstances connected with the
case and before acting the Embassa lor
asked for a specific recital of all the
facts. These were not forthcoming end
the case was not pushed. When the
Carranza letter appeared, stating that
one of his spies had been caught at
Tampa, it became apparent for the
first time that the efforts toward in
tervention We're designed to secure the
release of this spy.
Aside from the official action of the
British Government, it is quite likely
that the Canadian officials will take
some action against Carranza and Du
Bose under the Canadian statutes.
When Sir Louis Davies, Minister Of
Marine of the Canadian Cabinet. was
here recently he spoke of the determin-
alton of the Canadian authorities to
maintain the strictest neutrality and
see that the .CarranZa party did not use
Canada as base for any hostile oper-
ations against the United States. He
referred to the difficulty in making out
a specific case against them, saying
that it was not enough to present mere
suspicion. He said however that. if
such a case was secured the Canadian
authorities would act promptly in put
ting an end to the abuse of hospitality
shown by the Spanish officials The
CarranZa letter furnishes just such a
case as Sir Louis Davies referred to,
and leaves no doubt that the Dominion
Government. as well as the authorities
in London will see that the Carranza-
Du Bose party no longer abuse their
residence in Canada by making it the
headquarters for spy system and
base Of operation for General BlancO,
Admiral Cervera and the authorities at
Madrid