The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-21

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE aapln-
-ss - s,yiaed into TWO facicsis
~ -sos, unusual attempt 10 freeze - 49,
&C. q asniroz. the Mexican amoassaa.o,,
because Of his share IN kas
s,d execution Of Maxsns.ian- no
ala ,nss ssiv.sIsn OF feeling even lhs
,as.ss NJ the diplomatic corps nave 'eeA
drawn. Sa- instance
NJ Innn W Foster. wife OF tns -.
-a--a.sry of state. issued invitations ~.
= .ea in honor az Senior Aspiroz ahu W..
a slight 10 the wife OF an eN =, ,4,d
OF state has never BEFORE oSe"'
on this occasion. . 80 ,,,iriS-
.ars secretaries and attaches a, me 49,
INT no ambassador and no beishah 'ii ai,,
ter The next day the aho<sss1 s-Dssrrsl =,
IN Mrs. Foster, but no one reielrsu -
his remarkable absence OF the DAY DC
fore. 49, .,r,,. are
generally unfriendiy ~ Senior Aspitc-.
Shiia the south and Central american
members sympathiZe with him. Inc ieao-
ers of the movement 10 freeze oas , 80
AspiroZ have been. strangely ehousn "a. -
ambassadors OF Great Britain, France
I.alv. Germany and Russia. They are pre-
sumablv acting in a spiri, OF friendiihess
10 Austria and Belgium
Trouble From the First.
Austria was so uaortally offended AZ the
execution of Franz Josephs prothei os
sent A minister tn Mexico since, ana Ihe
two countries ENJOY no diplomatic reta-
tons whatever Maxnliiians VIE. Sal
lotta who became insane over Inc uiinap
nv fare of her husband, was beislih
princess, hence the hostile attitude OF bei-
GUM. . r.,or
Asproz Was made TO feel the European
resentment Immediately on his arrival
He made a number OF calls upon oiheR
ambassadors here as soon as ne hau PR
scented his credentials 20 the pfesioeht.
Following usage most of the minister's
and attaches called on Senior Aspiroz TIE
latter adher!ng TO custom. issued invita-
tions TO the entire corps for an afternoon
tea at the Mexican embassay
None of the AMBASSADORS fespoHaru.
Most of the other diplomats did, With the
notable exception of the Belgians'. I'M
meti.ately afterward the Belgian minister
and his wife. the count and countess o.
Iichtervelde gave an afternoon tea, ana
invited every one Of the diplomatic corps
except the Mexican ambassador. whose
family was of course. also excluded.
Former Senator and Mrs John Il. Hen
derson a few days later gave dinner
Ambassadors Won Holleben and Asplroz
met there. but the German representative
is declared 10 have said later that had ne
known his Mexican colleague was 10 have
been present he would have remained
away.
The situation was getting SO intolerable
| and the subject was discussed so freely
that President Mckinley heard OF the try
ing position in which the Mexican am
bassador was being placed& Whatever the
| president said or did will never be known.
| Sir Julian Pauncefoie must have realized
that the affair was growing absurd. as
well as discreditabe to the great states
men involved in this boycott.
Two days ago Sir Julian and Lady
Pauncefote issued invitations 20 AmoaS-
sador and Mime. Asspiroz to dinner party
at the embassy next week. This. il was
assumed. settled the matter. As the dean
OF the corps Sir Julians social decisions
are law 10 the diplomats The function
set for April IL Was TO have been graced
By not only the secretary of state but by
all the ambassadors and Count LIGHTER
velde.
The death OF Mr.. Godfrey Fland. first
secretary OF the embassy. has upset all
the social plans os the Britons and the in-
yltations to the dinner have been recalled.
The question now is will the effect of Sir
Juiian's new attitude remain. and will
Senior Aspiroz be treated at least civiily
IN future?
senior Aspirox Talks.
The ambassador today broke the rule OF
nlhassadorial silence and said: IF Ii is
true that the diplomatic corps has united
10 ostracizef me or 10 treat me and my
family coldly because OF my connection
with the death of Macmillan. | am not
aware of H. Possibly | would he the last
to know such things. / cannot say. 1T is,
however. absurd TO suppose that any such
attitude would be assumed by the corps.
since I acted in that instance simply as
the attorney for the renuhtc
''Tha, fact was Wei known. not alone
IN the diplomats In Washington, but 10 the
whole world before came 10 this conn
try. The verdict that Maximilian must die
was rendered thirty two years ago.
Upon my arrival in Washington the
diplomatic corps called upon me ana full
filed It's social duties me and my family
"As to the statement that the dipio-
mats invited 70 meet me and my family at
the tea given "A few days since by Mrs
John W. Foster refused To attend because