New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-02-28
HAY MAKES nAT DENIAL.
Secretary of State Knows of No De-
lay or Opening of Ex-Consul
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Macrum's Mail
The ALLIANCE STORY IS ALSO DENIED.
Declares That the United States Has
No Secret Agreement with Great
Britain or ANY Other Country
Statement Is Made in Response to
q House Resolution.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The answer
of the state department to the house
resolution calling for information re-
garding certain charges made by Late
Consul Macrum was transmitted to the
house Wednesday by the president.
It is signed by Secretary Hay, and after
reciting the resolution says:
Answering the first part of the resolu-
ton: The department Of state has been in
regular commurica ton by mail and tele-
graph with Charles Z. Macrum, late consul
of the United States a Pretoria, South At
rican republic, since his entrance upon
the duties Of the office. Communications
made to him have been answered and the
execution Of instructions sent has been re-
ported by him. lis dispa tches to the de-
parin.et.t, forwarded through the consulate
at Lorenzo Marques, have during that
time been regularly received. The only IN
stance of complaint in respect TO the
transit Of the mails for Lorerzo Marques
and Pretoria was in November last, When
a temporary stoppage Of the mails occurred
at Cape Town, against which Mr.. MacruE1
and The consul at Lorenzo Marques pro-
tested. Arrangements were made tor the
prompt delivery Of the consular mails TO
the United States consul general at cape
Town, by whom the mail for Mr.. Hollis ana
Mr.. Macrum was forwarded to Lorenzo
Marques.
Delay Only Temporary.
The delay lasted but a few days, and
has not REQUIRED, Sc far as the department
is advised. After that time the depart
ment's mail for Lorenzo Marques and Pre-
toria was sent by a neutral route, which, 1t
appears, was known and open to Mr..
Macrum and Mr.. Hollis as early as NoVem-
Der 16 last. No obstacle, therefore, is here
known to have existed since then to Mr..
Macrum's unhampered correspondence
with the department of state. At no tune
while at his post die Mr.. Macrum report
to the department any instance OF VlOlallOn
by opening or otherwise Of his official mail
by the British censor at Durham or by
;.ny person or persons whatsoever, there
or elsewhere Neither has he so reported
since he left Pretoria, although having the
amp.eSt opportunity 10 Go so by mail while
on the way home ard IN person when he
reported TO the department upon his re-
turH.
No Secret Alliance.
".Answerirg the second part of the afore
sad resolution, the undersigned. secretary
OF STATE. has the honor to say that there is
no truth in the charge that a secret ALI
ancc exists brtNCtu he republic of the
UAitcu States ANA The empire Of Great
l,:..~.E: that 70 form of s. cret alliance is
I.o>~!D.c under ;nc constitution Of the
...trl States, il..,! 4!4iUN as treaties require
t2c uuVlct a1ld c0!.seI.t Of the senate; and,
r4lU.iE, lll,it no secret Alliance, convention,
uEIuN5clItnt or u:luLrnt duQlng exists be-
tWce.l TIE nittu States ana any other ma
LiON JOHN HAY.
"Department Of State, February 20, 1907
No knowledge of Interference.
The presidents message Wednesday
conveying a report Of the secretary OF
state in answer to the Macrum reso-
luton of the house Of representatives
gave a categorical answer to the ques
tons embodied in the resolution and
did not refer to the action of the de-
partmen in relation to the matter.
II has since been given out at the state
department that inquiries set on foot
Immediately after the publication of
Macrum's first statement developed
the fact that the British government
had no knowledge of any interference
with the correspondence of the United
States consulate at Pretoria, and the
additional fact that if any such inter-
ference had taken place it was con-
trary to instructions.