Particulars of the Snonish Affront to President McKinley.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9391, 18 March 1898, Page 2

Particulars of the Snonish Affront to President McKinley.

1 (Per 'Frisco mail steamer at Auckland.) (Per United Vwf Association.) i Spain ami the United Stqtes.fcid StaM- ' Ing on tliii (hrpabold <55i,^ar. in view of J the p*icittimp&> that prevails regarding the siouafcion m both countries, it ■will be strange indeed if the threatening clouds now hovering so near pass by. The American people aro worked up to danger point, j Two incidents have occurred during the past thirty days that were enough to upset the equanimity of any nation. One was the open insulting of President MoKinley | by the Spanish Minister at Washington, and tho other the blowing up ofthab-aUle- 1 ship Malue, entailin^,^he iosn bl the ship ! and tlie liV&s %t Wo officer's and 250 of the crew". . J On tho Bth inst. was made publio a letter written by Dr Lome to the editor of a newspaper in Madrid. T.he following sentence, it appears, is the one that Bet the i United States on fire I—" Tile mossage (i ef erring to MoKautey's) has undeceived the Iflatti'gents, who expected something else, and has paralysed tho action o£ Congresß, but I consider it bad, besides tbe , natural and inevitable coai'Boness with which he repeats all that tho press and publio opinion of Spain havo said againtit Wevler. Id bliows ohce more that Mcßin: ; ley 1b weak n»d catering td tue tabble, ' besides A Ww politician who desires to leave thd ttOor open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his party." The storm created by this letter can well be imagined. Every newspaper in the country demanded satisfaction in tho i name of the American people. The I angered officials at Washington were aot slow to aot. Tho administration is not in a state of mind to twcepl ahy excuses. Intimation hits bo6n given that unless he is recalled j promptly the Spanish Minister will be expolled from the country. The Spanish Government were prompt to act, at onco ordering him to surrender his portfolio and return to Madrid, but he forestalled bis discharge by sonding in his resignation.