Show An Inconsequential Misunderstanding Special to Tile HEU VLD Examiner Dispatch WASHINGTON July nThe officials at the state department deny that permission was refused Admiral Lefevre to land his French marines in San Francisco to take part in the celebration of the fall of the Bastile on the 14th inst The request came in such an irregular shape that it could not irrglar well be entertained When Congressman eDterDed Marrows dispatch was received asking that the marines allowed to land Acting Secretary Sec-retary Wharton telegraphed back that the rtrj Whartn application must bo made through the French minister here Atf nothing w shear s-hear from the French minister or anybody I any-body else the state department took no further action The landing of foreign troops open the soil of a sovereign nation is a pretty serious matter and when permitted per-mitted involves considerable formality I mited the French minister had applied to the state department for permission to have stte these troops landed and the state depart have been mont was willing it would necessary to obtain first the consent of the frst governor of the state of California and goveror then to have notified through the war department de-partment the officers of the army and navy of the United States stationed in California so that they would know that the invasion of foreign troops was a peaceable one There was more red tape about the matter than Congressman Marrow probably realized rea-lized and in order to understand it in time he should have begun operations several days earlier |