Show STORER NOT RECALLED I American Minister to Spain on Vacation SURPRISED AT REPORTS Dolnres There Has Not Been Any Hitch In the Negotiations of tho Treaty With Spain but on the Contrary They Have Progressed Most Favorably Reasons Why They Have Been ProlongedThe Minister Speaks in Kindly Terms of tho Young King New York March 16 Bellamy Storer United States Minister to Spain arrived ar-rived today on the American line steamer St LOIls from Southampton Mr Storor was surprised to t learn that a rumor had been circulated that ho had i been recalled from ills post and emphatically denledthal there was the slightest foundation for such a report I have no idea said Mr Storer how such a rumor could have been started I have almply come home on leave of absence for ninety day because be-cause at this tfrac tlicrpjs no urgency for my presence InMadrid NO HITCH WHATEVER iIt is not true that there has been a hitch In the negotiations the treaty with Spain and on the contrary they1 have progressed mos t favorably and there absolutely no obstacle In view to the successful accomplishment of the treaty I may say indeed tint the most Important provisions of the treaty have already been fully agreed upon So far as tHe question of the rights of Spanish property owners in Porto Rico Is concerned the Government Govern-ment at Madrid Is fully satisfied The negotiations of the treaty have bson sornewlmt prolonged not on account ac-count of any rcluctanto on tho part of the Spanish Government but merely because every condition and T nSay say every phrase in the document must first be presented to the council of stat for review and approval PROVISIONAL MINISTRY Owing to the approaching accession of the young King the late ministry of Sngaata was in effect simply a provisional pro-visional one and as the final ratification had to be left to the new ministry an opportunity was afforded me to apply for a short leave oC absence I expect to return to my post early In June My relations with the Spanish Government Govern-ment and with officials of all classes have been of the most pleasant character char-acter and on all hands I have been the recipient of the most courteous consideration consid-eration YOUNG KING BRIGHT BOY I regretted to notice in most of tho American papers which I received In Madrid statements to tire effect that the young King was physically and mentally unfit to assume the reins of government That is not true He has been admirably brought up by a most devoted mother and I see no reason rea-son why he should not reign with honor to himself and to his country He has grown very fast and is now a One lookIng look-Ing lad He takes a keen Interest in military affairs and shows to great advantage ad-vantage when he appears mounted at a review of tho troops What changes ate likely to take place in the Cabinet I am not prepared to predict It would not be surprising if the Queen mother should continue to exercise a strong inlluence over her son as their relations have always been or the most aiiectionate cnaractcr KINGS ACCESSION Speaking of the Kings accession Mr Storer said There will bc no formal coronation as the King of Spain is supposed to bo born crowned He will merely take the oath to preserve the constitution and there will be the customary ceremonies It was In fact a question up to the last moment whether the lopresenta tlves of foreign governments should bc specially Invited to witness tho accession acces-sion Only the night before I left Madrid the Minister of State personally Informed mo that the King would be pleased to have a representative of the United States present On this President Presi-dent Roosevelt designated J L M Curry to attend ug our representative There was a peculiar appropriateness in the selection of Mr Curry as he was our Minister at Madrid when the young King was born Mr Storer leaves for Washington tomorrow to call upon the President |