Show M M M M M M t M M M M M M MM M i A IN SPAIN'S PLACE J I t 4 f 4 4 4 t- t t 44 M 43 I According to one of our morning d there liere is a slight light diplomatic friction between this Gov Government and that of King ing Alfonso cat caused sed by bythe the he the suppression of off a despatch from the leader of the Nationalist party in ih Spain to President Roosevelt congratulating lating him on the establishment of ofa a republican form of government in iii Cuba it t is said that the censor not only refused to allow th the message to be put on the wire but that the Spanish Spanish Span- Span ish sh authorities have proceeded to prosecute the author author au- au thor hor for writing it Also Also we we are arc ad advised the American American Amer- Amer ican can State D Department has instructed our l Ministers Minister 1 at Madrid to ask for an explanation r We e are unable to understand why any explanation explanation n nation tion i is required by the circumstances It is a rule general among civilized nations that a citizen or subject desiring to address tho the chief or the g govern government vem ment of a i eign State must do so through the foreign of his own government In the United Unite ates on 1110 e than Le ce occasion excitement ba has lIaf been c caused used by the impertinence of personal communications communications communications com com- to the representatives of foreign powers powers pow pow- ers ers in criticism of the acts or policy of our our own government That a Spaniard of republican proclivities proclivities proclivities pro pro- should be glad to see the Cuban republic come into being is natural enough That he should exploit his delight ht to the mortification of his own nation is quite another matter and not nice in ill any way We Ye do not believe that his punishment for foran foran foran an offence against national and international good taste requires any explanation whatever from Madrid |