Show MINISTER RECALLED the marquis ie de Villa villalobar lobar spanish sli minister to washington has been transferred to lisbon this brief dispatch sent by the associated press from madrid caused a stir in diplomatic and state department cir circles cleO coming as it did on the heels of a story that the marquis had considered himself insulted by president taft the marquis Is said to have taken exception to the new rule which separates the ministers from m the ambassadors and to have f felt bit such annoyance that lie he has reported to madrid the president with members of his cabinet received the ambassadors behind an inclosure roped off from the passageway in which were the ministers the marquis desired to pass back of the inclosure and different versions of what occurred are given anyway tho the marquis was offended emid the report and withdrew somewhat ruffled some of the diplomats say he threatened to request his home government to remember the incident when the minister of this government attends the court receptions of alfonso the marquis denies the story and declares about a month and a half ago he said my iny government asked me if J would go to lisbon and take up number of important matters between spain and portugal I 1 replied that t preferred to remain as to the united states while I 1 would be glad 30 go it if my government required it I 1 informed the king icing I 1 had been happy he here re and every relation with this government was most pleasant |