Show LEES RECALL REQUESTED tho eidet Eia et promptly and firmly denied by the ih president washington march 7 the spanish sll situation developed two new phases today when it become became known that the spanish government had formally re requested the recall of consul general lee at h is post at havana to which request the united states had courteously but firmly refused to comply also that the spanish government had suggested the impropriety of sending relief supplies to the cuban re concen cn trades on the cruiser montgomery and the gunboat nashville to which suggestion tho the united states had also answered in the negative the first intimation of 0 these steps camo came in a brief and explicit cablegram from madrid prior to its receipt however the authorities here had been fully conversant with the facts although no intimation had been allowed to get to the public on either subject the disclosures from madrid left no further ground for or reticence in ill washington and after a confer cue 0 in the white lo 10 house between tho the president assistant secretary day and secretary long of the navy department the fol following lowin authorized statement was handed to the associated press by judge day as comprising everything that was to be said by the administration on the subject the president will not consider the recall of general lee ile he has borno borne himself throughout this crisis with judgment fidelity and courage to the presidents entire satisfaction As A to the supplies for the relief of the cuban people all arrangements have been made to carry a consignment from key west by one of the naval vessels whichever may be most adapted for the purpose to matanzas and sagua bagua the ground on which general lees recall was asked is no noc officially disclosed it is however that the spanish government has chaffed chaffee for some time over general lees presence in havana II avana although this had never naver taken the form of a definite protest prior to tho the present time it began bej j an to assume a more serious aspect shortly after the arrival of the maine at havana at that timo time general leo lee escorted captain sigsbee on his round of official calls these were made with due formality but the spanish officials official took off offense etise when the calls were restricted to general blanco admiral manterola and the representatives of the military arm of service and did not include premier galvez and his associates of the autonomist cabinet who represented the new civil regime which spain is seeking to enforce tho the matter cama am to the attention of senor dupuy do da lome the spanish minister at washington and although there were ivere no protests the situation doubtless reached the state department as suitable amends were made by captain Sigs bees calling on dr congosto Con gosto the civil secretary premier galvez and his associates there was like irritation over a dinner given by consul general leo lee to the officers of the maine the list of guests on that occasion is said to have omitted some of the spanish naval officers and to have included quite conspicuously the names of a number of american newspaper correspondents who were regarded by the spanish officials at havana as antagonistic to them this was also brought to the attention of the officials but was not made the basis for an any y action but rather of unofficial spanish criticism of general lees general mode of procedure |