The New York herald., 1874-08-18
GERMiNY'S ASPIRATIONS.
Why Admiral Polo Was Re-
called from Washington.
Is SPAIN BARTERING FOR AN ALLIANCE :
The Price of the Island
OF Porto Rico.
A GRAND OLD SPANISH SAILOR.

From the New York Freeman's JournaLl
The NEW YORK HERALD. q lew days ago, had the
following:-
Suppose II is Porto Rico that Germany wants
and Spain Is willing 10 concede for support against
the Carhs.-. That would be very interesting
quite an episode After allowing the Spanialds
to bully us for years because we believed they do
not Know now 70 ngn %e sh0n,a nave on our
or late shown themselves expert soldiers. AS Q
matter OF course Germany win never be allowed
TO plant the dag of the Empire on American soil.
That is az certain as that the United States win
not attempt to capture Berlin. These Spanish
negotiations however, seem to Indicate that
Germany has desire to come to this side OF the
water.
Either the HERALD has made very extraordinary
guess, or it Is on the track OF information very im
portant and that ought TO be Of intense interest to
the people Of the United States. Mr. George Ban
croft, just returned to this country after having
been for seven years American Minister at Berlin,
assures those that have questioned him that there
is no truth whatever in the report, first published
some months ago in the New York FreemG9s'S Jour
nal, that the German Empire, in return for money
and arms largely furnished to the Serrano die.
tatorship as Madrid. had the promise OF foot
hold in the West Indies by the cesslan OF territory
now he!a oy Spain. We are wen persuaded that
NJ Bancroft spoke according to MS convictions.
we are even willing to believe hat the old gentle
man would have oeen horrihed had he krcvn an
4 .. ---s~- his SnSA At RAril---- 4.iS
| tnat was going on uAu~. oA
ticklish subject. The substitution Of MI. Bancroft
Davis as successor Of Mr.. George Bancroft has Its
sign hcance, whether this substitution originated
| with the United states Secretary OF State, Mr..
! Fish, or whether it was suggested, promoted and
| urged by Prussian agents at Washington. II the
open assertions CT the New York Su,l-assertions
made and never mes-are correct, Mt. Bancroft
Davis understands ~addition, division and
silence" and can hunt in c.'upie with the Madrid
| agent In the United States-MI' sydney "eoster'
son-in-law Of United States Secre Try OF State' Ml
! Hamilton Fish.
! We do not know any one In America tna' 10 ~
the same time able and willing to help the
to the attainment OF full Information In reg. "o
an intrigue, the open developments of which ws uio
be OF greater interest the people OF the Unre
States than was the discovery OF DR.. Livingstone.
We cannot. because our knowledge exact ana
irrefragable as 1t IS, has dropped on us by mere
accident; and We could not give up the sources Of
our information without jeOpardzing interests
that we nave, far moro, at heart While
the gallant Admiral Polo was still Spanish
Minister at Washington he Is reported 80
have been on one occasion exceedingly
annoyed at finding an important ondcial
Information to him, from Madrid published in the
Freenan's Journal before be had himself opened 1t.
In many occasions, for q time, ''sence is golden,
while speech is only silver" and at a discount.
But, il the HERALD has in Europe "Commis-
soner" duly qualified. and will direct him to Ego
and find Admiral Poio'i--wno a. latest public ad-
vices was at Cadiz having refused to so to
Madrid, that gallant Old sailor may refuse to say
anything, but whether not. he will not say
that there Is one word mistransated or inac-
curate In the following very startling record OF
how Admiral Polo came to cease being Spanish
Minister al Washinrtoni
In the first days Of April last, 1874, the gallant
Admiral received despatch from the Madrid Min.
lister OF State as foiiows:-
AS the government recognizes the impossbity
OF suppresslng the Carist insurrectioD and the
rebellion IN Cuba without foreign help, and as the
government OF His Majesty the Emperor OF Ger
many has made Us overtures a. once honorable
ment should know what position the American
government would take In the event OF the session
OF our Isle OF Porto RICO, temporarily or defni-
lively, to the government OF his Majesty the
Emperor.
The same courier brought the Admiral q note ex-
planning that the German government would see
to it that proposed loan to tue Serrano govern
m ent. offered IN London, should be success, and
would itself furnish the necessary funds the
total amount having been agreed on. Aso the
German government would establish feet Of |
cruisers on the Spanish coast to suppress contra.
band of war-the Spanish heet to cooperate %.
Also, tnat the German government would recog- !
nlze Serrano's dictatorship on its present basis u,
and use its utmost influence to have other govern
ments recognize It.
And "the Spanish government agrees to cede to |
the government OF the German Empire, by pro- |
vistonal title, but one that may become perpetual,
the island OF Porto Rco IN whole or in partr
Admiral Polo lost time in responding that |
the communication OF the Minister OF State
shocked him that the proposed bargain with Ger |
many was anti-patriotic, and that he offered his |
resignation as spanish Minister at Washington.
The Madrid dictatorship forthwith repned:-
That the Cariist insurrecton was making every
DAY immense progress" Any possible means |
must be used to crush ii. "Your Excehency has
exaggerated scrupies. The government has &C
cepsed the offers of the German Cabinet, because
these III no way really ln)ure the national sent.
ment. Not German foot win tread the sacred
soil Of Spain proper. 1t is not an Intervention,
but only police service, done by the German ma
rine, concert with the marine Of the country %
As to Porto Rico that Is only pledge for the full
flment of the agreements made by the two gov
ernments."
Admiral Polo's rejoinder was worthy Of a Span
ish of1cer:-
have had the weakness-bady counseled rs
I was-to put my name once to an act that has
been condemned at home and abroad. ffhe Ad-
miral refers to the mutually d1sgraceiu bargain o(
the protocol about the virginiusl | am fully re-
solved for the iuture, II continue to n the unc-
t0ns OF Minister here, TO take into consideration
only what my heart tells Is for the welfare ana
the grandeur OF Spain. Your Excelency, then,
cannot be surprised at my formal refusal TO give
my name TO either OF two acts that lcondemn--the
abandonment, even !Or a time, OF our Island OF
Porto Rico or the deoasement OF our navy l. navy
oflicer refuse to have any part in An act that
makes our noble officers and our brave sailors
auxiares OF O German poiicei
The response TO rhis was the recall OF Admiral
Polo-a gallant veteran OF thirty years. commits
stoned service In the Spanish Navy.
We have, among the manuscripts before US, in
cur private Spanish correspondence, other exceed
ingly interesting dispatches. But we are not
mutual friend" The day that we are sure that
further publication will help the cause OF religion
and good government In Spain--that is the OF
King Carlos VII. q. d. g.> that day We viii publish
whatever honor or conscience does not forbid US