The sun., 1897-05-19
The Revelations Of Eel Heraldo.

Our Madrid contemporary, Ell Herdldo,
makes neat remark concerning the pacifi-
cation of Cuba " Premier CANovAs does
not say much about it; Sef1or SAGAsTA is
mute; Sef1or MoRET is puzzled" 1t seems
to us that the second of these three Spanish
statesmen, the one who remains mute,
must be shrewder than the one who says
something, though not much, and must be
of more tranquil mind than the one who is
puzzled. A good while ago we took occa-
sion to speak highly Of Sef1or MoRET: it
was after he had made speech which led
US to suppose that he was about to jump the
puzzle and strike for Cuban independence.
All the more lamentable is the informal ion
from Madrid that he is yet on the wrong
side of the puzzle. We cannot understand
why politician of the large liberalism of
Sefior MoRET should stay there so long.
AS Ell Heraldo could not obtain any salts
factory intelligence about the pacitlcation
of Cuba from the sly man, the mute man,
or the puzzled man, 1t sought out person.
age "who knows what is going on in high
political circles" and it tells us what it got
out of him. At this place we give notice
that we have right to suspect that after
who does not say much about Cuban pacifi-
cation; for it gives us an account of a deep
laid plan of Premier CANovAs. which can
be described in n very few words, not to be
spoken by him in the hearing of everybody.
1t would seem, then, II the report in Ell Her.
aldo is correct, that CANovAs has made an
offer to President MCKINLEY. He offers to
provide " more radical regime" for Cuba,
"upon condition that he [MCKINLEYl shall
induce the Cuban insurgents to lay down
their arms" A similar offer was made
some time ago, we are told, to these same
insurgents, but they would not listen to 1t.
This failure did not cause CANovAs to
change his purpose. MCKINLEY can do
things. "What we could not get from the
Cuban Junta,' remarked the man in high
political circle whom we suspect to be the
one who does not say much, MCKINLEY
will now try to secure from the insurgents
in arms" Another observation of the same
suspect casts a Spanish light upon an Incl
dent of recent occurrence which Is not yet
closed This explains" that is, the job as
signed to MCKINLEY explains, why he ap-
pointed Special Commissioner to Cuba"
We guess that there are errors in these
statements of the suspect; but, anyhow, 1t
was imprudcnt for Ell HeraidO to make
such a revelation concerning the business
of our Special Commissioner to Cuba. Had
he gone there to induce the insurgents to
surrender to MCKINLEY, the news to that
effect ought to have been bottled up till he
gained his end; for, since the insurgents
have received warning through Ell Heraldo,
they may stand on guard against McKIN.
LEY's Special Commissioner.
In any event, as Ell Heraldo reminds us,
"the honor of Spain must be maintained"
but, nevertheless, we are assured that ait
Is the desire of Premier CANovAs that the
business shall be pressed, as his plans de-
pend upon the result of the negotiations"
meaning the negotiations of President Nc
KINLEY's Commissioner for the surrender
of the Cuban insurgents.
So much for Ell Heraido's revelations.
We do not see that its revelation concern
ing the Spanish Premier's artful dodge
could have come from any other mar than
the one whom we hold under suspicion. No
matter how high the political circle at
Madrid out of which the revelation came,
1t Is inconceivable that any Spaniard in the
circle besides the suspect in the case, could
have known all the details which our Madrid
contemporary has printed. The Premier
we may be pretty sure. was the man in the
centre of the circle who gave Ell Heraldo
its information concerning the political
strategy of CAEovAs when dealing with
President MCKINLEY. The revelator may
not have said much; but we take the liberty
of assuring Eg HeruLdO that the principal