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persona non grufa to WEYLER.
1t may be said that WEYLER has been In
the field ever since Mr.. CALHOUN arrived
at Havana. True, for sure but he has all
the time been within easy distance OF
Havana, and he could have run up there
any day for the purpose Of conferring
with President ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
He was In the province OF Matapzas a
few days ago; he has been in Santa
Clara this week; he might have taken q
day off for moro important service than
that in which he has been engaged. For, II
we may judge from the Spanish official war
reports, he has been more than usually In.
active during the past three weeks. Within
that time he has not sent word that he hns
defeated the Cubans even once, whereas he
has ordinarily been able to boast OF
ten or fifteen victories every week. 1t
would be paltering with the truth for
WEyLER to say that he has not had tho
time since May 13 to confer with Mr.. CAL
HoUN regarding his mission. We know
that WEYLER Is the Marquis OF Teneriffc,
and Knight Of the Order Of CHARLES Ill;
but that is not good reason why he should
decline to meet an American lawyer who
represents President MCKINLEY.
Mr.. CALHoUN's mission to Cuba Is one OF
exceeding Importance. Primarily, he de-
sires to ascertain whether Spain violated
her treaty with this country in the case Of
an American citizen; whether Spanish
officer, acting under WEYLER's orders, was
responsible for the death of DR.. RUIZ;
whether Spain shall be called upon
to pay an indemnity for the wrong
with which she is charged, and whether
the American flag Is to be held in respect
by the Spanish Government or by the
Spanish commander who stands for Spain's
authority in Cuba. The questions are OF
most serious character. Offences less
serious than those of which Spain is ac.
cused have often led an offended party to
make war upon the offender, and have
been punished with great severity. One
would think that the Spanish Captain
General OF Cuba, under whose jurisdiction
the alleged outrage against the United
States is said to have been perpetrated,
would manifest some interest in the
trial Of case of so much gravity for
Spain, and would deal with President Nc
KINLEY's Special Commissioner in the be-
half of Spain and in his own behalf. But
WEYLER has kept out Of sight of Mr.. CAL
HoUN ever since the latter arrived at
Havana, as also when he went to Guiana
bacao and Matanzas, even though he was
there in representative character. The
Spanish Minister at Washington can see
the President of the United States at any
time and lay complaints before him; the
Presidents personal envoy at Havana has
been unable to hold Intercourse or trans
.nI %
! Cub1. This does not look as though WEY-
LER, who is a man of mixed blood, had any
comprehension of Spanish courtesy, or of
| the rules of international civility, or Of the
| proprieties of a strained situation. So far
as we know, there has not even been any
communication by letter or telegraph be-
tween the Spanish official and the Ameri.
can official. We can but regard this as a
popularity deserving of remark, in view Of
the circumstances of the case.
We have heard from Washington that the
Presidents instructions to Mr.. CALHOUN
dealt with some matters other than the Ruiz
case, of interest both to Spain and the
United States, in regard to which WEYLEF
could have furnished information not to be
obtained from any one else. 1t is to be re
gretted that it has been beyond Mr.. CAL
HoUN's power to procure this information
from WEYLER, for the instruction of Presi
dent MCKINLEY.
There Is now news from Havana O.
the Presidents Special Commissioners de
parture from Cuba. We apprehend thai
the American people will suffer disap
pointment by reason of this news. 1
seems to us that, if Mr.. CALHOUN coult
have done nothing more before his mis-
} sion to Cuba was ended, he ought t,
: have make an effort to present to WEYLET
: the credentials which he received from
the President. 1t is possible that WEYLEI
; may have been advised of their existenc
by the Governor of Havana, to which the
, were handed; but he ought to have got tn
| original document, and it ought to have bee
delivered over to him by the official who re
ceived it from the hands of the Pres
r dent Mr.. CALHOUN would not have ha
( to make a long journey to reach tn
G headquarters of the Captain-General.
l WEYLER had not the time to send him
4 pass, he could have gone without it, takin
: Gen. FITZHUGH LEE along with him.
r WEYLER had told him that he was a pc,
: soma non 0rata in his camp, he could hav
n made further inquiry. II WEYLER ha
y said that he does. not understand Englisl
CALHOUN could have replied that Gel
e LEE speaks Spanish so as to be understood
r II WEyLER had used threatening Language
b it would have been Mr.. CALHoUNs duty I
G remind him of the courtesy of nations. an
II of the privileges enjoyed at Washington L
d SeTor DUPUY DE LONE.
a 1t Is too bad that President MCKI,
II LEY's Special Commissioner has left Cut
/. without seeing either the Captain Genera
Il to whom his commission was directed,
u Generalin Chief GOMEZ, the commander
,f the Cuban army, and without observir
- the military situation, and without forl
le ing n Judgment as to the condition al
n- prospects Of the contending parties, al
without carrying the case of the dead II
RUIZ any further than 1t previously had be'
:, carried by Consul-Gcneral LEE. We que
- that President MCKINLEY has expect,