The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15
RIVAIs Nv NEW J0URNALIsx.
Result or Their Attempt mt Treaty-Makias
In Bebalf or Cubs.

wAsuIS6ToS, Jan. l4.-Much amusement Is
derived by Government officials In Washington
from tho hysterical attempts o; two sensational
newspapers in New York city to Guido each
other In publishing sensational accounts OF
alleged treaty making In Washington between
the representatives OF tho Governments OF the
United States and Spain. The fact that nobody
In Washington Ia thinking OF negotiating q
treaty on the Cuban question has no effect what
ever upon the energy OF these expOnent- OF new
journal SIN, and each morning they ret before
the community a brand-ncw treaty. quite differ
ent from the one OF the day before.
A few days ago one OF these enterprising
publications printed q long despatch from
Madrid. alleging that Prime Minister Canovas
had accepted Secretary Olney's plan for au-
tonomy for Cuba. and that tho Secretary OF
state had been formally notified OF this fact
by senior dc LONE. the spanish Minister at
Washington. This publication evidently caused
great uneasiness to the other exponent OF new
journalism, largely FOR the reason. probably,
that oh the same day this newspaper contained
an equally long despatch setting forth that Sec
Rotary olney had formally rejected the very
one sta ed had been accepted.
Secretary, Olney aud Minister dc LONE
truthin either publication. and exponent mum:
Der one. quick to see the point, at once changed
Its basis OF operation from Madrid to Wash
ington, and yesterday published an interesting
tale from the capital. recounting. with much
elaboration of detail, the circumstances OF the
framing OF n treaty in the library of Minister
de Lome's residence In this city. and pictured
the Secretary of State thinking out the de-
tails. while the secret service detectives. OF
the Spanish Embassy paced the corridors
outside. The Secretary OF State promptly robbed
this publication OF a tritie OF its interest by say
Lome's library. that the Minister had not been
at tn. state Department three hours the day
Sdnis,s as s insors.a nor sy a. any ny, 9tnst TINE; and shs
denial. Nothing daunted, however. exponent
number two felt that II would be necessary To
put out the pipe OF exponent number ono In
some manner, and so TINS morning IL published
an equally circumstantial account of the framing
OF All entirely different treaty. and TO prove that
II was right published the text OF each separate
article from number one TO number seven In
elusive.
To many officials OF the State Department and
others this treaty appeared TO have a familiar
aspect. and a moments search OF tho records
most word Tor word the treaty OF lei XRnjon.'
negotiated at the time OF the old revolution and
t h"e Of this intest' .sSibii1ion nor OF the asP S.a 1Is "o Of
new journalism made IA few changes in the
wording OF the fret article. and transposed u
word here and there In other articles to
make them fit the changed circumstance
OF to-day. brit ia his haste To publish q
treaty equally AS interesting as that published
by ex ponent number one. he neglected TO make a
change more i'm portant than all the others, and
this single instance nf neglect stamps his treaty
as a fraud to the most casual reader OF IL. The
first sentence OF Article /. OF the treaty OF IL
Zanjon II ~ follows!
mit,ed from 1868 TO date, and freedom for those
who are under Indictment or serving sentences
WllHlh or without the island
Had q later date been artfully substituted for
this old. timeworn one. " might have been pos
sible to palm of this fraud as n new treaty upon
some clerk In the state Department who has
not been on duty mere than n week.
1t is unnecessary to add that this latest Cuban
treaty. discovered. IL Is fair to assume, by the
same person who n few weeks ago unearthed a
class OF newspaper writer's known as push
cart reporters " in Washington. IA class that had
never been heard OF before aud has not been
beard OF since. was taken from a book entitled
The Island OF Cuba written by a. =. Rowan
and NJ. NJ. Ramsey. whose writings are literally
quoted In to-day's despatch In the form OF an
interview on the CUBAN question OF to-day.
Nobody in Washington except tho authors
Of these treaties have an idea that
the Cuban question: can be- settled by the
representatives OF the Governments of Spain
and the United States, and while 1t Is known
that negotiations are constantly In progress,
there Is no reason TO believe that any PROPOSE
ton acceptable TO the Cuban insurgents has
been or Ia about to be proposed. There In. II
course, an understanding between Secretary
Olney and Minister de LONE In Wash ngton.
and, Minister Taylor ana scGor Canovas in
Madrid. as TO the desirabtlity OF effecting Cnban
reforms, but tho tubans themselves insist on
independence aud nothing less. and they must
be- consulted n an agreement Is to be reached
IL Is the general belief here that nothing definite
can 10 decided upon, ut least until there is a
change OF ministry both at Washington and
Madrid.