The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-22

sc1@ weeks since. he sfea6fszziT refused
70 say 4 sirxie wor9 for pHbfsrztion r.
eardlag the condition Of AFFAIRS ia Cuba
vhzt re Rad 70 say wzs solely 70 the d.
rsrrrzrt OF state. which has not seen q
az yet 20 give 10 the public General Lees
communications.
Naturally, there was great surprise that
General Lee. wno should have exhibited
sueh diplomatic reserve when n this coEn-
sry 70 the accredited representatives q
the press. should hav. been So eu-spokea
ard frank IN his statements % the u7se-
credited representative % tns Journal.
and there was considerable comnssrt over
the matter. 60 much. indeed, that General
lee has been compelled 20 esny = the
nnssE emphatic Terr1s that he ever gave
Money any message Of any sort 10 de-
liver 70 Secretary oissy. Mr.. Money has
taken exceptions 20 THIS chsllengs Of bis
veracity. ard has cent message 70 Gen
era Lee coGcaed n language, which.
where the code Is recognized. as Il prob
ably Z. ny both parties 70 tae controversy.
win quite likely Lead 20 duel.
Il lie needless 10 discuss the question OF
veracity presented. beyond the mere state
rnent that Il General Lee speaks the IN
qualified truth. Mr.. Money has been
guilty OF the oFenss Of willful1y Danufac-
turing a fictitious interview. Even IL the
denial OF General Les is only diplomatic
one, and he had actually used the Ian
guage attributed TO him, the offense which
Money committed 10 only one degree less
heinous.
Nr. Money was senator elect, avowed-
Iy In search of information 90 aid him in
performing his duties as legislator. IL
h. received any information from General
Lee IL was In that capacity, and not in his
unsvowed capacity as an unaccredit4d and
disguised newspaper correspondent. Had
the information as 70 General Lees pr
vate views been received In ordinary pri-
waite conversation. # could not have been
made public without q violation OF al
the amenities which govern social inter
course Not one newspaper correspondent
out OF hundred would use information
so obtained as the basis OF a newspaper
article without first obtaining General
Lees permission. But Moneys offense
was not only breach OF social courtesy.
Both he and General Lee were and are
officers Of the government The latter IL
the principal representative OF the United
States in Cuba; the former soon to be
member OF the legislative body which may
be called upon TO dek directly with Cuban
affairs. 1T Is but natural and indeed right.
considering their respective relations, that
General Lee should have impaired to Mr..
Money information, and detailed his own
views in a manner which he would not
have done even In the confidence Of or
binary social intercourse.
Mr.. Money expresses great Indignation
a. General Lees denial Of ths statements
attributed to him. What General Lee has
to say of Mr.. Moneys conduct has not
yet been learned. II is quite likely that
his remarks on the subject would have TO
be expurgated before they could be per-
mitted to appear In the columns OF fam
ily newspaper.
Whether a duel VIII follow remains 70
be seen II can be suggested. as a means
20 avert such rencontre, that General
Lee. under strict construction OF the
code dneilo. would be quite justified in
refusing 10 meet Mr.. Money. man
guilty OF the offenss which Mr.. Money
has committed is beyond the pale. and is
not entitled 10 the recognition az a. gen.
tleman involved in accepting his ehal-
lenge.