New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
a TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
THE TRIBUNEs VERY NAUGHTY CON-
DUCT.
ITS EXCLUSIVE PUBLICATION or SECRETARY
sHERMANs LETTER ARoUsEs ANGRY NE"s-
PAPER coAiMrNrs-soM SOOTHING :
SYRUP FOR THE CRITICS


'rY rrryGR,rn 20 TiJ; TRIBUSE]
Washirgto1, July 16--Some extraordinary
statements In connection with the recent publ
cation In The Tribune ahead Of al or It's con-
temporaries OF the instructions given by Secre-
tary Sherman to Ambassador Hay have found
their way into print, most Of which are mail
ciously false, and ali Of which exhibit III uh-
mistakable fashion the long ears OF their au-
thors The statements. summed up are as
follows:
I. The Tribune In printing the instructions
was guilty Of a breach Of faith, because tney
were intrusted to II "in confidence" not TO ne
used until notice Of release" was sent
. By printing the instructions The Tribune
greatly embarrassed the President. and put the
Administration in a hole" az one contemporary
expresses it.
2 The Editor Of The Tribune. who Is In Lon
don Just now obtained copy OF the instr"c
tions there and cablcd them 10 his paper, pro-
c.edire which was made the subject or DISCUS
sion at the Cabinet meeting to-day
1t would be difficult 10 determine when Oh the
three assertions is the most asinine
AS to No T. The instructions were never III
Trusted 70 The Tribune IN confidence or other
wise, to be printed only after permission hau
hoen Given from Washington by some person
orr nf npr
Tho Associated Press ard another so-called
nress association represented by The New-fork
sun" obtained about a week ago in Washing
ton a CODY Of the Behrng Sea Correspondence
with the understanding that It should not be
,sad until released" Pending the arrival OF
this release" the Associated Press prepared an
ohstr.c, nf the correspondence of about eight
hundred words which il sent out TO its patrons,
with tbe request that Il should not be used untii
ou,bor,tv for 90 doing was given in Washington
The corr.spondence itself the instructions
sent Inv the Secretary OF State to Ambassador
Jav were never In the possession o. any one
outside the officials Of the Government. except
as already shown the press associations Ine
assertion therefore, Of The Evening Sun that
the ''correspondence between the Administrator
and Ambassador Hay had been in us possess
sion for more than week when IL was pun
lished by The Tribune is either dehpera'e
falsehood. or II true. constitutes breach OF
trust on the part of the news association ne
Sun"-that Is to say. the morning edtioh--p'e-
tends to represent What The Tribune dld was
10 publish the note of instructions In fuli' oo-
tained for it by it's Washington Bureau WIN
out any restriction or qualification Wha'e'1'
from But that as Kpng would say Is an
other story
The very able abstract prepared by the Asso-
ciated Press is still held lin commence a""
though The Tribune never had the sheh'ss' ie
sire to print 1t. preferring to furnish its reaui
with matter as full and complete as enterP'ie'
and the employment Of little Industry are a''e
,o rrocure there seems no valid objection no"
70 The Trihune's disgruntled contemporaries
making any use Of It they see mt
A. ~ M .. Those OF The Tribunes contem-
noraries who pretend to feel so concerned ioi
tho President on account OF the ennpar' 'asS''
,.o ,ch,oh the premature publication OF the
;,-,ruct,ons has thrown him. may possibly fee'
roossured upon being told that ne Is oear'ns
IN under the af1iction OF their sympathy anu
that he is prepared with all the good huinor a'
hic command to see them resume their oru'h'' ,
oocunation of feeling for his fifth rib. AS lot MS
Administration being "in hole, or having oee,,
nlsced there by The Tribune. 1t can oni! w S",'
that the State Department has no apoioe'e' -
make for the part taken by IL III this i""''
1,hs Secretary of State having "l'''o" ON
s,ored the note OF instructions 10 An'oassduo.
| uov with the request that II he SHOWN u "o' y
| Salisbury. he cannot he suspAc'eu u
! ashamed of what he has done. nan;ne ';atioarIv
e,nH bis duty creditably and patf'oliSan;S
.prn 49, are No sound reasons why that 1act Siouu u.
not baconne known. Grover 'irNeidhu ~ .nd
| foJiou-. spiratOrs may Tequho a.,
ieiL0m - law plots like that having Tor lts
ohiert the restoration Of the monar,hE ,,nd III ~
wan Secretary Sherman is not '"a' N'''' u q
| diplomat. , .,.or,er, that the Editor OF
40 T,tura cahIed or sent the instructions 10
IN Ine nar is TOO absurd 10 demand etner reIu
taon tat or denial Its absurdy is for not as eye printed
let.T -, w urwaninp Sun and THE Mall ana @ r.N-
to-day i appeared substantially xssierav ", It is
Et,nra stale as well absurd. ana oniy ui's
poor miserable ragpckers on the n their
| journalism could have been ihduceu u p"'
! hook in It. ,, ,,orrs.s eloouently upon
w ant ~ the shoptoy who pliers from tne
t the recognition of "dsreputatt1e acal
as as suitable ones for communicating ,,un u,i' or
as s !" atc II is very interesting reading, OK
must have been to the versatile author OF ms
hioctgmardism. The Washington corresponoehh, ho
~ oe" Ths Tribune. at whom the comparison 10 'ne
nilferng shopboy seems to be aimee: ma mas ,or.
desire to answer such gibberish ne hasn ,ha 1v
eoften the old SPANISH proverb' whlch say '''''
"It Is a waste Of lather to shave an ass