The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13
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have done better 10 ignore Dupuy de
Lone, and the Statist expresses the opin-
ion thar q man better qualified TO con-
duet the foreign affairs OF the United
States than Mr. Sherman would refuse
&c notice lie Lone and every ore partici-
pating tn the affair. adding. "a govern
meGt based on popular suffrage has TO
expert free criticism" The sfatist says
II does net see why President Mckinley.
who {. accustomed 70 the rough as wei
az the smooth side OF politics" shows
susceptibility. and objects TO allow for
e!grers the freedom he admits in the
case Of his fsLow-cstizens-"
The Spectator thinks the practical ex-
palsicn Of DE LONE Will produce fresh
difficulties between Spain and America.
although the incident ought not 10 change
the situation in any way" Continuing.
the Spectator says:
If President Mckinley were wise he
would have promptly declared he would
not pay any attention whatever to the pur-
lolasc private letter. however genuine.
President Mckinley should have publicly
called on De Lone and Informed nm that
he did not need mis- assurance that the
letter was icrsery. the bad taste and
sulsarits OF the language being ample
proof Of the fact IL he had had the nerve
or wisdom 10 do that he would nave i'm
fneciateiy raised MS prestige abroad and
IN his own country.
Al ifse same fsu,e che cannot be surprIs-
ed that the United States failed 10 treat
the letter with the contempt IL merited We
do me- for moment suggest that the exec
Gtivs failed 10 ignore IL because ignorant
q diplomatic usage or because not SUI
hsieEfiy good hammered 10 De self-re-
strained under proyocation. The Ameri-
cats are as good, hammered as most PEG
p5e. and their politicians and officials are
Psffectiy aware OF how Lord Salisbury or
"a Hanotaux would have disposed OF a
similar letter. and can guess exactly how
tod IL
IL IS no, a lack OF manners or traditions
that made the United States government
a want Of nrmness and SAVIOR .aire which
has been shown By the present admins
tration throughout lis term of office.
The moment may be approaching when
the agonies q Cuba. It's only hope Is in
The Iniied States sternly declaring that
Cubans be allowed TO settle their own fate.
That the United States would be justified
In saying that the war mus, end and Cuba
be given peace. there is no doubt for mo-
ment."
Madrid advices show that the De LONE
affair created much surprised excitement
there. The public comments OF The diplo-
mats and the press were generally an
Questionable. but there was an under
current Of bitterness on all sides Even
some days before the incident became
known there had been particularly nery-
Gus feeling In regard to the relations with
the United States. as evinced by the un-
usual precaution taken 10 guard the resi-
denee OF the United States minister. Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford. Any rumors. how
ever, from abroad were taken as gospel in
aiarmist circles. even though a repetition
OF news which was stale weeks ago For
Instance. quite ferment was caused by
"A reference TO the fact that sixteen United
States warships were OF the Dry Tortugas
and i was taken evidence that the
blockade OF Cuba had already begun The
advent OF the French cruiser Dubourdieu
al Havana was hailed with delight by fne
Madrid press. and much was made OF the
polite remarks addressed by the French
admiral to the government officials upor
the occasion OF his complimentary visit