The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04
DE pLowITz,s ATTITUDE.
London Timex Correspondent Pro-
Spanish In sympathy.

| Spanish In sympathy.
Special Cablegram TO the Globe Democrat
| Paris. November 1.--rrom an authorl-
tative source have obtained today certain
| information which goes far to explain The
| attitude OF tho Partisan press toward tn
| negotiations in progress between the Span
| iah and United States commissioners now In
session here. Since their arrival here the
| american commissioners have strictly ad-
hcred to the rule agreed upon at the outset
mot 10 furnish the press. American or for
eign any information on the subject of the
questions discussed taking the ground that
not only might it interfere with the sue
cess OF their difficult NISSAN IT they were
| 10 renGer themselv gIilty OF a1y In Gre
tons but that as d. lelAtos OF the United
states government they had nc right 10
communicate for publication secrets be-
longing to the latter. Consequently. what
ever information has been CLEANED concern
ing the progress of the negotiations has
been Obtained either by cable from Wash
inglon or else from Spanish sources.
The news which have secured today re-
latcs 10 the Information obtained through
Spanish sources. 1t seems that when Don
Montero Rios, the president OF the Spanish
commission. and likewise of the Spanish
senate. arrived here his first call by order
OF his government WAS unou Nj. de Blowit2.
tfN celebrated Pans CORRESPONDENT of the
London Times. Those who have lived ung
mere and who are In IL degree behind tho
scenes are we'll aware that NJ. de BlnvitH
PLAYED a very important part in bringing
about the restoration of the BouNrbonS 10
me throne OF Spain. Indeed the late King
Alton2o never made any secret OF his obi
cations 10 BloWitz, and lavished every con-
celvable honor upon Tim short OF the Order
oil the Golden Fleece. BlowlIz's residence
IL crowded with tokens of regard and graf
ltudc ilom The reigning house OF Spain and
Whenever he visits Madrid he is treated by
royalty with the utmost distinction Hence
n Is not astonishing that he should feel
ar,lculhrly friendly toward Spaiu ana
make "A nclnt of ohampionlng her cnllso
whenever nOssible.
since the beginning Of the peace congress
mere BiowiSz has been kept daily informed
BY the Spanish commissioners of the prog
reSS oi mo negotiations. ana has placed al
thelr service not only the columns of his
paper, but likewise the extraordinary
knowledge and experience which he has
obtained of men here during the last
twcItly- dIght years THAT he snais represent
ca tue Times ON tho banks OF tho Seine
MCre than this he has acted since the
outset OF the conference, as the interme-
diary petweon the Spanish commissioners
ana TIE French press. The influence en-
Joyed by Blowltz over the French press ia
most huspitable one, there are few French |
Journalists aud editors who have not al ON, |
TIME or another during the past three de. |
eades mad recourse TO his purse or good OF |
tiees' and who have not sat at his table. |
N those cases where people are not under
to him they are afraid OF him |
AIralt mainly OF the knowledge which he
possesses OF the questionable antecedents
ana history Of almost every public man
here In this way he finds no difficulty in
influencing uhe Fronch press and In in.
lucing 1t TO take a Spanish view OF the
CONTROVERSY between Spain and the Initial /
states, his work being aided by the knowl-
edge which French literary men possess
Ior whom he finds no difficulty In Obtain,
lns spanish decorations and honors for any
pne whon no chooses to nominate.
u, " Is lust as Wen for the United Stats,
l'Mt the London Times itself does NOT In 10
EDITORIAL columns support the Views Of ne
fGtls correspondent; but the latter's unrc
stained utterances in his dispatches ara
not TO be disdaned. They are read bv
everyone and II Is no secret thar ISrenci
ana foreign statesmen here accord mora
Importance to his dispatches wired IN Lon
ION, which arulce here In the Times eiSht
'purs after being printed. than thew d.
ne editorials OF any French paper In "a,
Blowiz here Is known as the Times nm,
basSador. NS aus