The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

too, lnAL information HdI dlHaN+ t|tii
from cuba that the friends OF free Cuoa
had already. as they believed, Discovered
a par OF the plot which had the de5trlc-
ton OF the Maine I'm view.
But when the man of subtle intellect
that prepared this interview was asked
what he meant by il Dr. said. II meant
10 save Cuba aud 10 save our friends
there. That is The reason why The ln-
tervicw was cabled 90 HlaUco. To Was
the intention TO faSteu tae guilt upon
certain Cubans to try them summarly
and execute them and in that way 60
impress The American people with the
idea that the Cubans were beneath the
rank Of savages and were unfit 10 waste
any sympathy upon"
The junta received information that
convinced ihe members THAI this inter
view had precisely the effect which was
expected by the brilliant man who pre-
pared it, and the view taken I'm it was
speedily accepted in Havana. so that il
made it impossible to make any accusa-
ton against any Cuban or anyone else
B.anco himself, who the reports that
came from Havana said. was entirely
blameless in the matter, was only too glad
10 accept the view that the destruction Of
the Maine was caused by interior condi-
tons.
Two or three days later The members Of
the junta received by that safe but cir
cuuous underground system which car
red their more important communications
what purpOrted to be The results Of "A pri-
vate and thorough investiga ion whicn had
been made by the Cubans in Havana. They
had been materially aided in this by n
man who was oil the most friendly terms
with Blanco and his administration man
entirely unsupported but who was never
theless. a friend and a servant OF The Gu
ban republic. His name is known TO all
the more important members of the junta
According TO this Information. which the
junta believed 10 be authentic in its gen
cral scope, the Maine was destroyed pur-
posey.
The information with such proofs as
were sent on from Havana was carefully
digestcd, committed 10 two friends Of Gu
ba. one of them an American citizen. and
taken 10 Washington that il might be
shown to the influential friends Of Cuba
VINO We're there
That was done, but the information
either did not especially impress those who
received il in Washington with sense Of
crediblity, or else il was regarded as al
together too dangerous al that time TO act
upon The gentleman who had the sum
mary thereupon proposed to bring tho in
formation to New York and 70 cause he
publication in such a manner IS not to
compromise The Cuban junta or the Gu
bans in Havana,
II was feared. however, that if hat in
formation was published the American peo-
pie would be likely to become so pas
sionate that acts Of hostility, perhaps
even beyond the power Of the administra-
ton itself TO control, would Immediately
be done.
Lee Confirmed the Juntn.
While these men were on their way back
to New York intending to discuss with
the junta the eXpediency of making pub
lie the information, they received a re-
quest from their friends in Washington
that they Immediately return. This they
did And they were told that the friends
of Cuba in Washington had received in-
formation that Gen. Lee had sent a mes
senger bearing news which, in a consid-
cradle degree tended to confirm the in
formation which they had.
At all events the Cuban junta here was
convinced that It was due to the dispatches
sent by Gen. Lee and 70 other important
Information brought 10 the knowledge of
the administration that in some measure
supplemented the Information that the
junta had which justified the President,
in his opinion, In asking Congress for the
special appropriation of $4,000, eco for de-
lenses and for preparation for hostilities.
The wisdom at Washington, however as
the members of the junta now confess,
was much greater than that displayed by
the tunta itself For the junta was per-
suaded that If the information il possess
ed became known 10 the administration
the destruction of the Maine would have
been made the casus beIi, and if known
10 the American people. would have made
II impossible to raise any other issue than
that.
To-day the members Of the junta, with
out exception, admit that the high wis
dom. patience, foresight and true states
manshlp of the President made it possible
for him 10 see the issues with a clearer
understanding and TO look into the future
with a keener vision than any of those
who had been so ardently lighting for the
independence of Cuba, and that in the
diplomacy which for some weeks was car
ried on in which the Maine incident was
wholly ignored and the higher ground OF
humanity was the sole purpose advanced
is to be discovered the finest eXemphfca-
ton of the genius and guidance which
makes men truly great in the conduct OF
public affairs.
That Is an admission made to-day by
one of the most ardent of the members Of
the junta. 1t is admitted too. that 1t was
altogether for the best that the informa-
tion which the junta believed il possessed
| ana winch II lS OF the opinion Ten. Let
in some measure obtained, and, further
more. which it presumes he either of
| fcially brought to the eye of the admin
| istration, was never published and wa.
! ignored in an the dipfomacies which pre-
| ceded the war and was, Furthermore, is
nored by the Peace Commissioners.
| For in addition to other complication
| which might have arisen had the destruc
| lion of the Maine been declared 10 be
| justification for a declaration of war, Their
| is now no doubt that the most embarrass
| ing complications would have arisen il
| Europe and that we might nave had 9th
er nations TO deal with, at least diplomatic
! ally, than Spain, and it is now recognize,
| by the junta that it was due 10 the wis
dom, the foresight and fnr-sight of tn
| President and to the higher ground Of hu
| manity taken by him that we obtained frs
of all the complete sympathy of Grea
Britain and absolutely negatived purpose
that were tentatively entertained in ofhe
European courts for diplomatic interfer
ence.
WeyIcr Bought the Dynamite.