The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12
ARE CALLED EDWARDS
AND SYMPATHY FOR SPAIN
The Dons Arr Unable to Bring About
Intervention 1t the Present Stage
Of the 0ame-Anglo-Amsrioan
Alliance Ridiculod.
Copyright 1893 by Associated Press.

DcIiiu, SuuC 10 w
in the feeling Of Germany in
regard to the wal between Spain and
the United States. The government
scrupulously avoids expressing its
views on the subject. and a few of the
German newspapers persist in their at
titude Of little short of open hostility
toward the United States. Throughout
the week they nave vehemently as
serted that the occurrences At Santi-
ago amounted to another defeat of
the Yankees" and have fully printed
Madrid dispatches supporting this con-
tention. The newspapers also continue
to charge the Americans with coward
ice for not attacking h Spaniards,
whom until recently the Americans
regarded as foes unworthy OF their
steel"
A member of the general staff here,
in al Interview with the correspondent
of the associated press, said:
1T is hard for a trained soldier OF
til. European mold to suppress senti-
ment akin to contempt When reading
the accounts of what has thus far been
DONE, or rather left undone, by the
American army against the Spanish
troops in Cuba. With no Spanish feet
TO worry them, money and t~ransporta-
ton in abundance, all h men needed
at their command, they have been I'M
able thus far to even effect q landing
of troops. This fact speaks for itself.
And after the enormous boasting OF the
An erican press and people, who sys-
tematically belittled the S~paniards Tor
months before the outbreak Of HOSTILE
ties, this inglorious failure IL doubiy
conspicuous, and II striking PROOF OF
the great superiority OF the European
system OF standing armies was needed
the Americans have furnished It,"
The above sentiments are apparently
shared by all German militar men.
The attempts of Spain to secure Euro
pean intervention continue. In spite
of the little encouragement held y oy
the cabinets approached. Count Ger
at st. Petersburg. 10 now acting IN con-
cert with his colleague In Paris 2
Leon y Castillo, in an efo to obtain
the services Of Russia and France
either Immediately or In b near fu-
ture. The German foreign ofnce 10
cognizant Of the negotiations. oue AZ
taches no importance to them. a hieh
Official Of the foreign once positively
the correspondent Of the asso-
ciated press that neither France nor
Russia intends to intervene at the
present juncture. -
The feasibility n probability OF an
Anglo-American alliance or under
standing 10 attracting widespread at
tention in the German pres. though
the idea 10 universally sc0lfeo at - m
practicable. The papers here profess
not to believesin the posoipihty OF oucn
an entente and point out an array Of
alleged facts showing why the Interests
parallel lines, declaring that Great
Britain's anxiety for an alliance 70 due
to fear engendered BY her present teo-
lation. The Cologne 0asette rt0tcuiee
the idea and claims that II an alliance
were contaminated Great britain
America all the Disadvantages. The
Frankfort Zeitung 10 almost alone IN
approving the project. The foreign OF
fee does not take h matter seri-
ously.
The election campaign has been made
more lively recently. The statements
made by the minister Of h Interior
Count Posadowski-W ehner. on Tues
day last. in response to q request for nm
outline OF the oficial views Of the tao
tics which should be followed at tne
coming elections. have caused . sensa-
ton everywhere. The comments. natu-
rally, vary, according to the prediiec-
lions of the paper. Prince
organ. the Hamburger Nachrichten.
and others declare that Count Posadow-
ski-Wehner did not 60 far enough. and
hey assert that what h wanted b spe-
claI anti socialist legislation. The Ma
tional Zeitung thinks the minister In his
remarks ought 10 have included . dec
laration against the excessive demands
OF the agrarians. and b Tageolatt and
other liberal papers express similar
viewsL
the sem,-ofacial North German "a
xette has been unable to conceal IT.
anxiety lest the statements Of Count
Posadowski-w ehner be interpreted ~ .
one-sided declaration In favor OF the az
r~iculturalists and middle glasses. As .
matter OF fact. the only parties thus nr
active In the pending elections are the
socialists and agrarianaL Tue govern
merit. while not openly Participating