The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10
GERMANY WAITING
FOR POSSIBILITIES.
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America. IN Case 81 War
With Spain.

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BERLIN. April s--Au Eews OF the His
pane-AmeSiean crisis Is anxiousiy wafcrei
in Germany, as the opening Of actual hos
tsIisses il expected. and German interests.
especially her commercial interests. ars
involved.
The newspapers, although stir hoping
that peace will not be broken. are begin
ring 10 discuss the probable efrecs OF var
upon trade Public opinion Is much d.
yided. many Of the papers expressing tie
opinion that the United States ought 20
be satisfied with the concessions that SPAN
is offering: others declaring. however. that
the United States right In declaring the
independence OF Cuba ~ the only means
OF preventing the recurrence OF the dis
turhance and quieting Just Indignation n
America at Spanish misrule.
Nobody in serious political circles doubts
that war II coming, the points a. issue be-
ing deemed irreconcilabie. although evefy
paper does full justice to President Mckin-
ley's moderation and evident desire for
peace The Nasiona, Conservative PAPERS
have taken the occasion TO point out taac
in the event OK war Germany ought 20
seize the opportunity to secure objects
which her politicians have been aiming at
for years. The Deufsche Zeitung. the Lead
ing organ OF this party, expresses the hope
that the German foreign Office is arrang-
ing 10 appropriate Samoa. drive the Amer
leans from there. and take possession OF
one or more Of the Antilles. IL possible the
Danish islands, as Germany, after Cuba
has become American or independent. will
require a coaling station In these waters
for her navy or merchant marine.
1t - learned at the foreign office here
that tbs ha
satisfactorily settled. Spain agreeing to
pay $1,000 pesetas damages for the de-
struction OF German property and the
lives taken by the insurgents In that part
Of Cuba. In consequence of this settle
ment. the German warship Geier ..as
been ordered TO Brazil instead of going
10 Havana for the purpose of collecting
IA indemnity and furnishing the per-
patrators of the outrage. The news
papers. however. call on the government
to send at least one warship to protect
German interests In case of hostilities,
and 1t Is understood the navy department.
mas Instructed the Officials at Kiel to
send a vessel across the Atlantic. In
the event OF an outbreak the official at
tttude of Germany will not be changed
Under no circumstances vii, she depart
from the strictest neutrality.
The Spanish ambassador here Senior
Mendenz de yigo. made another attempt
many's Intervention or mediation, while
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria re-
newed his personal and confidential
solicitations on the same subject with
Emperor William, Germany, however.
has taken up the position that the aues-
ton exclusively concerns the United
states and Spain. and that unless both
OF these countries ask German mediation
or good offices steps In the matter would
be useless
1t is said on unexceptionabie authority
that the queen regent was the initiator Of
the movement 10 enlist the pope In Spain's
behalf. and that Emperor Francis Joseph
aided her but Emperor William warned
them that the step was likely TO meet with
the decided disapproyal OF the majority Of
Americans.
A diplomat at the Spanish embassy in an
interview said:
Spain is ready for war IL 1t comes.
While II Is true that a large number of the
Spanish people are anxious for war. the
government Is trying 10 avoid 1t. In the
event of war. the Spaniards can be de-
pended upon to stand by the queen regent
and the young king. In spite of all demo-
cratic conspiring which Is going on. II
would be cowardly for them to act other
wise. The Yankee republic will find the
rresen; generation of Spaniards as chival-
rous as their forefathers."
Lieut.. A. r. Niblack, the United States
naval attache here and at Rome, Is walt
ing orders TO proceed to Italy again.
Commander w. Fl. Brownson the agent
of the United States navy department In
Europe, has been given authority to issue
instructions 10 all the United States naval
attaches In Europe. according 20 the re-
quirements OF the situation. In fact
there Is even "a possibility that they may
al! be called home On strictly reliable
authority Ii is learned that all the United
States naval attaches have been ordered
to end their negotiations for the purchase
of warships. munitions of war, etc The
reason for this is that the time Is rcga rd-
ed as too short TO allow for the transpor-
tation OF the purchases 10 the United
States before war Is declared The same
authority says heavy purchases have been
made of war material, the nature Of which
Is kept a profound secret. but which. In
the event OF hostilities will play mes.