The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-14

when they left Palestine, and that the
proposed stop at CadiZ and Cartagena
is merely a health precaution in behalf
of the empress, as the sea trip would
be long and arduous if unbroken by
these stops at the Spanish ports. The
assurances appear to be voluntary on
the part of the Berlin officials, and to
be in line with the care taken in that
quarter of late to minimize and remove
the bad impression caused by several
incidents occurring during the recent
war. The state department had not,
so far as is known, taken cognizance
of the emperor's movements, and GER
tainly there was no purpose of inquir-
ing as to the stop in Spain, although
this action by the emperor was looked
upon as rather inopportune, to say the
least, when the peace negotiations with
Spain are at a critical juncture, and
when, technically, the war is still in
progress. AT the same time, Germany
has constantly reiterated her neutral
and friendly attitude, and the emperor
himself took occasion in his last ad
dress to the reichstag to give strong
expression to the German purpose to
maintain the strictest impartiality be-
tween this government and Spain.
AT the same time the officials here
and in Berlin have recognized that a
strong public sentiment of animosity
was being developed between the peo-
pie of the two countries, and steps
have been taken to Offset this as far as
possible. The last move in that direc-
ton was at a recent dinner given by
Chancellor Won Bulow at Berlin to An
drew d. White, the United States am
bassador, and DR.. Won Helleben, the
German ambassador to the United
States, now visiting in Germany. It
was intended that the new assistant
secretary of state, Mr.. Hill, should be
one of the guests, but he was detained
in Holland. Private advices received
here by officials state that the meet
ing was important as furnishing an
opportunity for free and full discus
sion of all the subjects which have
threatened to estrange the two govern
ments, and for the establishment of a
much more friendly understanding.
1t is recognized, however, among Of
ficials, state and diplomatic, that while
official sentiment is satisfactory, there
continues to be an undercurrent of ILL
feeling with the public and press of the
two countries. For this reason, the
present move of the emperor in stop
ping at Spanish ports causes some
thing of a shock in diplomatic quar-
tiers, as it is felt to be one more OBJ
stacle in the way of the happy rap
proachement which was being exc
cuted by the authorities here and at
Berlin. 1t is with a view of minimizing
! the visit that the assurances are now
communicated as to it's non-official
character.
The suggestion that the emperor may
be asked by Spain to act as arbitrator
between the United States and Spain
in case the Philippine issue becomes
acute, is dismissed as absurd, on the
ground that no such plan would be
considered for q moment, unless both
countries Joined in request for it.
The arrival of the emperor at Cadiz
and Cartagena is awaited with con-
siderable apprehension by the German
authorities, as it may give rise to a
Spanish popular demonstration open-to
misunderstanding in this country.
With view to avoiding such an affair.
the German charge d'affaires at Ma
drid has been instructed to notify the
Spanish government of the strictly I'M
official character of the emperor
visit