The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12
SYMPATHY STILL WITH-SPAlN.
GERMANS BITTERLY INIMICAL TO
THE UNITED STATES.

The Government gcrupuIousIy
Avoids Expressing It's Views on
the War-Sevcral Newspapers,
However, Persist in an Attitude
Little short of Open Hostility.
officer of the German stan speaks
COntemptuously of the American
Military Operations.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press
Berlin, June 1l.-There is no material
change in the feeling in Germany in re-
gard to the war between Spain and the
United States.
The government scrupulously avoids ex-
pressing its views on the subject. and a
few Of the German newspapers persist in
their attitude of little short of open hos
tility toward the United States.
Throughout the week they have vehe-
mently maintained that the occurrences
at Santiago de Cuba amounted to another
defeat of the Yankees" and have glee-
fully printed the lying Madrid dispatches
supporting this contention.
These newspapers also continue to
charge the Americans with cowardlce for
not attacking the Spanlards whom, un-
Ill recently, the Americans regarded as
foes unworthy of their steel"
A member Of the general staff here, In
an interview with the correspondent OF
the Associated Press, said: 1T is hard for
a trained soldier of the European mold TO
suppress. a sentiment akin to contempt
when reading the accounts of what have
thus far been done, or, rather, left un-
done by the American army against the
Spanish troops in Cuba.
with no Spanish fleet to worry them.
money and transportation In abundance,
all the men needed at their command,
they have been unable thus far to even
effect a landing of troops. This fact
speaks for itself. And after the enormous
boasting of the American press and peo-
pie who Systematically belittled the Span
iards for months before the outbreak Of
hostilities, this inglorious failure is doubly
conspicuous and If striking proof of the
great superiority of the European system
of standing armies was needed, the Amer
leans have furnished It,"
The above sentiments are apparently
shared by all the German military men.
The attempts Of Spain to secure Euro
pean Intervention continue in spite of the
little encouragement held out by the cab
inets approached. The foreign Office Is
cognizant OF the negotiations, but at
taches no Importance to them.
The feasibility and probability of an
Anslo-American alliance or understanding
is attracting widespread attention In the
German press, though the idea is univer-
sally scoffed at as impracticable. The pa
pers here profess not to believe In the pos
sibility of such an entente and point out
an array of alleged facts showing why the
interests of the two nations cannot travel
in parallel lines, declaring that Great
Britan's anxiety for an alliance is due to
fear engendered by her present isolation.
The Cologne Gazette rdicules the idea
and claims that If an alliance were con-
summated Great Britain would secure all
the advantages and America all the dis
advantages.
The government proposes to ask the new
Relchstag TO Increase the credits for the
reorganization of the army and additions
to the field artillery, including the crea-
ton Of mortar batteries, and the addition
of a corps of mounted infantry to every
army corps, an Increase Of the pioneer
regiments by battalion each and the for
nation Of three new army corps
The fact that the United States govern
ment is not participating in the Brussels
sugar conference Is regarded unfavorably
here.
Fifty persons have been made sick by
trichinos!s this week In the neighborhood
of Zwickau, Saxony and 1t Is asserted that
American pork was responsible for It. But
when proof Of this assertion was invited il
was not procurable.
1t is stated at ST. Petersburg that Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, fearing capture by the
Spanands, is to leave his yacht at odessa
until peace Is declared.
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