The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
FAV0RS AMERICA.
German Sentiment Changes on the span
i>h Crisis.

German sentiment Changes on the Span
ish Crisis.
Special Berlin Letter. Copyrighted. 1898,
by the Associated Press.
Berlin. April 2.-The sentiment in
Germany in official and unofficial cir
cles early to-day was that the Span
ish- american crisis had veered con-
siderably during the course of the week
and is now decidedly more favorable to
the United States. This, IL Is asserted.
is partly due to the moderation of
President Mckinley and the conserva-
tive manner in which the United States
minister. General Woodford. has dealt
with the authorities at Madrid. and
partly to the bitterness engendered by
the alleged wanton attack Of a band of
insurgents upon the German sugar re-
fineries at Cannamaba, In the Trinidad
district OF the province of Santa Clara.
Cuba. and the murder of four persons
connected with the refinery on March
Is, which has taught Germany that
Spain Is unable to protect the lives of
foreigners in Cuba. As previously an
nounced, the German foreign Office is
demanding immediate and full redress
for this outrage, and n German warship
viii soon be sent to Havana IL satis-
faction is not forthcoming in short or
der. The Spanish ambassador here.
Senior Mendez de Vigo. has had lengthy
conferences with Baron Won Buelow.
the German minister for foreign af-
fairs, who convinced the ambassador
that Germany intended to have COM
plete satisfaction, including an indem-
nifty for the property destroyed and the
lives taken.
The ambassador was also informed
that unless the redress was forthcom-
ing, Germany would herself act. secure
damages and punish the offenders. As
an incentive to quick reparaIion. Baron
Won Buelow added that provisional or
ders had been cabled to the commander
of the German warship Geir TO sail in
the direction of Cuba. The Spanish
ambassador promised that he would ex-
ert himself to the utmost to comply
with the German demands.
The newspapers here are also chang
ing their line and now concede in the
main the justice of the American de-
mands. acknowledging that Washing
ton has acted with the moderation
which many another government
would not have shown under similar
circumstances. The Cologne Gazette.
the Nossische Zeitung. the Lokal An
zieger. and other leading newspapers
highly euloglze President McKinley's
calm statesmanship and express conf
dence that whatever he ultimately de-
cides will be dictated by some good
reason.
The United States ambassador, An
drew d. White. in an interview, said
that thus far. acting under Instructions
from Washington. he had not formally
inquired of the German government
what its attitude would be in the event
of war He had nevertheless been re-
peatedly assured informally by Baron
Won Buelow that Germany will in r.
case assume an unfriendly attitude to-
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any possible commission of the powers
having that end i'm view.
In regard to Emperor Williams per-
sonal views. Mr.. White said his majesty
had been grossly misrepresented by the
foreign press. The emperor has re-
peatedly given Mr.. White to under
stand that he felt most favorably dis
posed toward the United States. and his
ympathies are with the United States
I'm this crisis