The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-12
American Military Operations Ridi-
culed at Berlin.
ARMY OFFICERS VIEWS
REGARD THE ARMY OF INVA-
SION WITH CONTEMPT.
German Press Continues to Print Ly-
ing Reports About the "Defeat of
the Yankees''-Spain's Efforts at
Intervention Will Be Unsuccessful
Political Situation In Germany.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, June 11.-There is no material
change in the feeling in Germany in
regard to the war 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
attitude of little short of open hostility
towards the United States. Through
out the week they have vehemently
maintained that the occurrences at
Santiago amounted to another defeat
of the Yankees" and have gleefully
printed the lying Madrid dispatches
supporting this contention. These
newspapers also continue to charge the
Americans with cowardice for not at
lacking the Spaniards, whom, until
recently, the Americans regarded as
foes unworthy of their steel
4 member Of the general staff here,
in an interview with the correspond
ent Of the Associated Press, said: 1t
is hard for a trained soldier of the Eu-
ropean mould to suppress a sentiment
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 transpOrta-
ton in abundance, all the men needed
at their command, they have been I'M
able thus far to even effect a landing
OF troops. This fact speaks for itself.
And after the enormous Boosting Of the
American press and people, who sys-
tematically belittled the SpaniaTds for
months before the outbreak of hostili-
ties. this NOTORIOUS failure is doubly
conspicuous, and if striking proof Of the
great superiority of the European sys-
tenn of standing armies was needed, the
Americans have furnished it,
The above sentiments are apparently
shared by all the German military men.
EFFORTS AT INTERVENTION.
The attempts Of Spain to secure Eu-
rOpean intervention continues, in spite
of the little encoura cement held out BY
the cabinets approached. Count der
VillagOnzalie. the Spanish ambassador
at St. Petersburg, is now acting in con-
cert with his colleague in Paris, Senior
Leon y Castillo, in an effort to obtain
the services of Russia and France,
either Immediately or III the near fu-
ture The German foreign Office is cog
infant Of the negotiations, but attaches
no Importance 10 them. a high official
of the foreign office positively assures
the correspondent Of the Associated
Press that neither France nor Russia
intends TO intervene at the present
juncture.
The feasibility and probability Of an
Anglo-American alliance or understand
ing is attracting widespread attention
in the German press, though the idea is
universally scoffed at as impracticable.
The papers here profess not to believe
in the possibility of such an entente,
and point out an array of alleged facts
IL \
nations cannot travel in parallel lines,
declaring that Great Britain's anxiety
for an alliance is due to fear engen-
dered by her present isolation. The
Cologne Gazette ridicules the idea, and
claims that if an alliance were con-
summated, Great Britain would secure
all the advantages, and America all the
disadvantages. The Frankfort Zeitung
is almost alone in approving the pro-
ject. The foreign office does not take
the matter seriously.
POLITICAL SENSATIONS.
The election campaign has been made
more lively recently. The statements
made by the minister OF the interior !
Count PesadOwsky-We hner, on Tues |
day last, in response to a request for an
outline of the official views of the tao
tics which should be followed at the |
coming elections have caused a sensa-
ton everywhere.
The comments naturally vary. accord /
ing TO the predictions of the papers. |
Prince BismarcA's organ. the Hambur- |
ger Nachrichtea, and others declare /
Count Posadowky- Wehner did not go i
far enough. and they assert that what I
IS wanted is special anti-sOcialiSt legis- /
ation. The National Zeitung thinks |
the minister, in his remarks ought TO |
nave included n declaration against the
excessive demands of the agrarians,
and the TageblGtt and other liberal pa
pers express similar views. The semi
official North German Gazette has been