The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-14
FOREIGN POWERS
Seek to Avert War Between Spain and
the United States.
Mckinley Says He Hopes the Out come
of the Cuban Situation May He the
Maintenance of Peace-sim.
liar Call on spain.


WASHINGTON, Aprils The represen.
tatlves of the six powers of Europe
seeking to avert war between Spain
and the United States, called on Presi-
dent Mckinley at noon Thursday. The
governments of Great Britain, France,
Germany, Austria, Russia and Italy
were represented. Sir Julian Paunce.
tote, the British ambassador, was the
Rrst to arrive followed by Ambassador
Won Hollenben, of Germany. Within
Q few minutes all the ambassadors had
been ushered into the blue room and
President Mckinley Immediately left
his Office and went down to meet them.
The call of the representatives of the
brief, and at 1890 o'clock they went
over to the state department and made
an official visit. They were headed by
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador and dean of the corps. The
others included the French and Ger
man ambassadors, the Austrian minis.
ter and the charge d'affaires of Italy
and Russia. The entire official suite
of attaches accompanied. The call
evidently. was by appointment, for
they were at once shown into the di.
piomatic room of the state depart-
ment, where they were joined by Sec
retary Sherman and Assistant Secre-
tary Day, with whom they were closet
ed behind closed DOORS
Sir Julian Pauncefote as represcn-
tative of the powers presented the f. l.
lowing:
"The undersigned representatives of
Germany, Austria-Hungary. France,
Great Britain, Italy and Russia, duly
authorized in that behalf, address in
the name of their respective govern
ments, pressing appeal to the feel
ings of humanity and moderation Of
the president and of the American
people in their existing differences
with Spain. They earnestly hope that
fur ther negotiations will lead to an
agreement which, while securing the
maintenance of peace, will afford all
necessary guarantees for the reestab-
lishment of order in Cuba.
''The powers do not doubt that the
humanitarian and purely disinter.
ested character of this representation
will be fully recognized and appre.
ciated by the American nation"
President Mckinley replied as fol-
lows:
1.-THE government of the United
States recognizes the good will which
has prompted the friendly communica.
tion of the representatives of Ger.
many, Austria Hungary. France, Great
Britain, Italy and Russia, as set forth
in the address of your excellencies, and
shares the hope therein expressed that
the outcome of the situation in Cuba
may be the maintenance of peace be.
tween the United States and Spain by
affording the necessary guarantees for
the re-establishment of order in the
island, so terminating the chronic con-
dition of disturbance there which Sc
deeply Injuries the interests and men.
aces the tranquility of the American
nation by the character and conse.
quences of the struggle thus kept up
at our doors, besides shocking its sen.
timent of humanity.
1.-The government of the United
States appreciates the humanitarian
and disinterested character of the com
munication now made on behalf of the
powers named, and for its part is con-
fident that equal appreciation will be
shown for its own earnest and unset
fish endeavors to fulfill duty u hu'
manity by ending a situation the in
definite prolongation of which has be-
come insufferable."
The visit was in accordance with ar
agreement of an exactly similar visit
to the queen regent at Madrid Thurs
day, its purpose being to present salu
tations, timely with the Easter season
and to present the wishes of their SOY
ereigns that peace would be main
tanned.
The action of the powers in present
ing the joint note to President McKin
ley was to have occurred Wednesday
but was deferred by delay at st
Petersburg. 1t was not until O'clock
Wednesday afternoon that the Russian
government cabled its charge instruc
tions similar to those already given II
the other representatives. At o'clocl
Wednesday night meeting was held
and the joint note formally signed. i
having been prepared at the meeting a
the British embassy the night before
The note is in French and bear
the signatures of the Representative
of the six powers. The original not,
in French was presented, and in doing
so Sir Julian Pauncefote stated to thu
president that it was given to him il
this language, as French is the diplo
matte language of the world. An En-
glish translation not bearing the sig
natures accompanied the original not
and it was this English translation
which Sir Julian Pauncefote read. TIL,
presidents answer was not reduced Il
French.
Uprising in Porto Rico
New York, April 8.-The Quebe
line steamer Fontabelle, from st
Thomas, brings news that an uprisin!
has taken place in Porto Rico and tina
in an engagement between the in
surgents and Spanish troops score q