The record-union., 1898-04-10

BERLIN, April 9.-(Copyrighted, 1898,
| by the Associated Press.)-All news Of
the Soanish-American crisis is anx-
Iiousiy watched in Germany, as the open
/ ing of actual hostilities is expected. and
/ German interests, especially her COM
mercial interests, are involved. the
newspapers, although still hoping that
peace VIII not be broken. are beginning
to discuss the probable effect o. war
uron trade. Public opinion is mucn di-
vided many Of the papers expressing
the opinion that the United States Gus ht
| to be satisfied with the concessions tEat
| Spain is Offering; others declaring,
however, that the United States 5 right
in declaring the indeoendence Of Cuba
| as the only means of preventing the
recurrence of the disturbance ana
quieting just indignation in America
at Spanish lnisrule.
Hardly anybody in serious political
circles doubts that war is coming. 1ht;
points at issue bein-, deemed irrccon-
ciliable although every paper does full
justice to President McKinley's moder-
alton and evident desire for peace.
The National conservative newspapers
that in the event of war Germany
ought to seize the opportunity to secure
objects which her politicians have been
aiming at for years. The 'Deutscne
Zeitung," the leading organ Of this
party, expresses the hope that the Ger
man Foreign Office is arranging 10
appropriate Samoa, drive the Ameri-
cans out of there, and take possession
| of one or more of the Antilles, if pos
| sible the Danish Islands, as Germany,
after Cuba has become American or III
| dependent, will require q coaling station
in these waters for her navy and mer-
chant marine"
/ 1t is learned at the Foreign Office Lere
that the Cannamba incident has been
satisfactorily settled, Spain agreeing tC
pay $50, 600 Desetas damages for The
destruction of German property and the
| lives taken by the insurgents On that
part of Cuba. In consequence OF this
settlement the German Warship Geil
has been ordered to Brazil instead OF
going to Havana for the purpose of col
! lecting an indemnity and Furnishing Tie
perpetrators of the outrage. The news
Ipapers, however, call on the Government,
to send at least one ship to protect
! German interests in case of hOstilitisS,
and it is understood the Navy Depart
ment has instructed the officials ut Klel
to send q vessel across the Atlantic.
In the event Of an outbreak the Of
fetal attitude Of Germany will not De
Ichanged. Under no circumstances VI III
she depart from the strictest neutrality.
The Spanish ambassador here. Senof
Mendenz De Vigo made another at
tempt during the past week to secure
Germany's intervention or mediation
while Emperor Francis Joseph OF AUS
tria renewed his personal and cOntiden-
tial solicitations on the same SUBJECT
with Emperor William. Germany,
however has taken up the position thar
the question exclusively concerns the
United States and Spain, and that un-
less both of these countries ask ;ierf;dn
mediation or good offices. any steps ir
the matter would be useless.
1t is said on exceptional authority
that the Queen Regent was the initiatol
Of the movement to enlist the Pooa in
SPANS behalf, and that Emperor IRAN
els Joseph aided her, but Emperor Will
lam warned them that the step Was
likely to meet with the decided disap-
A diplomat at the Spanish embassy
in an interview said: Spain IS ready
for war if it comes While it IS true
that a large number of the Spanish
people are anxious for war. the Govern
ment is trying to avoid it. In the event
Of war the Spaniards can be depended
iuron to stand by the Queen Regent and
the young King. in spite of all 'lsmo-
cratic conspiring which is going on. II
Iwould be cowardly for them to act other
wise. The Yankee republic will lind
the present generation of SDaniards as
c1ivalrous as their forefathers.'
! Lieutenant A. p Niblacl1 the United
States naval attache here and at Rome
is waiting orders to proceed to italy
again.
Commander Willard Brownson, the
agent Of the United States Navy Dc
Ipartmcnt in Europe, has been given au-
thority To issue instructions to all the
United States naval attaches in Eu-
rope, according to the requirements Of