The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-03
THE SYMPATHY
OF GERMANY.
It is Decidedly Favorable to This
Country.
THE EMPEROR MISREPRESENTED
Senior Sagasta's Enormous MAJORITY
Does Not Indicate His Strength.
London Relieves Spain is Only
Temporizing and will Give Up

BEKLlN, ApfI %.-1hO
Germany, in Official and unofficial Circles
early to-day, was that the Hispaho-
American crisis has yecred consideraOiy
during the course Of the week. a"'u .
now decidedly more favorable TO INC
United States. This, 1t Is asse. , -
nartlv due TO the moderation or PreA-
aent MCKINLEY and the conservative
manner I'm which the United States MN
ister. General L. Woodford, has ueait
with the authorities at Madrid anu
partlv to the bitterness engineered py
the alleged wanton attack OF pa'u Va
insurgents upon the German sugar
dnerv at Cannamaba, in the Irlhioau
District. OF the Province OF Santa ciald'
Cuba. and the murder of four persons
connected with the refinery on Ma,eu
18th. which has taught Germany that
Spain Is unable to protect even the lives
of foreigners in Cuba.
EULOGIZE MCKINLEY.
The newspapers here are also changing
their tone. and now cOncede in the MAN
the Justice OF the American demands ac-
knowledging that Washington has acteo
with moderation.
The Cologne Gazette, the NosslsChe
Zeltung. the Lokal Anzeiger, ana other
leading newspapers highly euloelze res
dent McKinleys calm siatesmahsIllp'
and express confidence that Whatever
he ultimately decides VIII be dlc'aleu
by some reason. ,.
The United States Ambassador, AnuIt"
D. White, in an interview. said that "hile
he had not formally inquired OF le
German Government what us atuluuo
would be I'm the event Of war, ne had heV-
ertheless been repeatedly assured inform
ouv nv Raron Won Buelow that Germany
will i'm no case assume an unfriendly AZ
titude toward the United States, nor JON
I'm any possible combination OF the POW
crs having that end In view.
THE KAISER MISREPRESENTED.
In regard to Emperor Williams per-
sonal views, Mr.. White said HIS Majesty
had been grossly misrepresented by the
foreign press. The Emperor mas reps"t.
edly given Mr.. White TO understand that
he felt most favorably disposed toward
the United states. and his sympathies
are with the United States IN this crisis
IL Is learned on exceptional authority
that so far from the Sunday special dis
matches from Berlin of Saturday last be
| ing Emperor Williams views the facts
are that soon after the loss Of the bat
ueship Maine. during a dinner party
His Majesty asked number Of adm
rails for their opinion as 10 the cause az
the disaster. The admirals thought u
was due to an internal explosion. where
upon the Emperor briefly remarked that
he differed with them. Since then he
has repeated his opinion on several oc-
| casions.
Is SHE TEMPORIZING?
LONDON. April 2.-The nervousness az
| the stock markets. which was emphasized
by a sudden drop of three points in Span
| ish tours at the opening OF the stock eX-
| change. has been fully reflected in diplo-
matte circles. which have experienced al
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| extracting facts from the mass of con-
/ Trajectory statements regarding the HIS
! pano-American crisis until to-day.
The distinctly warike tone OF the great
mass of evidence and the marked diverg-
| ence Of the United States demands and
| SPANS proposals have left the majority
| to conclude that the parting Of the ways
| has been reached unless. within a few
| hours, Senior Sagasta is able TO give as
! surances that the delay he asks for VIII
| ensure the complete freedom OF Cuba.
/ II is not too much TO say that all Eu-
| rope regrets it, though for the present
| some friendly nations are involved, and
J others because they fear the war will
| spread and aggravate the feyerish Eu-
ropean spirit of unrest Therefore, it IS
! hoped that a solution will be found even
| when Spain is apparently intractable.
The best informed persons believe Spain
| is only temporzng, az it is recognized
] there IS difficulty in the Spanish govern
! ment accepting without demur the de-
| mands of the United States in view of the
| danger Of the overthrow of the monarchy
| So though realizing the imminence of hos
| tilities, the apparent hopelessness OF
averting war has come as shock.
II was generally believed that the enor-
nous majority obtained by Senior Sagasta
1 1.
Ter Of Spain. and permit him to yield 70
the inevitable; but it seems that some
| seventy-fve per cent. Of the voters, who
did not participate in the elections, in
Guiding the army and the Barcelona ana
other merchants, who are vitality inter
ested In Cuba, do not propose to allow
him free hand. They have been among
the most fervent in the patriotic demon
STATIONS of the past few days.
General interest IN the situation is in
tense. All the news bulletins are eager
~ scanned and in the Hobbies OF the
House of Commons yesterday evening
there were animated discussions OF the
crisis which have given enhanced inter
est TO the statement Of a prominent ship
owning member Of the House Of Com
mons that the United States during the
day had been Offering very large sums for
nineteen knot steamers.
OF LITTLE INFLUENCE.
Opinion in London has been little innu-
| euced by the specious character Of Senol
| Sagasta's counter proposals As an Of
fetal OF the foreign Office remarked:
"The Americans will naturally decline
to accept such proposals as sufficient
guarantee that government which 50
long failed to discharge its duties car
row give effect TO its taTdy conversion
He then added:
"The responsibility resting upon eacf
marty is terrible. Happily nothing vii
tend so effectively 20 quicken the feeling
OF responsibility among Spanish states
men as the prospect Of having 10 face I'm
roediatelv the grim consequences or per
sisferce in an incorporating Zoe.
"Reading between the lines or Senoi
Sapasta's proposals. ] have reason u
think he does not mean TO drive matters
Ia extrer,es. am that he viii learn tToii
The construction put un0n them ina NJ
conditions win not relieve the United
states of the duty of Intervention. com
nelled as the Americans are by sense o.
| moral Obligation, to take action IN I'M
matter. So If Senior Sagasta is as stroni
os ne Is Enthusiastically well meaning. ~
viii nersuade his countrymen 70 accep
rnreservedly the American conditions.
SEEKING INTERVENTION.
From, the extraordinary activity at thu
cnanish LEGATION here There Is reason y
ta,ieve that Spain IS seeking the friendly
| O., 81 The FOREIGN Office Indeed. j