The record-union., 1898-05-29
GERMAN PRESS STILL HOSTILE.
CONTINUES TO HEAP ABUSE ON
AMERICA.
Teens With Sarcastic Comment of
Inactivity OF United States in
the War With Spain.

BERLIN, May Is. - Copyrighted
1898, by the Associated Press. with
few exceptions the German press con-
tinues its campaign of abuse on Amer
lea, either outspokenly or by inuendoes
The Conservative, Centrist and Ma
tional Liberal papers are especially vir-
ulent, while the Liberal and Radical
papers do not disguise their dislike for
the United States, and attribute base
and selfish motives for it's action. The
Socialist press, alone, is friendly
The papers TEEN with sarcastic COM
ments on the alleged inactivity of
America, attributed to a lack of cour-
age" or to "unreadiness of it's forces
and especially to the notorious condi-
tions of insubordination of American
military"
The Government press is strangely
silent, with the exception of occasion
ally denied accounts, which are con-
strued as being unfriendly to America.
Nothing has been done by the I'm
Spired" newspapers to stem the gen.
eral current of sometimes yelled hostil-
ity permeating the whole German press.
They have not even replied to the va
rious articles of the Bismarckian press
this week, in which Europe is warned
of the coming American seizing Of the
markets" and a demand is made for
a combination to combat this invasion
before it is too late
A Spanish stbrgefn regard to the
American warships raising the Span
ish flag at Guantanamo, Cuba, in order
to effect a surprise, is generally dis
believed, even the Cologne 'Volks Zei-
tung," otherwise hostile, saying: THE
news is incredible. Such a piece of
cunning cowardice the Americans
could not be guilty 0f''
Everywhere in Germany collections
are being made in aid of the Spanish
war fund. For a month past the
Spaniards in this country and their
sympathizers have contributed largely.
The total thus far contributed
amounts to 23,O00000 marks, which
sum was shipped on Wednesday last
from Hamburg to Spain by way of
England.
The German Admiralty will shortly
dispatch the school ships Moltke and
Vols to the West Indies for the pro-
lection of German residents in Cen
trail America.
Regarding the news that Spain has
agreed TO CGue the HlHpplIlS 1SidIdS
to France. it is said at the German
Foreign Office that Germany has in
formation that pour parleurs looking
to this end have been proceeding for
some time mainly through Senor Leon
y Castillo, the Spanish ambassador to
Paris, and that the negotiations have
already reached rather definite
shape.
On Wednesday last the ambassadors
of Germany, France and Russia held
an important meeting at the Foreign
Office in Madrid. When they We're
asked if these Powers We're ready to as
sist in Intervention in Spain's behalf,
no definite answer was made except
by the representative of Germany
Count Won Radowitz, who said: AT
the present juncture Germany has not
joined in an effort to attempt inter
vention" Thereupon Duke Almodivar
de Rio, the new Spanish Minister for
Foreign Affairs, cautiously mentioned
the negotiations with France above re-
ferred to.
Germanys answer to this is found in
a semi official communication published
on Thursday, setting forth that Ger
many would most vigorously protest
against the cession of the Philippines
to France or any other single power,
adding that a cession to the combined
Powers of Europe would be much
more acceptable. 1t is understood that
this declaration had an effect in Spain.
and the whole project has been dropped
for at least the present.
The Frankfort Zeitung" says: THE
Spanish Minister at Copenhagen has
induced the Government of Denmark
to instruct the Danish officials in the
Antilles to afford the Spanish certain
facilities in regard to her fleet