New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
GERMANY AND THE WAR NEWS
NEWSPAPERS STILL HOSTILE TO THE
United STATES.
,co,vr,rh.: 1898; The Associated PressD

fc,o,yright: The Associated Press)
por,,n June 11.-There is no material change
T., ,be feeling IN Germany In regard to the war
...neen Spain and the United States. The Gov
.-,ent scrupulousy avoids expressing its
.a,s on the subject. and the German news
no-s generally persist in their attitude Of little
-, ~ omen hostility toward the United States.
.. ~ tho papers throughout the week have
.rosrtlv maintained that the occurrences at
r.,aro de Cuba amounted to another defeat
:, tho Yankees" and they have gleefully print
', .hA living Madrid dispatches supporting this
contention
.xorae the Americans with cowardcc for not
.,,ocking the Spanards whom until recently
49, Americans regarded as foes unworthy Of
their steel
member OF the General STAFF here, IN an in
.,,,ev with the correspondent Of the Associated
Press. said:
.Jt is hard for trained soldier OF the Euro
,san mould to suppress sentiment akin to
CONTEMPT when reading the accounts Of what
.as thus far been done. or. rather. left unoone,
hv the American Army against the Spanish
@,oops in Cuba
with no Spanish fleet TO worry them. money
"a ,ranspor.ation in abundance. all the men
oded at their command they have been unable
.,us far TO even effect a landing OF troops. This
,.o, speaks for itself And. after the enormous
hoa,ting Of the American press and people, who
.vs,ematicaly belttled the Spaniards for
,onths before the outbreak Of hostilities. this
,,g,orous failure is doubly conspicuous. and II
s,rt,ng proof of the great superiority OF the
r,ronean system Of standing armies was need
"A the Americans hav, furnished It,
These sentiments are apparently shared by all
the German military men,
ATTEMPTS AT EUROPEAN INTERVENTION
The attempts of Spain to bring about Euro
80, ,rtsrvention continue In spite Of the little
ancoura cement held out by the cabinets ap-
rroached Count De Villagonzalo. the spanish
Ambassador at ST. Petersburg is now acting IN
concert with his colleague in Paris, Senior Leon
y Castillo in an effort TO obtain the services or
Russia and France. either Immediately or IN 'he
near future
The German Foreign ONCE Is cogn'zant OF the
,oso,,a,ons but attaches importance TO
them high official Of the =! rem Ofce POSI-
,,velv assures the CORRESPONDENT Of the Associat-
on Press that neither France nor Russia INTENDS
20 intervene at the present juncture.
The feasibility and probability Of an Anglo
American alliance or understanding is attract
the w,despread attention in the German press.
though the idea is universally scoffed at as I'M
.rncticable The papers here profess not to be-
iieve In the possibility OF such an entente. and
point out an array Of alleged facts showing why
the interests OF the two nations cannot travei
IN parallel lines declaring that Great Bntain's
anxiety for an alliance is due to fear engen-
dered by her present isolation
THE Cologne Gazette" rdicules the idea and
asserts that IL an alliance were contaminated
Great Britain would derive all the advantages
and America all the disadvantages
ENpANGERING GERMANY's INTERESTS.
The FRANKFORT Zeitung is almost alone IN
approving the project. The Foreign ONCE does
not take the matter seriously.
Notwithstanding the anti-American feeling,
the latest war news. coupled with official warn
ings that such comments were endangering COM
Yercially the interests OF Germany. hove COM
PEELED some of the newspapers TO modify their
ultra pro- Spanish sympathies. and few OF
them are beginning to admit that Spain Is In a
perflous condition.
The "Deutsche zeitung'' thinks the moment
has arrived for diplomatic Intervention in regard
to the Philippine Islands. and says:
I'VE confidently expect the Foreign ONCE to
act speedily and energetically as cannot
allow the islands to pass into the hands OF
America"
The "Vossiche Zeitung" says: I'm the Philip
mines Spain's punishment for centuries Of mis-
rule is imminent The cruel massacre OF the
patriot Rial and thousands Of Tasas finds
bloody recompense"
The 'vossiche Zeitung'' IS the frst Berlin
paper to publish the reports of special CORE
spondent sent to Tampa, Fla
THE Post" Of this city, admits that SPANS
Affairs have reached a critical stage and adds:
If in addition to other misfortunes. the
throne is upset by civil war. Spain would lose
all the sympathy hitherto felt for her by the
Continental Powers"