The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
German Interest in the Hispano-
American Crisis.
Independence tho Only Way OF Prevent
ing Spanish Aisrule-Points at Issue
Are Deemed Irr~eooncilabls.
Strict Neutrality.

watched In Germany, as the opening
OF actual hostilities In expected. m
German interests. especially her COM
interests. are involved. The
ewspapers. although still hoping that
peace will not be broken. are begin
ning to discuss the probable effect of
war upon trade. Public opinion Is
much divided. many Of the papers ex-
pressing the opinion that the United
States ought to be satisfied with the
concessions that Spain Is Offering,
others declaring. however. that the
United States Is right in declaring the
independence of Cuba as the only
means of preventing the recurrence of
the disturbance and quieting just In
dignation In America at spanish mis-
rule"
Everybody In political circles doubts
not that war lis coming, the points at
issue being deemed irreconcilable. al
though every paper does full justice to
President Mckinley's moderation and
conservative papers have taken the oc-
casion to point out that in the event OF
war. Germany ought to seize the OPP
p%ortunity to secure objects which her
politicians nave been aiming at for
years. The Deutsche Zeitung, the lead
inng organ of this party, express the
hope that the German foreign Office
is arranging to appropriate Samoa,
drive h Americans from there and
take possession of one or more of the
Antilles, IL possible, the Danish Stands,
as Germany. after Cuba has become
American or independent, will require
"A coaling station in these waters for
her navy or merchant marine"
IL Is learned at the foreign office here
that the Cannamaba incident has been
satisfactorily settled, Spain agreeing tn
pay 450, 900 pesetas damages for the de-
struction OF German property and the
lives taken by the insurgents on that
part of Cuba. In consequence OF this
settlement. the German warship GER
has been ordered to Brazil instead of
going to Havana for the purpose OF col
iecting an indemnity n furnishing the
perpetrators of the outrage. The news
papers, however, call on the govern
ment to send at least one warship to
protect German interests in case of
hostilities, and 1t is understood the
navy department has instructed the
officials at Kiel to send a vessel across
the Atlantic. In the event OF an out
break. the official attitude OF Germany
will not be changed. Under no circum-
stances will she depart from the strict
est neutrality.
The Spanish ambassador here. Senior
Mendez de Vigo, made another attempt
during the past week to secure Ger
many's Intervention or mediation, while
Emperor Franci Joseph of Austria re-
newed his personal and confidential So
licitations on the same subject with
Emperor william. Germany. however,
has taken up the position that the
question exclusively concerns the
United states and Spain. and that UNI
less both of these countries ask Ger
man mediation or good offices. any
steps in the matter would be useless.
Ii is said ON u-nexceptional authority
that the queen regent was the initiator
of the movement to enlist the pope in
SPANS behalf. and that Emperor Fran
els Joseph aided her, but Emperor Will
lam warned them that the step was
likely to meet with the decided disap-
proval of the majority OF Americans.
A diplomat at the Sranish embassy,
In an interview, said:
spain IL ready for war IL IL comes.
While IL Is true that a large number
of the Spanish people are anxious for
war, the government is trying to avoid
IL. In the event OF war, the Spaniards
can be depended upon to stand by the
queen regent and the young king, in
spite of all democratic conspiring
which In going on. 1t would be coward
IN for them to act otherwise. The Yam
kee republic will find the present gem
Grafton of Spaniards as chivalrous as
their forefathers.'
Lieut.. A. p. Niblack, the United
states naval ttache here and at Rome.
In awaiting orders to proceed to Italy
again. Commander w. II. Brownson.
the agent of the United States navy
department i'm Europe. has given au-
thority tn issue instructions to all the
United states naval attaches in Eu-
p according to the requirements of
the situation. In fact, there lis even a
,,nSathilitN that thew NAV all he recalled
home.
ON strictly reliable authority II Is
learned thai all the United States naval
attaches have been ordered to end Their
negotiations for the purchase of war
ships. munitions of war, etc. The rea-
son for this Is that the time is regarded
as too short to allow for the transpor-
tation of the purchases to the United
States before war is declared. The same
authority says heavy purchases have
been made for war material. the nature
Of which is kept a profound secret. but
which i'm the event of hostilities will
play a most important part.
A member OF Emperor Williams
household furnishes some interesting
details OF his majesty's trip to Pales'
tine. He has finally decided to leave
the empress behind. her physician for
bidding horseback riding. n as driv'
ing in Palestine IL impossible. she hac
I Y TttTkufFh ftA al " W ~
gret. The emperor's programme. be
sides the dedication Of the German
church at Jerusalem. includes layin,
the cornerstone of the German school
parsonage and hospital. The latter vii
be erected on the ruins OF the Muris
tan, i'm the heart of Jerusalem. Tn
important ask which the emperor ha
undertaken is to regain for the Romal
Catholics the possession of the o
culam lin Zionl. the OF the las
supper. The sultan has minated hi
Willingness to meet the wish of the EN-
peror in this matter. the Pope ha
sent his German majesty an autograp
letter. warmly thanking him for thi
new proof OF his interest in the eternn
walfare OF the Christian church.
A curious insect called the nonnene
raupe Is threatening the emperor's fin
/. estate at Romenton. A large section q
; the forest Is hopelessly ruined, and IN
4 entire estate would have been lat
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