The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
GERMANY IS HOSTILE
The Motives of the United States
Are Condemned.
THE TAGEBLATT IS RABIO
Pro-Spanish Statements Are Endorsed
and Applauded-A Deep Interest
in the Wa Taken by the
German Public.

icEo W AScOSid ttu Iitce. g.
Berlin. April 23.-with singular unan-
unity. the German press of every class
is condemning h United States for the
course taken toward Spain. All the
German papers impute to the United
States selfish and base motives and
praise the attitude of Spain, in con-
trast with the "~undignified course
which the United States is pursuing"
The most rabid of all the German pa
pers in this regard is the Tageblatt,
which usually had been friendly toward
American aspirations. The deep inter-
est taken by the German public In the
matter Is shown by the fact that prac-
tically the entire space of the newspa-
pers Is given up to news relative to the
Hispano-American struggle. Every
thing emanating from Washington is
discussed in hostile temper or sarcas-
tically commented upon while pro-
Spanish statements are indorsed and
applauded. The semi-ofiicial newspa-
pers, IL not favorable to the United
States, are at least more cautious. They
steadily point out why Germany ought
to and will maintain the strictest neu-
trality, laying stress among the rea-
sons they advance for such a position,
upon the fact that millions of Ger
mans. born in the United States, heart
ily side with their adopted country in
the present quarrel with Spain.
The organ of Prince Bismarck, the
Hamburger Nachrichten, insists that
Germany must follow the policy which
terests. 1T is wholly Indifferent to
Germans says the newspaper."whether
Cuba remains a Spanish colony or be-
comes an American independent re-
public. But German American inter
ests must be watched, n attention
a.. ~. v.aiA m tha fnalinU nf Fer
mans in the United States"
Tn Nachrichten, however, character
ICES the action of the United States as
IAN insolent piece of presumption
against the rest of the world. an abso-
lutely unjustifiable outrage. quite ana
lagous to the interference by Greece in
Crete" Concluding, the Nachrichten
says: But German theoretic opposi-
ton to Monroeism can only be practi-
cally enforced when German interests
are directly concerned. which Is not
now the case Therefore. the a
richten counsels the strictest neutrality,
saying: 1T must be left to Spain in
dividually TO resent American inso-
lence."
other semi-official German newspa-
pers looking to the future insist upon
the importance of Germany's doing
nothing to incur the lasting enmity of
either of the opponents. The Schlesische
Zeitung emphasizes this opinion in say
ing: There are millions OF
in the United States who love their old
home, but feel in this matter the same
as the other citizens of the United
States"
The paper points out that this fact,
together with the interests of Germany's
with the United States, are
such tangible and weighty reasons for
preventing the breaking of neutrality in
favor of Sapin that they cannot be
overcome by mere sentiment or sympa-
thy. This paper concludes: "While IN
%dividually Germans may view with In
dignation the jingoistic, rapacious, phar-
isaical game now playing at Washing
ton, the same Indignation must be felt
in regard to the Spanish reign OF terror
in Cuba. The German government,
therefore. has merely to guard the wei
fare me the interests of the German
people. This bids us let events take
their own course"
TIL Voerwarts concludes a long arti-
Gle upon the wal between Spain and
the United States by saying: The enc
mics are too unequal to admit OF any
supposition but that the war will end
in the utter exhaustion OF spain. TO
SPANS loss, however, there Will De no
corresponding gain to the United states
Thus the war, nc matter how 1t enos,
means a great disaster, and even the
dOllaI-CTdZy AIIlcIiSdiiS WIN ~
able to call it good business
Commercial men. particularly ship
pers and exporters. regard the war as
favorable to German interests. The
Russian ambassador at Berlin, Coun
Won S~oten-Sacken, in an interview with
the correspondent of the associated
press, which presumably voiced the
opinion of his government. said:
1T must be recognized that the Mac
rid cabinet throughout has maintained
a perfectly correct. ~peaceable and dig
nifed attitude, while the government of
the United States has been behaving
in a manner which cannot be approved
of by believers in either justice or
peace. This Is the common impression
i'm Russia, even in official circles. Al
ter the recent behavior of the United
States, the conclusion Ia inevitable that
might is going before right In the Gu
ban question. So far as i know. Rus
STA. like Germany, will preserve a
strict neutrality.