Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-11
RUSSIA IS URGING THE POWERS
Makes Strenuous Efforts To Interest
Other Countries OF Europe
tn Intervene.

to intervene.
Berlin. June THE past week has
witnessed important negotiations be-
tween Germany, Russia and France,
Russia this time being the prime NOV
er for Intervention in the Hispano-
American war. Upwards of a fort
night ago Russia approached France
with this object in view and direct
communication was opened between
the ear and Count MuraviefT, the Rus
ian minister Of foreign affairs, on the
one side and President Faure and NJ.
nanotauN, the French minister for for
.ign affairs, on the other.
Although France at the outbreak of
he war was anxious TO bring about in
~tervention, it is now positively said,
Notwithstanding the fact that Russia
gave assurances that she would back
lp any new attempt, that France has
iatly refused TO participate in renewal,
SO greatly at variance with Frances
former attitude, hat Senior Leon y
Castillo, the Spanish ambassador to
France, went TO Madrid and direct ne
Rotiations between Spain and France
we're opened.
Senior Castillo has now returned to
Paris bearing formal and specific Of
iers Of the exchange Of n definite I'M
Outstanding between the two powers
n regard 10 the war. The main fea-
turc of the Spanish offers is the ces-
sion to France Of a number of coal de-
nots in the Balearic and Canary
J II - -. -L--->y--LS ap-o ,svtuU UI u
naval war in the Mediterranean.
II appears, however, most doubtful
whether France will accept this offer.
IS the French government has about
concluded that the preservation of
friendship Of the United States is moro
important than improving the rela-
ions of France with Spain. No reply
has yet been sent by France either TO
senior Castillo or to the Spanish gov
ernment, but there is strong evidence
that the reply. when made. will not he
what Spain desires.
Germany Also Out.
I'm the meanwhile Russia has ap.
preached Germany with n similar offer
20 support a new effort at Joint inter
,cution. Count Osten-Sackcn, the Rus
'AiA tiiA''NHAAA'l W W. lllhilNs lttN lluAl
,hree lengthy interviews with Baron
Won Buelow, the German minister for
'oreign affairs last week. but the cor
respondent of the Associated Press is
n a position to state that Germany has
u~nequiyocally refused 10 join i'm tho
proposed attempt at Intervention at
he present time.
Emperor William, who is fully in
'aYs,.,Al q, $500, a.. L.. ..-A
had a long conference with Baron Won
Buclow on Wednesday last and fully
Endorsed the ~latter's attitude.
The German government ~acutely
'eels the anomalous position which has
been created by the fact that while the
government and the inspired press
earnestly desire an unbrokcn continu.
ance OF the friendship Of the United
States, 9S per cent Of the newspapers
and the people persist in ventilating
heir spleen against the government
md the people of America.
Treaty with France D~ispIeases.
The news Of the conclusion of the
franco-American reciprocity treaty
~aispleases Germany. The T~aggeblatt
comments on it as follows:
The main fact is that France has
obtained concessions from the United
States while we are still in the midst
II the sugar war there. That we will
- pleased with this nobody expects:
uu, II j. doubtful whether the present
moment would be well chosen for the
resumption Of negotiations which APP
pear 10 he deadIocked.
America, we are sorry to saw, is
very stubborn with us, well knowing
that we cannot do without such Amer
lean products as petroleum.
German exporters, it is announced,
will shortly mcmorialize the govern,
ment On the questions involved in tho
new FrancO-American treaty.
The newspapers here are urging the
people Of this country to use Russian
instead Of American petroleum in or
der 10 free themselves from the in,
sufferable tyranny of the American
petroleum ring"