Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
GERMANS LATE MOVE
Her Sudden Demand for Redress SATISFACTORILY
Regarded.
Action Directed Against the Cuban
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AcQuies-
cence by Spain.

The move Of the German government in
precipitately making up a claim against
Spain and insisting on immediate settle
ment Is looked upon here with increased
suspicion. -
II mas the appearance Of q subterfuge,
nor is this appearance relieved by the
equally sudden and ovsr-demonstrative as
surances, semi-ofacially and in the German
press, that Germany is extremely sympa-
thetic with the United States 1t is feared
that this sympathy will not extend beyond
the hoodwinking stage if this government
is not alert.
AS previously announced, the German for
eign office is demanding immediate and full
redress for the killing Of four German SUBJ
1ects at Cannamaba. Cuba, March Is, by in
pc sent to Havana If satisfaction is not
forthcoming in short order Tho Spanish
ambassador at Berlin, Senior Mendez de
V1go, has had long conferences with Baron
elgn affairs, who convinced the ambassador
that Germany intended to have complete
satisfaction, including an indemnity for the
properly destroyed and for the lives taken.
Inc ambassador was also informed that
unless the redress was forthcoming Ger
many would herself act secure damages
and punish the offenders. AS an incentive
TO quick reparation, Baron Won Buelow add
to the commander of the German warship
Geier to sail In the direction of Cuba The
Spanish ambassador promised that he would
exert himself to the utmost to comply with
the German demands.
Regarded With Suspicion.
Commenting on the dispatches from Ber-
lin attention is called to these facts in the
case: First, the complaint of Germany is
not that the Spanish have destroyed lives
md -
specifically against the insurgents; second,
that the Spanish ambassador at Berlin was
convinced at one conference that Germany
meant business, and practically confessed
the justice Of the German complaint, by
promising to secure redress, if he could;
third, that the threat made by the German
minister Of foreign affairs, if redress was
not afforded by Spain, was that a German
war vessel would be sent to Cuba to punish,
whom? the insurgents.
Again, the explanation given semi-offi-
cially according to the same dispatches)
of the veering of German sympathy from
Spain to the United States is that bitter
ness has been engendered by wanton at
tacks, not of Spaniards, but Of insurgents.
Interior Purpose Suspected.
All this is suspected of Indicating pur-
pose on the part of Germany to find an
excuse for punitive expedition against
the insurgents, with very little prospect
tnat spain Will desire to do anything to
prevent it.
More color is given to this by the stiffen-
ing up of Spain; by tho boastful declara-
ton of the Spanish semi-official organ at
Madrid that Spain will be the champion
Of Europe against aggressive action by
the United States, and by the fact that this
move Is a most adroit attack on the in
tegrity Of the Monroe doctrine, doctrine
which Germany just now would like TO
see abandoned.
If the German move were not directed
against the insurgents specifically and
Spain were not SO complaisant about it
suspicious in Washington would not be so
acute.