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 or Europe
a., Isa

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 czar and Count Muravieff, the Rus
ian minister Of foreign affairs, on the
,ne side and President Faure and NJ.
tIanotaux, 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
up any new attempt, that France has
jatIy refused to participate in renewal,
SO greatly at variance with Frances
former attitude, that Senior Leon Y
Castillo, the Spanish ambassador to
france, went to Madrid and direct ne
gotiations between Spain and France
we're opened.
Senior Castillo has now returned TO
Paris bearing formal and specific Of
iers Of the exchange Of q definite un-
Outstanding between the two powers
m regard to the war. The main fea-
turc of the Spanish offers is the cess
sion TO France of n number of coal de-
nnIG ia thu NlnI lon Vin nYI (Nn,,n..V
Islands, which would bc of imnausa
sorpicc 20 France in the event Of a
aayal war in tho Mediterranean.
n appears. however, most doubtful
whether France win 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 10
senior Castillo or to the Spanish gov
srnmcnt, but there is strong evidence
that the reply, when made, will not he
what Spain desires.
Germany Also Out.
In the meanwhile Russia has ap.
preached Germany with n similar offer
20 support "A new effort at joint inter
Tcntion. Count Osten-Sackcn, the Rus
sian ambassador TO Germany, has had
three lengthy interviews with Baron
Won Buelow, the German minister for
foreign affairs last week, but the cor.
respondent Of the Associated Press is
N a position to state that Germany has
u~nequivocally refused 10 join in tho
proposed attempt at Intervention at
he present time.
Emperor William, who is fully in
formed i'm regard to these negotiations,
had a long conference with Baron Won
Buclow on Wednesday last and fully
Endorsed the l~attcr's attitude.
The German government acutcly
feels the anomalous position which has
been created by the fact that while the
government and the inspired press
earnestly desire an unbrokcn continu.
ancc of the friendship Of the United
States, 0S per cent Of the newspapers
md the people persist i'm vcntilating
heir spleen against the government
md the people of America,
Treaty with France Displeascs.
The news Of the conclusion of the
Franco-Amcrican reciprocity treaty
Gispleascs Germany. The Taggcblatt
comments on it rs follows:
"Thc main fact is that France has
obtained concessions from the United
States while we are still in the midst
of the sugar war there. That we will
be pleased with this nobody expects;
but il is doubtful whether the present
moment would he well chosen for the
resumption of negotiations which APP
pear To he deadlocked.
America, we are sorry to say, 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 the
new Franco-Amcrican treaty.
The newspapers here are urging the
people Of this country to use Russian
instead of American petroleum in or
der to free themselves from the in,
siderable tyranny of the American
petroleum ring