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pAUNcEForE UNDER FIRE.
sought Concerted Action 10 In
terferc I'm Late War.

London, Feb. 1.-THE under-secre-
tary for the foreign office, Lord Gran
borne, replying in the house OF com
mons Tuesday TO a question of Henry
Norman (liberaD, who asked whether
the governments attention had been
called to the statement In the German
press, and alleged TO have received of
fetal confirmation at Berlin, to the
effect that Great Britain April IA. 1898,
through her ambassador at Washing
ton, Lord Pauncefote, proposed n
fresh note in which the powers should
declare that Europe did not regard
the armed Intervention OF the United
States in Cuba as justifiable. and that
in consequence Of Germany's refusal
TO accept this proposal the step was
abandoned. said:
NE. cir Her late maJesty's government
never proposed through her majesiy's am
bassador or otherwise any declaration adj
verse 10 the action OF the United States In
Cuba. on the contrary. her late majesty's
government declined to assent to any such
proposal"
Lord Cranborne's answer TO Mr..
Norman was received with rounds OF
applause.
Mr.. Norman later said TO repre-.
sentative OF the press:
II am perfectly satisfied. and. OF course,
implicitly believe that statement OF the
British ministers"
John Redmond, nc irish leader.
coEIdiented on Lord Cranborne's
statement as follows:
THAT the feeling which existed in Amer
lea and England did so much for the United
States at the time OF the war Is all hum
bug To my personal knowledge the ma
jority Of the members OF the house OF COM
mons were strongly anti-Amerlcan In those
days. have no doubt Germany has evil
dence 10 prove ner assertions"
Washington, Feb. l2.-When inquiry
was made at the British embassy
Tuesday relative to the recent dis
patches purporting to give the ac-
tion OF Lord Pauncefote just prior to
the outbreak of the Spanish war, the
ambassadors sent word that there was
absolutely nothing 90 be said by him
for publication. 1t Is understood that
il there is any occasion for Lord
Pauncefote's taking cognizance of the
controversy he win communicate di-
rectly with the London foreign Office,
which will determine upon any pub
lie utterances to be made. Moreover
there is reason 10 believe that the for
eign Office is already in possession Of
all the papers bearing on the inter-
change on the Spanish war and that
nothing which could now be submit
ted would alter the situation as here
tofore laid before the British authori-
ties.
Washington, Feb. I'm view Of the
statements and contradictions, more
or less official in character, coming
from the principal European capitals
respecting the attitude Of the powers
individually toward the United States
just preceding the Spanish war. the
officials here feel a natural reluctance
TO being drawn into the controversy,
and It is with difficulty that even I'M
Official statements can be had on this
subject.
One fact remains uncontroverted
namely, that the European ambassa-
doris and ministers here called upon
President Mckinley, April 7, 1898, in
the effort TO prevent war.
The matter now in controversy is
what happened after that call and the
question at issue is, as presented in
the latest phase in the European dis
patches. did Lord Pauncefote under
take to secure the support ofthe other
European powers in an attempt at
forcib,e restraint upon the United
States. Sitting all the facts the con-
c.usiou reached here is that Lord
Pauncefote's activities in the direc-
ton of Intervention have been geaer-
ally misunderstood. II is known that
the Austrian minister was untiring in
his efforts in behalf OF Spain. The
United States government has never
cherished the least ill-feeling on that
score, realizing that the blood ties be-
tween the Austrian and Spanish reign
ing houses sufficiently excused such an
attitude. In the course OF these ef-
forts Mr.. Hengelmul,er turned 10
Lord Pauncefote, as dean OF the corps,
and sought to have him, as such dean,
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secured for another and more forcible
representation TO the United States
as 10 the undesirability OF war. Lord
Pauncefote was confident that no such
proposition would carry, but he yield
ed so far to the application OF the Aus
trian minister as 20 submit his propo-
sition TO the other representatives OF
the European powers. The result
justified Lord Pauncefote's Judgment
OF the outcome and II probably was the
inquiries he made In this proceeding,
and not any proposition originating
with himself that led 10 reports from
the ministers and ambassadors here 10
the European chancellories.
Coke supply II short.