The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
Has Misunderstood the Action
Of Lord PauncefOte.
AN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.
His Part 10 The Meeting Of April IA, 1898,
Was Simply That Of The Senior Member
Of the Diplomatic Corps.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-Lord Lansdowne the
British secretary OF state for foreign af-
fairs. has informed Baron won Richthof-
en-, secretary OF the German ministry for
foreign effairs, that the British govern
ment has taken note of the publication
By Germany OF the dispatch from DIR. Won
Hollcben, the German ambassador 20 the
United States. concerning the meeting Of
ambassadors held I'm Washington, April
IA, 1898, without following the usual pro-
cedure of obtaining the consent OF tho
other governments interested.
Lord Lansdowne and the British gov
ernment desire Germany to know that
1t has misunderstood the action OF Lord
Pauncefote. the British ambassador TO
the United States. in the meeting OF
April IA. 1898.
was simply that OF the senior member
OF the diplomatic corps and nothing that
he did was prompted by unfriendiness TO
the United States.
Baron Won Richthofen has not yet re-
piled to Lord Lansdowne's dispatch OF
which the foregoing is the substance. The
indications are that Germany in its reply
foreign office was the first given informa-
tion to the press. coincident with the first
speech OF Lord Cranborne, the British
secretary for foreign affairs
The German foreign office is seemingly
taking cognizance OF the official British
statement given TO the Associated Press
Jan, 21 last, that Germany Russia and
France supported the effort of Austria
TO persuade Great Britain 90 join in Eu-
ropean Intervention.
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
London, Feb. 22-The weekly reviews
make the impending arrival of Admiral
Prince Henry Of Prussia at New York
the occasion OF another chapter in the
Spanish-American war controversy.
The Spectator disclaims any intention
of attempting to mar the reception to
be rendered Prince Henry. but declares
that both Englishmen and Americans
'see through Germanys game and re-
fuse to be misled by the inspired at
tempts 20 undermine their mutual friend
ships and understanding
a lact which will be written down by
the historian. says The Spectator, us as
we'll recognized today as IL will ever be,
that is, that England used her influence.
and e Americans know she used IL. on
the side OF the United States against those
who wished TO the side OF Spain.
"A test Of the attitudes toward America
during the war. displayed by England and
Germany respectively. is found I'm the re-
spective attitudes of the English and Ger
man squadrons toward Admiral Dewey i'm
Manila bay. The Germans nearly fired
on the Americans. If they had done so
the English would have acted on the
American side"
The Outlook says that Emperor VIII
liam. now, as i'm China, is using Prince
Henry as a bait for the German hook
Neither Prince Henry nor his astute
brother. the Emperor, will ever succeed
I'm weakening the substantial grounds upon
which the Anglo-American cooperation
now rests"
The Outlook expresses great satisfaction
at Secretary Rays note To Russia and
cominends IL as "A strong document
which gains additional force from its des-
pisal OF old-fashioned diplomacy"
The Saturday Review, on the other
hand, pursues its customary anti-Ameri-
can course. and roundly abuses the gov
ernment for being drawn into this fresh
Illuminating position" and denominates
the whole controversy as an information
al slanging match
The Saturday Review declares that the
disclosures blackened tne memory OF the
late President Mckinley as they show
he followed Bismarck policy without Bis
marcks excuse. and that he wilfully sup
pressed Spain's final capitulation i'm order
To precipitate war. when he might man.
fully have stood out against the popular
clamOr and secured Dcacc