The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

Austrian Foreign Office Says TIE
British Under Secyetary's
Story Is True.
ADDS A LINE Tc THE DISCLOSURE
Not Favorable TO John Buii-Russia
and Germany Passive-Ber-
lin Statement.

Vienna, Jan. 22.-Inquiries made by
the Associated Press at the Austria
Hungarian foreign office confirm the
essential points Of the statement made
by Lord CranbOrne, the British foreign
under secretary, in the house of COM
mons Monday. The dynastic relations
Of Austria with Spain, the queen re-
gent being an archduchess Of Austria,
led Austria before the declaration Of
the war between Spain and the United
States to begin a peace paganda,
which was carried on not only in Eng
land but throughout Europe. France
was ready to second the efforts Of
Austria. Germany and hussia main
tanned q passive attitude. Great Brit
ain was at first disposed to sign the
proposed note, but after a confidential
report from Washington declined
either to sign such a note as the AUS
trian ambassador proposed or 20 take
any further steps. Austria and France
made direct representations at Wash
ington, but ceased their efforts after
the declaration of war, from that time
forth relying on the efforts Of the
pope, who was backed by the tacit ap-
proval of all the powers.
Denial Comes from Germany.
Berlin, Jan. 22.-The foreign Office
denies that Germany desired to or as
sociated itself with any other govern
ment that may have sought to bring
about European Intervention in the
SpaniSh-American war. The CORE
spondent of the Associated Press yes
terday afternoon communicated to rhe
German foreign office the statement
emanating Monday from the British
foreign office to the effect that Ger
many, France and Russia had support
ed the Austrian ambassador at Lon
don in his attempt TO induce Great
Britain to sign a collective note ad-
dressed to the United States, propos-
ing action by the European states In
view Of the outbreak-or expected out
break-of the late war between the
United States and Spain.
Statement of the German Foreign Office.
Later in the day the following state
ment was handed to the correspond
ent Of the Associated Press. The
foreign office declares with all positive
ness that Germany, neither before the
outbreak Of the Spanish-American war
nor during its course, proposed intec-
vention TO other powers. Neither did
Germany support such a proposition
made by other powers. 1t is true that
in several instances suggestions IAN
Iegunen1 were made to the German
government from another source in the
sense of Intervention But the Ger
man government, without exception,
maintained q negative attitude toward
such suggestions, and made known its
negative standpoint whenever occasion
offered. 1t must further be remarked
that it was not from an Austrian
source [nicht gerade Won Oesterreich-
ischer seite] that such suggestions
reached the German government"
OfciaI Circles Are Annoyed.
Some annoyance has been expressed
in official circles here that the British
foreign office, at this moment, should
make statements tending to discourage
good feeling between Germany and the
United States, and seemingly designed
to spoil the pleasant prospect of the
visit to the United States of Admiral
Prince Henry of Prussia. A tele-
graphic report of Lord Cranborne's
statement was distributed to the Ger
man newspapers by the news agencies
early in the day, yet none of the Ber-
lin evening papers, with the exception
of The North German Gazette, printed