Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
Ddlly nennsbec Journal
.lQUARREL GROWS.
asst .AT
Germany Making Great Bid for
Our Friendship.
tlatly Asserts That She Alone Stopped
European Intervention
During Spanish American War-Lon-
don as Promptly Denies 1t.

Berlin, Feb. THE German foreign
Office confirms tie substantial accuracy
of the subjoi1ed statement on the sub
49, vi Gefmany's course towards the
United states, during the war with
opsAn' which the Kreuz Zeitung prints,
t'day. The correspondent of The AS
sociated Press understands that the ar
ticle waS prepared by Prof. Schiemann
Berlin University. He says:
Almost exactly four years ago the
spanish ambassador here asked Ger
many whether Germany would lead in
action against the United States for
the protection of the monarchic prin-
ciple. The answer was a definite re-
tusal and the same answer was given
n month later, about the middle of
March, when the invitation reached
Germany to participate in the inter-
vention undertaken upon the initiative
of Austria. This was in the weeks fol-
lowing the catastrophe, when it was
believed Intervention would facilitate
eh understanding between the United
states and Spain. Nevertheless our
government commissioned Herr Won
fiadowltZ, the German ambassador to
SPAN, to inform the Madrid govern
ineht that Germany was not in a posi-
non to prevent the Spanish-American
Var"
After that several attempts were
made to win Germany or the Driebund
Tor intervention, in which the Pope was
especially active. The final result was
that DR.. Won Holleben German am
hassador at Washington was instruct
cd to join in the step proposed by Aus
tria only in case all the other five great
powers participated.
we are unable to state the details of
how the united action came about. At
any rate, the collective note was
handed to the officials at Washington.
April 1, advising Il peaceable settle
mcnt and was signed by England,
France, Italy, Austria, Russia and Ger
many. 1t is believed for week that
war would be averted, General Blanco
received orders from Madrid to offer
the Cuban insurgents an armistice. for
Spain was resolved to give them far
reaching autonomy and to arrive at a
settlement of the Maine question
through arbitration. Diplomatic cir
cles, however, entertained no illusions
and when England, April IA, through
| hci iulDdSSdUoT, proposed Il new col
llective note, in which the powers should
declare Europe regarded Americas
armed Intervention into Cuba as I'M
justifiable, the other ambassadors tcle-
jgraphed to their home governments
Iasking for instructions. The step failed
through Germanys positive refusal.
This gives, as it appears to us, pic
ture essentially different from the Eng
fish legend. a fortnight later war was
declared.
Afterwards in June and July, while
the United States was making great
progress in the Philippines, England
ACTIVELY tried to induce the Spaniard's
commission in England to ask for
peace proposals, for to no power was
the American encroachment in the Pa
cific more annoying than to England.
1.-The above is the historical connec-
ton of events. We hope in giving the
same. we may have thoroughly exposed
the absurdity of the English legend