The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-13
NOTE FROM Won AOLLEBEN
He Declared the British Ambassador
the Prime Mover.
WORKING IN THE INTEREST >OF SPAIN
The Text of the Collective Telegram as Sub.
mitted by the British Ambassador FO-
Communication TO the Great
Powsrs Of Europe.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Pressl
zeiger, this evening published the, fol-
lowing:
'In order to definitely clear the Ques.
tion, so far as it affects Germany in re-
gard to the attitude OF the powers in tho
spring of 1898, relative to the idea OF
Intervention in the Spanish American
conflict we publish two documents, which
follows. The first is dated Berlin, April
Is 1885, and is addressed to the Emperor
by Count Won Buelow, then Secretary Of
State Count Won Buelow transmits 10
the Emperor a telegram from Won Holle-
ben, dated Washington, as follows:
'The British Ambassador today So~k
the initiative in a very remarkable anan-
ner, in new collective step OF the rep
resentatives of the great powers here
We suppose the Queen Regent made rep
reservations TO the Queen OF England.
The six representatives, at the request
OF the British ambassador are tele-
graphing TO their Governments in the
sense which follows:
In view of the attitude Of Congress.
no hope OF peace can any longer be en-
tertaned, and the general opinion Is
that the powers also would have 40 OBJ
lection to war. A good, basfs for fresh
appears tobbe Afforded by
the note of the Spanish Minister, April
10. Ii this view is shared by the gov
ernments ii seems advisable to dispei the
erroneous notion here that armed inter-
yention in Cuba meets with the support
OF the civilized world. (The President, in
his message of December, said 1t was
only in that case that he desired inter-
vention.) The representatives OF the
powers here think In these circumstances
that the great powers might direct the
attention of the American Government
to the Spanish note OF April 10. and
might declare that intervention did not
appear to them to be justified. This
declaration might take the form OF a
collective note from the powers to the
representative of the United States
Such a document would produce a
greater impression and the representa-
tiyes of the powers here would not then
incur the risk OF appearing only to re-
peat their first step, which the President,
in his latest message, has not even de-
signed TO mention. In the event of an
identical note being decided upon, 1T
would be advisable to publish ii imme-
diately in order that the civilized world.
to whose authority the appeal Il made,
may be absoyed from reproach In ap-
proving Of this attack
Or Won Hollenbens address follows
Personally / regard this demon
stration somewhat coldly
And to This concluding sentence Of the
the Emperor appended the
marginal note:
p" Il regard it as completely futile and
and therefore preudicial.
am against this step
Or Won Holleben also subsequently
forwarded the text Of the collective tele-
gram as originally submitted by the Brit
ish Ambassador to the other foreign rep
resentatiyes for communication to their
governments. The text Of this document
The attitude Of Congress and the
resolution Of the House Of Representa-
Lives passed yesterday by large ma
lority leave but little hope OF peace, ana
It is popularity believed that the warlike
measures advocated have the approval OF
the great powers The memorandum or
The Spanish Minister, delivered on sun
lay appears to me and my colleagues to
remove all legitimate cause for war
If that view should be shared by the
great powers the time has arrived to-
remove the erroneous impression which
prevails that the armed intervention OF
he United States ia Cuba commands. in
he wods Of The message, the support ana
approval of the civilized world 1t is
suggested by the foreign representatives
hat this might be done by collective
Expression from the great powers OF tho
nope that the United States Government
Will give favorable consideration TO the.
memorandum OF the Spanish Minister or
April TO- as Offering a reasonable basis
or an amieable solution, and as remoy-
ng any grounds for hostile Intervention.
which may have previously existed