Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-22
LORD CRANBORNE'5 STATE
II.

The German foreign Office denies
that Gsrmsny desired or associated
itself with any ether government that
may have sought to bring about Ea
ropesn IL rvention in the Spanish
American war. The correspondent Of
ne Associ. d Press yesterday tor
noon communion t9d ID the German
foreign Office t1e tt 'temeLt emanating
Monday from I le British foreign office
II the effect thu Germany, France,
and Russia had supported the Austrian
Ambassador at London in his attemI
[ Induce Great Bf t lin ID sligo col
Iective ntts addressed to the Unit 20
st ties, proposing &C ion ny tle Euro
mean ties, 10 view OF tie out )feak,
or expe, d outbreak, OF t le late wsr
between le United 1t IT'S aud Snalu.
Later 10 the dsy toe following 1t -
mel was handed ID tue correspon-
deI t.:
"rhe foreign Office declares with all
pcstivsness that Germany, ne ler
before the out )reak Of the Spanish
American war nor during IT. course,
proposed II ,rventioD t. Ter Dowere.
Neither did Germany support such
oropos [ on made by other powers. Ii
is true tltt, In several instances,
suOpestions were made ID the
German goverDmeI from another
source. in the sense OF In
tervention. But the German govern
ment wit 1out exception maintained
negative attitude toward such suggest
ions. and made known its negative
stapdpolrt whenever occasion offered.
It mu, further be remarked tnst t was
not from an Austrian source that snco
suggestions reached the German gov
ernment."
Some annoyance has been expressed
iu official circles 10 Berlin that tle
British uuder secrttlry for foreigc
affairs. Lord Gran nborue, and the Brit
ish foreign Office II ais momet should
make statements tending to discourage
10 growing good feeling b,tReen
Germany and tte Uoited sttes, and
seemingly designed to spoil the pless.
ant prospect OF the vie I 10 the United
St ltes of Admiral Prince Henry OF
Prussia.
The interpelll on in the British
House of Commons Monday to which
Lord CranborDe replied is considered In
Berlin to have been gotten up especially
10 give the opportunity of saying some
hing la ParliameI which might be
taken as basis for revivlpg stories ad-
verse to Germany in the me- er OF
German relations witl the United
tates.
A telegraphic report Of Lord Crar-
borue's statement in reply to
The IL ,rpellttlon by Henry Nor
man, M. p, was distributed to the
German newspapers by the news aRen'
cies esrly in ne day, yet none OF the
Bsrlin evening papers, with the excep-
ton of the North German Gsz|Its
prints it.. The North German Gazette
| does net commeIt l upon Lord Gran
borue's tatsment. This suppressloo
| of what al another me would be re-
Oarded as news is taken to mean that
le German press is determined not tt
revive unpleasant discussion at an In
oppol I Inc momeIt'
INQUIRIES made 1t the Au't'o.Hun
Earian foreign Office confirm tle essen
IIsl poiuts OF the statement made by
Lord Cranborne, the British foreign
under secretary, 10 the House OF Com
mons, yesterday. Pbe dyDsstic rela
tious of Austria with Spain. the Queer
Reget being an arch-Duchess OF Aut
ria. led Austria. before the declaration
OF the war b. Reen Spain and th'
Unit d States, tj begin peace propo
gsnds, which Was carried on not onl.
in England, but throughout Europe
France was ready II second the effort
of Austria. Germany and Russi'
msintaioed q passive attitude. Grea
Brit ,in was 81 fret disposed u sig'
the proposed net =, but after coDhden
al report from Washington declined
either to sign such note ss the Aus
trisn ambassador proposed, or to tab
any further steps. Afterward Austri
aud France made direct representation
ct Washington, but ceased their effort
after the declaration Of war, from tina
time forward relying 90 the efforts
the Pope, who was backed by the teel
approval OF all the powers.
The State department in Washing
ton will not be drawn into the contrC
versy which has sprung up between th
European powers respecting the eilorl
made by them to prevent the Unite
States from goiog TO war with spaiI
Lord Crapborne's statement in Parlii
ment is recognized ss absolutely CO.
rect ss far as it went, but there al
chapters in the story which he did n'
touch upon and it is srecognized 10 WssI
ipgton as inexpsdient to develop slitt
facts even now. lest snimosiIies spIlr
nm without sufficient reason. II
frsuk statement of Lord CrsnoorI
touching AustriA's earnest Efforts
preyent war caused no resentment
this country where it is resllz'o .n l
there were dynastic aud sympsthel
reasons that justified or at least e.
tenuated the Austrian purpose.
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