The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-24

Aroused Spain's Anger-Germany'.
Great Fricndship for America
Paris. January 22.-In view Of the
| statement made by Lord Cranborne,
| the British under-secretary of state for
| foreign affairs. in the house of Com
| mons Monday on the subject of reore-
sentations made to Great Britain before
| and after the outbreak of the Spanish
American war and the dispatch OF the
| Associated Press from London yester-
| day on the same subject. the corre-
| spondent of the Associated Press made
| Inquiries in an authoritative quarter
| here and received the following expIa-
nations which throw somewhat differ
| ent light on the subject.
| In the first place, in the Spanish ne
| gotiations, at the end of March. 1895 10
| secure the intervention of the powers in
| her favor. Great Britain took the sanle
attitude as France and the other pow
| erS.
She neither refused nor consented 10
| Join in collective action. Ali the pow
ers were hesitating until they ascertain
| ed the intentions of the others. Russia
| settled the matter by the late Count
| Mouravieff's blunt rejection Of the ire
| posal.
| Subsequently. after General Wood
| ford's conference with the Spanish
| premier and Senior Gullon the foreign
minister. at which the latter indicated
| the extent of the surrender Spain WAS
| willing to make to the United States
| demands the Austrian government ne
| lieving Spain's surrender was suftici enC-
| ly complete to satify the United States,
| instructed it's ambassadors to propose
| to the European governments that q
! note be presented at Washington ucS-
inn the United Stats to accept Spain =
| offer and avert war. The Spanish am
| bassador in London saw Mr.. Balfour.
who promised to instruct Lord Pauncs-
fote to act alone or with his colleagues
with the view to maintain peace. No
collective action was definitely agreed
upon though Russia, France and Ger
many were disposed towards a move
ment which would avert an outbreak
| of hoStilitieS.
| A few days before the war. however
| it was declared that Mr.. Balfour had
raisel objection. to which Lord Gran
borne alluded in the house of commons
| Monday against any note which would
have the appearance of putting pres
sure on the United States or Offering all
! opinion on the United States attitude
The Austrian proposition then fell
through and the subsequent joint reso-
luton of congress rendered any further
action out of the question.
This was the extent of Great Britain s
| action in favor of the United States.
The statement of a prominent British
foreign office official quoted in the Lon
don dispatch of the Associated Press
regarding the alleged support by France
of the Austrian proposal is declared to
be incorrect.
France did not back up the proposal
| and the French ambassador in Londor
confined himself to making an inQuir,
. | as to what view the British government
iuok of the matter. frances attitude
throughout, was friendly to the United
States as we'll as to Spain. her ardent
desire being to avert war. She took ne
initiative in any suggestion tending IL
put pressure on the United States nor al
any time encouraged spain to resist.
The exact value which should hs
iiaced on Great Britain's leaning tn
ward the United States can be guaged
| il is declared. by the fact that UheT
war was declared Senor Gullon waz fu-
Ious,-irstly. against Germany: sec.
only against Russia and only thirdly
against Great Britain. His resentment
against Germany was due to the lattel
having encouraged Spain to resist and
? then having abandoned her at the las
, moment.
, st. Petersburg, January 22.-The cor
| respondent of the Associated Press here
has obtained the following statement
from the Russian foreign office regard
inl, the announcement made in the Bri.
. ish house of commons Monday concern.
ing the negotiations between the pow
ers before and after the outbreak OF tbs
, Spanish-American war and the asser-
lions made by British foreign offics
official TO representative of the Asso
cIated Press on the same subject:
4, Russia has ALWAYS been and now |,
| extremely desirous of maintaining ami
, cable relations with the United States
Russia never had any intention of par
9 ticIps ting in anv collective step in tn
| Spanish dispute which di
| not directly concern her. Nor did Rus
? sia receive any proposition having sucl
Z action in view. Indeed. we received n
Information regarding Austria's allege
initiative Of proposed attempt on tn
part of any of the powers &c interfer
III the interest of Spain"
/. Berlin. January 22.-During the de
bate on the estimate of the chancellor
department in the reichstag today. IN
- imperial chancellor. Count Won Bueiow
. referred TO the pleasant relat tons be.
: tween Germany and the United State
o and to the approaching visit OF Primo
= Henry of Prussia.
The chancellor found HIS opportunit,
In the remarks OF DR.. Barth. leader O
e the Freissinige party, who. I'm discuss
ing the budget said: II want to toicl
upon the political relations betwee,
. Germany and the United States. whicl
II ere traditionally friendly In character
a One hindrance to the promotion of thi
= friendship is the protectionism now pre-
!. yailing In Germany. 1t IL pleasant. o
= the other hand. to see that the project
ed visit of a German prince TO the IJnif
ed States has disclosed the existence O
a large fund Of good will and cordiaIit,
among the American people for Ger
+ many We recognize in the union no
O merely a great and economically ee
u fective community. but we know thai
O the achievements OF the United States
, In other fields such as cfviliza ton ant
culture, are very important. The cult