The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

Thereon-Gcrmans Jubilant.
Berlin. February 1.-THE ornCIa.
Re~ichsanzeiger this evening published
the following:
In order to definitely clear up the
question. SO far as it affects Germany.
In regard to the attitude of the powers
in the spring OF 1898. relative to the
idea OF intervention in the Spanish
American conflict, we publish two doc
uments, which follow:
The first is dated Berlin. April Is, 1898.
and Is addressed to the emperor by
Count Won Buelow. then secretary OF
state Count Won Buelow transmits to
the emperor a telegram from DR.. Won
HoIleben. dated Washington. as follows.
The British ambassador today took
the initiative, in a very remarkable
manner in a new collective step of the
representatives OF the great poweIs
here We suppose the queen regent
maze representations to the queen O.
England In this Sense, the SIX IepIe-
SentatiVeS. at the request of the British.
ambassador. are te~IegTaphinS to their
governments in the sense which toI-
lows;
"'In view of the attitude of congress.
no hope of peace can any longer be en-
tertained. and the general opinion is
that h powers also would have no OBJ
lection to war. a good basis for fresh
negotiations appeared to he offered by
the note Of the Spanish minister. April
10th. II this view Is shared by Tue
governments 1t seems advisable to dis
pei the notion here that
armed Intervention in Cuba meets with
the of the civilized world. (The
president in his message of December.
said il was only in that case that he
desired intervention). The representa-
tives of the powers here think in these
circumstances that the great powers
might direct the attention of the Amer
lean government to The Spanish note
Of April 10th. and might declare that in
~tervention 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 AMI the representa-
tives Of the power here would not then
incur the risk OF appearing only to re
peat their first step, which the DTesi-
dent in his latest message has not ven
dei.ned to mention. In the event Of
IN identical note being decided upon it
would be advisable to publish it imme-
diately in order that the civilized world,
to whose authority the appeal is made.
may be absolved from Ieprodch in ap-
proving OF this attack"
DR.. Won Holleben adds: Personally.
i regard his demonstration somewhat
coldly.'
To this concluding sentence of the
ambassador. the emperor appended the
following marginal note: Z regard it
as completely futile and purpOseless
and therefore. prejudicial. l am against
this step"
forwarded the text of the collect We
telegram. as originally submitted by the
British to the other foreign renresen-
tatives for communication to their gov
ernments. The text Of this document
follows:
1.-The attitude of congress and the
resolution of the house of representa-
tives. passed yesterday by a large ma
jority. leave but little hope of peace.
and it is popularity believed that the
war-like measures advocated have the
approval of the great powers. Tine
memorandum If the S.sanish minister
delivered on Sunday. I;Spears to nrr ami
my colleagues to remove all legitimate
cause for war. 1t that view should be
shared by the great pcwerS the time
has arrived to remove the rroneou
impression which prevails that the
armed intervention OF The UnlleQ states
I'm Cuba commands. in the words of the
message. the support and approval Oi
the civilized world It is suggested BY
the foreign representatives that thf'
might be lone by a collective express
sion Z 6n the great DOwers OF the hope
that the United States government viii
give favorable consideration: tt the
me~ora ndum of the Spanish minister
OF ArriI 10th. as offnr'np y ~reaso7abl
basis for an amicable solution. and as
removing any grounds for hostile inter
vert'"7 which may have previously ex.
listed"
The feeling here is th"t Germany
scored heavily in the controversy r"'
garding Lord Paurcefote's proposal vi
April IA. 1878. by the publication Of Dr
Won HoIleben'S dispatch II The Reich.
sanzeiger. In official circles II is rs
sertaH tNat this dispatch proves ever!
statement given out here since Lr~
Crsrhorne's original remarks. Niue
curiosity prevails here as to how tn
British government will reconcile tn
stotcmo-t of Lord C~ranborne In IN
house OF commons yesterday with I"
days publication in the Re c~hsarZe,ger
Pr'~ate comment upon the statam-':
published by The Re'chsanzeiger IS tho
Germany hos completely turned the ia
bfes upon England