The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21

( Interference In the affairs of a friendly
country aud frahiv said so,declaring that
Crest Britain would not be party to any
such step, especially In view OF the late
President McKinley's attitude toward the
antc-bellum efforts OF European powers
20 avert war The foreign office heard
nothing more on this subject, tile matter
Of collective note being dropped, APP
parently
Regarding the much disputed point as
10 what powers were previously prepared
10 sign this note had Great Britain ac-
quiesced therein, the following statement
from high official of the foreign Office.
through whose hands secret dispatches
passed, had best be given in his own Ian
guage. This Official said
we have no documentary evidence 90
prove that any power other than the one
which formally approached us was cow
cerned iu this effort to send a collective
note Ia the United states tho purport
of which, however polite the wording
throat
'We had az the time. however. every
reason 10 believe that this power was
merely put forward - sort OF buffer
In order 10 sound w aud thst France
Germany and Russia were behind her and
only awaiting our assent formally to ap.
noUnce their own We have never had
~.
the case ~ France. amounts 20 moral
certainty.
There ere . hundred ard ora dipIo.
matte secrets which. pitched together
convinced us that our estimate OF the
situation was correct aud doubtless there
are documents IN the European chancel-
Tories which detail the negotiations that
occurred prior 20 our being approached.
Subsequent diplomatic reports con.
WINGED as that not only was tho collect
I've note dropped on account ~ our re-
tusal. but that We incurred not little
enmity because our aCtian was sufficient
ly patent to obviHte all necessity Of ,ur
actually having possession of copies OF
those diplomatic tterchsnres. which 70.
suited IN our being asked go sign the
second protest 90 America
Opinion I'm the foreign ofice Is some
what divided IS 10 the advieabilitv Of 10.
days announcement IN the house ~ com.
mons ssversl high efioiais OF this ors>,
believing this announcement will only
tend TO strain relations between Great
Britain and the continental powers.
Mr. Norman said 90 a representative
~ the Associated Press ''I am delighted
10 get such 1u unexpectedly frank and
important answer Ny question was dow,
for tho opening d1y of tho session. but
the government asked lnc go POSTPONE a.
Until today. 7 did s7. but with iittie hone
~ securing definite pruuouucercnt. Tor
such t1ines aro usually arranged between
the government leader and one OF his
supporters.
while. of course ] am ono OF ths most
nutspokes Ufucs ~ our foreign policy
there wls 100 put up Job. 7 merely wrote
the question because Thought there was
moro ho0e - getting Fomo H0rt OF an an
swcr at this stage ~ affairs than at arv
other I think Lord Crsuboru's state
incnt reveals condition 81 things more
serious than anyone suspected. for Sc
shows that practically The whole ~ Fu-
rou> was ready 10 attCuut - Ce~ree the
Irited states. even at Che risk of war
'After tic hostlfiss with snain had
commenced. The selection of Austria 10
be spokesman for Euronc showed EXCEL
lent tect. for cur relations with that
country were "a the most friendly kind.
To point blank refuse here must have
cost us no little prestige
"Beyoud what ford Cranhorna eaid =
know little bot thst think suficisrt
for " SHOWS the er~elieut feeling of 'hs
Frifi-h severrr,ert iu its relsfiens Nth
the Urit~- Sfstss which believe ~ n.
The rrcst important roisioas We haye."