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GERMANY HITS AGAIN
SPANISH WAR DOCUMENTS PUB
LIsHED OFFICIALLY.
| ooKS BAD FOR PAUMCEFoTE.
GERMANY SEEMS TO HAVE EsTAB-
LISHED HER CASE.

The Telegram of April 10, 1S9S, Sent
ont by other Ambassadors at His
Instance, Is Given, Followed by
His Second Note Advocating Ac-
tion by the Powers I'm Favor of
spain-EmperOr williams Disap-
urovaI of the First Is Noted on the
Document While the Second Fen
Flat.
Berlin, Feb. 12.-The official Reichs-
anzeiger this evening published the
following:
In order to definitely clear up the
question, so far as it effects Germany,
in regard to the Powers in the spring
of 1898, relative to the idea of the in
tervention in the Spanish American
conflict, we publish two documents
which follow: The first is dated Ber-
lin, April 15, 1898, and is addressed to
the Emperor by Count Won Puelow,
then Secretary of State. Count Won
Buelow transmits to the Emperor a
telegram from DR.. Won Holleben, dated
Washington as follows:
took the initiative, in a very remark
able manner, in new collective step
of the representatives of the great
Powers here. We suppose the Queen
Regent made representations to the
Queen of England. In this sense the
six representatives at the request of
the British ambassador, are telegraph
ing to their governments in the sense
Which follows:
In view of the attitude of Con-
gress, no hope of peace can any long
er be entertained, and the general
opinion is that the Powers also would
have no objection to war. A good basis
for fresh negotiations appeared to be
afforded by the note of the Spanish
minister, April 10. If this view is
shared by the governments it seems
advisable to dispel the erroneous no.
tion here that armed intervention in
Cuba meets with the support of the
civilized world. (rhe President in his
message of December said it was only
in that case that he desired interven-
tion). The representative of the
Powers here think in these circum-
stances that the great Powers might
call the attention of the American
government to the Spanish note of
April 10. and might declare that inter-
vention-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-
tives of the Powers here would not
then incur the appearance of trying to
inlpel their first step of which the Pres
ident in his latest message has not even
deigned to mention. In the event of
an 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 absolve from reproach in
approving of this attack
Or Won Holleben adds:
Personally. 1 regard this demon
stration somewhat coldly'
The Emperor DisapprOved 1t.
And to this concluding sentence of
the ambassador, the Emperor appended
the following note:
regard 1t as completely futile
and purposelesS, and therefore pre-
judicial. l am against this step
''Dr. Won Holleben also subsequently,
forwarded the text of the collective
telegram as originally submitted by
VIZ DrltiSn 10 Ine OIneT foreign repre-
sentatlYes for communication to their
governments. The text of this docu-
ment follows:
The attitude of Congress and the
resolution of the House of Representa-
tves, passed yesterday by large ma
lorlty leave but little hope of peace,
and 1t is popularity believed that the
warlike measures advocated have the
approval of the great Powers. The
memorandum of the Spanish minister,
delivered on Sunday, appears to me
and my colleagues to remove all legiti-
mate cause for war. If that view
should be shared by the great Powers
the time has arrived to remove the err
Ioneous impression which prevails
Inat the armed Intervention of the
United States in Cuba commands, in
ehe words of the message 1.-The sup
port and approval of the civilized
word" 1t is suggested by the foreign
representatives that this might be done
Dy collective expression from the
S[eat Powers of the hope that the
sSnlted States government will give
favorable consideration to the memo
Ianaum of the Spanish minister of
1prli 10, as Offering a reasonable ba-
PIG ior an amicable solution and as
t.emoving any grounds for hostile in
eeIvention which may have previously