Evening star., 1902-01-22
GERMANY is DISPLEASEO
LORD CRANBoRNE's STATEMENT
MEETS OFFICIAL DENIAL.
kaiser's Government Never Agreed 10
Intervention During Spanish
American War.

A dispatch from Berlin last night SAYS:
The foreign office denies that Germany de-
sired or associated itself with any other
government that may have sought to bring
about European intervention in the Span
ish-American war.
The correspondent of the Assoc ated
| Press this afternoon communicated to the
German foreign office the statement en-
anating yesterday from the British for
eign office to the effect that Germany,
France and Russia had supported the
Austrian ambassador at London in his
attempt to induce Great Britain to sign a
| collective note addressed to the United
States, proposing action by the European
states, In view of the outbreak, or expected
outbreak of the late war between the
United States and Spain.
Later in the day the following statement
was handed to the correspondents:
THE foreign Office declares with all posi-
tiveness that Germany, neither before the
outbreak Of the Spanish-American war, nor
during Its course, proposed Intervention to
other powers. Neither did Germany support
such proposition made by other powers.
1t is true that in several instances sug-
gestions tanregungen( were made to the
German government from another source,
in the sense of intervention. But the Ger
man government without exception MAIN
tatned a negative attitude toward such sug-
gestions, and made known its negative
must further be remarked that II was not
from an Austrian source (nicht gerade Won
Observation-Disclosures seite) that such sugEee-
tions reached the German government"
Some annoyance has been expressed IN
official circles here that the British under
secretary for foreign affairs, Lord Cram
borne, and the British foreign Office at
this moment should make statements tend.
ing to discourage the growing good feeling
between Germany and the United States,
and seemingly designed to spoil the pleasant
prospect of the visit to the United States
of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia
The Interpolation in the British house Of
commons yesterday to which Lord Cram
borne replied is here considered to have
been gotten up especially to give the oppor-
tunity of saying something in parliament
which might be taken as a basis for revive
ing stories adverse to Germany In the mat
ter of German relations with the United
States.
A telegraphic report of Lord Cranborne's
statement in reply to the Interpolation by
Henry Norman, MP, was distributed 70
the German newspapers by the news
agencies early in the day, yet none of the
Berlin evening papers with the exception
of the North German Gazette. prints It.
The North German Gazette does not com.
ment upon Lord Cranborne's statement.
This suppression Of what at another time
would be regarded as news Is taken TO
mean that the German press is determined
not to revive unpleasant discussion at an
inopportune moment.
VIENNA, January 2l.-lnQuir1ee made at
the Austro-Hungarian foreign Office confirm
the essential points Of the statement made
by Lord Cranborne, the British foreign
under secretary, in the house OF commons
yesterday. The dynastic relations OF Aus.
tria with Spain, the queen regent being an
archduchess of Austria, led Austria be-
fore the declaration Of the war between
Spain and the United States to begin q
peace propaganda, which was carried on
not only in England, but throughout
Europe. France was ready to second the
efforts of Austria. Germany and Russia
maintained a passive attitude. Great
Britain was at first disposed to sign the pro-
posed note, but after confidential report
from Washington, declined either to sign
such a note the Austrian ambassador
proposed or to take any further steps.
Afterward, Austria and France made direct
representations at Washington but ceased
their efforts after the declaration Of war,
from that time forward relying on the eff
forts of the pope, who was backed by the
tacit approval OF all the powers,