The sun., 1903-01-11
LORDPAUNC3PO7E FRIEND
NEVER TRIED TO PREVENT
ARMED INTERVENTION IN CUBA.
Absolutely Refused 20 sign . Threatenins
Note Presented to Him by Other Am.
bass ldOrs-The Note Anib assador Won
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Prepared In the state Department.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.--L. ght has al last
been thrown on the part played by the late
Lord Paunceiote IN the th Jrts Of repre-
sentatiyes oil certain European 0Jvern-
ments IN Washington TO prevent armed
Intervention by the United States IN Cuba.
Some sensational reveat .ons were made
20 representative OF THE Sun on tn
subject to-day IN connection with the
many reports concerning the sudden de-
parture IRON this cap, ,al of Herr Won Holle-
ben, tie German Am be ssS dor.
An officer of the Government, whose
thorough knowledge of the circumstances
cannot be doubted, declared that, IN spite
oi Official statements to the contrary. he
was confident that Herr Won Holleben's
recall, tor such he regarded It, was partly
he outcome Of the Ambassadors connec-
.on with what is known among Govern
ment officials as "the Paunceiote con-
spiracy," a m sleadn term applied to the
attempts of Germany to show that the
late Brt .sh representative was the lead ng
spirit IN the effort to prevent armed inter-
ventlon.
But the United States Government
knows that Lord Ptunceiote was is ir end,
he officer IN quest. asserted, and - en-
d led IN remarkable declaration: "ile
Government knows i, because the second
note addressed to Pres dent Mex nley,
winch he presented for the cons derat.on
oil his colleagues OF the circle of Ambassadors
n tbs capital, was drawn in tie State
Department, and could not therefore have
conta ned anything unlr endly to the uniteo
States
II he'd been frequently asserted that
the British Government and its diplomatic
representative in Washington were not only
friendly To the position OF the United
States prior to and during the Spanish
American War, but had gone beyond the
bounds Of neutral Observance on more
than one occasion to materially assist
the United States. Nothing was ever
produced to show that England had tres
passed beyond the neutral line. but there
was a prevalent opinion to that effect.
Certainly there was pretty positive con-
viction on the part of many intelli gent
Americans that England had held back
the Continental Powers from attempting
to coerce the United States into maintain
ing peace with Spain.
year ago however, just prior to the
visit of Prince Henry of Prussil t, the
United States. an International bombshell
was exploded from Berlin, in the ale "a
ton that the British Ambassador at Wash
ington had been the leading spirit in an
effort to bring the European Powers into
coalition to serve notice on this Govern
ment that il must not go To war over Cuba
In the revelation that followed ii ap-
poared that after presenting 10 President
Mckinley tho joint note of April !, lS9s,
expressing the hope that peace would pre-
vail, the forei IN Ambassadors in Washing
ton gave further consideration to the sub
ject, with view TO agreeing upon another
Joint declaration, wh'ci would he virtually
equivalent to notice 10 the United States
that If intervention in Cuba became a
fact this Government would have to reckon
with the whole Of Europe.
The German Government in January
last produ, u,ed a note cont aiming a virtual
threat Of III At character, which IL asserted
had been prepared Dy LORD Pduncvfole
anu sLb ma e. 20 iIls COZ e. p 10, &c, ,.on,
D., oN .iI, 20 ,nt 1 i~n-..y Ill OF Gc.-
many and other Powers IL iau never peen
presented to President .Mchinley. lhe
Dvili-h Government denied that Lord
PLuncefo-e was The author Of ally COM
mlnIication that Coz. aimed anything un-
frcnu,y 10 the tniteu States, but declined
to mahe ally further statement ana iii the
milids Of many p-op.e the idea became
liked that Germany and not England was
the real friend OF the tnlted States in the
troubles with Spain.
hat this Government held to its faith
in Lord Pdunceiote- innocence of any
attempt to ihJure II was shown clearly at
the time OF The rcveldl ions, but the real
reason for this was never disclosed until
to-day, when the statement was made that
The note which had been presented to the
other AmD ,-s Idors here Dy Lord Pdunce-
tote had uecn written III The State Depart
nent and was approved by President
Va, hinley. II was merely a grouping to-
gcthtr of practically meaningless phrases,
iHE Sun reporter was toid. and naturally
contained nothing that could De consl rued
into threat ag inst this Government.
According to the story now revealed
the Austrian I.inistcr in Washington. after
the presentation to President Mcninley
by tine uropran Ambassadors of the note
expressing the hope that peace wouli pre-
,dii, proposed To- his continental colleagues
that a second note be orawn which would
make the ,nited States understand that
urope would not tolerate Intervention.
Such note was prepared at the Austrian
l. cation on April Il. lS9s, in the presence of
the diplomatic representatives of the conti-
nen,a! P wers, and the Ambassadors,
accompanied by the Austrian Minister,
walked in body to the British mbassy
directly opposite, and lai,. the draft of the
proposed communication before Lord
patincpfote. TIE British Ambassador, THE
SUSs informant saiI, produced the note
| that had been prepared in the State
Department and asked that II he substi-
| I, ted for the O ensive communication.
After some discussion il was agreed by
| the Ambassadors to r b nit the State de-
| partm"nt-Pauncefote note 10 their respec-
| tiv, G vernments for consideration.
"Inrn," declared the officer who il au-
| thori,y for the story, M. tambon, the
French Ambassador, asked permission to
| translate the note into French. He retired
| 70 an adjoining room and soon returned
| with the French copy. This translation
was not a FOOD one for il rave an entirely
Gi erent phase TO the attitude Of ] I'd
| Pauncefote a. expressed in the note which
| had been prepared al the State Department.
| II carried the impression of threat against
| the United States. Nr. Won Holleben, the
| German AMBASSADOR, copied the Wrench
| translation ana tcegraphel it to hie q )vern-
ment with the statement that IL was Lord
| Pauncefote's proposition. Lord Paunce-
| fotc'S attitude was not correctly stated in
| the translation. His note in fnglish was
| entirely satisfactory to this Government,
| and the note a. Translated into the French
| was not. That is the story