Show BALKED BY GERMANY Documents Made Public in Important Controversy KAISER STQODBj U S Opposed Attempt by the Powers to Intervene in tho SpanishAmerican Conflict Light Thrown Upon O Question by tho Official Heichs Anzeiger Which Gives Publicity to Documents on Pile in the German ForeIgn Office Feeling Is That tile Publication Scores for Germany Berlin Feb 12The statement of Lord Cranborne tho Under Secretary of the British foreign office In the House of Commons yesterday caused amazement here since the German officials assume that Lord Pauncofotes proposal of April 1 1S3 to the Embassadora of the other countries could not have been made without with-out Instructions from the home government govern-ment Tho German officials point out that Henry Normans query In the Houso of Commons was shaped purposely to give It the appearance of covering fully tho North German Gazettes statement on Monday without doing so slnco tho German Ger-man side has never charged that tho British Embassadors generally did anything any-thing but that < ono Embassador Lord Paunccfote mado a proposal Lord Cran bornos answer therefore Is treated hero I as being n mere verbal quibble More tho Dm over tho Impression mado on E bossadors of tho other powers at tho conference con-ference hold at Washington April 1 lW Pauncefolo wan mere was not that Lord PauncCoto ly J sounding them to determine how an Intervention proposal expected later from Austria would be received Lord Paunct fotoo proposal was understood as an Independent In-dependent Initiative BALKED BY GERMANY Referring further to tho statement cabled from American official sources that the United States never receded such a proposition from Great Britain as described from here the Informant of tho correspondent of the Associated Press i eld Id Of course not We have never charged that tho matter reached the Ajncrlcan Government but sall tho proposition pro-position wan balked by Germany before going so far CLEA1UNG UP QUESTION The official Itelchs Anzvlger this evening even-Ing publishes the following In order to definitely clear up tho question so fa ax It affects Germany In regard to tho attitude of tho powers Ir the spring of lifts relative to tho Idea ot Intervention In the SpanishAmerican conflict wo publish pub-lish two documents which Colon HERr ARE THE DOCUMENTS Tho first Is I dated Berlin April 15 1iZS and IB addressed to tho Emperor by Count von Buelow then Secretary of State Count von Buelow transmitted to tho Emperor a telegram from Dr von HoIIo ben dated Washington iu follows The British Embassador today took tho Initiative In a cry remarkablo manner man-ner In n ntW collective step of th J representatives rep-resentatives of tha great powers here wo suppose tho Queen Regent made representations represen-tations to tho Queen of England In this senso the Fix representatives at tho request re-quest 0 the BritIsh Embassador are telegraphing to their governments In tho sense which follows o In vlow of the attitude of Congress no hope of peace can any longer be en ttrtalnod and The general opinion is that the powers also would have no objection to ar A good basis for fresh negotiations negotia-tions appeared to 0 afforded by the noto of tho Spanish Minister April 10th 1 this view Is i shared by tho governments It scorns advisable to dispel tho crroncouK notion hero thnt armed Intervention In Cuba meets with the support of tho civil 8upprt ized 1 word The President In h me sage ot December said It was only In that case he desired Intervention The rcprcHcntallvcM of the powers hero think In the circumstances that tho Kroat now or might direct tho attention of tho Arnprlcnn Government atenton Spanish noto nf April PIth and might declare that Intervention did not appear to them to b JiiMtined Thl declaration miht take hl form of a rollertlve note from the powr t the representative of the United pWn Such a document would produce a jmviter Impression and the representatives representa-tives of tIm powers her Mould not then Incur the Tlk of appoarlng only t repent thQlr first step which the President his Iatsl rnr < wic hns not oven deigned t mention in the voat ol a identical note being decided upon It would be ad vlsablo 1 to publish It Immediately In order that the civilized world to whose nu thority the appeal Is made may ho absolved ab-solved from reproach In approving of this attack AGAINST THE MOVE 1 Dr von Hollcben adds Personally I I regard ly this demonstration somewhat SAnd cold lyAnd I And to this concluding oentence of tho Embassador the Emperor appended the following marginal note I regard It as relrd Jta completely futile and purposeless and therefore prejudicial I am against this stepDr Dr von Hteben also subsequently t9J iid thetct 150SubscQuenUy col grm as originally subinittedhy the Brit ish to the other foreign representatives for communication to their governments Tho text of this document follows COLLECTIVE TELEGRAM Tho attitude of Corgreps and tho resolution of the Houso of Representa tives passed estcrday by a largo ma jority leave but Ill hope of peace and I Is popularly believed that tho warlike measures advocated havo the aproval of the treat powers Tho memorandum of tho Spanish Minister delivered on Sun day appears to mo and my colleagues to remove all legitimate cause for war I that vlow should bo shared by tho great powers tho time has arrived to romovo the erroneous Impression which prevails that the armed Intervention of tho United Staten in Cuba commands In tho words of tho masslge the support and ap proval of the civilized 5UPrt an I Is suggested by tho foreign rep resentatives that thcro might b doe by a collective expression from the great Sent powers of tho hopo that tho United States Government will give favorable consideration consider-ation t tho memorandum of tho Spanish Minister of April 10th as offering a reasonable reas-onable basis for an amicable solution and as removing any grounds for hostile Intervention Inter-vention which may have previously I ex isted I istedGERMANY GERMANY SCORS HEAVILY The feeling here Is that Germany scored heavily In tho controversy regarding Lord Pauncofotos proposal of April fsS proposl AprJ H 16 by tho publication ot Dr von Hollcbons dispatch dis-patch In tho Kclchs AnzciRor In official circles It Is I assorted that his dispatch proves every statement given out hero since Lord Crajibornoa original remarks Much curiosity prevails hero as to how tho British Government will reconcile tho statement of Lord Crnnborne In tho House of Commons HOle yesterday with to days publication in tho Reich Ansolger The Vosslscho Zcltung this evening before be-fore the nppcaranco of tho Rclchs Anzel ncr discussed too hypothesis that Lord Pauncefolo had acted without Instructions Instruc-tions from his government Tho paper says saysDiplomatic rules and Customs contradict contra-dict such an assumption since If ho had acted upon his own responsibility on such an exceedingly Important question tho London authorities would never forgive him and It would be Impossible to retain him In his present post Private comment upon the statement published hy tho Rclchs Anzolger Is that Germany has completely turned the tables upon Great Britain |