Foreign Officials Deny Intervention Reports
Amid rumors that European powers might intervene between the United States and Spain, diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, and Russia all denied any such moves were under discussion.
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Rock Island Argus · May 7, 1898 · Page 1
1 min read[…] G to have England join them in intervention between the United States and Spain was lacking in verification in official and diplomatic quarters here. The state department has received no suggestion of such intervention, and does not believe it is contemplated. The foreign representatives here, including those of Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, meet these reports with specific denials, and declare that intervention is not being discussed in any way at the present time. These officials have been fully conversant with all previous moves towards intervention, and they doubtless would be aware if such a move was on foot at present.
The utterance of Emperor William before the reichstag yesterday confirmed what the German officials here have maintained from the first, namely, that Germany would observe strict neutrality, even though no decree of neutrality was issued. Russian officials take the same views as to the purpose of Russia to keep out of any intervention which would be inimical to the United States. The French authorities here do not consider intervention a live question at present, and since France issued her decree of neutrality the French officials dismiss reports that France will participate in intervention.
The British officials have received no word concerning recent moves for intervention, and they consider such moves as quite inopportune under existing circumstances. A leading member of the diplomatic corps said: "What could we intervene about? It could not be because the United States had occupied the Philippines, because we do not yet know that the Philippines are occupied. It could not be because Porto Rico may be occupied, for we have no official information yet that any movement against that island is contemplated. In fact, even if continental Europe desires to intervene, it has no facts before it thus far on which to base intervention."
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