The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-06-23
AND MANILA.
Crews of Foreign Warships Occupy
the Philippines Capital.
GERMAN ADMIRAL IN COMMAND.

Whether lie WIN Allow His Forces
to Be-embark when Admiral Dew
ey's Reinforcements Arrive Is the
Main Question.
London June 23-The Daily News
publishes a statement, alleged to come
from a correspondent having access to
good information, that the occupation
Of Manila by parts of the crews of
foreign warshps there is an ac-
complished fact, although it may prob
ably be three or four days before the
official news arrives by way of Hong
Kong. The communication proceeds to
say:
"Over a month ago Admiral Dewey
prepared to lombard Manila. At this
iuncture, however, a new factor was
added to the situation. The German
| consul, acting on precise instructions
which had just arrived by the German
warship Irene, strongly opposed a
bombardment. These instructions We're
clear and categorical, and emanated di-
! rectly from Emperor Williams cabi-
net
1T was then that Admiral Dewey
asked for reinforcements and supplied
Aguinaldo with arms. While Germany
gathered naval force the intention at
Berlin was, if not to take possession
of Manila at least to cooperate in the
landing, Admiral Dewey's force not be-
ing sufficient to protect German in
teTests. Captain General August had
on his part informed his government of
the situation, and several interviews
took place at Madrid with the German
ambassador, the result being that it
was decided that Captain General Au-
gusti should appeal to the foreign war
ships at Manila, excluding the Ameri-
can, to protect the lives and property
Of the inhabitants against the insur-
gents.
1T was an indirect way of capitulat-
ing, while sparing Spanish amour
propre. There is no doubt Admiral Won
Diederfchs has taken command of the
forces landed. although he has not
taken possession in behalf of Germany
But will he, when the American re-
Inducements arrive, be willing to allow
his forces to re-embarll? The whole
| question lies there"
The Berlin correspondent of The
! Times, commenting on the continued
| discussion Of the Philippines question,
| says: There would be a storm of in
! dignation in the German press If the
| United States We're to become master
Of the Philippines while Germany got
nothing. In the view of many Ger
man politicians anything would be
| better than that, and they would even
| prefer to see the intervention of sew
eral European powers to protect the
! life and property of their subjects from
| the rebels, followed by the acquisition
! of a naval station for each Of them
There is, in fact, a strong inclination to
repeat the Chinese drama at Kiao-Chou
whenever an opportunity is afforded.
Relatively to what Germany already
| possesses she has everything to gain
| by such a policy of fair shares all
| around
"There is, however, but little doubt
| that no European power or combina-
! tion of powers would venture to pre-
! vent the United States and Great
| Britain from settling the future of the
! Philippines conjoinuy, or at least under
the protection of their conjoint naval
forces. Continental opinion would not
| only speedily acknowledge the
strength of an Anglo-American naval
alliance, but would be practically
unanimous against incurring the risk
of the commercial consequences of a
breach with the United States"