The record-union., 1898-05-08
The Kaiser Comments on DeWey's
Victory at Manila.
Thinks There is Something Besides Smart
ness In American Blood.
The Emperor Said to be Inclined
in His Private Capacity to be
ON the Side of United States,
But in View of Grave Dynast1c
Interests is Cautious in Keep
ing His Views to Himself.

BERLIN. May Copyrighted. 1898,
by the Associated Press).-Emperor
William is following the course of the
war between Spain and the United
States with the deepest interest. He
has instructed the chiefs of the Naval
and Military Cabinets to closely watch
the progress of hostilities between the
two countries, and to report regularly
to him all reports. The Emperor has
also given similar instructions to Lieu
tenant Colonel Won GoetZen, the mill
tary attache of the German Embassy
at Washington, whose term has eX-
pired, and who has been reappointed
to that position for six months.
Count Won GoetZen started for Wash
ington on Friday last to resume his
duties at the Embassy. At his fare
well audience with Emperor William
on Tuesday the attache was instructed
by his majesty to send elaborate and
personal reports intended exclusively
for the eye of the Emperor, apart from
official reports intended for the Ministry
of War These personal reports, his
majesty added, were to include every
thing of an interesting character, and
We're to draw a comparison of the
morale and endurance of the militia
and the regular soldier.
All the news of the battle of Manila
reaching the German Foreign Office
was at once communicated to the En-
peror, who marked the movements OF
the two fleets on special maps. He
compared the size and armament of the
vessels composing the Spanish and
American squadrons. To his entour-
age he has expressed his high opinion
of the attack made by the vessels of
the United States especially praising
the unusual valor displayed by Conn
modore Deweys fleet in following the
Spanish warships into the harbor Of
Manila and forcing them TO fight.
In commenting on this fact, his maj
esty said: There is evidently some
thing besides smartness and CONNER
cialism in the Yankee blood. These
fellows at Cavite have fought like vet
erans."
Emperor William, it is rumored, is
inclined in his private capacity to be
on the side of the United States, but
in view of the grave dynastic interests
involved in Spain by the war. he is
unusually cautious in keeping his views
on the subject.
Grave apprehension as to the ultimate
fate of the Spanish dynasty is felt in
all courts of Europe, and the Queen
Regent has been the recipient since the
battle of Manila of marks of sympathy
not only from the Emperor, but also
from Queen Victoria and nearly every
one of the crowned heads of Europe.
On Thursday evening, after the clos
ing of the Reichstag, Prince Hohenlohe,
the Imperial Chancellor, gave a recep-
ton to the delegates. Government Off
Gals and members of the press Con-
sidering his age, the Chancellor is re-
markably vigorous. In an animated
conversation with some of his guests
at the reception, Prince Hohenlohe
said: LAS far as Germany's individual
interests are concerned, the Hispano-
American war is not likely to injure or
involve them, although it is yet too
early to tell how far the political and
commercial situation may be modified
as a result of the struggle. In any
case, Germanys material interests are
decidedly on the American side, and
1t is to me a proof of the political i'm
maturity of the German people, and
particularly of the press, that they are
loudly and almost unanimously on the
side of Spain in this fight"
These utterances tend to prove that
the German Government at least Sc