The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-03
sNARLING AT UNCLE SAM.
London Morning Post and German
Newspapers in Bad HumOr.

NCWEVMpGES Ah DhU
LONDON, July 2-The unanimty with
which the British newspapers have been
raising the United States lately is dis
rbed by the snarling editorial of the Morn
ing Post, which newspaper, in addition,
prints a letter protesting against Great
Britain's ''help to America and declaring
that it should be known that at the critical
turning point in the struggle between Spain
and the United States it is Great Britain
that is influencing and determining the is
sue. The letter also declares that on Sun
day last, in Washington, the day after COL
John Hay, the United States ambassador
had had long interview with the premier
the Marquis of Salisbury. Mr.. John Long,
the American secretary of the navy, boasted
that Admiral Camaras fleet would not be
allowed to pass through the canal. If,
the letter continues, the position of the
American forces in the Pacific is considered
of Importance this decision will at once be-
come manifest. Four unarmored cruisers lie
in Manila bay weed-grown after two
months of inactivity in tropical waters and
desperately short of ammunition and coal
In the meanwhile three small military ex-
petitions which left San Francisco are
struggling across. An actiYe commander
with force such as Admiral Canara has
would of course have the whole American
position in the Pacific at his mercy. The
American government is aware OF this, and
when it found that threats OF an immediate
attack on the Spanish coast We're unsuccess-
ful it appealed TO the British government to
stop Admiral Cameras fleet"
The special correspondent of the Times in
Berlin says that the angry protests of the
Cologne Gazette and Lokal Anzeiger against
Americas presuming to dictate to Admiral
Won Diedrichs the- German naval command
er at Manila) as to how he should act, were
called out by the statement made by the
Evening Post, of New York, that an agree
ment in regard to Admiral Diedrichs's atti-
tude had been reached between Secretary
Day and DIR. Won Halleben, the German
ambassador at Washington. The Cologne
Gazette says: Admiral Won Diedrichs re-
quires no instructions from Washington in
regard to what he is TO do or leave undone
So long AS he does not interfere 50 as to
obstruct or promote the enterprises of either
OF the belltgerents neither Admiral Dewey
nor Secretary Day is competent to give him
any directions whatever. In like manner, the
government will not concern itself as to the
measures Spain or America may adopt for
the maintenance or their interests in the
Philippine islands"
The LokaI Anzeiger says: "A German ad-
niral knows quite well in what fashion he
has TO maintain and protect the interests of
his countrymen. He would most energetic
ally repel any impertinent attempt to handle
his affairs. This is the proper answer to
the pTesumptions Of the Yankee press
The Cologne Gazette says: Further than
that the phantoms of American imagina-
tions are beginning to be positively ridic-
ulous. We have not the slightest intention of
exciting ourselves over the perfidious in
situations against Germany which the New
York and Washington press unfortunately
adopt from London. We leave it to the
course of events to make the Americans
ashamed OF themselves and bring them TO
reason.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
zone has oniy TO ask intelligent and indie
pendent adyocatess as well as opponents oi
German colonial expansion here. in every
class Of the community and the answer in
variably Is that it may be regarded as quite
certain that Germany will do her best to
obtain a footing in the islands
Editoriaily the Times says: THE German