The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-17
GERMANS LESS RABID
NOT so HOSTILE TO AMERICANS
SINCE MIR. WHITES SPEECH.
Attitude of the Government Regard
Manila Explained by an Official.

Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, July 16-The recent speech Of
United States Ambassador White is grad
uaIly having good effect. The tone of the
German press, with the exception of the
rabid anti-American sheets, has distinctly
changed. Many of the newspapers which
have hitherto been unfriendly are new just
the opposite Mr. Whites Fourth of July
Grafton has also strengthened his position
here. 1t is understood that the withdrawal
of some of the German ships from Manila
was due to his pointing out that the feeling
of the Americans at such formidable array
of German ships in the harbor was one of
suspicion as to the intention of Germany. An
official of the Foreign Office, explaining the
attitude of the German government, said:
1.-THE presence there of our war ships was
solely due to our desire to protect German
interests IN ,tLe Philippine islands, which
are too large for ore or two ships to protect
in the event of things going wrong, the
presence of ships at various points at the
same time might be necessary. When they
first appeared Admiral Dewey was unable
to land force sufficiently strong to protect
the foreigners from the semi-savage hordes
of insurgents, who were also a source of
danger to the Germans. In view of the re-
peated assurance of neutrality upon the
part of Germany and the friendly relations
existing between the two countries, the
American suspicious are unfounded."
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press is informed that General Azcarraga,
the former Spanish minister of war, is re-
ported to be on mission, the object of
which is to sound the Cabinets of the con-
tinental powers on the. subject of peace ne
gotiations. He is not expected in Berlin.
The newspapers are discussing the ques-
tons of the future of Samoa and the Caro-
line islands The Schlessische Zeitung re-
calls President McKinley's announcement
that the United States is not willing to give
up it's rights in Samoa.
The minister of commerce Is investigating
the present and prospective results of the
war on German exports. The Cologne In
dustrial Association reports that trade with
Spain has been severely injured by nonpay-
ments, while trade with the United States
has been little affected, though buyers in
some branches are less frequent. The Tage-
blatt says the report shows what was ex-
pected from the start, namely, SPANS COM
plete ruin.
The Tageblatt and other Liberal newspa-
pers accuse the Emperor of exceeding his
powers IN the appointment OF tnree profess
sors of the Prussian Technical High School
from the members of the House of Lords,
such an appointment requiring the sigma
ture of the chancellor, which was not OBJ
tanned through the Cabinet
Heavy rains have prevailed throughout
Germany all the week and have greatly
tricts of east Prussia. The floods were
especially severe in the Brunswick district,
where many houses We're destroyed:
The governor of the German colony at
Kiaochou bay has asked the German mer-
chants if they desire the Introduction there
Of the German. customs tariff.
Some of the newspapers complain of the
favor shown American preserved meats in
the army and navy, to the detriment of Ger
man meats.
Herr Liebknecht, the Socialist leader,
speaking at Barmen during the week, said
the battle of Manila was a greater feat
than the battle of Sedan, which resulted
in the capture of the French Emperor and
his army by the PruSsians.
The semi-official newspapers say the de-
partmentS of the PruSsian government are
about to forbid their employees from taking
Socialist papers or participating in Social
ist agitation, under the pain Of severe pun
advocates the enactment of law to punish
those who do not vote at elections.
The exports for the fiscal year to the
Frankfort were $31,O255O1. or $6.59S,3S1 less
than the preceding year. The decrease in
the northern half of Germany is larger in
some districts. More than 80 per cent. Of
the loss is in sugar exports In the Mag
deburg district alone the loss on sugar is
90 per cent.
Edwin A. Abbey. the American artist. has
been elected a member of the Prussian
Royal Academy of Arts:
Mrs. Allen, the wife of Lieut.. H. T. Allen,
the United States military attache here,
who is now in Cuba, sailed for the United
States on Thursday on the Fuerst Bis
Mr. White, the American ambassador,
was run. over and somewhat injured by a
bicyclist near the Brandenburg gate on
The officials of the United States embassy
have rented new offices at the corner of
Inter den Linden and Schadow strasse, and
will move in October. The new quarters are
larger and better adapted for the purpose.
In spite of Admiral Dewey's dispatch con-
firming the exclusive news of the Associated
war ship Irene. at Subig bay, Philippine ISL
ands, a section of the German press still
processes to disbelieve the Irene incident.
The Cologne Gazette says: THE story was
got up by the Associated Press with the
deliberate purpose of producing enmity be-
tween Germany and America"
The Russian frontier officials have been
ordered to prevent the importation of Amer
lean pork, lacking the American inspector S
structions of the government at Washing
ton to omit the certificates when the meat
is intended for Germany. The American
embassy has made an investigation of the
statement published in the newspapers that
thirty-eight cases of trichinosis, which had
occurred in Saxony, was due to the use of
American pork has shown that all the
cases in question were due TO one trichinous
Saxon hog
Irving Scott the American ship builder,
is returning from Russia to which country
he had been summoned by the Gar for the
purpose of advising in regard to the Russian
naval construction. His mission has been
wholly successful.
King Albert. of saxony. is at Dresden.
and is suffering from occasional hemor-
rhages but his general health is good.
The Frankfurt Zeitung says Russia has
commenced making reprisals against Ger
many owing to the failure of the latter
country TO fulfil the terms of the COM
mercial treaty by which she undertook to
grant exceptionally favorable rates on Rus
sian grain and other products. This action
is taken on orders from the Russian finance
antson Of hirher duties on Certain Germa ian
impofa oe