The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-17
DEFENSE OF GERMANS
ANOTHER STATEMENT FROM UNITED
STATES AMBASSADOR WHITE.
He Says the Kaiser's Government Has
Treated Us FairIy-The People Mis-
led by Sensational Correspondents.

BERLIN, Aug. 16-Mr. Andrew D. White,
the United States ambassador, before start
ing at noon to-day for Hamburg, where he
will take the waters, made the following
statement to the correspondent of the As
ISOLATED Press:
$50 far as / can see, the state of things
between Germany and the United States re-
mains satisfactory. Throughout the war
the German government has treated us fair
", and, so far from seeing any cause for
complaint on our part, II seems to me that
the fairness of the German government s
attitude requires recognition.
with regard to their sending forces to
the Philippines, that matter has already
been fully cleared up. There was nothing
whatever in it to show i'll will toward the
United States, nor was there any purpose
to interfere with our operations. .......
with regard to Germans reaching after
colonies or centers of influence in the far
East have never hesitated to avow myself
as heartily in favor of such undertakings.
I regard every establishment of such
spheres of influence by great civilizing
powers. If they feel they can administer
them without injury to their people. as a
benefit to the world at large. Every part
OF the barbaric world brought into touch
like Germany is clear gain, not only to
Germany, but to the United States and to
all other civilized powers.
Il rejoice in the return of peace, and 1
believe that the conduct of the war with
such amazing vigor and effect, considering
Americas unpreparedness and the deeds of
heroes that marked it, will do much to bring
back the old German feelings of respect for
the United States
"a large proportion of the Germans had
come to regard the scum thrown to the
surface during the ebullition Of American
activities the entire contents of the
caldron. They had taken too seriously
statements regarding American life made by
sensational correspondents. and had come
to believe that American patriotism was
dead; that the men controlling our public
affairs were wretchedly incompetent; that
contemplate dollar worship had de-
stroyed all noble aspirations: that the ca
pacity TO conceive noble deeds had vanished
and that all these qualities had yielded to
the passion Tor money grabbing. But the
Germans are thoughtful and honest, and
when they ponder over the war, now hap
PLY closed they will find the qualities dis
played in the American civil war are to-day
as active as ever. Already the newspapers
in Germany are beginning TO realize this.
THE full and free acceptance by the
United States at the commencement of the
war of the regulations esta blished by the
Paris conference of 1856. and the fact that
the American government even went further
by imposing upon itself additional humani-
tartan rules, despite the declaration of Spain
that she intended to resort TO the old prac-
tees of warfare against American COM
merce and American interests generally,
cannot fail to gain for us the favor of all
publicists worthy of the name.
LAS to the public at large, If it ponders
the subject II can hardly fail TO be struck
with the desire of the United States to be
fair and just to Spain, even to be kindly
and to avoid everything that can injure her
pride and sensibility. OF course, there will
be always current questions. some quite diff
ficult, growing out of the commercial, man.
ufacturing and agricultural rivalry of the
the peace will leave us in a better frame of
mind for dealing with them in manner
satisfactory to both"