Evening star., 1898-06-29
Germany at Manila.
From the rhilad lphia Press.

From the Philad lphta Press.
1t must be clear to every one that It Is not
theory Of neutrality but the facts of its
application that determine things at Manila
Hence, whatever Washington and Berlin
may understand as to the presence of five
German men-of- war in Manila bay is all
very well. but to Manila itself the effect
may be entirely the opposite of that dfplo-
| macy declares is intended It is but natural
that with people so ignorant, so credulous
and so mercurial as the Spaniards, the os-
tentatious effort Of German naval officers
to pose as the friend of Spain at Manila has
Madrid n ay have no Illusions, Washing ton
and Berlin may understand one another,
but to August five warships to look after
forty Germans and the "hochs" of happy
officers who have just finished another
hamper of champagne can only mean one
thing-interference.
Hence, 1t is entirely credible that, as the
cables report, he would have surrendered
anCe was useless, we're 1t not that the moral
support Of the German vessels gave him
renewed courage, and also that he believed
their presence and possible international
intrigues might save him from final humil-
fation. 1t Is perhaps most unfortunate for
AIgusti. not Dewey, that Spanish hopes
have thus been raised but to be dashed to
the ground. The idle musings of German
officers are not official, and hide the facts.
We fear. however much the German good
wishes may be father to the thought, that
it will end in good wishing. and that from
the happy dream of a Hispano-German aIli-
ance August Is to suffer rude awakening
When Admiral Dewey refused to allow the
Germans to act as mediators In the matter
| of wounded Spanish soldiers he showed con-
clusively that he was missing none of the
intrigue and was equal to it, as well as
fully able to crush Spanish incompetency.
1t is idle. perhaps, at this juncture to
compare the American vessels with the
German boats at Manila, but 1t is untrue,
! as reported. that Dewey's feet is cutclassed
With the Charleston it distinctly oUtclasses
the German vessels. Under Admiral Died
rich are the Kaiser, Kaiserin Augusta
Princess William, Irene and Cormoran. All
except the Kaiser which is a transformed
battle ship, are protected cruisers of various
grades, none Of them having guns Of higher
caliber than our six-inch guns. The Kaiser
has eight ten-inch guns. and the aggregate
Of the fleet Is eight ten-inch guns, twenty
on1 six-inch guns and eight four-inch guns,
beside other arms OF various descriptions.
while Dewey, merely taking the bigger
guns. has On his vessels-without counting
| the Monterey-twelve eight-inch, twenty
| five six-frch, twenty hve-inch and thirty
| four six-pounders. With the Monterey he
viii! have two tvefve-inch, two ten-inch and
six more sfx-peunders, while the Monad-
mock will add four ten-inch and two more
| six Founders.
| So much for armament In the dfpIo-
matte game he will have England's aid az
| she Is Fastening extra men-of-war to the
| scene, all Of which will likely result In the
German commanders being as correct az
Berlin declares 1t expects them to be. In
fact glance at our own Manila squadron
| and pairing OF the Kaiser with the Mon
terey. makes plain how pointed was Dewey
remark to Prince Henry that he had better
keep the German vessels from between
him and the enemy" And as things go
| salute to the victorious Stars and Stripes In
| the near future.