Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-29
British DiStruSt Of the KaiSerS Plans
in the Philippines.
Alleged 10 Be Seeking RuSSiaS Favor
SCheming 10 Secure One Of the Islands
for a Naval Station.

that Santiago has finally surrend-
cred, European attention is cent
cred chiefly on Germany's attitude
in the Philippines. 1t is not unna-
tural that English suspicion of
German designs is quite as strong
as American distrust II is gener.
al belief here that in the absence
Of any German disavowal, after
Dewey's official report on the
Irene incident, the designs of the
Berlin Government are not disin-
terested, and almost certainly are
in the direction of aggrandize.
ment. Certain diplomats even as
sert that they have positive knowl
edge of Germany's determination
to obtain one island in the Philip.
pine group. Others affirm that
Germapy's policy is designed to
secure the good will of the Gar,
with the understanding that Rus
STA will consent to certain compen-
sation elsewhere if Emperor Viii.
liam succeeds in maintaining quo
ante in the Philippines.
Meantime, as far as the official
relations go, there is no doubt that
Germany is endeavoring to main
tain an attitude of technical cor
rectness. ambassador White ap.
parently retains belief in German
good faith. The Berlin correspon-
dent of the Sun telegraphs this
afternoon that White today au
thorized him to quote him as fol-
lows: "There is no real cause for
disquietude over Germsny's atti-
tude. Throughout the war the Ger
man Government has been as
friendly az is consistent with neu-
trality toward both belligerents.
The Irene story, SO far as known
here, is an invention or grossly
exaggerated. The presence of Ger
man vessels at Manila need not
have created bad feeling, in view
of the uncertainty as to what turn
the insurrrection might take.
"There is nothing unfriendly in
ordering ships to stop at Manila
on the way home. Now that mat
tiers are assuming an aspect which
relieves Germany of the fear that
her people will be endangered, her
vessels have been ordered away. l
am convinced that their presence
never meant designs unfriendly to
America, or anything beyond pro.
tecting ordinary German interests
from the insurgents. L am further
convinced that as the character of
the war is being better understood,
German feeling is growing more
friendly daily"
What ever may be said of the
German attitude toward the Unit
ed States politically, there are
ample indications of a rapid deve
lopment of German commercial
rivalry into condition which
threatens speedy elimination in
tariff war.
Berlin, July 1S.-The recent
speech of United States Embassa
dor White is gradually having a
good effect. The tone OF the Ger
man press, with the exception o
the rabid anti Americans, ha
distinctly changed. Many of tn
newspapers which have hitherto
been unfriendly are now just thu
opposite.
Mr.. Whites Fourth of Jul
Grafton has also strengthened hi
position here. 1t is understood
that the withdrawal of some OF tn
German war ships from Manil
was due to his pointing out ths
the feeling of the Americans q
such formidable array of Ger
man ships in the hsrbor was on
of suspicion as to the intention c
Germany.
An official of the Foreign Office
explaining the attitude of th
German Government, said: 9Th
presence there of our war ship
was solely due to our desire t
protect German interests in tn
Philippine islands, which are to
large for one or two ships to pre-
tact in the event Of things goin
wrong, as the presence of tn
ships at various points at the sam
time might be necessary.
"When they first appeared AID
miral Dewey was unable to land
force sufficiently strong to protet