The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-25

Berlin. July 20 So
Estates embassy here IS cSssA
Ing Is known OF any negotiations
munications whatever between the -
tied states and Germany relative to an,
Spanish colonies" said Mr. Andrew y.
White, United States Ambassador In an
interview with the correspondent here OF
the Associated Press BESIDES" d." he con-
tinued there has not been any qtras-
tion at any time between this embassy
ANA the German foreign office relative 70
he German desire for coaiine station
in the philippines. nor for possession Of
any of the islands there, neither has
/ there been any discussion OF Germany's
wish to secure amy other Spanish colon
les. TO express such wishes. which we
are unaware of would be at the prhesent
moment above an too premature. I'm
portant negotiations have been begun be-
tween the United States and Germany
but t Is too early to talk about that
now
From anothe source the correspondent
hears that the negotiations 10 which Mr..
White refers related TO the tarn bin ns
has been unable 10 obtain an official con
drmetiou OF this at the German foreign
1face.
Emperor william is kept continually
informed OF AN events connected with
lhe war between spain and the United
states ana OF the developments at wash
netou Madrid and Berlin Regular re-
PORTS are sent 10 him to points on the
Norwegian coast where he makes stops
while ON his tour Of Norway large
oatch of dispatches containing the latest
iews OF the war were sent to him by a
special carrier this week TO Digormullon.
Baron Won Buelow. the minister for
foreign affairs. Is absent ON summer
leave. but he Is expected back In a short
umc. The tone Of the German press
this week IS less friendly to the I'M
ted States than the week before and the
ntst developments In the war sas been
n many cases commentv6 rfpun ai,a
rather sarcastic manner The liberal
press. though. has adopted generally
Weaking "a fair and more neutral tone.
The Nosssche zcltung printed an edi-
tcral in which Il wished the United
States speedy success and referred 20
be "unbroken friendship existing for 50
many years between The two countries.
other liberal papers Of Importance. like
De Magdebure 1elmng, express them.
',lves i'm the same manner.
Referrine TO the failure Of the laio SUI
gar conference and to the agreement al
.wccn France and the United States re-
sording tarin reductions the Kreutz Zei-
trne says: should America refuse 10
grant those tarin reductions to Germany
md The other European states as we'll,
% spite Of the most favored nation treat
c8 Of 1872. In the large reductions that
@ere then I'm force. without being aslsd
grant us any equivalent
% is a. well known fact IN diplomatic
C. relies in Berlin that the relations be-
u,ccn the regent of Llppo- Dotnold and
tlo tmcpror vt Germany have been ex-
remely strained since the Emperor
Drothcr-ln-law Prince Adolphof schaum-
burg Lppo, was oustcd from the Office.
owing 10 the final decision rendered
against nim by the court of arbitration.
presided over by the King of saxony, and
alleged instances 81 the -mpcrOrs ln viii,
towards the now ragcni of iAppO-D,emoli
lnNc been current here Tor some time
past But matters have now assumed a
pass which makes this affair one Of ma
tiouai magnitude. Count Ernest. the
pieseH regent has been repeatedly
siHrnoi by the emperor lately. in such a
way Go ha'e induced him 10 seek re-
dress before uhe forum OF the Bundoz-
rath. before which tHe emperor Is nv
more than the regent of Lippo- Dot mold
The dclegute of Lippo-DotmG3s. ha--
therefore brou,;ht his sovereigns CONE
pinut formally before the Bundezrath
begMng hat tine emperor may be held
TO- renler 10 the regent of iAppo Dotmold
me measure of respeet which the consu-
tuuon ~ the empire says ga his due. The
regent. at the same ume. sent strongly
worded detalhcd autograph letters AZ ain
the other rulers vi Germany lie says
hat wiett haas happeues 10 him may hap
pen to them next, and haat the emperor
Dos outraging the people ~ legitimacy ln
ias ease. cndansera the very foundation
ou which fhetho,ne of aii che German
sorcrcgns rest
The emperor has recalled the Prusslan
fepreseutatiyes at the cour. OF Detmoid
Tho last straw W. brought about by
th- refusal Of the Officers of tlie Dotmoli
garrison 20 pay 20 the members VI tho
family ~ the regent the houors rhs latter