The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-19
TUESDAY. July 10, 1888.
This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its rie'es on all local
questions.
Uncle Sam and the Kaiser.

one dav last week The News sug-
gested that there was a popular misun-
Outstanding of the Irene's action in Subig
Bay. and that, instead of showing nos
tjlGtv her course was both humane and
friendly. AT that time the fly swallowers
Of the yellow press were trying. hard to
make a sensation out of the episode. and
to goad President Mckinley into max
ing representations to the Kaiser which
would ruffle his vanity and perhaps bring
him into the war.
Yesterday, however, a ray of common
sense penetrated the New York news
paper offices via Washington. and the
on Germany's attitude under
went a marked change. The State De-
partment, apparently, grew alarmed over
the rumors which were ripe and gave
out a statement putting things in their
proper aspect-a view which ordinary
common sense would have enabled any
one to take who did not prefer to howl
and shrek sensational trash rather than
give the public a little truth and thought
The statement, as published in the
s.World.'' asserted positively that no rep
reservations would be made to Germany
on account Of the Irene affair. The fact
that the cruisers captain refused to all
low the insurgents to attack Isla Grande
on humanitarian grounds speaks for it
self, especially as he withdrew from the
scene the moment u flag was displayed
by our two war vessels.
The "worlds despatch goes on
Agiinaldo and his insurgents have no
official standing. They are not recos-
nized by foreign powers as allies OF the
United States. Admiral Dewey has been
most careful not to confound MS per-
sonal and official relations with the m
surgent ehieftain. The insurgents at
Nanila have not conducte2 their war SO
as to gin the contid sice of the foreign
4 state department. official said today
that 1t is the best indication of Ger
many's friendship that the insurgents
We're not permitted TO attack the island:
Navy Department officials say Admiral
Dewey has not complained of the Ger
mans. and until he does there is no oc-
casien for alarm. The entire campaign
in the Philippines, particularly the treat
ment of the foreign warships. is left to
Admiral Dewey, and he has demonstrate
ed his ability.
Secretary of State Day has said sew
eral times that nothing is to be feared
from the Germans. He has received as
urances from Ambassador Won Holleben
that the Berlin Government entertains
only the friendiiest feeling toward the
United States; that it only desires a sta
BILE government in the islands.
In popular gossip it is daily said that
the Kaiser is spelling for a scrap, and
that he is on the qui vive for an oppor-
tunity to interfere in this war. PEOPLE
shake their heads ominously and remark
that we shall lave trouble with him be-
fore the fight is over.
Is it not possible that we are looking
for trouble just as much as the Kaiser
is or more? We act as if we had a chip
on our shoulder, and were challenging
him to knock it off. Perhaps if we. in
stead of assuming that Europe was going
to assail our rights, should assume that
>she was not going to do so. the chances
If further trouble would be greatly re-
duced.