The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-14
I1lfD Change IN TONE.
~av PAPERS NO LONGER At
TACK THIS COUNTRY.
ss.~ Chief of the Foreign Of.
- says That Germany Preserved
~>-..xAsst the strietest Nestral-
~ ss1 Explains Press hossi'isy.

-.xsa,sa. 1865, by the Associated Press.
.rprsg. Aug. I3.-The Associated Press
..-,.~..ocaent here has had an Interesting
.-,.~x.ew on the subject OF the Spanish
..,.r.au war. with a gentleman WHO. in
:. s5senee OF Baron Won Busiow. who IS
.~xy on his summer holiday. Ia acting
shxt OF the foreign Office. and who may be
reetrded as voiclng in this conversation
81 general Official view Of the subject dis
Gsped.
ne gentleman began by saying.
sBaron Won BUeiow on leaving caution
a ne tnst no expression or opinion con-
,ary TO Germany's policy OF strict neu-
uzlity was to be promulgated. Tina. We
sssnt TO observe neutrality OF this descrip-
s,sr thsnk the world now knows. From
,ss Start the foreign office has made il
"A lrvsgiAbie rule 10 say nothing that
eo,is be interpreted as offensive 10 either
re and we have in no way tried TO In
Aaeace the German press in favor OF the
United States except on a single occasion
Al first there Was so much hostility on the
rs.s Of the German press towards the
rs;,ss etates that we took every oppor-
unity 10 arrange for the appearance. OF
Articles Of n different tone.
rusen Germany and Spain is found in the
ocnsrchieaI institution, while the bonds
srssiag Germany and the United States are
sameroas 1t Is true that at the COM
ntaeement OF lhe war Germans were much
Influenced by the fact that a powerful ma
teg was attacking a weaker one. This was
4 strong strain upon German idealism. and
fAs sense of Justice which characterizes
he German people. and the mere fact that
yes we're the aggFessofs in this case some
skzs prsiIdicej the German mind against
y0u. quite Irrespective of the merits OF
the controversy. Besides. Il must not be
fargot,tn that Germans, In the matter OF
Political education, are still somewhat un-
ripe II Is not long since they became a
Homogeneous political entity
II v partly due 10 this fact that Ger
nans ara given TO reaching hasty conciu-
Eass on questions OF politics Hence,
Vssng a great amount OF public comment
= favor OF Spain IN the carrier stages OF
~ war. Such talk. however. ought not 10
y quoted against the German government.
y regard TO which there has bsssn, think.
" Just cause Of complaint: by Americans.
~ matter OF fact. during the past fort
f9hi Tie tone OF the German press has
hen much more favorable to the United
Bates. and hardly anything directly hos
he has Appealed In any OF the more i'm
Hr,ant papers. while the number of jour.
sails openly friendly has considerably in
Esssed The papers now point out that the
sG,horI;ies at Madrid and Manila and the
epanish press We're largely responsible for
the excitement rising out Of the Irena
E1idsn; as they misconstrued II and pre-
csing Incidents IN a manner that neees-
nriy aroused suspicion in the United
Ea.ss
good sample Of tha average OF editorial
articles now appearing is furnished in the
i1ka Anzeiger. until recently one OF the
most violent sntl-America2 sheets In Ber-
Er. In an article printed today In this jour-
IA vas a parallel between the Turkish
Gfcisn and the Spanish-AmerIcan wars.
saG i: says thar the difference between the
cases Is mainly IN the fact that Greece was
ths stacking and not like Spain the al
ssek.d power. This. the Lokai Anzelge r
eos on 10 say, was only formal differ
ssc.. fer Spain. after annoying and inIur-
tx q powerful neighbor for n long time,
hs finally engaged In a war for which she
h. not the necessary strength. To defend
hse position only imposed sacrifices upon
b.. and she was bound 10 lose. II. on
he other hand she had sold these Colon
b she would have realized large sum.
by her unreasonable attitude" the I.o-
n AnIeiger continues. Spain assumed as
kyxe a measure of responsibility rs Greece.
Rolh spaniards and Greeks are blind and
faf es eoncsit.'
TIE newspapers here discuss deliberately
te new situation and the changed condi-
to1s growing out Of the war. The con-
eays'on reached IL thai tho Unsted States
nss. hereafter be reckoucd a great naval