The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02

/ suming to dictate to Admiral Won Die.
drichs (the German Naval Commander at
Manila). as ITO how he should act, were
called out by the statement made by
! "The Evening Post" of New York. that
an agreement in regard to Admiral Won
Diedrichs' attitude had been reached at a
conference between Secretary Day and
/ Dr. Won Holloben, the German Ambassa-
dor at Washington.
| The Cologne Gazette remarks ~. .Ad-
miral Won Diedriehs requires no instruc-
! tions from Washington in regard to
what he is to do or to leave undone So
long as he does not interfere so as to
obstruct or promote the enterprises of
| the two belligerents, neither Admiral
Dewey nor Secretary Sherman e?) is
competent to give him any directions
whatever. In like manner, the German
Government will not concern itself as to
the pleasures which Spain or America
may adopt for the maintenance of their
interests in the Philippine Islands !"
The 'Lokalanzeiger remarks:-'.A Ger.
man Admiral knows quite well in what
fashion he has to maintain and protect
the interests of his countrymen. He
would most energetically repeI any inn
pertinent attempt to handle his affairs.
This is the proper answer to the pro-
positions Of the Yankee press. :
The Cologne Gazette" says:-''FT.lr-
| ther than that the phantoms of American
imagination are beginning to be positively
ridiculous, we have not the slightest in
tention of exciting ourselves over the
perhdious insinuations against Germany.
which the New York and Washing ton
press unfortunately adopt from London.
We leave it to the course of events 10
make the Americans ashamed of Them
selves and bring them to reason.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times says: "one has only to ask in
well as opponents of German colonial ex-
pansion here, in every class of the COM
munity, and the answer Invariably is
that it may be regarded as quite certain
that Germany will do her best to obtain
a footing on the islands.S'
Editorially, the Times remarks: .'The
German newspapers are in great state
of ex,o;ta,,,an+ 1aaa,ee +'b.a A,,,aricanc
venture to question the motives of the ex
traordinary display of German ships at
Manila. Public opinion in America on
the other hand, is very naturally aroused
by the exceedingly outspokers language
coming from inspired sources in Ger
many, in regard to the proper aim of
German policy in the Philippine Islands.
The efforts to explain away that language
by pretending it was used only by the
malicious British press. may do very
well for the consumption of German
readers; but, it will not impose for an
instant upon American intelligence.
Apart from the menaces which, how
ever disavowed in words, find their con-
crete embodiment in the German ships.
the American Government cannot but be
aware that the official explanation OF
these ships being at Manila practically
places America on the level with Turkey.
Were the Germans at war with France
and in possession of a French colonial
harbor with the intent to reduce French
town. and were America to send into that
harbor a naval force comparable with
that of Germany, under the pretext of
protecting handful Of America subjects
from outrage, we have no doubt the world
would ring with German protests at the
gross. breach of international courtesy
if not of the rules of neutrality.
now at Manila and that our Commander
in-(,hief at Hong Hong has power to send
more if necessary; but the Americans
knoy quite well that the meaning of our
presence there is totally different from
anything that charity can assign as
meaning of the German demonstration,
in view not only of the semi-official and
Inspired utterances of the German press
but of the general attitude of the Ger
man government
The Spectator prints an article which
is likely to attract attention. on the widen
ing of the war in every direction, during
the course of which it says
.sOne thing is very curious in nii this
matter and that is the scanty evidence Of
American opinion which reaches Europe.
What do all those quiet millions of
working freeholders and Industrious citi-
zens VINO live away from rhe newspaper
correspondents think about the progress
of the war? Are they aware that their
country stands at the parting Of the ways,
that her external policy must be radically
modified and that she is engaged in war
which may SO develop that it will
occupy years, create a national debt and
leave the United States with a powerful
army and the second feet In the world
Do they think of peace or have they made
up their minds that there shall be no