The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-12
IT IS BUT F0LLY
Idea Of German Interior
ence is So Pronounced.
Sfatement Of Attitude From Two Sources
ISOLATED Press Interview--R Harold
Frederic.
ASSOCIATED Press)

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Emperor Williams sentiments in re-
gard to the war between Spain and
the United States have considerably
changed during the past month. A
member of his Majesty's encourage
informs the correspondent here of
The Associated Press that the persis-
tent statements of the American and
British press, "often coupled with in
sulting comment, alleging the Emper-
or intends to actively interfere in be-
half OF Spain and imputing to his Maj
esty sentiments which were ac-
tually foreign to him a. the
opening OF hostilities," have great
~ annoyed the Emperor, ana the
constant reiteration Of the erroneous
statements as to Germany's Official at
titude being unfriendly to the United
States" have displeased Emperor Will
liam exceedingly.
After the repeated official assur-
ances which our Government has Civ
EN- Of its intention to maintain the
most strict and most loyal neutrality"
continued the official, "and his Males
tvs brief but pointed declaration to
the same effect in the speech from the
throne at the closing of the Reichstae.
IN which he testified to the unbroken
friendship between the two countries
1t Is downright folly to speak of Ger
many's Interior motives in connection
with the war There has not been n
single act or word OF the Government
which could be construed as unfriend-
~ to the United States, nor has the
Government any such intention in the
future"
Harold Frederic, the London corres-
pondent of the New York Times, sent
on June 10th to his paper the SUBJ
joined, which Is sufficiently weighty to
be accepted at all the capitals of the
world. Mr.. Frederic has the very high
est political connections:
1T is difficult to comprehend on TINS
side the genesis OF the recurring scares
about German Intervention in the Phil
lppines reported from the United
States. Nothing could be more silly
lhan to credit Berlin with a desire to
become embroiled with Washington.
IL Is the last thing the Kaiser would
iream or. His inner desires and am
oitlons are in Numerically opposite
direction. He thinks Of himself, in the
asst resort. as representing some fifty
millions OF the Germanic race placed
n the centre OF Europe from the North
sea to the Danube, menaced on one
side by hereditary Latin foes and on
he other confronted daily by the vast
tide of Slavdom. lie knows
we'll enough that these two are drawn
~ internal forces into antagonism to
he German between them. Every
line there is a street riot between
IZech and German in Prague or
cuffle between Dane and Prussian in
iolstein, or Pole and Prussian in
'osen, it makes clearer to his mind
nat Germanys ultimate resource may
urn out to be her kinship with the
\nglo-SaXon people, which, a while
go too remote to think out, has now
ecome one OF her familiar intellec-
ual assets. In some future emergency,
ear or far, 1t may loom before her as
veritable rock OF deliverance. That
) the truth about the German policy.
Which wishes to keep well with both
he English-speaking nations, and.
moreover, is informed and far-seeing
nough to have a much clearer per-
option of Americas stupendous flu
ire might than exists elsewhere"