The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-17
WHITE REVIEWS THE WAR.
American Ambassador On the Att
tude of the Germans.

t0QG u LllC 0SIu1dAS-
Berlin, Aug. 16.-Mr. Andrew D.
White, the United States ambassador,
before starting at noon today for Ham
burg, where he Will take the waters,
made the following statement to the
correspondent of the Associated Press:
so far as 1 can see, the state Of
things between Germany and the
United States remains satisfactory.
Throughout the war the German gov
eminent has treated us fairly, and so
Tar as seeing any cause for complaint
on our part, 1t seems to me that the
fairness of the German governments
attitude requires recognition.
with regard to their sending forces
to the Philippines, that matter has al
ready been fully closed up. There was
nothing whatever in ii to show ill-will
to the United States, nor was there
any purpose to interfere with our OPP
erations.
with regard to the Germans reach
ing after colonies or centers of infiu-
ence in the far east, 1 have never hest
tated TO aVow myself as heartily in
favor of such undertakings. l regard
every establishment of such spheres of
influence by the civilizlng powers. if
they feel they can administer them
without injury to their people, as
benefit to the world at large. Every
part of the barbaric world put into
touch with civilization by an enlight-
ened power like Germany, is clean
gain, not only to Germany, but to the
United States and all other civilized
powers.
81 rejoice in the return of peace, and
1 believe that the conduct of the war
with such vigor and effect, considering
Americas unpreparednesS, and the
deeds of hers that marked it. will do
-cI, 70 hi, old
feeling Of respect of the United States.
"A large proportion of the Germans
had come TO regard the scum thrown
to the surface during the ebullition of
American activities as the entire con-
tents of the cauldron. They had taken
seriously statements regarding Ameri-
can life made by correspondents, and
had come to believe that patriotism
was dead; that the men controlling
our public affairs were incompetent;
that a contemplate dollar worship
had destroyed all noble aspirations;
that the capacity to conceive noble
deeds had vanished, and that all these
qualities had yielded to the passion
for money-grabbing. But the Germans
are thoughtful and honest, and when
they ponder over the war, now happily
closed, they viii find that the qualities
displayed in the American civil war
are today as active as ever. Already
the newspapers in Germany are be-
ginning TO realize this.
1.-THE full and free acceptance by the
United States at the commencement of
the war, of the regulations established
by the Paris conference of 1856, and
the fact that the American govern
ment went even further by imposing
upon itself additional humanitarian
rules, despite the declaration of Spain
that she intended to resort to the old
practices Of warfare against American
commerce and American interests gen
orally. cannot fail to gain for us the
favor of all publicists worthy of the
name.
As to the public at large, if it pom
ders over the subject, it can hardly fail
to be struck with the desire of the
United States to be fair and just to
Spain, even to be kindly and to avoid
everything that can injure her pride
and sensibility. OF course, there will
always be current questions. some
quite difficult, growing out OF the COM
mercial, manufacturing and agricuI-
tural rivalry of the United States and
Germany, but l think the peace will
leave US in a better frame of mind
for dealing with them in manner sat
iSfactOry to both