New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
ANGRY TONE OF GERMAN PRESS.

London. July 2.-The special correspondent Of
THE Times" In Berlin says that the angry pro-
tests II the Cologne "Gazette'' and the "Lokal
anzeiger" against americas presuming 10 die
tate 70 Admiral Won Diedrichs Che German
naval commander ~ Manila) 10 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's attitude had h-"n reached at a con-
ference between Secretary Day and Or. Won
Uollehen. the German Ambassador at Wash
ington.
The Cologne Gazette" remarks: Admiral
Won picdr.chs requires no instructions from
Washington in regard 10 what he IL to do or to
leave undone So long az he does not interfere
go as 70 obstruct or promote the enterprises or
the two belligcrents. neither Admiral Dewey
nor Secretary Sherman 90 Is comrot 10 give
him any directions whatever In Ike manner.
the German Government will not concern itself
a. 10 the measures which Spain or America MAJ
adopt for the maintenance OF their interests IN
the Philippine Islands"
The "Lokalanzsiger" remarks: "A German
Admiral knows quite well In what FASHION ne
has to mai in and protect the Interests OF MS
countrymen. He would most energetcally repel
any inpertinent attempt to handle his anairs
This Is the proper answer to the presumptions
OF the Yankee press.
The Cologne Gazette" says: Further than
that the phantoms OF American imagination are
beginning TO be positively ridiculous we nave
not the slightest intention Of exciting ourselves
over the pertidious insinuations against Ger
many which the New-York and washington
press unfortunately adopt from London we
leave II 10 the course Of events to make the
~, and hyt
them to reason.
The Berlin correspondent OF The Times says
zone has only to ask intelligent and independent
advocates az well opponents of German CO.
,onal expansion here In every class Of the COM
munity, and the answer invariably Is that u
NAV be regarded as quite certain that Germany
will do her best to obtain a footing on the
islands"
Ed,,or,aIIv THE Times" remarks: The Ger
man newspapers are in great state or excite
want hscause the Americans venture to question
tho motives OF the extraordinary display OF Ger
MAN sh,ns nj Manila Public opinion In Amer
ica an the other hand, Is very naturally aroused
hv the exceedingly outspoken language coming
from ,nspred sources in Germany In regard 10
the proper aims Of German policy In the Philip
nina Islands The efforts to explain away tnat
language by pretending 1t was used only ny the
malicious British press may do very well FOR the
corsumption OF German readers but it will not
,p,nose for an instant upon American intelli-
gence
Apart from the menaces which. however dis
avowed In words. find their concrete embodiment
I'm the German ships the American Government
cannot but be aware that the offlcial 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 a French town. and we're America to
send into that harbor a naval force comparable
with that OF Germany. under the pretext Of
protecting a handful Of American subjects from
outrage. we have no doubt the world would
ring with German protests at the gross breach
of International courtesy. II not Of the rules Of
neutrality 1t is true that four British ships
are now at Manila. and that our commander
in -chief at Hong Kong has power to send more
n necessary but the Americans know quite well
that the meaning Of our presence there u totally
different from anything that charity can aasixn