The herald., 1898-05-13
SEVERAL GREAT POWERS
THINK UNCLE SAM Is GROWING
TOO POWERFUL
ENGLAND NOT IN THE COMBINE
And Germany Makes Haste to Put
Herself Straight on the Neutral
ity Question
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, May IAN evening newspa~
per today publishes the following from a
source that Is alleged to be authoritative:
AT least three of the great powers are
determined to prevent America from bring
Ing the war into European waters Manila
only escaped bombardment through the
active Intervention of the German consul,
acting under the direct order of the en-
peror.
When the news arrived in Manila that
Commodore Dewey had been ordered to
take the place, the German residents sent
pressing request to Berlin, demanding
help and protection from the double danger
of bombardment and the exposure to the
plundering of the natives. The response
was prompt. The consul was instructed to
oppose emphaticaly all useless devas!a-
tion beyond the proper acts of war, to op
pose the debarkation of the Americans, un-
less In sufiicient force to maintain order,
to protect the lives and property of Ger
mans, and to fix the amount of damage sus-
tained by Germans.
instructions were at the same time sent
to the commander of the German squad
ron at Kio Chau bay, and by tomorrow
four German warships will be at Manila.
I'm the meantime three ambassadors, not
including Sir Julian Pauncefote, have made
friendly representations to Secretary Day,
reminding him that, according to the pres
ident's message, the liberation of Cuba was
the sole object of the war, and that hence
the bombardment of the natives will be
contrary to the avowed sentiments of the
United States. Coupled with this repre-
eentation was the reminder that the rights
of the European residents must be respect
ed. President Mckinley was impressed
with the arguments. and it was then that
Admiral Sampson was ordered to partially
raise the blockade of Havana and to seek
to destroy the Spanish fleet"
If the United States takes possession OF
Hawaii during the present war with Spain
1t is believed that Europe will endeavor to
insist that the occupation of Hawaii was an
incident of the war, and the continental
powers will desire to include Hawaii in the
apportioDment of territory, perhaps as a
partial offset against the Philippine islands.
In the best-informed diplomatic circles
confidence is expressed that the United
States will not be permitted to acquire such
strength in the far east as is involved in
the occupation of the Philippines and Ha-
wall without reckoning with the powers.
Great Britain, on the contrary as the
Associated Press has the best grounds for
asserting desires the United States to re-
tain the Philippines, even in preference to
taking them herself.
A Significant Sign
. LONDON, May L.-The st. James
. Gazette says: Q
= Important signs of the uneasiness .
. of Europe in its fear of anarchy at
. home and aggression abroad are re-
, fected In London financial circles.
. Russia is raising loan of 120,O00,O 900
. rubles and more significant still, she
. is raising it in Germany. The Bank .
= Of England is directing its energies to
the accumulation Of gold reserve, .
. fashion without recent precedent,
. while Japan, not content with the vast .
sum she received from China on Sat-
, urday. Is preparing for fresh loan
B of 5000 ,000 The rapproche- Q
nent between Germany and Russia
. and Russia and Austria is very
3 marked"
. All this, the st. James Gazette be-
. lieves, portends combination against
. America and Great Britain, "as we
. are universally regarded as forming .
. part of this transatlantic aggression .
on Europe" and the article warns .
. Great Britain to prepare for strug- .
gle which may involve the most i'm .
portant events since the fall of Ma
. poleon." q
In conclusion, the st. James Ga
: zette remarks: Europe believes
. America is trying her strength on
. Spain, apd' d'that her inevitable victory Q
: will be followed by similar acts of :
. aggression towards other powers with
. interests in the Atlantic and in the
. Pacific" q
Steps Already Taken
LONDON, May 11.-There are unmistak-
able signs that the continental powers have
already taken steps to share in the fruits
of the American victory at Manila. Ger
many has intiinated to the United States
1t is said here, that she expects to have a
voice in the disposition of the PHILIPPINES,
basing her claim on German interests in
those islands. Diplomats who are In a
position to know the facts in the case.
credit the report that Germany may de-
mand exclusive control OF Samoa as the
price of her acquiescence to American
Sovereignty over the Philippine Islands, In
Hawaii, which promises to add to the COM
plications.
No Truth in It
WARRINGTON, May 12-It was stated
authoritatively today at the state depart
mont that there Is no truth whatever in the
London newspaper allegation that three of
the European ambassadors had made
friendly representations to the United
States against an extension of the war to
the Philippines. No representations what
ever in that line have been made to the
state department.
A General Disclaimer
BEFLIN, May 12.-The semi-offcial
North German Gazette this afternoon, in
denying a reported interview between EN-.
peror William and United States Ann
bassador White relative to the German
governments attitude towards the United
States, says: "The Americans cannot
DOUBT the character of our strict and per-
fectly loyal neutrality after the repeated
ofiieial declarations"
The North German Gazette adds: "Let
this also be hint to the English, French
end AuatFip4 newspapers which are so
<aFious = rspfessnt the government and