The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-21
PRAISE FOR AMERICANS
GERMAN PRESS GROWS De
CIDEDLY FRIENDLY

GbadIy TENDERS Justice to the War
like Achievements of the Amer
lean Nation, and Applauds the
man Interests at Manila Safe
While the Stars and Stripes Float.
BERLIN. Aug. 20.-The signing OF
the protocol engrosses the attention Of
the press. The more serious papers
and nearly all the periodicals appear
ing this week take the view that Spain
has only herself to blame, and that the
conditions imposed by the United
States are not excessive. While the
Agrarian and other professedly anti
American organs continue their hos
tillty, a majority of the comments are
decidedly friendly to America The
Vossische Zeitung, for instance, says:
mot only do we gladly render Justice
to the warlike deeds of the American
nation, but We also recognize the mod
Grafton of the Victors. America not
only knows how to act vigorously, but
how to act wisely, and to forego I'M
necessary bloodshed"
The KreuZ-Zeitung, after a similar
recognition of Americas moderation.
says: Whether the United States will
Cuba, We are inclined to doubt. But
what Spain has failed to accomplish
is now the duty of Washington to car
ny out Order must be restored at all
hazards. The Americans must deter
mine the questions Of ways and means,
hut to surrender Cuba to the rebels,
their proteges, is impossible no mat
ter how much Garcia and his bandits
may desire it."
The Berliner Post, which is of a SIM
liar opinion. thinks that with the dis
appearance of an honest Spanish fee,
there has arisen a foe much more to
be dreaded, the Insurgents
The Vorawerts concludes long re-
view Of the situation as follows: I'VE
are convinced that the tluest bonds of
friendship might prevail between Ger
many and the great Transatlantic re-
public. friendship which would be
of the greatest benefit to both, but
alas, the American petroleum and
sugar trusts, and the East Elbian
junkers in Germany exert a doni-
mating influence upon their respective
governments, and there is little pros
pect of those bonds Of friendship and
a strong possibility of great economic
conflicts is always present"
ALL WELL AT MANILA.
The Cologne Gazette, discussing the
situation at Manila, highly praises the
American naval officers, expressing its
confidence that their efforts Will soon
restore complete order, so that business
can be conducted safely. It adds:
Now that the Star Spangled Banner
waves, all danger to German CONNER
cial interests IS passed"
The Beriiner Tageblatt congratplates
Admiral Dewey on his promotion and
says he understood how to preserve
friendly and correct relations with the
German squadron, even during difficult
times"
Zukunft publishes long pessimistic
article from the pen of Prof. Lombro-
so, predicting q crisis in Spain, possibly
a fall OF the dynasty, and the danger
to the United States from the rise Of
the military and colonial spirit. The
present ela.iors betn cen Germany and
the United States are also much dis
cussed. United States Ambassador
White is also much praised for his I'M
ceasing efforts to continue relations
on a perfectly friendly basis.
The Agrarlan papers, however, take
the usual course with the more impos-
Ing Harmonious relations. Kreuz Eel
tuhg, which. throughout the war; pub
lished q mass of the widest tales from
its New York correspondent, now
prints q letter alleged to have come
from. one Slovack, declaring himself a
volunteer in the American army, who
says that several of his countrymen
III the army have been thrown into
furnaces and burned alive as punish
ment for disObedience and deSertion.
Two, he says, were hanged, and several
shot dead because they slept while on
duty.
From information obtained at the
naval department it appears that the
government maintains a high opinion
of the value of torpedoes in naval
warfare, despite the contrary eXper-
fences of both the Americans and Span
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