The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
FOREIGN OFFICE CHIEF TX-
PLAINS THE SITUATION
Press Was Unfriendly In Utterance
Because Spain Was the Weaker
Power, but the Newspapers DID
Not Voice the Sentiments of the
German 81 Goyernment-Speci
Attack Upon America.


Baron Won Bulow on leaving eau
I1ohed me that no expression of opinion
contrary to,oGermanys policy of strict
neutrality was to be promulgated; that
nave observed the strictness Of this
direction the world now knows. From
the start the foreign Office has made
IL an invariable rule to say nothing
that might be interpreted as offensive
| TO either side, and we have in no way
tried to influence the German press in
favor Of the United States, except
upon single occasion.
| AL nfst there was SO much hostility
On the part of the German press to-
ward the Americans that we took early
advantage to arrange for the appear
ance of articles more favorable. The
ponds uniting Germany and Spain are
OF monarchial character, while the
ponds uniting Germany and the United
states are many. Doubtless the Ger
man press was Influenced by the fact
that powerful nation was occupying
weak one. This was a strong strain
upon German idealism, and the sense
OF justice which characteriZes the Ger
man people and the mere fact that you
were the aggressors in this case some
what prejudiced the German mind
against you, irrespective of the merits
OF the CONTROVERSY besides, it must not
be forgotten that Germans in the game
Of political acquisition are still some
what unripe. 1t is not long since they
became a homogeneous political entity
II is partly due to this fact that Ger
mans are given to reaching hasty con-
illusions on questions of politics. Hence
sprang great amount Of public COM
ment in favor Of Spain in the earlier
stages Of the war.
Such talk, however, is not to be
quoted against the German govern
ment, in regard to which there has
been no just complaint by Americans.
AS a matter of fact, during the past
fortnight the tone of the German press
has been much more favorable to the
United States, and hardly anything d.
rectly hostile has appeared in the more
important papers, while the number of
journals openly friendly has consider
ably increaseds The papers now point
out that the authorities at Madrid and
Manila and the Spanish press were
largely RESPONSE Bile for the large pro-
portions of5fhe Irene incident as they
misinterpreted this and other preced-
ing incidents that naturally aroused,
suspicion in the United States"
INSPIRED ARTICLES
A good sample of the average of the
inspired articles nowadays is furnished
in the Lokal- Anzeiger until recently
one of the most virulent anti-Anlerfcau.
sheets in Berlin. In an article printed
today this journal draws a parallel be-
| tween the Turko-Grecian and the Span
| sh-Amerlcan wars, and says that the
| difference between the two causes is
| mainly in the fact that Greece was the
| attacking and not like Spain the at
| tackled power. This, the Lokal Anzeiger
| goes on to say, was only a formal diff
! ference, for SPAIN after annoying, in
! Juring and provoking a powerful neigh
| Dor for a long time, had finally en-
| gagged in war for which she had not
the necessary strength. To defend her
! possessions only imposed sacrifices
upon her, and she was bound to lose
If, on the other hand, she had sold
| these colonies, she would have realized
| a large sum.
BY her unreasonable attitude" the
Lokal Anzefger continues, Spain as
| SumeS as large measure of RESPONSE
bility as Greece. Both Spaniards and
| Greeks are blind and full Of conceit."
| The newspapers here today discuss
| deliberately the new situation and the
| changed conditions growing out of the
war. The conclusion reached is that
! the United States must hereafter be
reckoned great naval power, and that
| Germany will be once more obliged to
increase her navy to hold her own
with the other powers. The Deutsche
Zeitung, discussing the annexation of
Hawaii and the plans Of the Unit I'll
States as regards Page Page, says
'This means change in the balance
Of power in the South Sea, regarding
| which Germany cannot afford to be
! SILENT
The paper concludes a somewhat ag-
| gressive article by saying:
1--WE have confidence that the leaders
| of our foreign policy will do all that is
| German interests and influence In Sa-
| n1Oa."
GERMAN NAVY.
| Admiral Won Knorr, commander-in-
| chief of the imperial navy, states that
| during the approaching autumn and
winter the German navy will be more
| strongly represented in American wa
tiers than ait any time since 1891, when
Germany took leading part in the
settlement Of the Gillian trouble. Five
warships, the Geier, Hela, Moltke. So
| phie and Nixo, with total tonnage of
10000, and carrying 81 gums and 1.54S
men, will be Kept there
A member Of Emperor Williams
suite, ON his Norwegian trip, tells ar
interesting incident in connection with
the receipt Of the news Of Prince Rs
marclz's death. The emperor caused
all flags to be half masted except the
imperial standard. French gunboat
lying in the harbor of Ber-
gen forthwith followed suit in
! accordance with International GUS
tom, and 40 the reason for half
masting was communicated to the
French gunboat by a boat from the
Hohenzollern. Shortly after the cap
tain of the French gunboat boarded
the Hohenzollern and expressed his
coincidence to the emperor.
The meat famine that is prevailing
Throughout Germany is causing great
| suffering among the poor, who are IN
able to pay the famine prices VII
layers in Silesia cross the line and Wis
1t the nearest Russian town to pur-
chase meat. The Berlin butchers this
week promulgated resolutions express
sing indignation with the governments
policy in hindering meat imports,
which has caused a great scarcity of
meat in the empire.
The selection Of Herr Wagenhein to
succeed Herr Ploetz in the presidency
OF the Agrdrian league. Is a subject Of
much comment Herr Wagenhein
faYofss the most radical measures. in
GLIDING the abolition of bakers, max
Ing the -balxing CT bresd government
monopoly. Under his leadership the
league will vigorously antagonize the
Cons ervative and other goveranlent
parties unless they agree to the ex-
tre,ne legislation that the Agrariars
desire.
All surviving 4sff1cers of the Prussian
array, Wheitesstered the army pribr to