The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-10
GERMANY CROWS FRIENDLY
BERLIN PRESS COMMENT ON
MIR. WHITES SPEECH
Remarkable Utterances , of the
Deutsche Zeitung - Claims the
German Empire Has Been Mis-
treated by America, Commercial
Iy and Politically - Friendly
Newspapers Warned Germany.

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 9-The remarkable
speech delivered by the United States
ambassador. Mr.. Andrew D. White. at
the Fourth Of July celebration by
Americans at Leipsic on Monday last,
has divided the attention of the Ger
man press all week long equally with
the latest developments Of the war be-
tween Spain and the United States.
The speech Is universally character1z-
ed as a political enunciation Of prime
importance. The attendant circum-
stances to it were Of an unusual char
acter.
Mr.. White, in an interview with the
correspondent here of the Associated
Press, said: Never in my life have
I seen such scene Of determination
of Americans and Britons. The flags
of both were entwined around the hall.
and a number Of prominent English
men residing in Germany were pres
ent. The toast to the president OF
the United States was received with
tremendous enthusiasm by every one
present
The reception by the German news
papers Of Mr.. Whites speech varied
greatly Many of the papers sup
pressed those portions of the ambas-
sador's remarks which We're unfavor-
able to Germany or Germans. Others
pretended to be unaware Of any un-
friendliness towards the United States
by the Germans. The Post, of this
city, in addition to admitting few
days ago that the speech would ma
terially help to dispel the unfriendly
feeling which threatened to arise be-
tween the Americans and Germans.
promised to cooperate with Mr.. White
in re-establishing better feelings be-
tween the two nations. The govern
ment press, thus far, has been mute,
but the correspondent of the Associat-
ed Press here learns that the govern
ment will take an early opportunity to
refer to the speech Of the United
States ambassador.
REMARKABLE UTTERANCES.
A remarkable article has appeared in
the Deutsche Zeitung, the leading Or
gan of the Pan-American party. At
ter approving of Mr.. Whites speech
and reminding the Americans of the
past close relations between the two
countries the paper asks: How has
the United States treated US in return?
How has she thanked US for past ia
vors during the last decade? The Unit
ed States throughout has been un-
friendly to US in it's economical, COM
meroial and political course, and has
treated us worse than any other Euro
pean state. She has been guilty Of the
breach OF a solemn pledge testified to
by her own president, Cleveland. From
these causes flows the antipathy I'M
doubtedly prevailing on our side
against the United States-antipath
which is justified, and which is by no
means confined to few uninportant
papers, but extends to all the German
press, with the sole exceptions Of
Barth's Die Nacion and Liebknecht's
Vorwaerts. 1t is in this direction that
the cure can be found for German
antipathy for America, and Americans
like Mr. White ought to try the rem.
edy and remove the causes of friction.
Germany has always been just and
fair, even to her enemies. Let the
United States begin to be just and fair
to it's most mertoriOus friend"
GERMANY WAS NAMED.
The Vorwaerts says: "It were folly
to disguise the fact that the relations
between the German and American
governments are no longer as friendly
as could. be wished in the interests of
Germany and peace. Certainly tbs
German government thus far has not
taken a step which America would be
JuStlned IN calling a preach OF neutral
ity; but it is equally certain that the
belief is general in America that Ger
man neutrality, although formally cor
rect, is anything bur sympathetic.
Judging impaltially we must admit the
Americans have reason to believe that
Germany lacks goad intentions. Since
the outbreak CT the " Al not only the
entire government press, but nearly the
whole of the rest Of the press, have
sided strongly, and in many cases,
venomously, with Spain against Amer
lea. But even worSe the German pa
pers, even those in close touch with
the government, have stated that Spain
was upon the point of ceding Manila
and the Philippine islands to a neutral
European power We referred imme-
diately to this statement. pointing out
that a neutral power accepting such a
gift would create a casus belli, ard
the cesson was not effected. But it is
probable that the plan existed and that
Spain was approached by the Berlin
government with such proposals"
ALL CONDEMN SPAIN.
Papers here generally condemn
SPANS intention to continue the fight.
They agree in saying she has no
chance of any outside help. The Ber-
lin Tageblatt says: European inter-
vention will succeed only if direct an
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