The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-23
GERMANY,S ATTITUDE
Decided Change I'm the Tone Of IN.
Press Toward the u ntted states Now
Praised as valorous I'm War and uar.
unanimous I'm Victory.

unanimous I'm Victory.
Copyright by Associated Press)
Berlin. August 20-The signing of
, the protocol engroses 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 hostil-
ity, 4 majority of the comments are
decidedly friendly TO America.
The Vossiche Zeitung, for instance
says: Not only do we gladly rem
der justice to the warlike deeds OF the
American nation but We also recog-
niZe the moderation of the victors
America not only knows how 10 act
vigorously, but how to act wisely and
to forego unnecessary bloodshed."
The kreuZ Zeitung after a similar
recognition of Americas moderation
says: Whether the United States
will finally rejoice in the inheritance
of Cuba we are inclined TO doubt But
what Spain failed to accomplish it is
now the duty OF Washington TO carry
out if even the sembance Of a neces-
sity for war is to be preserved Order
must be restored in the island at all
hazards. The Americans must deter
mine the questions Of ways and means,
but 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
similar opinion, thinks that with the
disappearance of an honest Spanish
foe there has arisen a foe much more
to be dreaded-the insurgents"
The VOrwaerts, concludes a long re-
view of the situation as follows: I'VE
are convinced that the truest bonds of
friendship might prevail between Ger
many and the great transatlantic re-
public, a friendship which would be
of the greatest benefit to both; but,
alas, the American petroleum and su-
gar trusts and the East Elbian junkers
in Germany exert a dominating in
fiuence upon their respective govern
ments; and there is little prospect of
those bonds of friendship and a strong
possibility of great economic con-
flict is always present"
The Cologne Gazette discussing the
situation at Manila, highly praises
the American naval officers, express
ing it's confidence that their efforts
will soon restore complete order so
that business can be conducted safely.
olI bo 1nI
Banner waves, all danger to German
commercial interests in past"
The Berliner Tagblatt congratulates
Admiral Dewey on his promotion and
says he understood how to preserve
friendly and correct relations with the
German squadron, even during diff
culties.
The Kruez Zeitung, which through
out the war published a mass of the
widest tales from it's New York cor
respondent, now prints letter alleg-
ed to have come from one Slovack, de-
claring himself a volunteer in the
American army, who says that sew
eral of his countrymen in the army
have been thrown into furnaces and
burned alive as punishment for DISC
says, were hanged and several shot
dead because they slept while on duty.
From information obtained at the navy
departmental appears that the govern
ment maintains a high opinion of the
value of torpedoes in naval warfare,
despite the contrary experiences of
both the Americans and Spaniards.
AS matter Of fact strong torpedo
fiotilla has been prominent in the big
naval manoeuvres at Kiel during the
past week. A series of torpedo boat
night attacks, fashioned as closely as
possible after conditions during actual
warfare, has been one Of the features
of the evolutions and demonstrated the
high effectiveness of the torpedo boat
and the torpedo.
Count Won NJ. BoetZen's reports on
the military achievements of the
Americans have greatly interested
Emperor William who reads them as
they arrive, before they go to the war
office. The reports all go to Lieuten-
ant Won Baumbach, a member of the
general staff who is commissioned TO
write from them and other reliable
sources a special technical history Of
the war for the use Of the general staff.