The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-16
Conduct of German Hogs and Fate
of American Pork.
UNDERHAND DIPLOMACY
GERMANY'S TRICKERY DIS
PLEAsES OUR GOVERNMENT.
But It's Interests Are Safe In
Dewey's Hands and He Will Be
Given Free Rein-Exclusion of
Pork Products By Germany the
Subject of Correspondence.

Washington, July 15.-The fact thaf
our government has been engaged in {
vigorous correspondence with the Ger
man government, through Ambassador
White. has given rise to the assumption
! that the state department has beer
making representations to Germany or
the subject of the conduct of the Ger
man naval commanders in the Philip
] pines. This, howsEer, is erroneous, the
correspondence in question relating tc
| the old and troublesome issue, the ex-
clusion DEGREES of the German govern
ment directed against United States
hog products.
1t appears that, acting on very scant
evidence, as it was regarded by our
officials, the German customs officers
have denied admission into Germany to
a very large and valuable consignment
of boned hams from Chicago packing
establishment of the highest reputa-
ton. The matter has been placed in
| the hands of Ambassador White to deal
with, he being thoroughly familiar with
all the aspects of the meat exclusion
decree
The attitude assumed by the German
naval commanders in the Philippines is
without doubt a serious menace. The
spirit of quibbling as between the in
surgents and American forces in the
Philippines, attributed to the German
government by its own papers, is far
from satisfactory to a government like
ours, accustomed to deal fearly, frank
ly and openly in international issues,
instead of adopting underhand courses.
Still our government is satisfied that
its interests are safe in the hands Of
Admiral Dewey and is adhering to its
original intention of allowing him a
free hand to deal with the situation.
Until he himself asks for action on the
part of the government it is not the
purpose to make any representations
regarding the Philippines to the Ger
man government.
Admiral Dewey recent mail commu-
nication to the navy department has
given the most generous recognition to
all those who participated in any way
on board the American ships during the
battle of Manila, including a specific
recommendation as to the Chinese who
are serving in various capacities. This
recommendation, affecting a matter of
citizenship, was turned over by the
navy department to the state depart
ment, where the following statement
was made today:
In further proof of the nobility of
character of Admiral Dewey y his rec
ommendation to the United States gov
eminent that the ChlneSe servants anu
other Chinese who were on the ships
of his squadron during the battle of
Manila, and who rendered most efficient
service on that occasion, and behaved
in d most exemplary manner, be recog-
nized by this government I'm some sub
stantial manner. He seems to think
that men who have battled for our
country should not be excluded from it.
In referring to these Chinese he says
that they showed such courage and en-
ergy in the face of the enemy that they
were certainly worthy to be accorded
the same privileges as citizens of other
countries who have not exposed their
lives in the country in which they seek
citizenship. He decided in favor of
recognizing the brave and useful Chi
nese in such a way as shall admit them
to the United States in case they desire
to enter it and to become citizens of it.