Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-02
GERMANY AND PHILIPPINES.
Mckinley Feels No Apprehension, but
Some Cabinet Members Are
Not So Confident.

Some Cabinet Members Are
Not So Confident.
WASHINGTON, July Assurance was
given at to-days session of the cabinet Of
the expectation of the administration that
Germany would not interfere at Manila.
There was some discussion on this point.
but both the president and Secretary Day
said they had received assurances that
there was no unfriendly action contemplate
ed on the part of the German empire. They
expressed the belief that there was no real
foundation for the reports of the unfriendly
attitude of Germany and of radical steps
contemplated by that government, and in
dicated their personal conviction that there
need be no serious apprehension on that
score. {.
Several members of the cabinet appar-
emily do not share this confidence in the
German attitude. The administration has
much confidence in the judgment and tact
of both Admiral Dewey and General Mer-
ritt.
The latest advices, it was reported to
the cabinet, were that Admiral Camara's
Spanish fleet would proceed through the
Suez canal on its journey to the Philip
pine islands. This, however, is discounted
by previous expectations and preparations,
and there is confidence in the arrival of
the Monterey, the Monadnock and the
Charleston of Manila before Camara can
possibly reach there.
LONDON, July 2.-The Morning Post
says editorially this morning: We fail to
see why the possibility of Germany desir-
ing to obtain port or an island in the
Philippines should excite indignation in the
United States. We also fail to see how the
United States can prevent Germany from
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Americans have no force to spare to fight
Germany, and they hardly expect any other
power to undertake that difficult task for
them.
If Germany chooses to make a claim, her
opportunity is well chosen. The question
of right hardly comes in. If America OBJ
tains the bulk of the Philippines by con-
quest, she can scarcely pretend to a better
moral basis for their tenure than a Ger
man claim founded on the power to make
it good for a small portion of the group.
LONDON, July 2.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times. after quoting the angry
protests of the Cologne Gazette and the
Lokal Anzeiger, against Americas pre-
suming to dictate to Admiral Won Died.
richs as to how he should act. says:
These papers seem to forget the idea that
Germany intended to interfere at Manila
was fostered by the official press and uni
versally welcomed in Germany
BERLIN, July 1.-The following dis
patch has been received from Hong Kong:
According to trustworthy intelligence
from Manila, the Spanish governor gener-
al had, few days ago, at his own request.
a meeting with Admiral Diedrichs, the
commander of the German naval forces in
the far East. in order to propose, in be-
half of the Spanish government, that Ma
Mia should he handed into the provisional
charge of a neutral commander. The pro-
posal was rejected by Admiral Diedrichs.
in view of the American blockade"
The Manila news, via Hong Kong, re-
ferring to the action of Admiral Diedrichs.
may be looked upon as being a semi official
note, as 1t was issued by the semi-official
news agency here.