The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-24

Copyrighted. 1905. by the Associated Press
BERLIN. July $50 FAR as the United
States embassy here is concerned. nothing
Is known Of any nesot ations or comsnunica-
tons whatever between the United States
and German governments. relative to any
Spanish colonies" said Mr.. Andrew n
White. United States ambassador. in an
Interview With tho correspondent here Of
the Associated Press
Besides" continued Mr. White. "there
has been no question ut any time hetveen
this embassy and tho German foreign officA
re'atNe % tle German desire for n co.,liny
station IA The Philippines nor for p,1sDs
sion of any Islands there. neither has there
been any discussion OF Gerlnany's wish "a
secure any other Spanish colonies To exI
press such wishes. which we are unawars
Of would IKE, AT the present moment. above
all. toe premature. There have heen I'm
portant negvtiations begun between the
United States and Germany, hut IL ia too
early 10 talk about that now"
From another source, the correspondent,
Of The Associated Press hears that the ne.
gouatfsns 20 which Mr.. White refers relate
to the tariff hill. but he has bean unable TO
obtain an official confirmation of this nj
the German foreign office.
Emperor William is kept continually IN
formed Of all events connected with the
var between Spain and the United States.
and OF the Developments at Nashington.
Madrid and Berlin. Regular reports ars
sent to him 70 points On the Norwegian
coast. where he makes stops white on his
tour OF Norway. a large hatch of dis
patches containing the latest news Of the
war was sent this week by special courier
10 Digormullen.
Baron Won Buelow. the minister for for
eign affairs. IS absent on summer leave. hut
he is expected back in fortnight.
Comments of the German Press.
The tone Of the German press this week
is less friendly TO the United States than
the week before. and the latest deyeIop-
ments in the war have been IN many cascs
commented upon In a rather sarcastic splyit.
The nlperal press. though. has adopted.
generally speaking. j. fair and more neutral
tone.
The Eosslsche Zeltung printed an edt-
tor.al In which 1t inilmate1 that 1t wished
the United States speedy succoss and re-
ferred 10 the "unhroken friendship exist
ing for 80 many years between the two
countries"
Other liberal papers OF importance. like
the Mag,lehurg Zeiiung and the Weser
Zeituag. express themseive. In tho same
vein
Referring to the failure OF the late sugar
conference and to the agreement between
France and tho United States regarding
tariff reductions. the Kreuz zeitnng savs:
Should America refuse to grant thos.
tariff reductions TO Germany aud tho other
European states we'll il spite Of IN.
mos; favored nation treaty, theTe will 10
serious complications. To refuse this N
Germany would be oil the moro unfair.
since AmeT!ca was made TO share when We
concluded our ~emmercia treaties OF 1sge.
In the large rcsiuct 1ons that were then In
force. without being asked 10 grant US any
equivalent"
William Humiiiatr. n Regent.
r Is we'll known fact IN diplomatic
circles IN Berlin that the relations between
the regent officer a. Lippe- Detnhold and the
emperor of Germany have been extremely
strained since the enperor's brother-lr-law.
Prince Ad1lph of @chaumhurg-fApp was
ous;ed from he Office oWlng 10 the, fnaI
De- ssou rendered against him by the eoar,
q arbitration proelded over by the king of
aaxony. and alleged instances of tie en-
perors ul-wiii toward The now regen, u
IAppe- II ;nIold have been current here for
soma time Iag:,
Eu. matters have now assumed a rasx