The age-herald., 1898-07-24
EMPEROR BILL ,g
 KEPT INFORMED 0i all Developments in War Between
 United StateS and Spain. HE GERMAN PRESS ERRATIC Has Again Adopted an Uniriendly Tone Concerning Americas Affairs. HAVE BEEN NO NEGOTIATIONS Between the United States Embassy and the Ger man Foreign 0fRceConceruipg Germany's
 Desire For coaIng Station in Phil
 ppines-LiberaIs Friendly.
HAVE BEEN NO NEGOTIATIONS

Berlin, July 23.-So far as the United States embassy here is concerned, nothing
 is known of any negotiations whatever be-
 tween the United States and the German
 governments relative to the war with Span said MT. Andrew White, the United
 States ambassador, in interview with
 the correspondent here or the Associated Press.
 Besides there has been no question at any time between this embassy and the German foreign office relative to Germany's desire for coaling station in the Philip
 pines, nor for possession of any islands
 there. Neither has there been any discus
 sion of Germany's wish to secure any other
 Spanish colonies. To express such wishes
 which we are unaware of, would be, at the present moment above all, too premature There have been important negotiations begun between the United States and Ger many, but it is too early to talk about that now"
 From another source the correspondent of the Associated Press hears that the ne gotta tions to which MT. White refers re lates to the tariff, but he has been unable to obtain an official confirmation of this at the German foreign office. Ne Emperor William is kept informed of all events of the war between Spain and America and the developments at Wash ington and Madrid Regular reports are
 sent to him to points on the Norwegian
 coasts where he makes stops while on his
 tour of Norway. A large batch of dis patches containing the latest news of the war were sent this week by special courier to Digormulon.
 yapSs5,,o;,a ,o;, a,,s.nt OhronN Won Bueow the minister for for eign affairs, is still absent on summer leave, but he is expected back in a fortnight The tone of the German press this weekFis Tess friendly to the United States than the week before, and the latest developments in the war have been in many cases commented upon in a rather sarcastic spirit. The sHb-
 eral press, though, has adopted, generally
 speaking, fair and more neutral tone
 The Vossche Zeitung printed an editorial in which it admitted chat it wished the United States speedy success, and reieffeu to the ''urbroken Friendship existing. for so many years between the two countries.
 Other liberal papers ,of importance, iilhe
 the Madgeburg Zeitugn and the Weiser
 Zeitung, express themselves III the saihe vein.
 Referring to the failure of the late su- gal. congress and to the agreement between
 France and the United States regarding 'tariff rttuctionS, tine kr9uZ SZe1tunS says.
 ..Should America refuse to grant those tariff reductions to Germany and the other European states as well in spite of the most favored national treaties there will be se- rious combinations. To refuse this to Ger
 many would be all the more unfair, since
 America was made to share, when we con
 cluded our commercial treaties or lo92, Tn
 inc large reductions that were then Tn
 force without being asked to grant sus any equivalent. It is a well known fact in diplomatic circles in Berlin that the relations between fhe regent of Lippe-Dotmold an dthe em- neror of Germany have been FeXtfemely strained since the empress brothef-in-iaW Prince Adolph, of Schaumburg-Llppe was ousted from that office owing to the final | decision rendered against him by the court of arbitration presided over by the king or Saxony and alleged instances of the em- neror's ill-will towards the now regent Of Tinne-Dotmod have been current here TOT some time past But, matters have now assumed a pass which makes this affair one of national magnitude. Count Ernest, fine present regent, has been repeatedly sliehted ,by the emperor lately in such s&as, as sto nave induced him to seek re- dress before the forum of the bundesratn, before which the emperor is no more than the regent of Iiippe-Dotmold. The dele gate of Iippe-Dotmold has, therefore, brought his complaint formally before the bundesrath begging that the emperor may he held to render to the regent of Llppe- Dotmold the measure of respect Whlch tine constitution of the empire says Is his | due.