The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-10
DESIGNS In THE FAR EAST
POWERS REGARD PHILIPPINES
WITH CoVEToUs GAZE.
German Government Urged to Seize
''That Which German Interests
Require" Much Comment On
Ambassador Whites Speech -
Petty filings at American Navy.

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ambassador, Mr.. Andrew D. White at
the Fourth of July celebration by the
Americans at Leipsic, on Monday last,
has divided the attention of the Ger
man press all week equally with the
latest developments of the war between
Spain and the United States. The
speech is universally characterized as
a political enunciation of prime i'm
poTtance. The attendant circumstances
also were of an unusual character. Mr..
White, in an interview with the CORES
pondent here of The Associated Press,
said:
Never in my life have seen such a
scene of determination of Americans
and Britons. The flags of both were
intertwined around the hall and a num-
Der of prominent Englishmen residing
in Germany were present. The toast
to the president Of the United States
was received with tremendous enthusi-
asm by everyone present.
The reception by the German news
papers of Mr.. Whites speech varied
greatly. Many Of the papers suppress
ed those portions of the ambassadors
remarks which were unfavorable to
Germany or Germans. Others pretend
ed to be unaware Of any systematic un-
friendlineSS toward the United States
on the part of Germans.
The Post of this city, in addition TO adj
hitting a few days ago that the speech
would materially help to dispel the
unfriendly feeling which threatened to
arise between the Americans and Ger
mans, promises to cooperate with Mr..
White in establishing better feelings
between the two nations.
The government press, thus far. has
been mute, but the correspondent of the
Associated Press here learns that the
tunity to refer to the speech of the
United States ambassador.
CAUSE OF HOSTILITIES.
A remarkable article has appeared in
the Deutche Zeitung, the leading or
gan of the Pan-German party. After
approving of Mr. Whites speech and
reminding the Americans of the past
close relations between the two coun-
tries, the paper asks:
How has the United States treated
US in return? How has she thanked US
for past favors during the last de-
cade? The United States throughout
has been unfriendly to us in its econ
omic, commercial and political course,
and has treated us worse than any
other European state. She has been
guilty of breach of a solemn pledge
testified by her own president, Cleve-
fand. From these causes flows the
our side against the United States, an
antipatby which is justified and which
is by no means confined to a. few unim-
pOrtant papers, but extends to all the
German press, with the sole exceptions
OF BarthS Dietrich Nation, and
Liebkrecht's Vorwaerts. 1t is in this |
direction that the cure can be found !
for German antipathy for America and |
Americans like Mr.. Wright ought to try
the remedy and remove the causes of |
friction. Germany has always been |
just and fair, even to her enemies. Let
the United States begin to be just and |
fair tc its most meritorious friend
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED.
The Vorwaerts says: ct were folly to |
disguise the fact that the relations be-
tween the German and American gov
ernments are no longer as friendly as
could be wished in the interests of Ger
many and peace.
Certainly the German government
thus far has not taken a step which
America would be justified in calling a
breach Of neutrality, but it is equally
certain that the belief is general in
America that German neutrality, al
though formally correct, is anything
but sympathetic. Judging impartially,
we must admit the Americans have
reason to believe that Germany lacks
Sccd intentions. Since the outbreak of
the war. not only the entire govern
ment press, but the whole of the rest /
Of the press have sided strongly, and,
in many cases. Venomously with Spain,
against America. Butt even worse, the
German papers, even those in close
touch with the government, have stated
that Spain was on the point of ceding
Manila. and the Philippine islands to a
neutral European power. We answered
to this statement, point
ing out that a neutral power accept
ing such a gift would create a casus
beii. and the cession was not effected.
But il is probable that the plan eX-
isted, and that Spain was approached
by the Berlin government with such
proposals.
EUROPEAN UNDERSTANDING.
The statement cabled by the CORE
spondent here of the Associated Press
OF July ,, that he had learned on the
best authority that Germany, France
and Russia had reached an understand
ing relative to the Philippine islands,
by which, when hOstilities ceased, they
will combine TO prevent the United =,
States or Great Britain gaining pos !
session of the Philippine islands, and
that when the war is over an interna- I
-iCEal congress will be proposed, SINH ]
ar to the Berlin congress of 1873, to
settle ali questions connected with the
var, at which meeting Germany viii i
demand 4 slice of the Philippine I
Stands or other compensation in the /
ar east, remains true, notwithstanding
he carefully Worded denials officially |
sSued by a news bureau here on July =
. As 2. matter of fact, the correspond g
mt of the Associated Press has secured I
details, showing that the a
regulations between the three powers
ire still proceeding, and that while it I
5 rot intended to exclude Great Brit :
lin. Austria and Italy from the con- 5
,ress, Russia, France and Germany '
axe the initiative, provided, natur- o
ily that the situation at the close of |
he war seems 10 them to call for
ettiement of the Philippine question
" an international council.
The government press, of course, is
urious at the important news leaking L
ut prematurely, and some of these pa
crs have gone to the length of threat
ming the correspondent of the ASSo- Il
lated Press with expulsion from Ger Z
aany. On the other hand, some gov t.
rnment papers now admit the truth II
the news cabled to the Associated Is
'ress. a
The Paris correspondent of the Kreuz a
citing significantly says: 1T is feared A
I Paris that delicate and difficult ne a
citations are necessary between the =
overs in regard to the Philippine -
uestion, and it will be almost impos-.
bile to maintain much longer the neu-
-alities hitherto Observed
Editorially, the Kreuz Zeitung, which b.
as the closest relations with the court el
nd foreign office here confirms the n
boVe. and several other indirectly for u
gn Office papers express themselves in y
similar sense, though very guard u