Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Foreign Newspaper View Of the I'm
portant Question.
LONDON SPECTATORS ARTICLE
British Press no Longer Unanimous
in Praise of America.
MORNING POSTS s

an article which is likely to attract atten-
ton, on the widening of the war in every
direction, during the course of which it
says:
"One thing is very curious in all this mat
ter, and that is the scanty evidence Of
American opinion which reaches Europe.
What do all these quiet millions Of work
ing freeholders and Industrious citizens,
who live away from the newspaper cor
respondents, think about the progress of
the war? Are they aware that their coun
try stands at the parting of the ways.
that her external policy must be radically
modified, and that she is engaged in a war
which may so develop that it will occupy
years, create a national debt and leave the
United States with a powerful army and
the second fleet in the world? Do they
think of peace, or have they made up their
minds that there shall be no peace until
Spain begs for it and surrenders her colo
MES? Above all, have they thought of the
possibility of the war extending, and what,
in that case, they will order their govern
ment to do?"
Morning Post Snarls.
The unanimiIy with which the British
newspapers have been praising the United
States lately is again disturbed by the
snarling editorial of the Morning Post,
which newspaper, in addition, prints a let
ter protesting against Great Britain's help
to America" and declaring that ii should
be known that at the critical turning point
in the struggle between Spain and the
United States it is Great Britain that is in
fiuencing and determining the issue.
The letter also declares that on Sunday
last, in Washington the day after Colonel
John Hay, the United States ambassador,
had had a long interview with the pre-
mier, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr.. John
Long, the American Secretary of the Navy,
boosted that Admiral Camara's fleet would
not be allowed to pass through the canal.
Work of Camara.
If" the letter continues, the position
of the American forces in the Pacific is
considered of Importance this decision will
at once become manifest. Four unarmored
cruisers lie in Manila bay weed-grown at
ter two months of inactivity in tropical wa
tiers, and desperately short of ammunition
and coal. In the meanwhile three small
military expeditions. which left San Fran
cisco, are struggling across. An active
commander with force such as Admiral
Camara has would. of course, have the
whole American position in the Pacific at
his mercy. The American government is
aware of this, and when it found that
threats Of an immediate attack on the
Spanish coast were unsuccessful 1t appeal
ed to the British government to stop Adj
miral Camaras fleet"
The special correspondent of the Times
In Berlin says that the angry protests of
the Cologne Gazette and Lokalanzeiger
against Americas presuming to dictate to
Admiral Won Diedrichs the German naval
commander at Mania) as to how he should
act. were called out by the statement made
by the Evening Post of New York that an
agreement in regard to Admiral Won Died
richs' attitude had been reached at a con-
ference between Secretary Day and Dr.
Won Holleben, the German ambassador at
Washington.
German Comment.
The Cologne Gazette says:
Admiral Won Diedrichs reaui1 es no in
structions from Washington in regard to
what he is to do or to leave undone. So
long as he does not interfere sc as to OBJ
struct or promote the enterprises of eithe..
OF the belligerents, neither Admiral Dewey
nor Secretary Sherman Cd is competent
to give him any directions whatever. In
like manner. the German government will
not concern itself as to the measures
"hASi Spoih VI <AiHtEiCd may ADOPT
the maintenance of their interests in the
Philippine Islands,"
The Lokalanzeige. says: "a German adj
miral knows quite well in what fashion he
has to maintain and protect the interests
of his countrymen. He would most ener-
getically repel any impertinent attempt to
handle his affairs. This is the proper an
swer to the presumptions of the Yankee
press"
The Cologne Gazette says: Further
than that, the phantoms of American
inaginations are beginning to be positively
ridiculous; We have not the slightest in
tention of exciting ourselves over the per-
fdious insinuations against Germany which
the New York and Washington press I'M
fortunately adopt from London. We leave
1t to the course of events to make the
Americans ashamed of themselves and
bring them to reason
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
says:
"One has only to ask intelligent and indie
pendent advocates, as well as opponents
of German colonial expansion here. in every
class of the community, and the answer in
variably is that it may be regarded as quite
certain that Germany will do her best to
obtain footing on the islands,"
London Times Editorial.
Editorially the Times says:
'Ths German newspapers are in great
state of excitement because the Americans
venture to question the motives of the ex-
traordinary display of German ships at
Manila Public opinion in America, on the
other hand. is very naturally aroused by
the exceedingly outspoken language COM
ing from inspired sources In Germany In re-
gard to the proper aims of German policy
in the Philippines. The efforts to explain
away that Language by pretending 1t was
used only by the malicious British press
may do well for the consumption of Ger
man readers. but 1t viii not impose for an
instant upon American intelligence.
Apart from the menaces which. how
ever. disavowed in words find their con-
crete embodiment in the German ships. the
American government can not but be
aware that the Official explanation of these
ships being at Manila practically places
America on the level with Turkey. Were
the Germans at war with France ana In
possession Of a French colonial harbor with
the intent 20 reduce French town, and
were America to send into that harbor