The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
Toward the Control Of the Archipelago
by the United States.
EXCESSIVE GREED AND INDEcENCY
Attributed to President Mckinley in
Demanding the Islands-Veiled
Threat That Germany Will
Interfere in Carolines.


this week has busted itself a great deal
about the Philippine question and the peace
negotiations at Paris. Nearly all of the
papers are making comments uncompli-
mentary to the United States, which Is
charged with excessive greed and politi-
cal indecency in formulating new de-
mands," President Mckinley being ac-
cused of Inconsistency and lack of back
bone in not withstandlng the increasing
demands of the imperial party.
A number of the German newspapers
have SOW adopted a strain indicating de-
sire to obtain portion of the Spanish
Asiatsc possessions for Germany. The
Kreuz zeitung, which has much influence
at court and in army circles, says:
Germany is materially interested in the
outcome of the peace negotiations. more
particularly with respect to the Sulu archi-
pelago, where Germany and Great Britain
possesses the same kind of commercial
privileges granted to them by Spain in 1871
and in which Hamburg and Bremen are
largely interested. American annexation of
this group, besides being a matter OF STRAIT
egic Importance, will mean, in view of
Americas prohibition tariff policy, the de-
struction OF both the German and British
trade there. In snort, an understanding
with Great Britain Tor joint action and in
tervenIlon is absolutely Indispensable. 1he
theory of an american sea cannot be ac-
cepted by any OF the European nations
Mr. hasson therefore mas been INDUCING
in day dreams"
The Deulsche Zeitung, organ of the Pan
Germany party, says:
A Afre-Emption Claim
1T is particularly painful that with the
Caroline isiands, TO Wn.cn Will PROBABLY be
aadea the rest OF the islands, a piece of
Spanish gooos is disposed OF 20 which We
had a h storial pre-emption claim
Ine DeuIsene LeItuAg concIuues by urg-
ing the government TO se.ze the occasion 10
aeqnne a portion of the Carollnes at
least secure compensation in Samoa, and
aiso obtain guarantees for the future of
Germany commercial interests IN the
Philippine and Sulu archipelago.
.'Guarantees," ii says, sp4tefully (which
will hold water even against American in
terlTetations
In spite of the newspapers comment, the
CORE spondent of the Associated Press is in
formed on good authority that Germany
still does not contemplate interference, act
i've or otherwise, with the American claims,
at east as long as concerted action is
ropean powers This statement tallies with
the assurances given by the foreign office
here. So far as the United States embassy
is concerned, no proposition of any kind has
been made by the German government, and
bef,t the United States ambassador, Mr..
Andrew ID. White, left Berlin on his two
tw, months leave of absence he came to
the conclusion that Germany under no cir
acu1nstances will take important steps dur
In IL 81 ahSpn n
utterances urging Germany to secure spe-
cal benefits from America Spain during
the peace negotiations are solely an ex-
preston of the wishes of part of the Ger
man people, and they in no way bind the
government, which is now more than ever
desrous of fostering the good will of
America.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter
from correspondent of Manila, asserting
with keen regret that half of the United
States land and naval forces there is COM
posed of Germans and giving a far from
flattering picture of American rule at
Manila.
Excesses OF Americans
The Manila correspondent of the Vossiche
Zeitung draws an even more gloomy
picture. dwelling upon the alleged preva-
lence of drunkenness and other excesses
among the American troops.
Emperor William has returned home to
fnd Germany in a seething political fer
ment All classes of society seem per-
meated with the spirit of unrest and dis
satisfaction. In liberal and radical circles
there is a feeling that there Is too much of
the personal element in the government of
the country and that this personal rule is
doing much mischief. This feeling has
found expression in strong article in the
ynrwaerfs which discusses the matter IN
its caustic and able way. 1t says
There is an imperial chancellor and
there are imperial Prussian ministers But
who hears OF them? Where is Prince