The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-02
UNIFIED STATES AND GERMANY.
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] journals, which have stirred German resentment in some quarters Indeed, on both sides of the Atlantic these | seems to have been an elaborate and long continued effort to misrepresent | everything in both directions so as to | stir ill-feeling. Who is responsible for 1 this on this side of the ocean or the other l cannot undertake to say; but this much is certain-that most absurd 1 charges have been telegraphed to the United States, and widely spread. Leading Americans, too, suppose that the German government and the Ger man people generally were treating the Americans badly, whereas the very op- posite is the case; and, on the other hand, letter writers have frequently sent to the leading German papers statements from America alleging that the Americans were treating their Ger mans there badly, and showing a gen. eral hatred of them. One or two inci- dents may be taken as typical of many. Shortly after my arrival here some one cabled to America a story that the feel ing against America was so strong here that the emperor had felt obliged to publish an order insisting that official people must present themselves at my receptions.
 As matter of fact, the so-caled order was simply the usual official noti- fication always issued when new am | bassador arrives, and is ready to give his three regular receptions. The most courteous and kind feeling was shown by all concerned.
 "So, too, at one of the closing sessions of the reichstag I was present in order to hear most interesting debate. To my amazement, shortly afterwards 1 learned that story had been widely circulated in America that the secre- tary of the American embassy and my self had been grossly insulted from the floor by conservative members of par liament. In this also, there was not the shadow of truth; on the contrary, one leading conservative member of the bundesrath came up to the diplo- matic box, sat with us and kindly pointed out various interesting men on the floor; other members saluted us kindly from their seats. Neither then nor at any other time has there ever been toward the American embassy or any member of it the slightest indica- llOIl Ol peTSO1ldI 1ll-I0ellHS. cOulQ mention certain other examples of tele- grams evidently intended to stir up ill., feeling equally unfounded and absurd. It is clear that the so-called Irene in cident was used by persons wishing to stir up strife in the same manner. There was nothing in it to create the slightest antagonism between the two countries. The same may be said re- garding the alleged altercation between Admirals Dewey and Dedrichs. The whole details were an invention. neither assert nor deny that leading men in Germany have large plans for the extension of the commercial influ- ence of the empire. I regard such plans as not only natural, but praise worthy. Nothing has been done yet in furtherance of such plans of which we can complain. My own feeling is that there is nothing incompatible in an extension of the commercial spheres of Germany and other great European powers in the east with our own interests. On the contrary, 1 be- lieve that, properly managed, such in- terests may be made to help each other, and that America will be all the stronger and richer for the extension of the civilizing influence of Germany and of other great enlightened powers in those regions. Thinking men in Germany realize more and more that this is the feeling of the American gov ernment, and that German interests are far more likely to be promoted by maintaining friendly relations with us than by unpleasant interference what ever. This Is not mere surmise on my part everything I know regarding the relations of the two countries show me that this proper feeling toward us ex- ists here, and that so far from Ger man sentiment toward ua growing worse, it is steadily growing better"
 The foregoing was shown to func- tionary in the German foreign office who holds responsible position. He fully confirmed MT. Whites statements and added; We can only repeat that all calumnies, more especially those emanating from English sources, have been met with a prompt denial and have therefore collapsed. This applies also to the so-called Irene affair The taking on board neutral ships ot women and children is nothing un. usual. The official reports received by this office show that neither the Americans nor the insurgents have shown the least resentment about the German ship. Both Dewey and the in surgents intend to limit their hostili ties to the uniformed Spaniards wear . ing weapons; both the Americans ant the insurgents like to have women anC /: children removed from the scene of pos sibe hosilities, as their presence is only , embarrassing. The chief of the insur gents himself has asked neutral man of-war to take away four Spanisl aliens and six children.
 f 'If you read some English ant American papers 1t would appear tha we Germans are always laying in am bush waiting for chance to do harm Such tales are utterly groundless. Al , requests by Germans and non-German also, to land German seamen at Manil; for the protection of the property 0 foreigners, have been f1atly refused b, this government, in order to avoid ever the slightest preteXt for unfavorabl comment. To those who appeared mos scared we said that in an emergenc, there would be ships ready to talk them aboard-Americfns and German included.
 At Manila there exist the best rea tions between Americans and Germans