New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.
AN OFFICIAL EXPLAINS UNFRIENDLf
UTTERANCES.
AMERICA RECOGNIZED AS GREAT NAVAL
POWER - GERMANY ANXIOUS AS TO HER
INFLUENCE IN SAMOA-wARsHfPs

TO VISIT AMERICA.

POWER - GERMANY ANXIOUS AS TO HER
INFLUENCE IN sAMoA-wARsHTrs
TO VISIT AMERICA.
Berlin. Aug. 13-An official who, In the an
sence Of Baron Won Bulow, who is away on MS
summer holidays, is acting CHIEF OF the rore's"
Office. and who may be regarded as voicins the
general official view Of the subject. gives an
interesting interview on the Spanisn-Anerican
war He began by saying:
Baron Won Bulow, on leaving cautioned me
that no expression of opinion contrary TO Ger
,nanv's policy of strict neutrality was 10 ne
nron,ulgated That we mean to observe neu-
,raIity of this description l think the world now
knows From the start the Foreign Once mas
made If an invarahle rule to say nothing 'hat
couId he interpretcd as offensive to either SIDE
and we have In no way tried to influence the
German press In favor Of the United states eX-
cent upon single occasion. At first there was
so much hostility un the part of the German
press toward the United States that we TOOK
early oppor; unity to arrange for the appear
ance of articles OF a different tone
Almost the only affinity existing between
Germany and Spain is found In the monarchicai
institution while the bonds uniting "crihan'
and the United States are numerous IL Is true
that at the beginning Of the war Germans vert
much Influenced by the fact that a powerful
Nation was attacking a weak one. THIS was d
strong strain upon German idealism and the
sense of Justice which characteriZes the Ger
man people and the mere fact that you were
the aggressors in this case somewhat prejudiced
the German mind against you. quite irrespective
of the merits of the controversy.
Besides It must not be forgotten tha' yer
mans In The matter of political education are
-f, thaN
became a homogeneous political entity 1t is
partly due to this fact that Germans are given
to reaching hasty conclusions on questions OF
noIitjcs Hence sprang a great amount of pub
lie comment in favor OF Spain in the earlier
stages Of the war Such talk. however. ought
not to be quoted against the German Govern
mont in regard to which there has been. l
think no lust cause of complaint by Amer
leans"
MORE FAVORABLE TONE or THE PRESS
Az matter Of fact in the last fortnight the
tone Of the German press has been much more
favorable TO the United States and hardly any
thing directly hostile his appeared in any OF the
NOR. important papers. while the number Of
journals openly friendly has considerably In
creased.
The parors now point out that the authorities
NJ Madrid and Manila and the Spanish press
we're largely responsible for the excitement aris-
ing out Of the Irene Incident az they mscon-
sfrued this and preceding incidents In manner
that necessarily aroused suspicion In the United
States
good sample Of the average editorial ar
t,cles NOWADAYS Is furrished In the l'oKai
Anzeieer" until recently one Of the most violent
anti-Amcrcan sheets in Berlin. In An aTtic'"
printed to-day this journal draws parallel be
tween the Turkc-Grecian and the spanish
American vars and says that the difference
between the two cases is mainly In the fSc'
that Greece was the attacking. and not. Ike
Spain. the attacked Power. This. the INkai
Anzeiger" goes on 10 say. was only formal
difference for Spain. after annoying. inlurlng
and provoking powerful neshbor for long
time had at last engaged I'm a war ior "hich
she had not the necessary strength. To Dc
fend her possessions only imposed sacrifices
upon her and she bound TO lose. II. on tn"
other hand she had sold these colonies she
would have realized a large sum. by her un-
reasonable attitude" the "I-okal Anzeiger" con
trues, Spain ASSUMED as large a measure ~
responsibility az Greece Roth Spanarcs and
Greeks are blind and fun Of conceit and
vanity"
AMERICA IN THE SOUTH SEA.
The newspapers here to-day discuss elabo-
rately the ner situation and the changed condi-
tlons growing out Of the war. The conclusion
reached IL that the United States must here
after be reckoned great naval Power. and
that Germany will be Obliged once more 10 in
crease her navy in order to hold her own with
the other Powers.
The "Deutschc Zeitung." discussing the an
nexation OF Hawaii and the plans Of the United
States as regards Page Page. says;
This means change in the balance OF
power in the South Sea regarding which Ger
many cannot afford 20 he silent"
The paper concludes a somewhat aggressive
article by saying:
I'VE have confidence that the leaders 81 our
foreign policy will do all that s required to
prevent the disturbance OF German interests
and influence In Samoo."
The "Vossische Zetung' SAYS that the war
has ended the majority Of competent judges
expected from the beginning that 1t would end.
Spain. the "Vossschc Zeitung" says. undertook
the struggle without CHARGE Of success. Tho
Americans. the article adds. owe their sue
cesaes besides their military superiority. to an
harmonious Joining Of important factors.
GERMAN WARsHIPs TO VISIT AMERICA.
Admiral Won Knorr Comma ndcr- in Chief -
the Imperial Navy. says that In the approach
ing autumn and winter the German Navy VIII
be more strongly represented in American
waters than at any time since 1891 whom
Germany took leading par, in the settlement
Of the CHILEAN trouble. Five warships the
Geer. the Hela, the Motke, the Sophie and the
Nixo. with total tonnage OF lO.JOO and carry
ing u guns and ,534 men. viii be kept there
-
NOTICE GIVEN TO GERMANY.
Berlin. Aug. 13.--Thc United States Emhassv