The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-10
SHE WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN
THE MATTER
Germany Indifferent to Fate
of Philippines.
A CHANGE IN
PUBLIC OPINION
Emperor Williams Interest in Cuban
War OperatiOns-The Question of
American Meat.

BERLIN, Oct. 8.-There has been a
great change in German public opinion
on the matter of the retention of the
Philippine islands by the United States.
The feeling toward America generally is
much more favorable than couple of
months ago. The news from the United
States that the government at Washing
ton is seriously contemplating holding
the Philippines, is commented upon dis
passionately by the German press, and
it is significant that this week two pa
pers of such standing as the Kolnische
Zeitung and the Vossiche Zeitung have
published long letters from German
merchants settled in the Philippine isl-
ands, in which American annexation is
strongly advocated. A cores pondent
of the Vossiche zeitung even vigorously
combats Germany making any attempt
to secure portion of the islands, citing
weighty reasons therefor.
Another significant fact this week was
that delegation representing German
and German. Swiss firms in the Philip
pine islands called at the United States
embassy to express their hopes that the
United States would not relinquish the
islands and would not return them to
Spain, which the delegation claimed
would mean a recurrence of revolution
and the perpetuation of commercial
troubles. The delegation also asked if
it might go to Paris and lay its views
before the United States peace com
mission. The United States ambassa-
dor here, Mr.. White, advised the dele
CATION not to do so.
Mr.. White does not anticipate Ger
man interference directly or indirectly,
even if the United States insists upon
retaining the whole of the archipelago.
Councillor Schwarzenley, formerly OF
the German embassy at Washington,
declares that Germany does not dream
of putting obstacles in Americas way.
Mr.. White had long conference on
Wednesday last with the German min
lister of foreign affairs, Baron Won Buelow.
This imperial government last winter,
goaded by the agrarians, drew up bill
to regulate the inspection of American
meat exports. The bill practically meant
the death Of the American meat trade,
and, luckily, it could not be made ready
for production in the reichstag before
that body adjourned. Since then, the
situation has changed. The charges
against American meats have invaria bly,
proved to be groundless, SO that the
violent press attacks have ceased. The
government therefore has considerably
modified the bill, which is now much
less stringent, but some of its provisions
are still highly prejudIcial to canned
meats and sausages. It is expected that
the measure will be introduced into the
reichstag soon after its convening next
month. The entire right and majority
of the centrists favor the measure, go
its passage Is virtually assured.
At the scholastic's annual conference
at Stuttgart, this week, Herr LeiDnecht
made speech in which he declared the
socialist party was the only one capable
of freeing the world from anarchism and
war. He further asserted that Prince
Bismarck, "who had more power than
any other one man, was smashed by the
socialists" He added significantly
''And after we have overcome Bismarck,
there is no opponent we fear"
The speech of Emperor William, up
holding the anti strikes bill, furnished