The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28
Coghlan's Speech Brings Action
From kaiser's Ambassador.
MADE TO SECRETARY HAY.
rhs German Governmont offended By
che Language Used By the Raieigb's
Comm ,ndcr.-stats Department. May
Ne Unable co Take Oniciai Cognlxznoe


Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh at tho
Union League banquet in New York
last Friday night.
The protest was lodged with Secre-
tary Hay through the German ambas-
sador. Herr Won Holleben.
Secretary Hay replied that the Ian.
guage appeared to have been used at a
dinner in a club, aud so could not be
regarded as an official or public utter
anco In the sense that would warrant
the state department In acting How
ever, the navy department was fully
competent 10 take such action as the
case seemed to require With this
statement the ambassador was con-
tent, for the time Mt least, and will
doubtless wait upon the navy depart.
mont q reasonable length Of time
There are semi-official intimations
that the ambassador will not so much
concern himself with the action OF Cap.
tain Coghlun rs with the course OF the
United States In dealing with Cogh-
Ian.
The German ambassador stated that
the "Hoch der Kaiser" verses recited by
Captain Coghlan were "too nasty to be
noticed"
The German ambassador appeared
at tho state dcpar tment to-day for the
purpose OF making further represen-
tations TO Secretary Hay touching
the conduct OF Captain Coghlan, so
that the utterances Of Captain Cogh-
Ian at the Army and Navy club
Saturday night, as published in yes
tcrday mornings papers, should be
regarded as an additional offense. An
effort was made to ascertain whether
the United States government in
tended to do anything officially In
view OF subsequent developments In
the case.
1t is said that Captain Coghlan's
case is not similar to that OF the Span
ish captain, Conclias, whose utter
ances In Madrid In severe criticism OF
the United States just before the war
caused the state department to lodge
formal protest through United
States Minister llannis Taylor.
Captain Conchas' utteranccs were
embodied in u lecture dcliv-
trcd before the Spanish Geographical
society and were published In the
FULL sense OF tho term Secretary Hay,
In his reply to the German ambassa-
dor, has undoubtedly taken note of
tho difference between the cases on
this particular point and 1t may be
very important difference FOR Captain
Coghlan. The state departments po-
sition Is that club Is simply the
home of n number of men, and so any
thing done there cannot be considered
public affair.
80 far no response has been received
from Captain Coghlan at the Navy de-
partment. 1t Is expected that the Of
deer will proceed with do.iberation in
making any statement to the depart
ment. Meanwhile unpleasant sugges-
tions are arising to the embarrass.
ment that may follow the execution
Of the round OF receptions already
planned for the Raleigh.
As q result OF his allusion to the
conduct Of the German feet at Manila
during the war with Spain, Coghlan
will In all probability be relieved Of
The command OF the Raleigh.
Secretary Long is more provoked
than ever with Captain Coghlan. The
rcitcration OF his criticisms on the
course Of the Germans at Manila has
greatly magnified tho offense. The
Secretary Is at loss to understand
why Captain Coghlan should have
made this subject SO prominent. There
has been no failure In any direction
10 give Admiral Dewey full credit for
his course In every emergency. II Is
assumed that ths captain has been en-
tertained so we'll he Is disposed to for
get that some OF his remarks, while
Interesting to Americans, may be ex.
eeedingly embarrassing to his govern
ment and annoying to friendly
power.
There Is some wonder expresse that
the Union League club and the Army
and Navy club should have per mitted
their guest, remarks to bs reported
and put into print
Aside from this question OF ethics,
there is no denying the fact that the
government regrets what Captain
Coghlan has done, and the secretary
II particularly chagrined by the re.
cital OF the "Hoch der Kaiser" verses
Saturday night at the Army and Navy
club.
BERLIN, April est is announced
In . semi.oficial note that the United
States Secretary Of State. Colonel John
Hay, has expressed to the German am.
bsSsAdor, baron Won Hollebcn, his
strong disapproval of tho conduct OF
Captain Joseph Il Coxh.an Of the
United States cruiser Raleigh.
Josss wss's Bssome an Eiitor.
TOLEDO. Ohio. April 25 Mayor
Jones and his friends have decided not
20 go into the newspaper business
Soon after tho election the mayor be