The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
LITTLE ANXIETY FELT,
Say Action of Other Powers Unwarranted
But Think Ultimate Outcome Will be
Unaffected by the Incident---
Views Of the Leading
Journals.

Berlin, March 90.-The German gov
with the news from Samoa. The i'm
perial chancellor, Prince Won Hohen-
loh is at Baden Baden. Minister of
Foreign Affairs Baron Won Buelow is
enjoying a f6ftnight's vacation in HJl-
stein. But a well informed individual
says the government here is sceptical
as to Admiral Kautz Instructions. He
adds that the instructions for a bonn
bardment were based on the British
and American claims that Mataafa Was
contravening the Samoa act.
But, the correspondents informant
points out, and contravention was not
specified, and the government pre-
sumes that if the act was really In
fringed, Herr Rose, the German con-
sui, would also have protested, as his
government had instructed him to coll
form strictly to the act.
The assertion that Herr Rose pro-
tested against the deposition of the
provisional government is doubted here,
as, it is claimed, Herr Rose was IN
structed not to indentify himself with
Mataafa more closely than the repre-
sentatives of other powers. There is
considerable curiosity in this city as to
the effect the outbreak will have upon
the attitude of the United States ana
Great Britain; but the view remains
that the final settlement will be in no
way changed by the outbreak Of hos
tiities, but must be arranged by the
Joint action of the three cabinets. The
semi-official Post comments calmly
upon the new situation and says that
Germany will remain neutral.
Berlin, March 30.-The National Zei-
tung today, commenting upon the Sa-
moan situation, says; while it ap-
pears that the Americans and British
representatives thought the Mataafans
were contravening the treaty, the
meeting held on the Philadelphia lad
no jurisdiction, because the unanimous
approval of the three consuls is neces-
sary to make any decisions legal
The National zeitung adds that fur
IlCI lIIOILudllOH IS necessary W NAlON
whether the Americans and British
had sufficient reason for resorting to
armed intervention, and concludes with
remarking: Thus far, the only result
appears to have been destruction and
anarchy"
Berlin, March 3O.--Replying to the al
legation Of the Daily Chronicle of Lon
don, that the United States ambas-
sodor bare Mr. Andrew d. White, has
been prot German in his handling OF the
Samoan question, the Cologne Gazette
says, mi-otficially: For some time
we have noticed that the efforts of the
English press to create bad blood be-
tween the United States and Germany
have again taken fresh impulse from
the latest developments i'm Samoa. Not
to mention other instances, which show
that mood of the English press, the
London Times, a few days ago, CIR
culated a false story to the effect that
Germany was intending to Withdraw
from the Berlin treaty,
Now, the Daily Chronicle claims to
know as a fact that the United States
ambassador, Mr.. White, has aroused
great dissatisfaction in the Dhlteu
States, because of his handling the Sa-
moan question principally from the
German standpoint It would be non
oring the Daily Chronicle too much Il
we We're to endeaVor to protect lne
American ambassador against that an
solutely improved accusation OF a Sc
rious violation of his duties. For us II
is sufficient to say again how bitterly
and with what talent in inVenting falSe
reports the English press is pursuing
everything which is suspected OF pelhs
apt to foster the good and friendly re-
lations between the United States ana
Germany"