Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-07
GERMANY AND SAMOA
Bitterness Against Great Britain
and This County,
lust CLAIMS O|SREGARDED,
This is the Burden Of German
Press Complaint.
x,tckLING DOWN TO AMERICANS.
such is Charge Made Against the
imperial Foreign Omcc-Anti-Ame-
rican-Mcat Campaign Continues In
Full Force.
vurnLING Down TO AMERICANS,
Full Force.

complete possession OF the pubic NINA
in Germany that German interests in
Samoa have been brutaly and ruthlessly
disregardcd both by England and the
United States. 1T seems that this view Is
steadily gaining strength with nearly all
classes. The press certainly reflects the
sentiment with increasing violence. Inc
government has done nothing the past
week either 10 fortify or 10 dispel this
trend of pubic opinion. The government
press has been strangely silent upon the
subject.
The Agrarian newspapers and many
other journals have seized the occasion
OF the birthday anniversary Of the Impe-
rial Minister for Foreign Affairs. Baron
Won Buolow. to severely attack him for
what the style his supine disregard of
Germanys legitimate interests in Samoa.
and his alleged obsequiousness toward
Great Britain and the United States The
matter OF Gains for damages, both in
Samoa and the Philippine Islands, for
German property destroyed in recent en-
Ragements, has also been injected into
the press discussion with singularly-
growing excitement, the assertion being
made that the United States meant to
disregard the Gust claims"
The Imperial Foreign Office however,
has done nothing TO create or foster this
condition Of public, feeling.
I'm the course of an interview with the
correspondent here of the Associated
Press the United States Ambassador TO
Germany, Mr. Andrew ID. White said:
QUESTION NOT YET Up.
"Ihe question OF German claims for
damage for property destroyed in the
Philippine Islands or in Samoa, in conse-
queuce NJ acts of our naval or land
forces. was never once mentioned during
eli the conferences which i have had
win the Imperial Minister for Foreign
Affairs. So far as i am aware, no such
question has yet come w at the Foreign
ONCE. AT any rate. 1t is too early TO dis
cuss the subject. as no evidence. pro or
con, has been advanced on either side"
II appears that the sole basis for the
wholesale charges in the newspaper press
with regard to these alleged enormous
damages Is few private letters received
from the Philippines and Samoa, in which
the writer's Try 10 make out case in ad-
vance The NOssische Zeitung and other
letters. taking for granted all that is
claimed ana presented by the writer's OF
the letters. who among a number of al
legged facts assert that Major-General
otis at Manila, has blunty declined to
recognize any German claims for dam
ages.
When United States Ambassador White
was asked about this matter by the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent he was very
rcticent. only saying: "Of course, the
reports of General Otis in any of these
cases would have great weight with the
State Department; but in any event, the
final adjustment of such claims must be
made al Washington. and not at Manila"
The Krcuz Zeitung. in the course of an
editorial article that has attracted a
great deal Of attention. said
ALLEGED BRITISH PERFIDY.
Despite the African agreement be-
tween England and Germany. and de-
spite the civlites interchanged this ex-
traordinaIiy perfidious action i'm Samoa
was planned by the English, who kept
In the background and sent some Ameri-
can Hotspurs TO the front, in order TO
establish the fact Of an AnglgO-Ameri-
can brotherhood in arms, and embroll
Germany and the United States TO the
extent that an understanding was rem
IS certain. that the friendly understand
Ing between the United States and Ger
many is combination that British
statecraft Just now relishes least of all.
The Agrdrian Deutsche Tages Zeitung,
in the course Of severe review OF Ger
many's attitude towards the United
States during the past year. blames the
Imperial Foreign Office with "knuckling
down 90 the Americans I'm every case.
even recalling the instance of Admiral
Won Diederichs at Manila, $50 as not 10
hurt the feelings of Messieurs, the Amerl-
cans"
The article concludes as follows: "Only
by now showing a bold and unyielding
front can the prestige of the empire,
which has suffered so seriously latterly,
be re-established"
BLAME OF THE EMPEROR.
The same newspaper and a number Of
others blame the Emperor for showing
Too much friendlness toward Americans.
and charge President Mckinley with a
gross want Of tact in not replying TO
Emperor Williams telegram of congratu-
htIon on the subject of the new trans
atlantic cable in German. and thus out
raging an international courtesy
On the other hand. the Berlin Tagblatt,
uc Cologne Gazette, and the greater part
Of tle Liberal press take more rational
View OF the relations between Germany
ana the United States; alluAng TO the
good will OF the United States as re-
Gently shown on several occasions, In
highly complimentary terms.
Tie animosity of the Agrarians to-
wards Baron Won Buelow and The foreign
lelcy OF Germany is doubtless largely
e-e 10 the meat-inspection BILL the pro-
VISIONS OF which, so far as can be seen,
~ favorable 10 American interests.
which condition OF affairs is attributed
10 the influence Of Baron Won Buelow.
ANTI-MEAT-BILL CAMPAIGN.
Tho Agrarian campaign against the
Medt-inspection bin continues In full
force. The Federation Of Husbandry this
I'LL
ne Agrarlan Deutsche Tag Zeitung,
"hch has had a series OF articles aiming
70 snow that all American meat imported
mo Germany is unfit for food. prints
Is'ter from Ernest Benninghoven, OF
Nn''ago, regarding the meat industry OF
u"' ety. Benninghoyen. IN this letter,
aims TO know positively that al canned
nl'at intended for export 10 Germany Is
"0iA diseased apd otherwise UNIT AMI