The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
.IHO-D|NG F|GHI GOING
Americans Hate Germany on
lnSuIar Episodes
AND TARIFFS BE HANGED
Germany Ignores These, But
Is Frantic About Trade.
AND TARIFFS BE HANGED

! bassador here, Mr.. Andrew D. White,
has now received detailed instructions
regarding Samoa, both by mail and ca
be. He declined TO give their nature but
said: 81 do not Sc any reason TO change
the opinion have previously expressed
that the difficulties would be entirely ad-
justed automatically. My instructions
have not made the task of coming TO an
amicable understanding more difficult. I
have had several conferences with Baron
Won Buelow (the German minister Of for
eign affairs during the week about Sa-
moa and the Philippines, and our CONNER
ciai relations. I found the German gov
eminent very conciliatory.''
Mr. White utterly disbelieves the re-
ports that Germany has financially sup
| ported AguinaldO, and similar stories
With reference to the latter allegations,
a high government official said TO the
| Associated Press correspondent here:
These reports are utterly baseless. 1t
is true that a commercial syndicate for
the export of arms and ammunition mas
existed at Hong Kong for years and is
still doing a thriving business. Its mem
bers are English, Americans, japanese
and Chinese, but it does not contain
single German. The consul of Germany
certainly does not belong to the syndi-
cate, nor is he in any way interested in
the arms and ammunition trade
American affairs have occupied a large
space in the German press during the
past week. The events at Manila have
been followed keenly and the press COM
ments are plentiful and varied. Gener-
ally speaking, the papers are rather sym
pathetic to the Americans, but fears are
expressed that the task of subduing the
Filipinos viii prove harder than the
Americans suppose. The Vossiche lei
tung IN an article on the American sue
cess says: IF America insists upon estab-
fishing permanent American rule in the
Philippines, the United States stands just
on the threshold of a colonial war, Of
whose dangers and expense, blood and
money, American newspaper strategists
have probably no adequate idea"
The Kreuze Zeitung says: whoever
talks of this situation calmly must admit
that the final victory of America is not
only certain but desirable. The Tagalos,
with their Aguinaldo, are certainly incap-
able of self-government. We are unable
TO discover in this Aguinaldo, who has
played with more than hostile intentions
between two powers, any traits of real
greatness"
The Kreuz Zeitung then rejoices that
the relations between the United States
and Germany are improving, and pays a
high tribute to Mr.. White for his steady
efforts in that direction. The paper next
advises a partition of the Samoan islands,
Germany taking the one upon which Apia,
the capital, is situated, and which con-
tains more than half the total population
Of the entire group, and the United States
and Great Britain dividing Savaii, Tutil-
"a and anua
In the course of his speech today in the
reichstag on German-American relations.
Baron Won Buelow emphaticaIly declared
that Germany only intended to protect the
life and property of Germans in the Phil
ippines and added: Now we have no
fears. We are convinced that our coun-
5rymen in the Philippines are safe under
American protection" The baron then
referred to the Fourth of July speech of
Andrew D. White, when, he said. did
Germany justice (Cheens). TINS minister
afterwards spoke of tins @perffdious press
representatives of both countries" and
enumerated many historical ties between
the two nations, adding: 1T will not be
well to rupture those ties. We will treat
The United States without provocation but
without weakness"
There has been much establishment at
the fact that the Prussian diet did not
take any official notice of the death of
General Count Won Caprivi, the former
chancellor They did not send a delega-
ton to the funeral and il did not adjourn
as a mark Of respect to the dead man.
as did the reichstag. This studied neglect
Is attributed TO the fact that the diet IS
dominated by the Agrarians, Of whom
CapriU was the pet enemy. in conse-
quenee Of his commercial treaty and pol
icy.
y man styling himself Or. Gustav
Sieber, special military attache OF the
special American legation. has been stay
ing at Dresden for the past three months
and has appeared at a number of public
entertainments in & brilliant uniform gilt
terig with orders and decorations. He
also claims to be going to Paris as spe-
cial American official in charge Of the
American branch of the exhibits. Consul
General oCle aDprised the United States
embassy. but The German police have
no, Yet arrested the special military at
tache."
The death Of Prince Alfred of saxe-Co-
burg and Go.ha has brought the cour.
bail season to premature end Both last
tuesdays bail and the carnival bal have
ben abandoned. Emperor William did nor
attend the opera. subscription ball on
Wednesday, for the FIRST time during his
reign, thus causing intense disappoin,-
ment TO The provincial visitors and Re~-
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