The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
GERMANY is MOST FRIENDLY.
Won BUELOW DENOUNCEs REPORTS
OF GERMAN DESIGNS.

Countrics-His Assertions of Ger
many's Friendship for United
states We're AppIauded.
Berlin, Feb. lin the Reichstag to-day
cunt Won Kanitz. the agrarian leader, at
oe instance Of the German government.
interpollated the government on the ques-
ton OF the commercial relations between
the United States and Germany. The min
lister of foreign affairs, Baron Won Bue-
low, intimated his readiness 10 reply forth
with.
After discussing tariff relations, during
which Baron Won Buelow said he hoped
that at no distant day solution Of the
existing difficulties would be obtained, ac-
ceptable and satisfactory 20 both parties,
the speakec continued:
In the dispatch by Germany OF a squad
ron to East Asia. during the Hispano-
American war, We We're guided solely by
the legitimate obligation imposed upon as
of protecting German subjects and Ger
man trade at Manila. We were never for
single moment dsloyal 10 honorable
neutrality. (Choers)
Says Reports Are False.
II emphatically declare that the state
tneli's NHith nave apP'dteu III q PollV"
OF the foreign press regarding alleged Ger
man designs Ia the Philippines or Ger
man support of the Fiipinos against the
Americans are the most bare-faced false
hoods. Cheers The assertion that the
German consul general at Hong Kong sold
arms 10 the lilpihos Is one OF the pump
est cahaidS tnat ever Huttered from
Inuuuy hole- me intercourse between the
SefIndH ana American naval othcers at
Indillid was characterized py spirit OF
mutual courtesy our naval ofhcers con-
uucleu themselves throughout IN man
~ ~ "lilch no plaIne can ne attached or
eNception TAKEN ana the conduct OF the
-1i ,li icdlls Toward them was just as
chlvalrous. tCheers)
ertv from ini,,, ,,l,i,i,, tx p'Ip-
neutrality we exercised what was our inst
right and fulfilled a national d1tv (Cries
of quite riehtD And we shall never al
low anything 10 deter us from exercising
that right and fulfilling that dtttv
NVitbd,o,,, .s.o.. a., -,
mAs.
st,,1nH - VIC conclusion OF the war our
stilPs "llnoIe" from me philippines with
~. 'e', e''ion Oh a single cruiser We do
~. Oe'leFs lnau the saIety OF German ciu-
1eis was Jeoparui2ed under American pro-
. Ssu, Sieu We aiso nope 10 see an unin-
uP'eI - Iu III tHeI ueVeiopmeht OF our trade
80 'ne IHli-PIIHes ana the west indies
..r 11iiiei 'ot.i RUE 'Cheefs)
mani, ra,tors ,'', sraI 1eo"een TWO strong
wardness is the best policy ana ne hest
remedy for political ill-humor moro i'm
aginary than real. The mutual relations
between the two governments has never.
ceased to be good and friendly and tho
distinguished representative Of the Tinted
States at Berlin "a u white, recoont9o7
day IN a manner which r,nst hoya -
bounded to our satisfaction He declare1
that the attitude ~ The ranrasa,,+ q, i,,or -
Germany during che war was oniv sncb as
the Americans could have a,,naotoa :,
20 be
o,.,
tut N"'ec'io"'
for my part declare that the poiti
cal attitude OF the American government
oifered us no reason for objections from
the STANDPOINT OF reasonable politics. There
IS mdeed, no reason whatever why the
TWO powers should not stand in the best
"Verv tr,1ei, sec no ,,oi,,t tClts %
man and Ap,aricar t,,toreets - =, -
+iIitv nor do -. 49, 49, -, ~,
whore the lines Of that,. d,,,,,>,s. -.
necesearil. oroes ~, 80 ilust
Moreover the e,,nra tbios a.d o,.t,."tttS
of Tho natio,, 81, $3.50 e''lu
ffupnce and ooainct thoso "a -. ~
difficult 10 contend WITH 1oro,I $500
iuehS'
In America 1t Is very generally assum-
ed that there prevails in Germany a feel
ing OF spite and dislike against America.
Here there Is widespread idea that
the Americans are animated by particu-
larly unfavorable sentiment toward us. I
peheve That the people of America are
TO great extent in the dark relative to
the views Of German public opinion re-
sarding the war. German opinion was
never blind to the brilliant qualities of
~. i.e Tene.icsns' ana never oegrndsed them
and their vicforias On Inc ntha. 49,
German opinion has nor refroi,aa go,
expressing human svnnatbv ,,,ith ~
brave and severely tried Snsntsh 1T,
(Applausel This has been I,,,era,,raat
and biased I'm a pertidious manner ~, fo,
eigu nev,snaners I'm order - a,',,,s AZ.
trust against us in America >, N''e N'9-
E..-,.,.
"re"t'
Baron Won BuelOW recalled the carly