The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-12
Deny Story That They Sold Arms to
Aguinald0.
COMMENT AT BERLIN
SYMPATHY WITH AMERICA. AS
AGAINST INSURGENTS.
Belief Expressed That the Americans
Do Not Realize the Magnitude of
the Conflict In the Philippines
German Plan For Dividing Samoa
Germany Takes Half.
Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Presso

Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press
/ Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE United States
ambassador here, Mr. Andrew D.
White, has now received detailed in
structions regarding Samoa, both by
mail and cable. He declined to give
their nature, but said:
Il do not see any reason to change
the opinion l have previously express
ed, that the difficulties will be entire
ly adjusted automatically. My in
structions have not made the task of
coming to an amicable understanding
more difficult. l have had several con-
ferences with Baron Won Bulow (the
German minister of foreign affairs) dur
ing the week about Samoa and the
Philippines and our commercial rela-
lions. 1 found the German government
very conciliatory."
Mr.. White utterly disbelieves the re-
ports that Germany has financially
supported Aguinaldo and similar sto-
ries. With reference to the latter al
Legations a high government official said
to the Associated Press correspondent
here:
These reports are utterly baseless.
II is true that a commercial syndicate
for the export of arms and ammunition
has existed at Hongkong for years and
members are English, American, Jap
anese and Chinese, but it does not con-
tain q single German. The consul of
Germany certainly does not belong to
the syndicate, nor is he in any way
interested in the arms and ammunition
trade"
American affairs have occupied
large space in the German press during
the past week. The events at Manila
u hnaI1 "a
press comments are plentiful and va
ried. Generally speaking, the papers
are rather sympathetic to the Ameri-
cans, but fears are expressed that the
task of subduing the Filipinos Will
prove harder than the Americans sup
pose. The Vossische Zeitung, in an ar
ticle wishing the Americans success,
says:
IF America insists upon establish
ing a, permanent American rule in the
Philippines, the United States stand
just on the threshold of q colonial war
of whose dangers and expense, blood
and money the American newspaper
strategists have probably no adequate
idea"
The Kreuz Zeitung said: 'Whoever
looks over the situation calmly must
admit that the final victory of the
Americans is not only certain, but de-
sirable. The Tagalos, with their Aguin-
aldo, are certainly incapable of self
government. We are unable TO discover
in this Aguinaldo, who has played with
more than hostile intentions between
two powers, has any traits of real
greatness -
The Kreuz Zeitung then rejoices that
the relations between Germany and the
United States are improving and pays
q 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 sit
uated, and which contains more than
half the total population of the entire
group, and the United States and Great
Britain dividing Savaii, Tuitila and
Manua.
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 dele
cation to the funeral and did not adj
journ 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 Caprivi was the enemy, in
of his commercial treaty
policy.
A man styling himself as DR.. Gustav
Sieber, special military attache of the
special American legation has been
staying at Dresden for the past three /
months and has appeared at a number
of public entertainments in brilliant
uniform glittering with orders and dec |
orations. He also claims to be going !
to Paris as special American official in |
charge of the American branch of the |
exhibits. Consul General Cole ap- |
prised the United States embassy, but |
the German police have not yet ar
rested the special military attache."