The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

Copyrighted. 1sse. by - Associated FfeeA
BERLIN. Arrfi es.--Thc coghlan ince.
dent at New York has been very gener-
ally discussed by the German paperS this
week, although u h evident, ~ stated 60
the Associated Press correspondent here
by q responsible member OF tho goveru-
ment. THAI the journalist mOuthpascss Of
the government did not desire 10 construo
tho Objectionable utterances ~ anyshin9
more than the remarks of man who had
not been accustomed 10 rloasuTtng hts
words.
For day or two . number OF the lead
ing newspapers published severe sirtc-
tures on the case. With q view to obsatn-
ing declaration from governmental hsad-
quarters, the correspondent here of the
Associated Press sought an interview with
Prtvy Councillor Hamm&n. high official
Of the foreign Offices Having been in-
ssrucied by the minister for fcre.gn af-
fairs. baron Won Buelow. Councillor Ham
man s**i.
go far n the foreign Office knows. there
never was q serious misunderstanding be-
tween Admiral Won Diederichs and Ad-
mtral Dewey. not even during the early
part II last summer. We Will not
deny that there may have been slight
difftcuit one for both Germans ana Amer.
leans. Admiral Dewey may possihly have
suspected for = time that Admiral Won
Daodartchs was Intriguing with tho 6pan-
iari1 at Manila. or that Germany may
nave meant TO take hostile stand THIS
may have been due to certain ev0auticns
OF our ships. which Admiral Dewey mis-
construed. On the other hand. Admiral
Won Diedertchs probably kcenly felt tha
restrictions Of a stringent blockade. which
greatly hamperesa the movements o< hio
ships. This irks0na position may hAyo
tried tho patience of Admiral Won Died
ertchs at times.
This. wo believe, was The case both
At Manila and Al tloilo. but whatever the
little unple2sansness grew cut Of. this
coudition never. IL We have been correct.
iy informed. took a ssrious cornplextons
and 1t was 10 understood by etther party.
All OF this was over long ago. and tho
grass has evergrown II. Ever since tha
end Of last summer the relations of Ad-
miral Won Dicdeffchs with Dewey have
been Of the NEST pleasant character. and.
according TO the latest advices. are now
10 the extent u rendering mutual nerv-
Ices and fraternIxins on more than one
occasion.
Cordial Relations at sanea.
.~The samo conditions exist at Sasno,
where ali reports 10 the contrary notwith-
standing. our adyices show that never
since the trouble began have the relations
of tho commander and crew Of the Ger
man cruiser Fake and those os the Eng
lish and American vessels ceased TO 10
cordial and pheasant.
This has been tho case especially With
the Americans. Among tho crew OF tho
United States cruiser Philadelphia ars =
number OF German-Amafieans, and
through them friendly intercourse comen
quite naturally. All our reports agree on
this point.
German residents Of Apia.' Councillor
Hamman continued especially mention
that they had not had 10 suffer nearly AZ
much from the Americans on account of
passport regulations and other warIika
measures as from the British, thanks TO
the more urhane methods Of the former.
Regarding the usfssanees 1T Capt
Cogslan. tho government" counciIoF
Haxnuan concluded. has attached no i'm
portance to the incident The assurances
received from Washington on that sub
5ect have been entirety satisfactory.
some siGstnrant coaaent.
Some ~ the newspaper comments elicit
Cd by Capt. CoghIan's usterances are very
significant. Fer example. the Frankfur-
ter Z1itung admits sha. II saw no neces-
sity for the Dispatch of large German
aees 10 Manila. and asserts that tae saaa.
dran interferet iniudfefously with the
American biockAes. The Franksurter zsS-