The evening times., 1899-03-06
EVIDENCES SHOWING
GERMAN FRIENDSHIP
Significance of Won Diedrich's
Withdrawal.
Mr., Porter Studying Trade Rela-
ti0nS in Various Countries.
Believes That Conflicting Interests
With the Kaiser's Realm Can Be
satisfactorily Adjusted.

Paris March 6.-The New York Her
lowing from its correspondent in Berlin
under yesterdays date:
1T is taken here that the Kaiser's ap-
pointment of Prince Henry to command
the cruiser squadron and the publication
of the withdrawal of Admiral Won Died
rich from the Philippines is his majesty S
personal expression of desire to contrib
ute the last link in the chain Of good un-
derstanding which he as much as Herr
Won Buelow. considers it necessary should
exist between the United States and Ger
many.
His majesty is well aware of Admiral
Won Diedrich's overzealousness.
Following the same policy of concilia
ton, the question Of the grievances OF
American insurance companies will be re-
heard, and probably the petroleum differ
ences will be adjusted to place American
oil on an equal footing with Russian.
"A common sense interview, tending to
calm the anxiety of German agrarians. by
Mr.. Robert p. Porter, is the feature of
yesterday evenings 'Tageblatt.' Much
speculation is INDUCED in as to the reason
for the visit of Mr.. Porter, and the papers
insist on seeing evil design
MIR. Porter has just returned from
brief trip to Hanover, gathering notes of
the growth of beetroOt sugar. He is now
at the Palast Hotel Next Saturday the
Ambassador gives a dinner in his honor,
when he will meet the leading German
statistcianS.
MIR. Porters mission is given in the
following words:
in he nj a q
citizen. studying trade relations, and prob
ably will consider the same studies in Italy,
Belgium, and France
mfr. Porter is pleased with the Wash
ington dispatch stating that the relations
Of Germany and the United States have
improved. He said:
From what / have heard here OF OIL
cial good will, it has struck me that the
feeling of Germany toward the United
States has not been so cordial for years.
There never was a moment more oppor-
tune for a good understanding.
There are conflicting interests. of
course. but none that cannot be satisfae
torily adjusted, when you consider that
three-quarters of our exports to Germany
are raw goods, forming the staple OF nu-
merous manufactured articles which ale
the basis of German trade
Il have heard much of the total collapse
OF lle CLaT UedlNu. NO one DSlitNeu tue
reports until they were published in some
what circumstantial form by a Copenha-
gen paper.
The stories are untrue.
1t appears that the inhabitants of Den
mark are annoyed because the Car used
his influence with the Kaiser to prevent
recent events in the Schleswig- Holstein
and, second. because he is considered TO
have neglected Denmark by not visiting
Copenhagen every summer; also these
points are accentuated by the Car not
having given way in all matters to his
mother.
Many paragraphs have appeared con-
corning American delegates who are sup
posed to have arrived in Hamburg. They
are referred TO as representing the United
States Government
1t is supposed TO be their mission to
gather statistics as regards American
meat imports. The embassy appears 10
know nothing about them, and for the
present they remain nameless and shroud-
ed in mystery.