Arizona republican., 1899-05-26
GETTING INTO DlpLOMACY
The Position in Which This Govern
 ment Now Finds Itself.

Washington, May 25.-(Special)-
 We are getting into diplomacy up to
 our ears. But a few years ago t was felt that we had So little interest Tn diplomacy, that we were so iso22ted
 from the intrigces of the rest of the
 world, that we had little or no use fer
 Q representative abroad Of as high
 rank as ambassador. The subject was
 discussed for several years before
 congress would consent to raise any Of our legattons to embassies. Since
 then there has been great advance i The American missions have acquired ! importance in the eyes Of powers and gre receiving great attention. The l little ref1nements of diplomacy are
 new being introG'1iced and it has come to be thought worth while to de-
 vote some skill to the adjustment of relations with this government
 A new feature is now being intro duced in the way of diplomatic agency Germany has taken the initiative, and 1t promises not to be long befe-s the journalistic attache of the elS2ssy will be recognized as an essential pari of the organization, as are the military and naval attaches. Germany is just
 st present devohng more attention to
 this government than to any ether. unless it is China. The object of her attentions in the cas- CI Chiza Is well
 understood. What her object is in
 paying court to this govcrrnent Is
 more in doubt. Diplomacy is such
 sly thing that it is hard to determine
 whether it's smile is one of pleasure or
 of pein: Of friendship CT of deception.
 Whether her designs are honorable.
 inspired by Q sincere desire to win the confidence and lasting friendship Of
 the American people, or whether they
 are in fur5herance of temporizing policy which looks forward to an az gressive course, is the subject of va- red opinion, according to the point Of view. Germany has had some con- merual conflict with the United | States, and her frienaship has within recent cventful months been some | what under suspicion Unusual efforts are being made to overcome any suE- 2;cion that may remain, after tbe many prCtesta a-i0ns of sincerity that have been made Cn every occasion of irritation
 The latest move is the establishment of a newspaper propaganda under tho Of the embassy. A newspaper has beer sent over from Earlin as part of the diplomatic ma chile-y for the accomplishment oe the object for which the German goY~ is now working He is not regularly accredited to this govern nent as 3 journalistic attache of the such an office not yet having been recognized in the organization os ' embassies. He is none tha less. how sver, 9 part Of Germany's diplomatic a Washington, perform ng a distinct, and what IS evidently as an important duty in be- laif of the embassy Surrounded by semi-ofhcial atmosphere and cperat- ng under the auspices of the embassy with a definite object. his efforts are Erected toward influencing public ex- :. ,resS.on with respect to the relations ! between Germany and this govern nent, and to so affect public sentiment i s to establish 9 more friendly feeling . mOng the American people generally oward the German government and 0 inspire confidence in the good iB- entions of the German emperor. II ( nay Ee thas the design is also to in U uence the policy Of the United States I' , the orient through the voice of the : -srn'sn born citize1s CT this country " ga!nst imperialism" but this can Ot be asserted as fact. The revealed s' forts have all been in the irzction II promoting confidence and friendly alatioIis between the peopls in this d ountry and Germany, and to infuenca O le expressions in the press to that u nd. Tn the German press of this al 1untry there has recently been viz " -ou6 protest against the more or less IS 0pular outcry against Germany ex- /" ted by the Samoan affair and inci- al 5nts connected VI tn the Spanish war. sI Manila and elsewhere. de Whether the ultimate designs be sv merely friendly or otherwise, novel II, ld extraordinary efforts are being .H ade to overcome whatever hostile IT ointment may exist in thij c0unt.y de ward Germany. II