The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01
WithdraWs All Her Warships From
the Philippines.
STROKE OF DIPLOMACY
GERMAN CITIZENS PLACED UNI
DER AMERICAN PROTECTION.
Action of the Kaiser's Government
Sets at Rest All Rumors or Sus-
picions Concerning Its Attitude
Desires to Cultivate American
Friendship-No Clash at Manila.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The German
! government has set at rest effectuall1
/ the rumors of a purpose on its part
directly or Indirectly, to embarrass the
! United States in the Philippine islands
| and has given a signal manifestation o.
| its desire to promote the most cordia
relations between Germany and the
| United States by ordering the with
drawaI of ali vessels of its navy from
! Philippine waters, and placing the lives
and property of its subjects there under
the protection of the United States
government. This action is regarded as
a master stroke in diplomacy, by which
will be removed all possibility of
clash between German and American
interests in and about Manila, and
gives notice to all the world, and ca
pecially to any Americans who enter
tanned any suspicious of sinister de-
signs by Germany, of the wishes and
purposes of the German empire to cul-
tivate the friendship of the United
States.
The announcement of this act of the
German government came at the close
of a day that had been full OF sensa-
tional -rumors of a clash between the
Americans and Germans in Manila, the
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sert that Admiral Dewey had fired on
and sunk German vessel at Manila.
Any lingering fears in naval circles
We're set at rest finally at the close OF
the day by the receipt of some dis
patches from Manila, but without men
ton of any untoward incident. Based
on this fact, Secretary Long, Secretary
Alger, Captain CrowninShield and Cen
eral Corbin all took the responsibility
of denying the rumors III tine strongest
terms.
Finally at the close of the day, and
after the official close of the depart
ments, announcement was made for
the reason of the great confidence the
officials had in the falsity of the ru-
mors, the statement being authorized
that by one bold stroke Germany had
removed all possibility of any clash
between hot heads at Manila 1t was
announced that the German govern
ment had ordered their ships away
from Manila, probably to their new
naval station on the Chinese coast. The
announcement was coupled with the
statement that the German vessels
were needed there.
The German government followed its
announcement to the state department
of purpose to order its vessels away
from the Philippines with a formal APP
plication to the United States govern
ment to under take the protection of all
the Germans in the Philippines, not
only inperson, but in property. This was
regarded as signal manifestation of
confidence that the administration felt
could not be resisted, and as practically
formal notice that the Germans have
no Interior purpose in the Philippines,
and rather than be subject to suspicion
on that score had taken the course Of
turning over the care of the welfare of
their citizens to the United States gov
eminent. The president very promptly
accepted the trust, and there will be
no German ships at either Manila or
Iloilo to disturb the relations between
the two countries by forming the base
of sensational and false rumors.