Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-12
UNITED STATES MUST BEHAVE
OR -RErALIAFoRY MEASURES WILL
SURELY BE TAKEN.
German Press Says Germany Ii Dis
eriminated Against in Commer-
ciaI Relations and That Ex.
ports Have Been Injured
by United States.
,conyrlgh,. 1sss by the Associated preess.) .

BERLIN, Feb 1.-THE United States, am
bassador here. Mr., Andrew D. White. has
new received detailed Instructions regard
ing Samoa. both by mail and cable. he de-
clined to give their nature. but said:
IT do not see any reason to change the
opinion / have recently expressed that the
difficulties will be entirely adjusted diplo-
natically. Ny instructions have not mace
the task of coming TO amicabfe understand
ing more difficult 1 have had several con-
ferences with Baron Won Bulow (the Ger
man minister of foreign affairs) during the
week ABOUT Samoa and the Philippines and
our commercial relations. I found the Ger
man government very concihatory.
Mr. White certainly disbelieves the re-
ports that Germany has financially sup
ported Aguinaldo and similar stories. WIN
reference to latter allegations, high gov
ernment official said to the Associated Press
CORRESPONDENT here: "fhese reports are ut
teriy baseless. 1t is true that a commercial
eyndicate for the export of arms and am
.munition, has existed at Hong Kong Tor
years. and is still doing a thriving business.
Its members are English. American. Japan
ese and Chinese. but 1t does not contain a
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 have been
followed keenly and the press comments
are plentiful and varied. Generally speak
inE, the papers are rather sympathetic to
the Americans, but fears are expressed
that the task Of subduing the Filfpinos Will
prove harder than the Americans suppose
The vossische Zeitung, in an article wish
ang the Americans success. says: -
..If America insists upon establishing a
permanent American rule In the Philip
pines, the United States stand just on the
threshold of a colonial war OF whose dam
gers and expense. blood and money the
American newspaper strateg1sts nave PROP
ably no adequate idea" ~
The Kreuse Zeitung says: 'Whoever
looks over the situation calmly must ad-
init that the final victory OF the Americans
Is not only certain, but desirable. Tho
Tagaios, with their Aguinaldo, are certain
ly incapable Of self-government- We are
unable to discover In this Aguinaldo. who
has played with more than hostile inten-
tions between two powers, any traits
of real greatnes-"i AZ.
The Kreusei Zeitung then rejoices that
the relations between Germany and the
United States are improving. and pays a
high tribute to Mr.. White for his steady
efforts in that disection., The paper next
advises a partition of the Samoan islands
Germany taking that upon which Apia- the
capital, Is situated, and which contains
more than half the total population OF the
entire group, and the United, States and
Great Britain dividing Sayaii. Tutuilla and
Manua.
The commercial relations between the
United States and Germany have, however
absorbed.chief attention, partly on account
Of the reichstag Interpolation on the sub
5ect to-day. introduced by Count Vor
Kanitz, the Agsarian leader, with the ap
provai of the government, which hope.
thereby to exert pressure on the Washing
ton government, which, 1t is claimed here
is hanging back neediessly and interpos
ing obstacles in the way of a mutual un
derstanding regarding reciprocity.
The AgrArfan press this week again
abuses the United, States and the Centrists
who backed the. Interpolation. print II
their mouthpiece, the Cologne Volks lei
tung, a long, aggressive article, referring
TO American insolence' in tariff matters
Among other things the paper says: HTh
German market is equally valuable to tn
Americans as the American is for US, espe
cially since the American tariff policy sue
ceeded in excluding a large part of Ger
man export from the American market
Ameican braggadocio pretends that Amer
lea has nothing to lose, and that she cal
frighten Germany by increasing brutality
But We believe that In the end the
will recognize that they have to deal wit
people who will not be frightened. Firs
of all, the reichstag must make 1t plai
that German patience in the face Of in
cessant American provocation has it's lin
its and that We are determined to defen
ourselves, unless they learn to behave sen
sibly This may favorabiy influence tn
negotiations. The Centrists, in supportin
the Interpolation, do not intend to rus
Germany into terrific war with tn
United States. We are aware that such
war hurts both parties and industrie
would suffer. But Americans. by their Il
tai disregard of treaties, have already IL
jured our exports so seriously that 1t woul
seem necessary to show them that we ca
hit back; otherwise they will behave .wors
and worse and injure US more than tari
war;" $50 e.
The foregoing article from the organ
the dominant faction in the reichstag
certainly significant. The Kreuz Zeitur
prints similar. but more moderate. e
itorial, while the Deutsche Zeitung has
extremely aggressive article. concluding:
"As pressure upon our own governmer
which has always shown weakness towa