The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-06

washington II unable 30 see wherein tas
United states has any right 90 complain.
unless Il BE- q herself FOR not having
made tha most Of her opportunities az the
peace conference. il T. now quite clear
why Germany complained 50 bitterly
against ;he demands 0f the tnIi--1i states
made on Spain. and COuBsei-t hDetaI
treatment toward the fallen adveFsaFF- II
WAS because Germany had already aSfeed
20 purchase spain's possessions w ihe pa
ciGc as soon as the United states de-
r1ands were satisfied. IL is with fome ie-
grft that some officials contemplate the
fact that every island 'ncluted u GtI-
many's purchase from Spain was apso-
luteiy IN the possession of the United
States had our peace commissioners cared
20 enforce the demand. and although an
u them had not been conquered. tAs La
dr0ues were actually ln cur possession oy
CONQUEST. and ali Of the other Islands me
Caroiiaes included, were As mueh al the
mercy OF the United States, ~ showing
consideration % the fallen adversary,
Tuel. sam yia.Ged a strategic point
Th.. dispatch containing the news was
shown 10 the German Embassy oinciais
last night. but Ambassador voa Hoil@peh
said that he had 80 comments 10 MAKE
he had received no information, ne -aiu'
as 20 the cession. and the German Foreign
Office had not communicated the facts TO
him.
German Interests In the CsTolines.
Sovereignty over the CarolInes was sor-
raHy adjudged by the Pope I'm 1soj TO be
/ in spain. and was admitted by Germany
and Great Britain. This was after rain
| er prolonged dispute, opened up by ter
many raising her flag ever the islahu "l
Yap. Portugal first acquired the IaTo''''
| Islands, but Spain soon wTested the grouI
| from her. but until the eighties had pai'
! little attention 20 the islands German IN
! terests in the CaTOiines are relatively eA'
/ tensive. and have been fostered Dy pro
/ vision Of the Pope award, he as aroltla
! tor. awarding sovereignty 10 Spain, bu
/ reseryinC 20 the German government spe
! ciaI trade facilities Including Guam. tn'
| Nariannes. the CarOliues, and Palaos
! have a total area OF almost LN0 EnSIsi
square miles and a combined popuia'oi
al about 5000 people. over all this. save
the Aaerican-acquired island OF Guam
| the German flag is 10 be holsted-
State Department officials have beeI
aware for some tine that the German
| government was in treaty negotiation
| with Snain for the Cessiou OF the island
referred 70 in the Queens speech to IN
Corles. The fact that this has been ac
complished. however. had not been com
municated 10 the authorities. ana the an
nouncement from Madrid, therefore "d
news to them.
Have All We Want Over There.
Secretary Hay said that the question 0
! cessj0n was not one concerning ~hlch III
J-nfted States would be consulted.
| While his government has been undu
viseJ Of the cession OF these groups u
colonial policy OF Emperor William IA
led the administration 10 expect jhdl Ia
German government would lose no oL
rortuuitv 10 stretch out its domain !
The Pacific. Administration officials q
not regard the movement as requT!h
| any SpcciaI cogniZance on the part OF III
United States for, according 10 one men
Der of the Cabinet last night. ms gov
ernment has acquired all that II wan
in that quarter"
While Guam is in the midst Of IN
! other islands Of the LadrOneS that az
ceded. that fact is giving no concern her
and this government is not disposed
raise any question upon even further e1
| tension of German sovereignty in ths
section Of the globe, should Germany 70
low up the present cession with other e
forts. Most of the islands in the neigh
borhOod in the past have been infeste
with pirates, the very name Of the Ii
drones indicating the former hOtbed
piracy. and there are not a few island
| yet where the black flag is common.