The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Germany Has Not Given Aguin-
aldo Support.
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES
Newspapers Are Sympathetic, but See a
Long Contest Ahead - German
Agrarians Heap Abuse on
America,
Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.

has now received detailed instructions
regarding Samoa, both by mail and
cable. He declined to give their nature
but said:
Il do not see any reason to change
the opinion l have previously expressed
that the difficulties will be entirely ad-
1usted automatically. My instructions
have not made the task of coming to
an amicable understanding more diff
cult. l have had several conferences
with Baron Won Buelow (the German
minister of foreign affairs during the
week about Samoa and the Philippines
and our commercial relations, and I
1ound the German government very
conciliatory."
Mr.. White utterly disbelieves the re-
ports that Germany has financially
supported Aguinaldo and similar
stories. With reference to the latter
allegatlons high government official
said to the associated press correspond
ent here:
These reports are utterly baseIess.
IL is true that commercial syndicate
FOR the export of arms and ammuni-
tlon has existed at Hong Kong for
years and is still doing thriving bust
ness. lis members are English, Ameri-
cans, Japanese and Chinese, but it does
not contain single German. The con-
SUI OF Germany certainly does not be-
long to the syndicate. nor is he in any
way interested in the arms and ammu-
milton trade"
American affairs have occupied a
large space in the German press dnr-
ing the past week. The events at Ma
Mia have been followed keenly, and
press comments are plentiful and
varied. Generally speaking. the news
papers are rather sympathetic to the
Americans, but fears are expressed that
the task of subduing the Filipinos will
prove harder than the Americans sup
pose. The Vossische zeitung. in an ar
ticle wishing the Americans success,
says:
IF America insists upon establishing
a permanent American rule in the
Philippines, the United States stand
just on the threshold of a colonial war.
OF whose dangers and expenses, blood
and money the American newspaper
strategists have probably no adequate
idea"
The Kreuz Zeitung said:
whoever looks over the situation
calmly must admit that the final vic
tory of the Americans is not only GER
tain. but desirable. The Tagalos, with
their Agulnaldo, are certainly inca
pable of .self-government. We are I'M
able to discover in this Aguinaldo, who
mas played with more than hostile in
tentions between two powers, has any
traits of real greatness.
The kreuz Zeitung then rejoices that
the relations between Germany and
the United States are improving, and
pays high tribute to Mr.. White for
his steady efforts in that direction, The
paper next advises partition of the
Samoan islands, Germany taking the
one upon which Apia, the capital il
situated, and which contains more than
half of the total population Of the en-
tire group, and the United States and
Great Britain dividing Savaii, Tutuila
and Manua. The commercial relations
between the United States and Ger
many have, however. absorbed the
chief attention, partly on account of
the reichstag's Interpolation on the
subject to-day, introduced by Count
Won kanitz, the agrarian leader, with
the approval of the government, which
hopes thereby to exert pressure on the
washington government, which, it is
claimed here, is hanging back need
lessly and interpreting obstacles in the
way of mutual understanding regard
ing reciprocity.
The agrarian press this week again
abuses the United States, and the CEN
''tsts, who backed the INTERPOLATION,
print in their mouthpiece, the Cologne
Voikszeltung. long. aggressive article
referring to American insolence" in
tariff matters. Among other things the
paper says:
The German market is as equally
valuable to the Americans as the Amer
lean Is for us, especially since the Amer
lean tariff policy succeeded in excluding
a large part of German exports from the
American market. American bragga-
docio pretends that America has nothing
to lose and that she can frighten Ger
many by increasing brutality. But we
believe that in the end they will recog-
nize that they have to deal with a peo-
pie who will not be frightened. First of
all, the reichstag must make it plain that
German patience in the face of inces-
SAINT American provocation has it's linz
Its and that we are determined to de-
fend ourselves unless they learn to be-
have sensibly. This may favorably in
huence the negotiations. The centrists
IN supporting the Interpolation do not
Intend to rush Germany into a tariff
war with the United States. We are
aware that such war hurts brother
parties and industries would suffer- But
Americans, by their total disregard of
treaties. have already injured our ex-
9orts so seriously that 1t seems neces- |
;ary to show them that we can hit |
back, otherwise they will behave worse |
ariff war"
The foregoing article from the organ
If the dominant faction in the reich
tag is certainly significant The KreuZ
leitung prints similar, but more mod
rate, editorial, while the Deutsche
leitung has an extremely aggressive
lrticle, concluding:
las pressure upon our own govern
nent, which has always shown weak
less toward the United States, and as
pressure to be used automatically
Lgainst those gentlemen at Washing
on, this Interpolation is certainly de-
irable and welcome"
The entire liberal press takes the op-
'osite view. The National Zeitung
Gems the Interpolation untimely; the
'reissinnige Zeitung says it is merely
Intended to facilitate the policy of ag-
icultural development for the benefit
f the agrarian, and the Tagehlatt
tronsly opposes tariff war. The vex-
tious application of the German tariff
n American imports has in nowise
eased. and during the past few months
american fruit has been treated with
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