The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
GERMAN INTERESTS IN SAMOA.
BELIEVED EVEN IN GERMANY
THAT THEY WILL BE UPHELD.


England Gets More of the Blame
Than the United states for the
Troubles There-German Papers
Modify Their Correspondents
Statements-Thc Tone of the Press,
However, Is One of Dismay and
Distrust.
Copyright 1899, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, April 1.-The latest developments
in the Samoa muddle have claimed the
larger part of public attention this week.
The government is most reticent to the
great dissatisfaction of the press, and in
the absence of clear information from
headquarters regarding the attitude of the
government, editorial comment Is varied
and contradictory.
The agrarian organs attack the minister
of foreign affairs, Baron Won Buelow, and
the government for yielding overmuch to
the United States ambassador, Andrew
D. White and to the authorities at Wash
ington.
The Nationalistic Deutsche Zeitung says;
MANY Germans are disappointed with the
Won Buelow regime and wish Marschall
Won Bieberstein bad as il was back
again."
The Kreuse zeitung says there is abund-
ant confirmation at hand, showing it was
not so much the United States as Great
Britain that has opposed difficulties in
front of every step Germany has taken or
wished to take in Samoa and expresses
amazement that while Great Britain has
| attempted to make Germany believe she
was friendly, the British policy of envy
| continues"
England Is Mistaken.
The Kreuse Zeitung adds: English cal
| culations seems to be that Germany will
not risk trouble over such a trihe as
! Samoa. The error of this calculation Is
that our prestige in the world depends on
the maintenance of our acquired rights. We
are ready to agree to fair compromise,
including the abolition of the condomini-
um. Beyond that we cannot co."
In conclusion the Kreuse Zeltung re-
marks: "England's success in Samoa at
Germany's cost would be the worst busi-
ness England has done for the last hum
dred years.
1t is understood the foregoing was In
spired.
Another article in the Kreuse Zeitung
SAYS: 1T is shameful that, in spite of the
paramount German interests in Samoa,
English is the only language officially al
lowed"
The paper then asks the government to
see, in the negotiations pending, that Ger
mans are accorded equal rights with the
! English.
German Interests Safe.
The Tagleblatt expresses condolences that
neither Great Britain nor the United
States will override legitimate German
rights, and maintains that the govern
ment possesses information to the effect
that no such attempt viii be made
The Cologne Gazette publishes letters
from its correspondent at Samoa. The
latest. dated Feb. is, rehearses the old
complaints against Chief Justice Cham
bers, who is charged with oversteppine
his functions toward DR.. Raffel and Her
ren Fries and Won Buelow.
The correspondent also claims the land
ing of the blue Jackets and marines from
the British cruiser Porpoise in the Gruves-
mohl affair was injudicious and calculated
to make matters worse. According to this
correspondent, the whole attitude of the
British representative was wrong, and the
rigid non-interference Of the German war
ship Fake in the native quarrels was the
only correct one
The Gazette corrects several of the cor
respondents statements, but maintains
that Mr.. Chambers attitude has been in.
correct.
Tone of Dismay and Distrust.
The general tone OF the press, in COM
menting upon the recent occurrences. is
one of dismay and distrust, both of Greai
Britain and the United States and thei,
ultimate intentions In this the German
newspapers have seemingly been confirmed
by specials received from the United
States, all of which assert that the Amer.
lean press and people desire serious en-.
counter with Germany.
The influential Centrist Cologne
Volks Zeitung prints New
York special warning Germany
against the belief that the anti
German sentiment prevailing in the United
States is of small account" 1t assert:
that war against Germany is daily preach
ed, and may lead to deplorable results II
the American government does not CHECK
this in time"
The government semi-official press, how
ever, remains calm and dignified and in
sists that all the mooted points betweer
the two nations will be amicably adjusted
Mr.. White, on several occasions thi,
week, has expressed a like opinion to th.
correspondent of the Associated Press. H,
repeated that neither the German nor m,
United States governments attached rnuet
Importance to the Samoan imbroglio. ani
added:
Throughout have found the govern
ment very conciliatory and inclined 10 tax,
a reasonable view Of all questions enter
ing into the final settlement of Samoa .
SOLUTION WILL BE AMICABLE.