The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07


brOiI Germany and America
Government Urged to Make n
Showing of Strength for the Hon
or of the Country.
(Copyrighted by the Associated PreSS.)
BERLIN, May 6-The belief has taken
complete possession of the public mind In
Germany that German interests in Sa-
rnoa have been brutality and ruthlessly
disregarded by both England and the
United States. 1t seems that this view is
steadily gaining strength with nearly all
classes. The press certainly reflects the
| sentiment of increasing violence. The gov
ernment has done nothing either to for
tjfy or dispel this trend of public opln-
ion. The government press has been
strangely silent upon the subject
The Agrarian organs and many other
journals have seized the occasion of the
birthday anniversary of the minister for
foreign affairs, Baron Won RIelow, to
! severely attack him for what they style
his supine disregard Of Germanys inter
ests in Samoa, and his alleged obsequious-
ness toward Great Britain and the United
| States. The matter of claims for dam
ages, both in Samoa and the Philippine
islands for German property destroyed
! in recent engagements has also been in
| jected into the press discussion with sin
gularly growing excitement, the assertion
being made that the United States should
be made to regard these Just claims.
! The imperial foreign office, however. has
done nothing to create or foster this con-
| dition of public feeling.
In the course of an interview the Unit
ed States ambassador to Germany, An
drew d. White, said: 1.-THE question of
German claims for damages for property
! destroyed in the Philippine islands or In
Samoa in consequence of acts of our ma
val or land forces was never once men
toned during all the conferences which
have had with the imperial minister for
foreign affairs. So far as L am aware
no such question has yet come up at the
foreign office. At any rate. 1t is too early
to discuss the subject, as no evidence pro
or con has been advanced on either side"
WHOLESALE CHARGES
1t appears that the basis for the whole
sale charges in the press with regard to
these enormous damages is a few private
letters received from the Philippine isl
ands and Samoa, in which the writers
seek to make out d case in advance. The
Vossische Zeitung and other journals
have reproduced two Of these letters,
taking for granted all that was therein
claimed and arguing on the lines pre-
scented the writer's If the letters, who,
among number of alleged facts, assert
ed that Maj. Gen. Otis. at Manila, had
bluntly declined to recognize any German
claims for damages.
When United States Ambassador White
was asked about this matter he was very
reticent only saying:
"Of course the reports of Gen. Otis
| on any Of these cases would have great
weight with the state department. but in
any event the final adjustment of such
claims must be made at Washington.
| and not at Manila
The Kreuz Zeitung, in the course Of an
editorial article that has attracted a
! great deal of attention, said: Despite
| the African agreement between England
| and Germany, and despite the civilities
! interchanged, this extraordinary perfidi-
Gus action in Samoa was Planned by the
English who kept in the background and
sent some American hotspurs to the
front i'll order to establish the fact of an
Anglo American brotherhood in arms
and emhroil Germany and the United
| States to the extent that an understand
| ing was rendered next to impossible
| This much is certain, that the friendly
understanding between the United States
and Germany is a combination that Brit
| ish statecraft just now relishes least of
| ALL
The North German Gazette, mention
ing reports that English and American
merchants in Samoa express desire to
! see Germany annex the whole Of the
group, bitterly attacks the ministry for
| suppressins this statement and keeping
| 1t out of the press.
The Agrarian Deutsche Tages Zeitung
| in the course Of a severe review of Ger
many's attitude towards the United
States during the past year, blames the
| imperial foreign office with ''knuckling
| down to the Americansn" In every case
even recalling the instance of Admiral
| Won Diedrichs at Manila, 80 as not to
| hurt the feelings of messieurs the Amer
| leans" The article concludes as follows:
'Only by showing a bold and unyield-
| Ing front can the prestige Of the empire,
| which has suffered so severely lately, be
re-established."
The same newspaper and number Of
| Others blame the emperor for showing
| too much friendliness towards Americans
| and charge President Mckinley with a
| gross want Of tact in not replying to En-
| peror Williams telegram of congratuIa-
! ton on the subject Of the new trans At
| lantic cable in German, and thus out
raging international courtesy"
The failure Of the Filipinos to secure an
! armtstice is generally regarded here with
regret. and the hope is expressed that an
amicable understanding will soon be
| reached.
MAD OTTOS VAGARIES.
A committee which has just visited
| King Otto on behalf of the Bavarian
| chamber of deputies, found his majesty
as crazy as ever although in robust
| health physically He passes entire days
| in fine weather in the garden and park of
his palace. His Authorizations mostly con-
sist in imagining himself dog, when he
crawls on all tours and carries flowers in
his mouth.
| The crown prince of Germany and his
! brother, Eitel Fritz. following the Hohen-
| zollern tradition, are learning the trade
| of joiner and woodworker at the Chateau
j Pleon, where they are now staying y
completely fitted workshop has been fitted
for their use.
The United States ambassador to Ger
many, Mr.. Andrew D. White, will start
for The Hague on Tuesday, May Is. to at
tend the peace conference, at which he
! will be one of the representatives of the
United States. Mrs. White will not &C
company the ambassador, but will go to
| The Hague later. Mr.. White estimates
| that the duration of the conference will
be from month to five weeks, and
says it Is likely, after adjourning for a
time in order that the delegates may
! have time to report to their respective
tions, the conference will reconvene for
| final session The American deIpDa fac