The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

English and Americans will easily become
enemies"
Continuing, the Lokal AAgqiger sur
misses that the United States bAfnre long
will again be friends with Russia
The Vossiche Zeitung compares the for
mcr cessions to tbs United states ny
France, Spain and Russia with the pres
emit movement In the British West In
dies and says. IAN the countries sub
sequently regretted their sales and Eng-
land has no need to yield valuable posses
sions iu Tho West Indies so long as she IS
annexing worthless territory in Africa
and Polynesia Surely Yankee greed at
this, the first opportunity, seems 10 dem
onstrate that the British American friend
ship will not be Of long Duration
number OF papers also point ont the
absolute necessity of large navy. The
semi oflcial Post, in an inspired article,
saya: 1T Is probable that the Samoan
difficulties would not have arisen II the
other countries had 10 reckoi4 with q
strong German fleet.
Many papers emphasize the fact that tho
| lack of cable connection with samoa was
| largely responsible for the more recent
/ troubles They urge the laying Of a cable
as soon as possible.
The Cologne Gazette points out that the
I system of unanimity is feature which
4 the United States had previously strongly
| Insisted on, quoting President Harrison In
! 1892 on the subject,
| The papers also deduce that, even ac-
! cepting the American Interpretation Of the
! treaty Admiral Kautz has put himself
4 In the wrong.
4 The officials OF the United States en-
bassy are we'll satisfied with Baron Bn-
lows speech, which agreed With his pre-
4 yious statements to United States Ambas-
sador White. who considers his speech
to have been moderate and pacific and he
so cabled Washington.
The correspondent here OF the Asso-
ciated Press learns that both Great Brit
ain and the United States expressed the
hope that the unanimity principle will
not be carried 10 an unreasonable ex-
tent which might easily Illustrate the
whole purpose OF the committee ana re-.
suit In a deadlock IL one power stood
out against the others on every question.
Germany gave concliatory assurances
The correspondent here OF the Associat-
ed Press has had an interview with for
eign official who bitterly COM
planned Of the many erroneous state
meuts fIoated by the London press regard
ing the Samoan muddle." He claimed
that in nearly every instance these state
ments were evidently made for the pur-
nose of creating unfrlendliness against
Germany in the American press or with
} thu intention Of causing anti-Amerlean
feeling here Ho mentioned the present
} encounter between an American sehtlhei
and a German officer saying there was
j mot a word Of truth In the story, al
though much has been made OF II potn IN
, the English and American press,
The appointment Of the Samoan CONF
\ mission and the final acceptance by Greal
Britain OF German proposals as 10 the
I scope and method are hailed with JOY by
a tha entire press. and the belief Is OK
! pressed that something like order and
, harmony will now be re-established IN
a ,hs Islands and thus remove one OF the
/ main disturbing factors standing IN lhe
/ way of an understanding between the
three countries
per1in Anrr 15.--The morning newspa-
: ners generally approve OF the speech Of
S the German minister OF foreign ahairs
. Baron Won Bulow OF Samoa, in the reich
: stag Yesterday though pointing out tha'
tie effect was largely destroyed BY the ro'
domantade OF Or. Lehr. TO whom the in
terpellatiou OF the government was In
trusted.
parhras continues to impute TO Grea
prItain unfriendllness because OF Una
country's long delay In accepting tn
German proposals. ,a.t
Tho Tageblatt says rms mas ls4e
sting in symptomatic German poiitloal els
Giles attributable solely 70 the hei ~ ~
Salisbury, who did not leaye an unluen ~
ize1 locum tenens In London and wA
trsatea Inc matter as a bagatelle.
The Opposition press only continues I
attack the government. .,r ,o,.a
4 The Deutsche zeltung saya Ine esopi
: hang lower over Bismarcks Germany an
\ each day brings new clouds OF pussIlia !,
y unity and shame. since oiinoetz Iiu We
, ana the empire have NOT seen sue
.. days"
The National zeilung. commenting npo
the foreign minister's speoch, says
. understandirg by the three powers " ol