The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
CONSIDERS 1T UNIMPoRTANT.
GERMANY HAS NOW LET THE COGH-
Ian INCIDENT PASS.

mcnts in German BaperS W men
Intimate That the German Navy
Went Too Far at Manila-GermaH
Foreign Omce Says Relations with
the United States Were Never
strained-The Same Way at sa-
moa.
Copyright, 1889, by the Associated Press.
Berlin. April 29.-The Coghlan incident
at New York has been very generally dis
cussed by the German papers this week.
although it IS evident. as stated TO the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent here by a re-
sponsible member of the government, that
the journalistic mouthpieces of the gov
eminent did not desire 20 construe the OBJ
5ecuonable utterances as anything more
than the remarks of man who had not
been accustomed to measuring his words
For a day or two, however, a number
of the leading newspapers published Sc
we're structures on the case. With view
to obtaining a declaration from govern
mental headquarters the correspondent
here of the Associated Press sought an in
terview with Privy Councillor Hammann,
a high official of the foreign Office. Hav-
ing been instructed by the minister FOR
foreign affairs, Baron Won Bue.ow, Coun-
cillor Hammann said:
1t Never Was Serious.
'As far as the foreign office knows,
there never was a serious misunderstood
ing between Admiral Won Diedrichs and
Admiral Dewey, not even during the early
n sim No mill
that there may have beeen Slight bitches
at first, for the situation was a difficult
one for both Germans and Americans. Ad-
miral Dewey may possibly have suspected
for time that Admiral Won Diedrichs was
Intriguing with the Spaniards, or that Ger
many may have meant to take a hostile
stand. This may have been due TO GER
tain evolutions of our ships which Admiral
Dewey misconstrued.
ION the other hand Admiral Won Died
richs probably keenly felt the restrictions
of stringent blockade which greatly
hampered the movements of his ships.
This irksome position may have tried the
patience of Admiral Won Dedrichs at
times.
This, we believe, was the case both at
Manila and at Iloilo, but whatever little
unpeasantness grew out Of this condition
took a serious complexion, and it never
was so understood by either party All
of this was over long ago, and the grass
has overgrown it. Ever since the end of
last summer the relations of Admiral Won
Diedrichs and Dewey have been of the
most pleasant character, and, according
TO latest edvices. are so now, to the ex-
tent of rendering mutual services and
fraternizing on more than one occasion.
Same Way at Samoa.
THE same condition exist at Samoa,
where all reports TO the contrary not
withstanding, our advices show that never
since the trouble began, have the rela-
tons of the commander and crew of the
German cruiser Fake and those of the
English and American vessels ceased to
be cordial and pleasant.
This has been the case. especially with
the Americans. Among the crew of the
United States cruiser Philadelphia are a
number of COMMUNICATIONS and
Through them friendly intercourse came
quite naturally All our reports agree on
this point.
German residents of Samoa" Council
Tor Hammann continued. especially men
tion that they have not had 60 suffer near
ly as much from the Americans on ac-
count of passport regulations and other
Rarlke measures as from the British
thanks 10 the more urbane methods of the
former
Regarding the utterances of Cant
Coghlan, the government has attached no
Importance to the incident. The assur-
ances received from Washington on that
subject have been entirely satisfactory"
Significant Comments.
Some of the newspaper comments ELECTED
py capt. Coghlan's utteranees are very
NJ
Zeitung admits that II saw no necessity
for the dispatch of large German squad
ron to Manila, and asserts that the squad
ron interfered injudiciously with the Amer
lean blockade. The Zeitung alleges that
Interference was due 10 direct instruc-
tion from Emperor William.
Even more significant Is the fact that the
Cologne Volks Zeltung. the main organ of
the Center, the dominant party in the
Reichstag. has an article agreeing with
the foregoing statement and containing
the following mysterious passage:
Perhaps II was due 10 negotiations on
the part of Germany, In order to obtain.
II possible, a coaling station in the Philip
pines, that a number of our vessels We're
sent to Manila. If this presumption be
correct, those who sent instructions 10 Ad-
miral Won Diedrichs without the knowledge
OF the foreign office, received a bitter les.
SUI. ne foreign once mas since been en-.
gagged in remedying the blunder, and has
succeeded with the American government
but not vet with the people of the United
States, as the Coghlan incident again dem.
onstrates."
Thinks 1t Is Serious.
The force of this editorial article is hight.
ened by the fact that the paper In which
Il was published was from the outbreal
of the war with Spain. one OF the mos
Vir'ilent enemies of the United States. IN,
Nolks Zeitung and other newspapers ad
wise Germans not to undervalue the i'm.
portance of hostile demonstrations ac
companying the Coghlan incident, putting
them on parallel lines with similar Incl
dents on both sides in the period proceed
ing the Franco German war
The lingo agrarian press seizes the CD
portunity to attack the cabinet and partic
ularly the foreign minister, Baron Won Bue
low, and to reiterate the charge that he 1,
pursuing a Vacillating policy.
The North German Gazette, for example
says.
Advancing at the wrong time and ther
retreating at the wrong time-that ha