Washington sentinel., 1899-03-11
The Lies Against Germany Con-
tinued.

The Associated Press agent il
Berlin, most likely an Englishman
reports that a high naval officia
told him that Admiral Won Died
erich had been removed because
he "was insuhicientlY informed
regarding naval usages" and thai
the German Government thereby
acknowledges all the lies sent
out against the admiral to have
been true. Our EVeNiNg Star n ow
calls the admiral a "scapegoat."
We challenge the Washington
pa 3ers, the Star, Post and Times,
to show up one single instance
where Admiral Diederich has not
acted correctly, or to cite a single
letter or publication from Dewey
to our Government or anybody
else wherein he complains that
Admiral DIederich had any differ
ence with him or interfered with
him. Out with your factsl Show
that you have not published lies!
We think the German Govern
ment has made too many conces-
sions to our lying "Arglo-Saxon"
Know-Nothings. Admiral Died.
erich should not have been ordered
away until our American side had
clearly shown wheA and where he
had not done right. Mere lies
should not have been noticed by
the German Government. The
liars here now consider this order
a proofthat Germany did do wrong
in the East. They rejoice that
they have been able to humble
Germany into a retreat. We re-
gret this, the more so since we
never retreat before these lying
Know Nothings. Besides we do
not believe that the Associated
Press agent states the truth when
he says that his information about
Admiral Diederich comes from a
high German naval official, and is
semi official.
II true, this official contradicts
Minister Won Bulow. We have the
latter's speech translatedin full by
Mr.. Chapman Coleman of the
State Department, a gentleman
personally known to us and for
merly our Secretary of Legation
at Berlin. From that speech OF
Premier Won Bulow to the Reich
stag we copy the following:
1.-THE presence OF our ships at Manila,
sent there, and this / accentuate most
emphatically, with no other motive than
to fulfill the legitimate obligation to
protect German life and property proved
20 be useful and neceSs aTY-Wlthout
furnishing the bellIgerent governments
with cause for ceusuTe-notonly for our
own countrymen, but also tor those
subjects of foreign states whose govern
ments had spontaneously sought our
protection. Not for one moment were
we unfaithful to our duty OF honest neu'
trallty at Manila, If a portion OF the
foreign press has falsely attributed to us
another attitude, this changes nothing
in the absolute correctness oil our actual
conduct,
That which has been said and spread
by the foreign press about alleged Ger
man intentions as to the Philippines, or
about German support of the Tagals IN
their resistance TO American occupation
here emphaticallY pronounce untrue.
As to the assertion which has appeared
in some, know not what, foreign jour
nal, that our consul general at Hong
Kong had sold arms to the Filipinoss IL
is one OF the plumpest canards that ever
rose from a muddy pool. And wish
to remark on this occasion, when l am
compelled to characterize series OF
fables as fables, that the intercourse at
Manila OF our naval officers with those
of Anne rica was not only Tree from any
tension. but was characterized by spirit
of mutual courtesy. That our naval
officers demeaned themselves at Manila
in blameless, irreproachable manner
uGGu nDA BC PhdsiLGh LhA AlAI
American officers met them in an equally
chivalrous manner"
Here the German Premier states
distinctly "that the intercourse at
Manila OF the German naval officers
with those OF America was not
only free from any tension, but
was characterized by spirit Of
mutual courtesy. That our (the
Germany naval officers demeaned
themselves at Manila in a blame
less, irreproaehable manner need
not be emphasized here. But the
American officers met them in an
equally chivalrous manner"
Thus speaks the German for sign
minister. Cannot Mr.. Hay, our