The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-02

(COpNrgnt 1872 DN Associated lTeSS.J
Berlin. April 1.-The latest develop.
ments in the Samoan muddle have claim
ed the larg,r part of public attention
this week The Government is most
reticent. to the great dissatisfaction of
| the press, and in the absence of clear in
| formation from headquarters regarding
| the attitude of the Government, edi-
! torial comment is varied and contra
| dictory. The Agrarian organs attack the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Won
| Buelow. and the Government. for yield
| ing ov,rmuch to the United States Am
baSSador. Andrew ID. White, and to the
authorities at Washington
The Natioualistic Deutsche Ieitung
| says:
Many Germans are disappointed with
| the Won Buclow regime and wish Mar
sChall Won Bieberstein's, bad as it was,
| back again.
The Krenz Zeitung, says there is
abundant confirmation at nand showing
| it is not so much the United States as
| Great Britain that has opposed diff
cultios in front of every step Germany
has taken or wished to take iii Samoa,
and expresses amazement that ''whIle
Great Britain has attempted to make
| Germany believe she was friendly. the
| British policy of envy continues.
The kr5uz Zeitung adds
"England's calculations seem to he
| that Germany will not risk Il conflict
| over such trifle as Samoa. The error
of this calculation is that our prestige
in the world depends OH the mainten-
ance of our acquired rights. We arr
ready to agree to a fair compromise IN
| uCng ;le auol.uon OF the co2dominum.
| Beyond that we cannot GO
| In conclusion the Kreuz Zeitung re-
marks:
"England's success in Samoa at Ger
| manys cost would be the worst business
| England has done for the last hundred
years"
1t is understood that the foregoing
was inspired
Another article in the Kreuz Zeittug
says:
1T is shameful that, IN spite Of the
paramount German int rests in Samoa.
rlgllsh is the only language officially
allowed"
The paper then asks the Government
to see. i'll the negotiations pending, that
Germany is accorded equal rights with
England
The Tagbia,tt expresses confidence
that neither Great Britain nor the Uni
| ted States will override legitimate Ger
| man rights and maintains the Govern,
| ment possesses information to the cf-
| feet that no such attempt will be made.
The general tone of the press. in COM
menting upon the recent occurrences. is
one of diSmay and diStruSt, both Of Great
Britain and the United States, and their
ultimate intentions. In this the Ger
man newspapers have seemingly been
confirmed by specials received from the
United States all of which assert that
| the American pr IS and people desire
serious encounter with Germany.
The influential Centrist Cologne Nolks
Zeitung prints IL New York SPECIAL.
warning Germany against the belief
that the anti-G, Tman sentiment pre-
vailing in the United States is Of small
account" 1t asserts that war against
Germany is daily preached and may
lead to deplorable results it the Ameri-
can Government does not check this in
time"
The Government Scmi-ofticia1 press
however, remains calm and dignified
and insists that all the mooted points
between the two nations will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted.
Mr.. White, upon several occasions this
week. has expressed like opinion to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press. He repeated that neither the
German nor the United States Govern
mentS attached much Importance to the
Samoan imbroglio and added:
"1hroughout | have found the Gov
ernment very concliarory and inclined
to take a reasonable view CT all ques-
tions entering into this final settlement of
Samoa"
\ DISPATCH FROM KAUTZ.
Washington, April 1.-The following
was given out at the State Department
this afternoon:
The Secretary of State has received
from the Secretary of the Navy tele-
gram addressed to him by Rear Admiral
Kautz relative to Samoan matters 1t
is dated Newcastle, \. s W.. March
Both, 1899. and reads as follows:
'Alataafa people obeyed orders to
leave Government reservation. Since
then have become aggressive. killing Pr-
yate Holloway and three British sailors.
Our man killed guarding American Con
sulate. German Consul General issued
inccndiary proclamation, saying that my
proclamation was untrue and he should
uphold provisional government The
British forces act in concert with the
United States, sheIling rebels where
they can be reached.
"A copy Of the dispatch was sent To the
German Ambassador.
EXPECr PEACEFUL OUTCOME. |
Berlin. April 1.-The correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns au-
thOritatively that after the acting Minis /
ter of Foreign Affairs, Baron Won |
Richthoifen, had been closetcd with the /