The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-16

comments on the occurrences In Samoa
this week differed remarkably. according
to the party standpoint of each paper. I'm
til Friday while the fate of the high COM
mission was trembling In the balance. the
comment was more vivid and more bitter.
Condemned the Government
The Deutscha -,eitung in page editorial,
condemned IT, action OF the government.
1t declared the cabinet was wholly devoid
of national sentiment and aspirations and
asked ironically: what more do we want2
The. dreibund has fallen to pieces, Russia
is allied with France; England with the
limited states; Austria is secretly allied to
France and Italy is wholly dependent upon
England, with the possibility of her sliding
over to France Added to all this the
brutal treatment we have been subjected to
by England and the United States, by
Count Won Thun-Hohenstein austrian
premier), Mr.. Maxse British consul at
Apia) Mr. Chambers (chief justice OF
Samoa) and Admiral Kautz. Indeed, we
ask what more do we mant?
One Agrarian organ spoke of the impotent
weakness shown in Samoa, and concluded:
1--WE stand aghast at the tombstone Oh
German honor"
The more reasonable part OF the press
also expressed itself most bitterly. Inc
Kreuz Zeitung officially inspired said;
at seems to be settled that we were too
optirnistic in Judging from the declarations
of Mr.. White that England and America
had rot identified themselves in the ga
moan matter. This seems to be the case
moi alone in Samoa, but generally in the
White House and Bowling Street
Wants the Samoan Islands
From ino1liries made from leading men,
bers of the colonial party the corrcspon-
dent of the Associated Press ascertains that
it is the belief that the United States wants
the Samoan islands and are going to have
them. wcll-informed correspondent OF
the Cologne Volks Zeitung asserts this in
an article, adding many details. The Lokal
Anzeiger, under the head of "A Noble Pair
of Brothers." expresses the opinion that the
Anglo-American understanding will not
last long as merchants so Interruptions in
competition as the English and Americans
will easily become enemies"
Continuing the Lokal Anzeiger surmises
that the United States before long will
be friends with Russia"
The Yossiche Zeitung compares the for-
mer cessons to the United states py
France Spain and Russia with the present
movement in the British West Indies and
says:
"Al the countries subsequently regretted
their sales, and England has no need 10
yield valuable possessions in the West In
dies so long as she. is annexing worthless
territory in Africa and Polynesia Surely
Yankee greed al this, the first opportunity,
seems to demonstrate tHdl the oIlIiSH-
American friendship will not be of long
dura tion."
A number of papers also point out the
absolute necessity of a larger navy. ne
semi official Post, in an inspired arucie,
says:
''It is probable that the Samoan difficult
ties would not have arisen If the other
countries had to reckon with strong Ger
man fleet ready for any emergency.
Many of the papers have emphasized the
fact that the absence of cable connection
with Samoa was largely responsible lor
the most recent troubles. They urge the
LAYING of cable as soon as possible
The Cologne Gazette points out that the
system of unanmity is a feature which the
United States has previously insisted upon.
The officials of the United States en-
bassy are well satisfied with Baron Won
Buelow's speech, which agreed that his
previous statements to the united states
ambassador, Mr.. White, who considers MS
speech to have been moderate and paclhe,
and he so cabled Washington.