Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-03
Places Lives and Property Of Her
Subjects Under Protection
Of United States.
President Mckinley Has Given Prompt
Notice of His Acceptance
Of the Trust.
OF Sinister Designs on
Her Part.

the rumors of a purpose on it's part, di-
rectly or indirectly, to embarrass the
United States in the Philippine islands,
and has given q signal manifestation of
Its desire to promote the most cordial
relations between Germany and the
United States by ordering the with
drawal of all vessels of its navy from
Philippine waters, and placing the lives
andproperty of its subjects there under
the protection of the United States gov
eminent. The action taken is regarded
here as a master stroke in diplomacy by
which will be removed all possibility of
clash between German and American
interests in and about Manila, and
notice to all the world, and especially to
any Americans who entertained any
suspicious Of sinister designs by Ger
many, Of the wish and purpose of the
German empire to cultivate the friend
ship of the United States. By it Ger
many at once places the protection of
all her large interests in the islands al
most completely in our hands.
Some Startling Rumors.
The announcement of this act of the
German government came at the close
of day that had been full of sensa-
tional rumors of clash between the
Americans and Germans in Manila, the
rumors finally going SO far as to assert
that Admiral Dewey had fred on and
sunk German vessel at Manila. These
rumors spread despite the fact that the
cable connecting Manila with the outer
world is in the control of the United
States government, so that it might be
reasonably expected that it would be
the government to receive the first
news of any disaster or collision at Ma
Mia, and that at the white house, war de-
partment and navy department positive
denialswere made of the receipts of any
news tending in the slightest degree
to confirm the rumors. Even some of
the more cautious naval officers were
infected with fear for the moment for,
while they did not think there had been
the slightest trouble between the Amer
loan and German ships, still they real
lied that there was always the posi-
bility of an accident aboard ship that
might result disastrously. These lin
gering fears in naval circles were set at
rest finally at the close of the day by
the receipt of some dispatches from
Manila, but without mention of any
untoward incident. Based on this fact
Secretary Long, Secretary Alger, Capt.
Crowninshield and Gen. Corbin all took
the responsibility of denying the ru-
mors in the strongest terms.
All Fear of Clash Removed.
Finally, at the close of the day, and
after the official close of the depart
ments, announcement was made of the
reason for the great confidence the Off
Gals had in the falsity of the rumors,
the statement being authorized that by
one bold stroke Germany had removed
all possibility of any clash between hot
heads at Manila. 1t was announced that
the German government had ordered
their ships away from Manila, proba-
bly, to their new naval station at Kia-
chou, ON the Chinese coast. The an
was coupled with state
ment that the German vessels were.
needed there. This may be the case, for
the story has come to Washington that
the Chinese have been abusing some
German citizens almost in the shadow
of the Chinese capital at Tientsin. The
Germans have come to believe that the
only way to meet such cases is by punt
tive measures, and as Tientsin is at the
head of navigation on the Peiho river,
just below Picking, it may be the pur-
pose to send some warships up the riv-
err to convey an idea of the German dis
pleasure.
Seeks Our Protection.
The German government followed
It's announcement to the state depart
nent of purpose to order its vessels
away from the Philippines with for
NAL application to the United States
government to take the protection of
all the Germans in the Philippines, not
only In person, but in property. This
was regarded as a signal manifesto
ton of confidence that the administra-
ton felt could not be resisted, and as
practically formal notice that the Ger
mans have no Interior purpose in the
Philippines, and rather than be sub
jected to suspicion on that score had
taken the course of turning over the
care of the welfare of their citizens to
the United States government.
The Trust Accepted.
The president very promptly accept,
ed the trust, and there will be no Ger
man ships at either Manila or Iloilo to
disturb the relations between the two
countries by forming the base of sen
and false rumors..
tits possible that by assuming this re-
'ponsbility the United States govern
ment has accepted liability for any
damages that may be sustained by the
herman residents and interests at Ma
Mia, but 1t is probable that the applica-
hon must have been granted, and re-
sponsibility assumed anyhow, as it is
believed that Admiral Dewey and Gen. |
Otis had assured the German COM
mander of the Augusta of their ability |
to protect every interest in Manila as
. reason why German forces and ma
rines should not be landed. It is Off
sial opinion that whatever the response