Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30
.COCHLAN IN GERMANY
Discussion Of the Captain sUnion
League Performance,
FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT,
4" There Never Was a Serious Misunder. |
standing al Manila"
KAISER READS COGHLtN's song.
The pity Affords His Majesty Great
Amusement-Press Generally Calm
and Reasonable on the Subject of
the New York Incident.
KAISER READS COGHLAN's song.
The pity Affords His Majesty Great
Amusemcnt-Prcss Generally Calm
Special Berlin Cable Letter Copyright,

Special Berlin Gable Letter Copyright,
1899. The Associated Press)
BERLIN, April 29-The Coghlan Incl
dent al New York has been very generally
discussed by the German papers this
week, although it is evident. as stated
to the Associated Press correspondent
here by responsible member OF the
| government. that the journalistic mouth
| pieces Of the government did not desire
to construe the Objectionable utterances
as anything more than the remarks of a
man who had not been accustomed TO
measuring his words. For a day or
two, however, a number of the leading
| newspapers published severe structures
| on the case. With a view to obtaining
declaration from governmental head
| quarters, the correspondent here Of the
| Associated Press sought an interview
| with Privy-COunselor Hannah. a high
| Official Of the Foreign Office Having
| been Instructed by the Minister for For
eign Affairs, Baron Won Buelow, Coun-
cillor Hannah said:
FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT.
$50 far as the Foreign Office knows. |
there never was "A serious msunder-
standing between Admiral Won DieGe- |
richs and Admiral Dewey-not even dur /
ing the early part of last summer. We
will not deny that there may have been
slight bitches at first. for the situation
was a difficult one for both Germans and
Americans. Admiral Dewey may DOS
slbly have suspected for time that Ad-
miral Won Diederichs was intriguing with
the Spanards M Manila, or that Germany
may have meant 20 take a hostile stand. |
This may have been due 10 certain evo-
buttons of our ships. which Admiral
Dewey misconstrued ON the other hand
Admiral Won Diederichs probably keenly
felt the restrictions Of a stringent block
ade, which greatly hampered the move
ments Of his ships. This irksome posi-
ton may have tried the patience Of Adj
miral Won Diederchs at times. This.
we believe, was the case both al Manila
and at IlOilO, but whatever little UNI
pleasantness grew out Of this condition
never If We have been correctly informed. |
took a serious complexion, and il never
was so understood by either party.
OVER LONG AGO.
"All Of this was over long ago. and the
grass had Overgrown it. Ever since {
the end OF last summer the relations J
of Admirals Won Diederchs and Dewey
have been Of the most pleasant charac-
ter. and according TO latest advices are
so now, TO the extent OF rendering mutual
services and fraternizing on more than t
one occasion. The same conditions exist {
at Samoa, where, all reports to the con- d
trary Notwithstanding, our adyices show 4
that ever since the trouble began have v
the relations Of the commander and crew h
)f the German cruiser Fake and those o
Of the English and American vessels v
ceased to be cordial and pleasant.
ESPECIALLY AGREE
ABLE.
This has been the case especially with a
he Americans. Among the crew Of the
inted States cruiser Philadelphia are a fl
lumber of COMMUNICATIONS, and
Trough them friendly intercourse came r.
ute naturally. All our reports agree on
his point. y,
German residents of Apia." Councillor ~
Iamman continues, especially mention f.
hat they had not had to suffer nearly 4
$ much from the Americans on account
( passport regulations and other war Ell
Ike measures as frcm the British. thanks ve
, the more urbane methods OF the
ormer. M
THE COGHLAN INCIDENT. 50
Regarding the utterances Of Captain
oghlan, the government" Councillor m,
amman concluded, has attached no i'm WI
)rtance to the incident The assurances
,ceived from Washington on that sub yi'
ct have been entirely satisfactory" ne
Some of the newspaper comments elicit
by Captain Coghlan's utterances are Al
Try significant. For example, the Frank ~ ~,
rter Ieitung admits that ii saw no 80
cessity for the dispatch of a large Ger J
SQUADRON Manila no WI
e squadron interfered injudiciously -
th the American blockade The Zeitung
leges that this interference was due -
direct instructions from Emperor VIII 4n
IN. Even more significant is the fact his
at the Cologne Nolks Zeitung. the main pre-
gan Of the Centre, the dominant party :
the Reichstag has an article agree bei
with the foregoing statement and con- thi
ming the following mysterious passage: str
MYSTERIOUS REMARKS. re
Perhaps it was due TO NEGOTIATIONS ON
r part of the German Government in II
Ter to obtain if possible. Il coalng 81.
itiOn in the Philippines that a num- p p,i
/ of our vessels were sent TO Manila ass
this presumption be correct. those who pre-
1t instructions TO Admiral Won Djode- u
rs without the knowledge of the For Mo-
N Office received a bitter lesson. The on
reign Office has since been engaged i'm and
nedying the blunder, and has succeeded ocl
IN the American Government. but NOT else
IN the people of the United States. as II
Coghlan speech indicates" bre'
he import Of this editorial article IS SON
ghtened by the fact that the paper IN mn
lch it was published was. from the g. =
break of the war with Spain, one Of her,
most yirulent enemies of the United =,
ties The NOlks Xeiuuns and other -, ~,
yspapers advise Germans not TO under som
Ne the Importance OF hostile demon here
atoms accompanying the Coghlan Incl has
Il. putting them on parallel lines with heal
liar incidents on both sides I'm the
iod preceding the Franco-German war
THE JINGO PRESS. NJ
he lingo Agrarian press seizcs the op- Sulli
tunity TO attack the Cabinet. and par.
larly the Foreign Minister. Baron
BuelOw. and 10 reiterate the charge W
I he Is pursuing a vacillating policy OF, e
he North German Gazette. for exam tod,
says: advancing at the wrong time Unit
then retreating al the wrong time Cav;
has been our foreign policy for de- duti,
E past OF "
her newspapers continue the cam and
N for a larger navy. insisting that Ii sign
many wishes TO remain world-powsr Phil