The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
Mr.. White Says Neither Attaches
Importance TO Samoan Muddle.
hGRARlAN ORGANS INCENDIARY.
They Attack the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs for Yielding OYer-Much TO
the United States-G -Gcrmany's
Prestige Depends on Main
tcnanCc of Her Ac-
qnired Rights.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter. Copyright
1900 the Associated Press)

Especial Berlin cable Letter. Copyright
1899. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 1.-The latest develop
ments in the Samoa muddle have claim
cd the larger part of public attention this
week. The government is most reucent
10 The srcat dissatisfaction of the press
ana n the absence OF clear infOrma ION
from headquarters, regarding the atti-
tude OF the government editorial comment
Is varied because contradictory. ine
Agrarian organs attack the Minister Of
.oragn Affairs Baron Won Buelow. and
the government for yielding Overmuch
TO the United States Ambassador An
srew ID. White and TO the authorities at
Washington.
SOME COMMENTS.
The Nauonalhstic Deutscne Zeitung
says:
MANY Germans are disappointed with
the Won Buclow regime and wish Mar
schael Won Bicbersten's administration,
bad as it was back again"
The Krouse Zeitung says:
England s calculations seem 10 be that
Germany win not risk a conflict over sucn
a triGe as Samoa. The error Of this cal
Cuiaton is that our prestige IN the world
depends on the maintenance of our ac-
Qulred rights. We are ready 10 agree TO
a fair compromise, including the abon-
ton OF the COndominium. Beyond that
We cannot CO."
In conclusion the Kreuse Zcitung re-
marks:
"England's success in Samoa az Ger
many cost would be the worst business
ENGLAND has done for the last hundred
years"
IL is understood that the foregoing was
ins1ired.
Another article IN the Kreuse Zeitung
says:
"It is shameful that. I'm spite or the
paramount German interests i'm Samoa.
English is the only language officially
allowed"
The paper then asks the government
10 see IN the negotiations pending. that
Germany IS accorded equal rights with
England
The Tageblatt expresses confidence
that neither Great Britain nor the United
states will override legitimate German
rights and maintaining the government
possesses Information 10 the effect that
10 such attempt will be made.
WAS 1NJUDICIOUS.
The Cologne Gazette publishes letters
from ITS correspondent az Samoa. The
latest dated February 18th. rehearses the
old complaints against Chief Justice
2
stepping his functions toward Dr. Raffel
and Herren Fries and Won Buelow The
CORES spOndont also claims that the land
ing of the blue jackets and marines from
the British cruiser P0rpoise In the
Crevesmuhl affairs. was injudiciOus and
calculated to make matters worse.
According TO the correspondent the
whole attitude Of the British representa-
tives was wrong and the rigid non-inter-
Of VynTenin Fake in
the native Quarrels was the only correct
one.
The Gazette corrects several of the cor
respondents statements. but maintains
that Mr. Chambers attitude has been
incorrect
Tho general tone OF the press In COM
ment'ng upon the recent occurrences Is
one of dismav and distrust both Of Great
Britain and the United. States and the ui-
innate intentions.
INCENDIARY SPECIALS.
Tn this the German newspapers have
seemingly been confirmed by specials from
the United States. ali Of which assert thst
the American press and people desire
serious encounter with Germany.
The influential Centralist Cologne Folks
Zeitunc prints a New York special warn
ing Germany against the belief "that the !
ant-German feeling In the United States !
is of small account" II asserts that war /
against Germany is daily preached and /
"nav lead 10 deplorabie results If the /
American government does not check this /
in time"
The government semi-ofiicial press how !
ever. remains calm and dgnined and in |
slsis that an the mooted points between |
the two nations viii be smicably ad- |
justcd
Mr White upon several occasions this |
week has rossed like opinion 10 the /
correspondent of the Associated Press. /
Hc repeated that neither Germany nor /
the United States governments attached |
much Importance 20 the Samoan mud
die and added.
Throughout I have found the govern
mont very concil'atory and inclined 20
take a reasonable view of all questions
entering into the final settlement Of Sa-
m0a"