The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-03
Ia DIPLOMATIC MOVE.
Germany Withdraws An Her War
ships from the Philippines.
Her Interests Placed In Our Care and
the Danger % = Clash e Thereby
Averted-Germany AnE5ous TO
Cultivate Our FrIsndshi5.

Washington, March 1.-The German
government has set at rest effectuauy
the rumors Of a purpose on its part.
directly or Indirectly, to embarrass
the United States in the Philippine IS
lands and has given q signal mani
festation Of its desire TO promote the
most cordial relations between Ger
many and the United States BY order
ing the withdrawal Of all vessels Of
its navy from Philippine waters and
placing the lives and property Of its
subjects there under the protection Of
the United States government This
action taken IS regarded as a master
stroke in diplomacy By which viii be
removed all posi- bility Of a clash be-
tween German and American interests
in and about Manila and notice to all
the world, and especially TO any
Americans who entertained any sus-
picions Of sinister designs by Germany,
OF the wish and purpose of the Ger
man empire to cultivate the friend
ship Of the United States BY 1t Ger
many at once places the protection Of
all her large interests in the islands
almost completely in our hands
The announcement of this act Of the
| German government came at the close
Of a day that had been full of sensa-
tiOnal rumOrs of a clash between the
Americans and Germans in Manila. the
rumOrs finally going so far as to as
] sert that Admiral Dewey had fred on
and sunk a 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 1t
might be reasonably expected that {
would be the government that would
receive the first news of any
disaster or collision at Manila
and that at the white house, war
| department and navy department
/ positive denials were made Of the
receipts Of any news tending in the
slightest degree to confirm the ru-
mOrs- 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 American and
| German ships, still they realized that
/ there was always the posi- Oility of an
| accident abOardship that might result
/ disastrously. These lingering fears
]
/ at the close of the day by the receipt
of some dispatches 6z-aTn- Manila, but
| without mention of any untOward in
| cident. Based on this fact, Secretary
Long, Secretary Alger, Capt CrOwnin-
/ shield and Gen. Corbin all took the re-
spOnsibility Of denying the rumOrs in
| the strongest terms
Finally, at the close Of the dav and
/ after the official close Of the depart
ment, announcement was made of the
reason for the great confidence the
/ officials had in the falsity of the RI
mors, the statement being authorized
/ that by one bold stroke Germany had
\ removed all possibility OF any clash
/ between hotheads AT Manila It was
| announced that she German govern
meut had ordered its ships away from
! Manila, probably 70 its new naval sta
ton on the Chinese coast The an
nOuncement was coupled with the
statement that the German vessels
were needed there This may be the
| case, for the story has come to Wash
| ingtOn that the Chinese have been
/ abusing German citizens almost il
/ the shadow Of the Chinese CAPT
/ tai at Tien Tsin. The German
| government followed its announce
ment to the state department of q
| purpose 70 order its vessels away from
| the Philippines with a formal aDplica-
| ton 70 the United States government
| to undertake the protection Of all the
/ Germans in the Philippines, not Only
| in person but in property. This was
regarded as a signal manifestation Of
| confidence that the administration felt
could not be resisted, and as practically
/ formal notice that the Germans have
! no Interior purpose IN the Philippines,
and, rather than be subjected to sus
| piciOn on that score, had taken the
| course of turning over the care of the
| welfare Of their citizens 10 the United
| States government The president
/ very promptly accepted the trust, and
| there viii be no German ships at either
| Manila or IlOilo 10 disturb the rela-
| tions between the two countries by
forming the base OF sensational and
/ false rumOrs-