The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

for One in Philippines.
Copyright by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 1O.-The cession of the
South Sea islands 10 Germany focused
attention during the week. curious
feature was that, while on receipt of the
news the press as we'll as everybody at
first expressed satisfaction, this changed
radically as the week advanced and the
terms of the bargain became known.
Not only did the radical and socialist
press severely criticise the terms as ex-
orbitant and far beyond the value of the
islands, but a large portion of the press
rejecting the views of outside parties did
the same Prince Bismarck's saying in
1875, characterizing the Carolines as
''IumDeriei' is quoted. According to the
local statistics German trade in the
islands for several years has not ex-
ceeded 200 marks yearly, and no German
exports have been sold there for some
time. After listening to the statements
of the minister of foreign affairs, Baron
Won Buelow, in the reichstag, the criti-
cisn became severe The Frankfort
Zeitung says:
1.-The text of the agreement shows that
Spain retains all the advantages of own
ership, retains full liberty for the cleri-
cal orders, has coaling station in each
group of the islands, and is put, CONNER
ciaIly. on the same footing as Germany,
while she merely cedes to Germany the
onuS of the costs of administration, and
receives an exorbitant price, which
probably no other power would have
paid"
RacaIiino Dripca I2ie,,,oroly,S oDipiop +l,o
paper adds.
Now this Iumperie is all at once be-
lieved to be worth millions
The National Liberal Correspondez,
usually an enthusiastic supporter of
measures calculated to increase Ger
manys colonial possessions, disparages
the new acquisitions, pointing out that
the only advantage is new tariff under
standing with Spain.
foreign office official, who is author
lied to speak for Baron Won Buelow, for
eign minister, says that the government
fully expects to see the reichstag pass
the appropriation for the purchase mon
ey by large majority, adding that the
Fressinige and Socialists will be the only
parties to vote against 1t, though the
Center might make its approval condl-
tfOnal. The bill for the appropriation will
provide for the administration of the
new possessions, and it is said the tariff
understanding with Spain is only of a
general nature, Germany and Spain ad-
hitting each other among the favored
nations clauses.
EXCHANGE OF PRIVILEGE.
The news in the Morning Post and other
London papers to the effect that Germany
offered the United States a cable station
in the Caroline islands, confirms what
the Associated Press correspondent cabled
some time ago, but no such offer has
been renewed recently. 1t is a fact we'll
known to the German and American
governments that Spain at the beginning
of the war offered to sell to Germany all
he" possessions in the far East, including
the Philippine islands Germany then re-
piled substantially that she could not
accept the offer as Spain no longer had
the islands to give away, but adding that
Germany would agree to take all SPANS
possessions in the South Sea, which the
United States left her, off her hands This
conditional bargain was made during the
early stages of the war, and was re-
newed in the autumn at the end of hos
tilities. 1t has now been ratified. The Of
fer to exchange cable stations will prob
ably be renewed as soon as Germany's
title to the Caroline islands is perfected.
The foreign office officials confirm the
correspondence to the Associated Press
relative to the release of Herr Marquardt
and Herr Hofnagel, the Germans at Apia.
Samoa, who were arrested in connection
with the disturbance there. All the Of
fetal reports from Apia lately are to the
eject that things are assuming a prom