Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-03-11

cording to Mataafa's views this was not
in violation of the Berlin treaty. and in
the version of the treaty printed in
Samoa there Is no stipulation made by
Count BismarcS that Mataafa should
never be king. Mataafa admitted, how
ever, that he had been warned that there
was a stipulation against his being king,
and said he had approached the German
consul about the matter. The consul had
said that Germany had forgotten the
past and now had no objection to his be-
coming king. The protocol which con-
tains the stipulation against Mataafa
was not attached to the treaty printed
for the Samoans. Mataafa declared
that he sought to be king so as to bring
peace to Samoa.
London March 9.-The Daily Mail pub
fishes an interview this morning with
Lord BereSford. He told The Daily Mail
interviewer he could say little about his
tour until he had completed his volun-
inous report to the associated chambers
of commerce, which sent him on his tour;
but he insisted that if all the powers be-
gan grabbing land in China, it could only
result in quarrels and war.
1T is absolutely necessary" he said,
"to keep China on her feet. Better stand
up now for the open door than venture
upon the dangerous course of spheres Of
influence. l do not suggest cut and
dried alliance. l do not think America
would join such an alliance. But Amer
lea, England Germany and Japan might
agree to work together to maintain the
open door.
"Of the six men who direct China's
policy four have never been outside of
Pekin. Ii Hung Chang has no real
power. The empress dowager is the real
power and a very clever woman. She
signs the popular edicts herself and
makes the emperor sign the unpopular
ones. The provincial rulers are more
progressive than those at Pekin. They
all favor the open door policy and only
want to save Chinas face, but they think
we are afraid of Russia. We must help
stiffen China, which will not be a diff
cult task"
Chattanooga, March 9.-As a result
of rioting, in which the men of the mus
tered out Eighth immune colored regi-
ment engaged here Wednesday night,
half a dozen people We're injured and
will be laid up for several months. In
spector Harkin, Policeman Poe and A.
! j. I.edford We're severely wounded, but
their Injuries will not prove fatal. Three
soldiers We're shot during the disturbance
/ In addition to those injured here three
| soldiers were shot on Southrn rail-
soldiers We're shot on Southern rail
| way train.
London March 9.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of The Standard, commenting
on the resignation of Admiral Won
knerr as commander-in-ch of the
German navy, says: 1t is probable
that the resignation is prelude to the
reorganization of naval control. The
post of commander-in-ch chief is likely to
, he abolished. and the control of the
navy to be placed directly under EN-
| perOr William and his naval cabinet.
Louisville, March 9.-The Eighth
United States immunes presented IL
battered appearance when they reached
Louisville. They reported an encounter
in the depot at Nashville. and about 80
of them bear marks of the affray. The
|
Vancouver, b. c.. March 9.-NIail ad-
vices from Manila brought by the
steamer Empress of India throw some
side lights on the causes of hostility be-
tween Americans and insurgents. An
Erglishman who witnessed the first out
break says:
al thnk 4
played flag of truce, but that Dewey
refused to recognize it, adding that the
Filipinos started the fighting and they
would have to abide by it. An old Fill
pnO told me it was the best thing that
could have happened, as, if the Ameri-
cans gave the Filipinos a thorough
drubbing now they would have peace for
the next so years. American soldiers
whom l have spoken to complained that
the taunts and gibes they had put up
with from the Filipinos were awful. 1t
was quite common thing for Filipino
to tell them that they could not fight"
An American gentleman named
Croker, who saw a good deal of the stir
ring events at Manila, corroborates the
| statements as to American soldiers hav-
Ing to put up with all kinds of insulting
language from insurgent sentries, say
ing that the Filipinos would frequently
walk up to them, point their bayonets at
their faces and taunt them. The Ameri-
can soldiers had however, strict orders
to take no notice of them unless they
fired, when firing was to b., returned
with interest. Croker states that before
the outbreak took place the soldiers to
whom he had been speaking frequently
| exclaimed to him: I'VE cannot stand it
much longer" Croker added that in
firing upon the Americans the Filipinos
wished to see how much the Americans
| would stand.
John Barrett, formerly American min
lister to Siam, Is delivering many ad-
dresses in the far east upon the Philip
pine question. At Hong Kong he ad-
dressed special dispatch to the Asso-
| ciated Press. in which he speaks of the
form of government which should pre-
vail, and said:
Judging from my own investigation
of the Philippine islands, their resources,
possibilities, location, inhabitants, GUS
toms, habits and capability as leaders of
people, the happiest solution of the pres
ent problems and difficulties would be the
careful establishment of a semi-inde-
pendent protectorate. under the general
control or guidance of the United States.
until the Philippines shall prove quality
and ability to stand alone, the United
States reserving for itself some port like
that of Subig bay for a naval station and
securing for itself and other nations in
the event Of eventual independence extra
territorial rights of jurisdiction over ma
tions as We now have in Japan, China,
Siam. Persia and Turkey. I would lay
special stress on this point of territorial
rights as assisting in settling Philip
pine questions. because do not know
IL it has been previously brought forward
in this connection and it would avoid
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