The evening times., 1899-04-15
SATURDAY. APRIL Is. 1899.
German Sian derx.

The most astonishing feature OF the
whole Samoan business is the utterly ia s,
and clearly malicious repress sntaiion OF the
American attitude by German news papers
and officials 1t is malicious, because IL
is without the smallest fact to support it.
The interview with Herr Won Belve Schll-
tau. of the German Embassy at Paris, in
which he attributes the entire RESPONSE
bility of the Samoan trouble TO the people
and Government of this country is fair
sample of the talk of other German Off
cias and of the press. He says:
Their victories over Spain have made them
.t!i- tmeIican>l believe themselves 4 frst-c.d-s
military nation. Intoxicated with thoir success
they have continued to utter war cries, and their
newspapers have. OF published violent
article. They altogether scem 10 be Iaore ag-
itatcd over the matter than anybody else.
Now. there is not a single word Of truth
in that statement-not a single one II
this diplomat were alone in making such
falsehoCds out of whole cloth. We might
reasonably suppose he was simply an ass
who wanted to get into print and did not
know what he was talking about, but when
virtually all the newspapers of Germany
repeat this, in effect, charging 1.-The jim
go,istic Yankee press" and the spread
eagle yellow journals with exciting a ha-
tired of Germany, it can only be assumed
that they mean to find an excuse for the
excessive demands Of their government in
the alleged purpose of the Americans to
rob Germany of her rights
There is not one newspaper in this coun-
try that has been "jingostic on the sub
,to
which has expressed an editorial opinion
that has not urged calmness and conces-
sions and even submission to the high
handed. Illegal, and murderous course of
the German representatives nj Apia, Con
sui Rose and Dr. Rafiei. This is the first
time any newspaper has spoken of these
aggressive agents as they deserve-as mis-
chievous. intolerant. and murderous. Their
forcibe overthrow of the judicial authority
in gross violation of the Berlin agreement,
which is the only law of the country. is an
a,rocity without a parallel in the history
of a friendly protectorate. and but for the
earnest desire of England and America to
keep the peace they would both have been
hanged for it. and their action repudiated
al Berlin, with the alternative of war Yet
they are still there in authority. not less
aggressive and directing the rebels in the
killing of American and English naval
officers and marines. while the two govern
ments are so complaisant that they con-
sent to Germany's unreasonable demand
for a rule of unanimity in her own selfish |
interests.
No American newspaper has objected 10 |
this. but has supported the Government in |
= moderation that Germany has never |
shown. 1t is the German press alone that
has been ugly apd insulting. and this is
followed by an infamous slander of this |
country by German diplomat at Paris. !
which is calculated to impair our stand
ing abroad and TO increase the misunder-
standing of America that has been in
spired by Spanish hate.
The German Ambassador here must |
know how false all these tharges against |
the American press, people, and Govern |
ment are. He must know that he can find /
nothing in the American newspapers in |
relation to Germany that is as unfrendly |
and as well calculated 10 cause bitterness |
as the expressions of the newspapers of |
his country and the ISLANDERS uttered by |
Herr Schlatau. 1t is time that some at |
tention should be paid to the falsehoo Is |
which create and foster misunderstand-
ings that may eventually cause great |
trouble.