The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
THE TWO ADMlRALS
Have Never Had Any Serious MiSun-
derstandng at Manila.
SOME SLIGHT MISCONSTRUCTION
May Have Been Made OF Naval Man.
ocvres. But thc Relations General
ally There Between the Two
Nations Have Been Cordial.
The Agrarian Press Has
Been Quite Rabid

Copyright, 1sg9-The Associated Press.
BERLIN April 29-The Coghlan Incl
dent at New York has been very gem
this week, although it is evident, as
stated to the Associated Tress corrosp0n-
dent here by responsible member of
the government. that journalistic mouth
pieces Of the government do not desire
10 construe the Objectionable utterances
as anything more than the remarks Of
man who had not been accustomed 20
measuring his words. For a day on two.
however, a number OF the leading news
papers published severe structures on the
case.
With view of obtaining a declaration
from governmental headquarters, the
correspondent here of tho Associated
Press sought an interview with Priyy-
Councillor Hamman, a high official Of tine
Foreign Office. Having been instructed
by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ba-
ron Won BueloW, Councillor Hamman
said.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
so far as the Foreign Office knows,
there never was serious misundestand-
ing between Admiral Won Diedrichs and
Admiral Dewey not even during the
early part of last summer. We will not
deny that there may have been slight
bitches al first, for the situation was "A
difficult one for both Germans and Ameri-
cans. Admiral Dewey may possibly have
suspected for a time that Admiral Won
Diedrichs was intriguing with the span
iards at Manila, or that Germany may
have meant 10 take a hostile stand. This
may have been due 10 certain evolutons
of our ships which Admiral Dewey mis-
construed. ON the other hand, Admiral
Won Diedrichs probably keenly felt the
restrictions OF a stringent blockade, which
greatly hamperod the movements OF ms
ships This irksOme position may nave
tried the patience OF Admiral Won Died.
richs at times. This. we believe. was the
case both at Manila and Iloilo, but what
ever little unpleasantness grew out OF
this condition. never, II We have been
correctly informed, took a serious COM
plexion. and IL never was so understood
bv either party. All of this was over
long ago and the grass has overgro"n II.
Ever since the end of last summer the
relations OF Admirals Won Diedrichs ana
Dewey have been of the most pleasant
character, and, according TO latest ad-
vices are so now. TO the extent Of rem
derug mutual services and fraternzins
on more than one occasion.
'The same conditions exist al samoa
where all reports TO the contrary not
vithstandng. our advices show thal never
since the trouble began have the rela-
lions Of the commander and crew al the
German cruiser Fake and those or the
English and American vessels ceased 10
be cordial and pleasant.
WITH THE SAILORS.
.'This has been the case especially with
the Americans. Among the crew Of the
limited states cruiser Philadelphia are "a
number of commandments ana
through them friendly intercourse came
o1ite naturally. All our reports agree
on this point.
German residents of Apia, Councillor
Hamman continues. especially mention
shat they had not had 10 suffer nearly as
much from the Americans on account OF
nassport regulations and other war-like
measures as from the British. thanks 10
the more urbane methods of the FORMER.
"Regarding the utterances of Captain
CochIan. the government Councillor
Hamman concluded. "has attached mo-
ironortance To tine incident. The dssur-
ances received from Washington on that
subject have been entirely satisfactory.
some of the newspaper comments elicit
ed bv CAPTAIN Coghlan's utterances are
very significant For example the
Frankfurter Zeitung admits that 10 saw
no necessity for the dispatch of "a large
German squadron 90 Manila and asserts
that the squadron interfered Injudl-
ciously with the American hlocAaat. Inc
Zeitung alleges that this interference ""9
due 10 direct instructions from Emperor
William, Even more significant Is lne
fact that the Cologne Nolks Helluhs' 'n.
main organ of the Centre. The bohlhdnl
party in the Reichstag. mas an alt'.l
agreeing with the foregoing s''
and containing the following mysterious
passage: ,,.,.,,,. srNr
WHY HER VESSELS WE'RE So
perhaps II was due 10 hes''i1 ''D,', w.
the part of Germany in "i'r' r,'tii-
If posslhle "a coaling siaton lii W, ','''r '..,
ri1es tbat a number of our vessels ",i'
p'.'.' 80 Manila II this presumption De
o,rroct those who sent Instructions ''
Adr,ira1 Won Diederichs without 'he
,,s,,,,ledge of the Foreign once received
t.t,tsr lesson. The foreign once mas
- bsen engaged in remedyins Inc
,r,,n1or and has succeeded win lhe
-, government but not with the
naonle of the United states, as inc 'osh-
Ian speech indicates. -.,.,. g..
~" ..g,bo report of Ihis editorial article -
,.,rhtened BY the fact that the paper IN
'''ticp II was published was, from the
',,,,,,oak of the war with Spain one of
.s" ,,,ost vlrulent enemies of the United
s'otes The Volks Zeitung and other
,,s,,,snaners advise Germans not 70 under
,'sr,e the importance OF hostile demon
strstions accompanying the Coghlan in
cldent putting them on parallel lines
vim similar Incidents on both SIDES m
he period preceding the Franco-German
war. - ,r
TIE lingo Asragrian press seizes the
annortunity 10 attack the cabinet and
uarticularly the foreign minister, Baron
von Bueiow. and so Teiterate the charge
that he is pursuing a vacillating policy
The North German Gazette. for exam
pie SAYS:
advancing at the wrong time and then
re,reatipg at the wrong time-that has
been our foreign policy for a decade
past"
Other newspapers continue the cam
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