Connecticut western news., 1899-03-02
GERMAN SHIPS TOLEAvE
The Kaiserin Augusta Ordered
 Away From Manila.
DOUBTS OF SINCERITY DISTILLED.
kaiser's Government Places Protec- tion of It's Interests In the Philip pines In the Hands of the United States Authorftfea

kaiser's Government Places Protec- ton of Its Interests In the Philip pines In the Hand. of the United States Authorities.
 Washington. March 1.-The German government has set at rest the rumors of a purpose on It's part. directly or in- directly. to embarrass the United States in the Philippine Islands and has given a marked manifestation of its desire to promote the most cordial relations be- tween Germany and the United States by ordering the withdrawal of all ves- sells of its navy from Philippine waters and placing the lives and property of its subjects there under the protection of the United States government.
 The action taken Is regarded here as a stroke In diplomacy by which will be removed all possibility of clash be- tween German and American interests In and about Manila and notice to all the world and especially to any Ameri- cans who entertained any suspicious of sinister designs by Germany of the wish and purpose of the German empire to cultivate the friendship of the United States. By it Germany at once places the protection of all her large interests in the islands almost completely in our hands.
 The announcement of this act by 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 assert that Admiral Dewey had fired 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 it might be reasonably expected that 1t would be the government to 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 re- ceipt of any news tending even In the slightest degree to confirm the rumors.
 Finally at the close of the day and aft CT the official close of the departments announcement was made of the reason for the great confidence the officials had in the falsity of the rumors, the state ment being authorized that by one bold stroke Germany had removed all possi- bility of any clash between hot heads at Manila. It was announced that the Ger man government had ordered their ships away from Manila. probably to their new naval station at Kiaochau, on the Chinese coast.
 ships to Go to China.
 The announcement 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 abus- ing some German citizens almost in the shadow of the Chinese capital at Tien- tsin. The Germans have come to be- lieve that the only way to meet such cases is by punitive measures. and as Tien-tsin is at the head of the naviga- ton on the Pieho river, just below Pe- king. 1t may be the purpose to send some warships up the river to convey an idea of the German displeasure.
 The German government followed its announcement to the state department of a purpose to order its vessels away from the Philippines with a formal ap- plication to the United States govern ment to undertake the protection of all the Germans in the Philippines. not only in person. but in property. This was re- garded as a signal manifestation of con- fidence that the administration felt could not be resisted and as practically formal notice that the Germans have no ulterior purpose in the Philippines and rather than be subjected to suspicion on that score had taken the course of turning over the care of the welfare of their citizens to the United States gov ernment The president very promptly accepted the trust. and there will be no German ships at either Manila or Iloilo to disturb the relations between the two countries by forming the base of sensa- tionai and false rumors. It Is not known here at this moment just what German ships were actually in Philippine wa ters. The press reports have mentioned the arrival at Manila of the German flagship Kaiserin Augusta a few days ago. and If Berlin accounts are accurate she is the only representative of the German navy there. for the Irene sailed away some weeks ago.