Washington sentinel., 1899-02-18
The Lies and Attacks upon Ger
many.

many.
We have heretofore complained
of the many lies published in the
Washington Administration pa
pers against Germany, We have
frequently asked that they, or the
government, shall state what the
offenses are which Admiral Won
Diederich is said to have COM
mitted against Admiral Dewey
Some of the lies, as the one that he
prevented the capture OF some
Spanish officers, their wives and
children, by Aguinaldo's troops,
by taking them on board OF the
Irene, against the wish and protest
OF Dewey, has been exploded
The taking OF the Spanish Captain
General Augustin. after the sur
render OF Manila, on board OF a
German warship to Hong Kong
against the will of Dewey and
Merritt, has also been shown to
have been done at the request and
with the consent Of the latter. We
know Of no other incident OF Ger
man interference, though we have
constantly demanded to be told OF
any such interieTences,i If there have
been any, but the only answer has
been the mean reiterance OF the
lies and false charges against Ger
many.
We have heretoi ore stated that
the editor OF the Washington Post,
by the name of Weightman. who
writes those lies i'll his paper, is an
employe of Alger. Some have
denied that, but we have been cor
rect. Weightman is the Secretary
of the Alger Whitewashing Com
mission, which shows that he is a
trusted and valued tool OF the
Administration and Of Alger. The
following, which we copy from the
New York WorLd, will give US
some more information on the sub
ject:
Clubdom, says the Woyld. isex-
cited over what was almost per
sonal encounter between Freiherr
Beno Won Herman, the German
Embassy's expert for agriculture
and forestry, and Mr.. Richard
Weightman, Secretary to the War
Investigating Commission and
editorial writer on a Washington
paper. The rumpus occurred in
the very vestibule Of the exclusive
Metropolitan Club, of which both
men are members.
The paper with which Mr.
Weightman is associated has com
mented severely on the German
Government because Of alleged
German interference in the Philip
pines. Complications in Samof
have increased the severity Of these
comments.
Herman and Weightman met il
the vestibule of the club, Mr.. Her
man, in a very threatening manner
and in supplementary language
denounced the Washington edito
for what he called "the maliciou!
lies" which Mr.. Weightman haC
been printing lin the dirty sheet
of which he was editor. He de
clared that these were calculated
to injure Germans and the German
Government, and that if they wer,
repeated he would publicly chas
tise their author. Members of tn
club say he threatened to cut ol
the editors ears.
Under the laws OF the District @
Columbia it is a penitentiary oI
fense to send a challenge. A stud.
of precedents eonvinces MI
Weightman that this law would b
enforced. Moreover, the person
of Ambassadors and OF all thei
attaches and employees are sacre
in the eyes OF the law. Likewis'
the soil upon which the embassie
are located is regarded as integra
part, not of the United States, bu
OF the nation whose official repre-
sentative resides thereon. MI
> Weightman consulted with ih
proprietor Of his paper as
whether or not he should NAL
s,srk1s~ ek. htrf sayan a IL.