New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-19
ACCOMPLISHMENT IN GERMANY.
Wondering at the 0utburst of Suspicion as
to Her Motives.

Berlin, Dec. 1S-A fact which inpresses the
foreign observer here is the quiet Indifference
of the newspapers and people toward the Venez-
-elan affair. Not a Berlin newspaper has
leading article on the subject to-day and the
news published is largely an abstract Of what
the London and New-York papers are saying.
The Germans appear TO be astonished at thc
connection in Great Britain and the United
States What is regarded here as a mere
episode Few Of the German newspapers have
correspondents in New-York but those who are
there telegraph that Germany is seemingly
without one friend in the country and trace the
cause TO Germanys alleged attitude toward the
United States during the Spanish American
War. The popular feeling in Great Britain
against cooperation with Germany is attributed
here TO the German peoples bearing toward
Great Britain during the South African War
But if public opinion has little concern as yet
over Venezuela the Foreign Office here is ex-
tre-aely sensitive the developments of public
feeling abroad. especially in the United States
The reason for delay in doing anything that
would change the situation either by replying
70 Venezuela's proposition made through Min
lister Bowen, issuing blockade regulations or
taking any forward step is because it is thought
better to remain passive for few days and
see how far public feeling in America will go.
Indications are not wanting that the German
Government is seeking an expedient TO arrive
at solution of the difficulty without anything
further happening to vex the people OF the
United States whose good will is considered 10
be more important than the humiliation OF
Venezuela Still, Germany must have her
claims satisfied and the hopes Of the hour
among the Emperor's advisers are that Presi-
dent Castro will yield voluntarily in a few days
If not pushed any further. that the commercial
classes in Venezuela will compel & settlement
or that the United States will offer to guarantee
that Venezuela pay up if she loses by arbitra-
ton The German commander in Venezuelan
waters has been instructed TO use extreme eau
zion and avoid acts Of force TIL he receives fur
fher orders.
The Cologne Gazette" in an evidently in
spired statement. published to-day, endeavors
to allay the uneasiness regarding Germany's
ticaliy all the special dispatches coming from
America, prevails in the United States. The
statenknt says:
There are no facts TO support the distrust Of
Germany expressed in many quarters. The
government of the United States knows well
that Germany little thinks of Selling Venez-
mountains OF the moon Even II we could annex
Venezuela without protest from the United
States would forego doing, compica-
1ions with the United States would be bound to
follow Germany does not think OF waging a
land war. She believes she enforce her Just
demands by means of a blockade. The real
cause Of her action was the robbery and plumber
In the grise of war contributions to which our
countryTnen were exposed Payment OF our
claims arising therefrom is our first demand.