The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-04

He HAD NO HAND M THE BAD
FEELING At MANILA

German Emperor and his Brother.
Among the princes Of the relgnng
houses Of Germany there Is none
with the possible exception Of The
Kaiser-who possesses so striking an
individuality as Prince Henry Of Prus-
sin. IL may be well TO give a brief
pen sketch of this royal sailor, and,
above all. to correct certain misappre-
tensions which have arisen, both CON
corning himself and likewise with re-
gard TO HIS relations with his brother,
says the ST. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
No greater mistake could be made
than TO attribute to Prince Henry any
share Of the blame for the bad feeling
which was caused by the attitude of
the German war ships at Manila dur
ing the few months that followed tho
great American naval victory gained
under the guns OF that city What
trouble there was was due to the Prus-
sian Rear-Admiral, Diederichs, who, to
use the expressive phrase Of the Eng
lish sea captain, Sir Edward Chiches-
ter, in endeavoring to excuse him in
the eyes of Admiral Dewey, "had no
sea manners
There is no doubt that had Prince
Henry been at Manila instead of Died
erichs at that moment, there would
have been no friction whatsoever
either between the two naval com
manders, or subsequently between the
two Nations. For Prince Henry pos
sesses precisely those qualities which
would have resulted in feelings Of good
will and friendship with Admiral
Dewey. He is modest, honest, broad
minded, speaks English perfectly, and
is entirely free from any afectation or
pose. He is a man, indeed, who has
so many qualities in common with
Dewey that it is impossible that they
should not have understood each other;
and under the circumstances it ic to
be regretted that the Prince happened
to be in the northeTnmost portion of
the China seas at the very moment
when the battle of Manila was fought
1t may be remembered that matters
went on very much more smoothly
between the Germans and Americans
at Manila after the withdrawal of Ad-,
miral Diederichs.
Then, too, no Importance whatsoever
should be attached to the stories which
have been widely circulated to the eff
feet that the Kaiser is imbued with
sentiments of jealousy toward Prince
Henry In fact, the latter's dispatch
/ to China was popularity ascribed, both
/ in Germany and abroad, to a desire on
the part of the Emperor to keep his
/ brother at a distance. There is moth
; ing further from the truth. The ap-
/ pointment of Henry to the command
] Of the German naval forces in the
China seas at that juncture was due
to a belief on the part OF William that
the Chinese Empire was on the eve
of breakup, and that it would be well,
under the circumstances, that Ger
many's squadron, il the far Orient,
should be under the orders Of such an
officer as Prince Henry, who, by rea-
son Of his royal rank and intimate
knowledge Of his brothers views and
wishes, would have the necessary bold
ness, tact and presence of mind to
know exactly how to deal with any
crisis that might ARISE. Scions Of Eu-
ropean royalty who visit China and
Japan are very few and far between,
and William may very naturally have
thought that the presence of Henry at
the head of German fleet in Chinese
Waters-a prince, who, in addition to
being the Kaiser's only brother, is
brotherin-law to the Russian Gar
and a grandson of the late Queen Vic
toria-would have the effect of giving
to the cause Of Germany in the Orient
an Importance and a prestige which
would atone fer the inferiority of its
naval strength in that part of the
globe.
Far from wishing Henry at a dis
lance, Emperor William is never sc
good-tempered and CHEEKY, so thorough
ly to his advantage as when he has
his brother near him. In fact, those
who know anything about the condl
ton Of affairs at the court of Berlin
are aware that real and lasting affec
ton exists between The two men. An(
that things should be thus speaks az
highly for one brother as it does foI
tne other. Indeed, it gives evidence O.
the warm-heartedness, might almos
say, the magnanimity, of the KAISER
character For everything that coult
possibly have contributed to rende
William jealous of his brother has beer
done. Henry was always favored a