The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-23
WARSHTPS TO GO TO KEEL
Government Wants TO Please Emperor
William.
GERMANY FELT MUCH SLIGHTED.
Harsh Criticism 10 the German Press Which
Expressed Indignation Because the Euro.
pesn Squadron Had Been Ordered TO Greet
President Loubet at MarseilIes After De.
Ching a Number Of Germapy's Invitations.

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD From
the highest official quarters it is learn.
ed that the criticisms in a few German
newspapers directed against a supposed
declination OF the Navy Department
here to send an American naval squad
ron to Kiel this summer are based on 2
complete misunderstanding OF the sit
nation. The facts are explained as fol.
lows:
No set and formal invitation from the
German government to send an Amer.
lean squadron to Kiel was ever re.
ceived.
But through semiofiicial channels in.
timations did reach Washington that
the German Emperor would be pleas.
ed to have the North Atlantic Squad
ron stop at Kiel during the naval dem.
onstration. Failing that, 1t was in the
same informal way suggested that wher
Admiral Evans retired from his COM
Inand in Asia and started to return tc
the United States on his battleshir
Kentucky the Emperor, who was wei
acquainted with him. would be glad to
have him touch at some German sea
port.
Secretary Moody is extremely desir-
Gus OF doing anything within reason to
show the warmth OF the friendship
which he cherishes towards Germany
and the President and Secretary Hay
have the same disposition. They were
resolved to miss no opportunity to re-
ciprocate the many kindly expressions
of regard for America that had come
directly from Emperor William.
But circumstances conspired to make
il impossible to meet either OF the hints
thrown out from Germany. First, as
TO the North Atlantic Squadron, the
general board here had planned an eN-
tcnsive scheme OF maneuvcrs and drill
work which had advanced so far to-
wards execution that the results OF a
failure to complete the work would
have been disastrous to discipline.
AS TO Admiral Evans invitation, it
was decided that the Kentucky having
been in semitropical waters for a long
time and having before her a voyage OF
nearly 1900 miles returning to New
York in the shortest line, would be in
no condition when she arrived at Glib
aditdl SOllB NGstNdlh ~ DC NlNtl lGu
from her stright course to Northern
Europe. She would certainly not have
been an attractive ship to inspect at
that stage.
But the United States Navy is not to
be unrepresentcd at Kie Following
the usual custom, when the warm
weather begins in the Mediterranean
the European squadron will begin slow
ly TO work its way northward, and il
IS calculated that it will arrive at Kicl
in time to take its proper place in the
celebration.
This can be done and will be done
without undue interference with the
routine movements OF the European
squadron, and attention is directed 10
the TACT that this is the same squadron
which is under orders to be at Mar
seilles when President Loubet returns
from Africa. While the Navy Depart
ment is desirous OF showing the great
est courtesy towards President Loubct
and the people he represents, it is only
fair, in view OF the German msconcep-
ton on the subject, to point out that
being even now only a few hours sail
distant from Marseiles, failure on the
part OF the American squadron to greet
the returning President would have
been little less than a gross discour-
fegy