New-York tribune., 1907-04-15
MANILA And PORTSMOUTH
Germ0ny's attitude 4I7cays Friendly
to america.
From the New Yorker s.aats-zeitung

from the New Yorker S'aats-Zeitung
Among the speakers al the love feast which had
tr S}aats-Zetung on Monday night in the Nanhat-
AmsSrCan Ambassador AT Berlin. was Mr. Melville
prs oiT Ij. she general manager OF the Associated
,S- MS remarks created sensation. at least
among those 10 whom his intmations came as a
I have been waiting for good while to see
~ 19 Viy Ii1t'Gfs cleared up The Dedsrchs episode
story is told. l assure you that it will be found
ous PrepTeT and n m e P PS'd c with scruPg Ji
closed we should have no right whatever 70 make
nishcs another Illustration Throughout all OF the
negotiations connected with the settlement Of the
differences between Russia and Japan the German
Emperor bore a much larger part and contributed
far been disclosed Il is not 100 much to say that
no no one unless u was President Roosevelt himself
The story Of the affair at Manila has been told
or officially. The truth is this: on May l. ISsS
Admiral Dewey attacked and DESTROYED the Span
OF German merchants in business in the city OF
and these merchants were natuay aP6Tehensyc T
as to their lives and property, Prince Ifsnry OF
should be sent to the Phflippine< TO afeguarj ths
cabled at once TO BERLIN At that moment and
lar sentiment in the United States in favor Of per
mqaently holdng the Philippines or making them
who had fun authority to speak for the American
government assured the authorities at Berlin that
tie var mus n"t pe c"IS'rurH nlG = contest Ior
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"9ted this srrgosfi@r 10 the STATE BSgartTent ut
Washington. where 1t not favoTahly received
The German government was not informed to
the feeling AT Washington. ami for The moment
American point or view II was very uncer-
The German merchants at Manila very urgent
tain sovereignty in the Islands and ne Berlin
authorities rather favored this view.
pedeTc6s was instructed % ' 10 go fTom Hong Kone
captain Sir Edward ChichesIer. Admiral Dewey
lin Admiral Diederichs had been led 20 believe
that the United States did not want the philippines
and would be very glad indeed If Germany would
take them of her hands These two different
actions OF the two admiTaIs Ii Diederichs seemed
all cfcious his Justification lies in the fact that
their own certain American and foreign news
papers greatly exaggerated this episode. charging
Diedsrichs with many things Of which he was not
degree of friendship for which there
on July l. 1899. at Leipsic. Ambassador Andrew
y. White, than whom no man knows the facts
duct of those in authori'y-thoSe who represent
Germany 20 our GouHJtS F 4Eo % t MLio iyt eeen an
The German government recognized al the outset
strict and fun neutrality; and this neutrality mas
been neither cold nor grudEed. There has been no
request made nv our government which has not
been met promptly and freely There have been
OF the rulers OF 'reIlsilS me- , 'tt .eetr d,
lays and eyasions might have taken place, but
The German government has acted most tactfully
resnectnc this whole matter. Although frequently
criticised in this country, they have maintained
di2nned silence, and have never disclosed the au
thoritatve suggestions made 10 them that we did
not want the Philippines but would be glad to have
them take them
AS to the Portsmouth Peace Conference it was
asserted mt the tine that the German Emperor
war The very contrary is true u was in the
iovs of the third week of August 1893. when the
ne Tcotfations sui leny began to lag, and there was
crave danger that they would be broken of alto
gether II seemed If the influence of President
Roosevelt was about 10 fail. Count Witte and
Poron Rosen had received definite instructions
from St Petersburg withdraw from the confer
cncc on the following Tuesday. At this critical
iuncture the President addressed Emperor William
III invoking his aid 10 bring about a sat
isfactory result of the peace negotiations. The
German Emperor put himself in touch with the
Gar and the satisfactory result was then dc-
cOmplished in Portsmouth on August =.
Such the share which Emperor William had
i'm the peace of Portsmouth between Russia and
Tapan lie has indeed played much greater part
and contributed To the cause of peace than
has hitherto been known. This means no detrac-
tion from the great merits of President Roosevelt
who has indeed himself openly and expressly borne
witness to the cooperation OF the Emperor.
Since the day of Manila and its subsequent un-
friendly sentiment of the American people against
CSermany a mighty change has taken place. The
made for a better mutual understanding. Rela-
tiOns have become friendly To further strengthen
the bonds OF friendship and to show how unfounded
was the former distrust and TO prove that PreSi-
dent and Emperor joined hands in promoting the
work of peace. these revelations about the
history OF Manila and the share of the German
Emperor IN the bringing about of the peace OF
Portsmouth printed. The worlds peace
not rest upon stronger bulWark than the friendly
union Of the German and the American nations.