Show A CHANGE OF BASE BISMARCK has either made a complete revolution in his diplomatic methods ft darding rard arding ing the united states or been grossly and greatly misunderstood all along the majority of readers and observers will disposed be we think to accept the former as the more correct status at a recent state dinner the prince announced in substance that it was folly to think of rupturing the friendly pe relations lations which had subsisted between the two countries for so long a time and then he went on to explain how it was that the samoan unpleasantness reached such a stage the geographical location of the islands and the imperfect telegraphic communication made it impossible for abr him to immediately control affairs and he could not even proceed in the task of restitution when uncertain as to the extent of the injury inflicted by his agen agents who had greatly exceeded their instructions and whose acts to that extent would not be recognized A german paper the talks in the same strain holding that no matter if Mata Matsa afas fals forces were led by an american this government is not responsible for individual acts while germany in its he position is so responsible we know not what agencies have been at work to bring on this right about face policy but it seems to be an accomplished fact and is very much more of a back down dowd on the part of germany considering the outrageous conduct of its agents in samoa and the subsequent bluster and braggadocio of some of its high officials and papers than anything the united states has yet done or consented to it is now made to appear that germany is not so anxious to fight this country as she was and that too in the face of the fact that there was no considerable degree of martial ardor exhibited by us if secretary bayard has been the means of bringing about such a changed and gratifying condition of things through his peace policy we will all have to confess that peace hath her triumphs no less renowned than war |