Show I FRICTIN AT MANilA Germany Now Admits Her Admiral Was to Blame + VAN EDRICHS REMOVED t SUCCDED BY PRINCE HNY I OF PRUSSIA 4 German Navy Ofcia Says Von Diedrch Displayed Ignornce of International Usage and Want of Tae Hen Appointed Because of His Popularity In America I + II I Berlin March GA high official of the German navy department has Informed In-formed the correspondent here of the Associated Press that the appointment of Prinne Henry of Prussia brother of Emuerl William to the command of the Eat Asiatic squadron had been considered for months past and was finally decided upon as being the most available the emperor desiring to show the American people that he Is thor ughly friendly to them knowing that Prince Henry Is popular in the United States When the ofcial referred tows to-ws asked whether the appointment was equivalent to the disgrace of Admiral Ad-miral von Dledrchs he said Not exactly I Admiral yon Died riches had shown more tact lat sum pier before Manila itwoul undeni ably have been productive OJ gooa results re-sults all around Our government unfortunately I fortunately was advised too late of a number of occurrences before Manila none of which were really important i but they showed grave want of tact upon Admiral von Dledrchs part The main trouble was that Admiral von Die ri hf was insufficiently Informed regarding Intenatonal naval usages In such a delicate situation Consequently Consequent-ly he continued naval movements drill and searchlight practice as I elsewhere else-where than In a blockaded port thus arousing distrust upon the part of the Americans The above Is important being the first German official admission that between the there had been trouble Germans and Americans in Mania bay I I The first regularly appointed German I naval atache at Washington Von Re I beur Peschwltz started for New York today on board the North German Lloyd Bremen steamer Lalm which sails from I |