Show I GERMANS HELPED SPANIARDS Admiral Dewey Thought It Might Lead to War Vancouver B C Aug 10A Manila letter dated July 15 brought here by the steamer Empress of Japan today is as follows There is some friction here between Americans and Germans The latter are helping the Spaniards in the most open manner Dewey has told them that if this continues there will be war between the two nations We have come to the conclusion that the Germans do not want to help Spain as they cannot afford to They have not a sufficiently strong navy They wish merely to obtain a few pickings after it is all over Spaniards looked upon them at the beginning as their deliverers but their opinion is changing and Germany is now not very popular this place |