Show GERMAN POSITION DEFINED NO INTENTION OF ING WITH UNCLE SAM SAIL raisers kaisers Kai Kni sers fiers government iran been and will continue to to be strictly neutral this on an official cial statement I 1 washington june 24 the only important development at cabinet cabin e t meeting was the positive settlement of 0 the question of 0 ilia ll 11 attitude of 0 germany with respect to the philippines the secretary of state has haa received assurances which settles beyond question all alt doubts on this point germany has no intention present or prospective of 0 interfering in any way with the policy or plans of 0 the united milled states stales in in regard to the occupation of 0 the islands ands its attitude has been and will co continue antin us to bo be one of strict neutrality this statement coming from high A ot f sources Is accepted by this go government v in perfect faith and Is regarded as final and conc conclusive it asive no further attention will be paid by the government to any reports to tho the contrary are constantly being sent gent out it Is believed in the interest ot of spain official reports received from admiral dewey at manila state there has never aver boon been an intimation that germany garman or any 31 other nation by its naval r representative has ever shown the least disposition to overstep the line ot of strict neutrality tra lity nor has there aber e been any reason to believe that the their r sympathies were strongly ill the spanish in the present struggle it Is said at the navy department that admiral deney Is tho the supreme authority at manila it if troops marines or sailors aie landed at that place from any neutral men of war nar it will N ill be nath hl ahli s permission it Is not questioned n d hero here that a nallon na alon may properly seek such permission when it la ts deemed e essential s to protect its citizens its co consulate n and its interest but it is 13 usual in ili such cases for the neutral command er to seek the permission ot of the invest ing admiral it 11 is possible to 0 o prefer the request no such stich landing by any possibility could be properly construed in the ot a right to remain in p 0 ot of any territory in the abill philippines paines and our government does not f for or a in moment contemplate ehlt any of mhd cl european potters would attempt to set up any such claim claim which would be resisted to the full fill extent of 0 our military and naval |