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Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1924, Page 1

The German Government went >o fains to tell the American Ambassador in Berlin that Berlin desired Samoa

“as compensation for Hawaii” (which the United States was annexing), the Caroline Maud- “a- satisfaction lor the national sensitiveness after the events cf (when she tried to obtain them), and. further, "the ;n-i|iii-i----tion of one or two liases in the I’hillipinc- or Hie Sulii Archipelago" (near the Piiillipines.) The American Ambassador was not very hostile, but it is not surprising to read in a subsequent report that the American Government -bowed a "trn-iy and reserved attitude." .Meantime, at Manila there was M-oubh’ between the Aieeriraii Admiral Dewey and the German Admiral Dieilrichs. Dewey, indeed, told the German Flag-Lieutenant Ilintze: “I shall stop each vos-ol whatever may he her colours.' And it’ she does not stop I shall lire at her. And that means war —do you know, sir* And I tell you. if Germany wants war. all right, we are ready. With the English I have not the slight,.—t difficulty." Dicdrich's difficulties -eem to have been due to the Kaiser's mi-chieviiUs meddlesomeness. ~l which this volume contain.- many samples.