Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-18
GERMAN BLUSTER
A Commercial War Against the
United States Predicted
BY Werner Won Siemens, the
Noted Electrician.

Thinks Europe Can Get Along WithOut
American Grain-The Faith erland Pro.
poses to Hold Worlds Fair of Its Own
in 1896, and May Not Participate in
Our Columbian Exposition.
BERLIN, June 1S--With reference to
the proposed German worlds fair, to be-
held i'll 1896, your correspondent asked
the views of Mr.. Werner Won Siemeus,
the great electrician, who is leading
member of the fair committee. Mr..
Won Sielnens eaid that the year 1896 had
been fixed for tine exhibition 80 as not to
interfere with the Chicago exhibition.
While it was yet too early to say any
thing positive, Mr.. Won Siemens thought
that the German government would sus-
tain the movement and that the exhibi-
ton would take place at the time men
toned.
"We will have no humbug no Eiffel
Tower or similar attraction" said the
Pavy councillor" but we will make a
solid showing of what we can do in the
way of manufacturing. 1t will be a
business affair throughout. We may
meet with opposition on the part OF
France, but, aside from her, we shall be
sustained by all Europe. The European
nations are becoming aware that they
must consolidate commercially us against
American aggression. America Is not
only shutting out many of our products
by prohibitive tariffs, but she also threat
ems our trade with the South American
republics, and even with Africa and Asia.
Your country is young, full of natural
resources, and by your enterprise, no less
than by your present policy, you threat
en- to deprive us of our foreign trade.
Power naturally makes you aggressive,
and Europe must take care of her inter
ests or else she will be pushed to the
wall.
"Do you, then, believe that CONNER
cial war will be pronounced between
the old world and new world?" the cor
respondent asked.
YES" said Mr.. Won Siemens, eff you
keep on as You are doing now we shall
have to go to war. We will erect big
fence to keep out your grain, your cot
ton, your meat. We will retaliate.
am naturally free trader, but be-
1ieve i'll meeting protection with protec-
ton
Can Get Along without Our Grain.
"Can Europe exist without American
grain?"
"Of course she can. We can supply
all our wants from Russia or India"
''Do you think that Europe, and Ger
many especially, will be the gamer by
such a policy? Do you know that mill
ions of dollars worth of your manufac-
lures are exported to America every
year? That we could strike serious
blow by simply prohibiting your
sugar?"
Eyes; but we shall find other channels
of trade. Besides, as America advances
in manufacturing she will need less and
less of our goods. The day will come.
and come soon, when we shall have to
fight against your aggressions."
Germany and the Chicago Fair.
"Will you exhibit at the Chicago
fair?'
81 do not know as yet. At present it
seems to me folly to exhibit in coun-
try where people will not buy from u.s."
This conversation is significant of the
feeling of fear with which American
enterprise and the present American
policy are regarded in Germany. With
her commerce threatened in Central and
South America, it is only natural that
Germany should show some bitterness
of feeling. But on sober reflection
German merchants and manufacturers
will hardly fail to realize that the best
policy is to keep on friendly terms with
America, rather than to provoke even
more severe restrictive measures.