The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
MENACED SECRETLY.
GERMANY SAID TO BE ANGRY OVER
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

"hnt - hikh oefmhn Omciai - hepofteu
to Have said-Colony In south America
Planned-Revolt Planned Against Ar
gentina-Then the Kaiser WIN Defy Us.
A writer in Washington paper. who
says he is in the diplomatic service.
reveals what he calls "a startling pro-
gramme." While at Berlin not long ago
he was often thrown III the company Of
a high German official, who is an init
mate friend of the kaiser's. and this
friend of the kaisers is reported us say
ing some things of more than passing
interest.
"You Americans are wonderful peo-
pie, he said. "You have had won
derful success-too wonderful. The day
will come when you will have your re-
verses. You have grown strong too
| quickly. You are too confident. No one
but an over confident nation would put
forth such foolish international prop
osition as your accused verfiuchtiger
Monroe doctrine).
| "You have frightened the English
with it, but that was because England
is SO friendless and helpless. You will
not find us SO easy to back down.
The kaiser's intimate friend then
proceeded to warn the diplomat as to
what Germany was going to do in the
way of making mincemeat of the Mon
roe doctrine. 1--WE are going to have the
finest colony in South America, he
said. 1T is in Argentina. We have
been making our preparations there for
years. You have no idea how many good
German emigrants we have sent there,
more than 100, 900 in the last few years,
and they are still going. What is more,
they are not giving up their citizenship,
as they do when they go to you, those
unpatriotic ones. These all know why
they are going and what they are ex
pected to do. Many are in the employ
of the government, on secret allowances
and they are looking after the growth
of German sentiment
OF course the next thing in the pro
gramme, according to this intimat
friend of the kaiser's, is rising OF thi
colony in revolt against Argentine, AM
the United States is to be asked, "Wha
are you going to do about itS' To con
= tinue the story in the words of the EN-
8 peror's friend: 1--WE will not make on
l. play until we have made every prepare
J. ton thoroughly, and you may be sur
q we will be prepared to meet your ride
: ulous Monroe doctrine and any strengt
: it may bring forth. We have measure
l. your possible strength we'll. We haN
g no Canada TO he fearful of. We hay
SC nothing you can attack near at hom
81 There, with your wonderful resource
L. we admit that you are almost lnvulne
Is able, but if we should, with or witho'
Oh the consent of its people, conclude
Il seize the Argentine Republic, WI
would you do about it! You won
~ either have to fight us there or at HON
K We certainly would not come to you
ne settle quarrel with which you,
H. contend, have nothing at all to do. A
III you or will you ever be prepared to Gu
IT. nv war into faraway enemy's cou
ry!"
ma Commenting on this, the diplon
IL gives it as his opinion that sooner
ON later the United States aud Germa
ro will come into collision over the Moni
De- doctrine in South America 1t is c.
zee tainly a strange coincidence that II
III summer in London prominent Engii'
man who is known to be in touch WI
Tor Lord Salisbury asked this question
VI the writer
"What will you Americans do WI
the German colonists in Brazil make
effort, under the protection OF the kais
to set up a little Germany in Sol
Is American Will you claim that the M
roe doctrine forbids Germany acquir
Pos territory by the natural means OF &C
TOD nization, revolt, appeal to the fatherli
pal and independence under Berlin
Ike tectorate? If you do, you will find
zh. you have lots of trouble on your hand
h" Walter Wellman in Chicago Tin
oil Herald.