The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-01-13
MENACED SECRETLY.
GERMANY SAID TO BE ANGRY OVER
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

What a High German Official Is Reported
to Have said-Colony In South Alnerica
Planned Revolt Planned Against Ar
gentina-Then the Kaiser VIII 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 in the company Of
a high German official, who is.an init
mate friend of the kaiser's, and this
friend sf the kaiser's is reported as say
ing some things of more than passing
interest.
''You Americans are a 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 a foolish international prop
osition as your aecursed verfuehtiger
(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. I'VE are going to have the
finest colony in South America, :" he
said. lit is in Argentina. We have
been making our preparations there fer
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
pnpatriotic 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 intimate
friend of the kaisers. is a rising of this
colony in revolt against Argentine, and
the United States is to be asked, "What
are you going to do about it," To con
tinue the story in the words of the en-
peror's friend: ''We will not make our
play until we have made every prepara-
tion thoroughly, and you may be sure
we will be prepared to meet your ridic-
,ulous Monroe doctrine and any strength
it may bring forth We have measured
your possible strength well. We have
no Canada to be fearful OF. We have
nothing you can attack near at home.
There, with your wonderful resources,
we admit that you are almost inyulner-
able, but if we should, with or without
the consent Of its people, conclude to
seize the Argentine Republic, what
would you do about it? You would
either have to fight US there or at home.
We certainly would not come to you to
settle a quarrel with which you,. we
contend, have nothing at all to 1o. Are
you or will you ever be prepared to car
ry war into faraway eneny's coun-
typ"
Commenting on this, the diplomat
gives it as his opinion that sooner or
later the United States and Germany
will come into collision over the Monroe
doctrine in South America. 1t is GER
tainly strange coincidence that last
summer in London a prominent English
man who is known to be in touch with
Lord Salisbury asked this question Of
the writer:
''What-will you Americans do when
the Germal colonists i'll Brazil make an
,efflrG, under the protection of the kaiser,
80 to 'set up a little Germany in South
America? VIII you claim that the Mon
roe doctrine forbids Germany acquiring
territory by the natural means of colo
nization, revolt appeal to the fatherland
and independence under a Berlin pro
tectorate? If you do, you will find that
you have lots Of trouble Oh your hands. "
Walter Wellman in Chicago Times
Herald.
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