The Washington times., 1901-10-01
The President and Germany.

In a recent letter TO Prof. Hugo
Muensterberg, Professor of Expert
mental Psychology at Harvard Uni
versity, President Roosevelt is reported
to have written that he had at heart
the warmest relations between Ger
many and the United States. The Ger
man newspapers generally have taken
this declaration as a favorable omen,
and comment upon it with much appar-
ent satisfaction. The Berlin Tageblatt''
says: we hope that this is President
Roosevelts conviction, and no conven-
tiOnaI phrase. a sensible American
policy has no reason to antagonize Ger
many" The National Zeitung" says
that President Roosevelt knows Ger
many and has learned to esteem it by
personal studies" and that his en-
dorsement of the reciprocity treaties
viii bring both countries nearer to
each other economically, and increase
their common interests
It is worth the attention of tariff ex-
tremists that there has been a decided
abatement OF European distrust of
the American foreign policy since
President Roosevelt declared his pur-
pose to stand by his predecessors S
policy of reciprocity. What that means
in his case is easily interpreted b. his
address at Minneapolis on September 2,
when he did not dream that a great
national disaster was impending
which in two weeks would call him to
the chair of state. He has sufficiently
shown that he is not in sympathy with
the selfish purposes of American mo-
nopolists, which would throw the Uni
ted States into a condition of bitter
commercial antagonism to the whole Of
Europe, and result in a general eco
nomic war against this country. the re-
suit of which would be to bar our man
ufactured if not other Of our products
from European markets.
Mr.. Roosevelt is too thorough a stu
dent of world affairs not to realize that
we must give and take with our neigh
bors if we would live at peace with
them. and a liberal and at the same
time a scientific policy of reciprocity
win mean peace and good relations. 1t
is noticeable that the leading press of
Europe Goes not find fault with the
new Presidents very plain and unmis-
taxable position with regard To the
Monroe Doctrine. and the reason is not
hard to find. Exchanges Of commodi-
ties under a reasonable reciprocity ar
rangement would obviate the necessity
for the Continental Powers to secure
exclusive markets for their productions
,h-a,ub tho aSta hlicb brnapf Of c,lori.s
of their own people in the Western
Hemisphere. or through other means
which might involve the position of
the United States in relation TO Ameri-
can international politics. AS long as
this Government shows disposition
to retire from its old dog-in-the- man
ger fiscal policy, its determination TO
stand by the Monroe Doctrine will be
a matter of indifference TO Europe, and
viii become more so If President Roose-
velts aim to give his country a navy
as powerful as that of any one other
maritime power shall be supported and
promoted BY Congress.
He has a serious task before him At
the next session he viii be confronted
by combination of mono rolies, all
and singular determined 70 prevent
the smallest reduction in any of the
Dingiey tariff schedules. He will be
met by interests pig-headed enough not
to understand that the perpetuation of
their particular privileges at the ex-
pense OF the consumer cannot be al
lowed without a general disaster to
American production. But President
Roosevelt knows that a great majority
of the people viii be behind him In fore