The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-27
EYES OVER THE SEA
GERMAN PRESS Is WATCHING THE
PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS
IN MEXICO
REGARDED OF NO MOMENT
German Colonies Not the Success the
Kaiser Would Like to See
Them-Tarif Tough
Problem.

BERLIN, oct. 26.-The Pan-American
congress at the City of Mexico has
caused much press discussion here, the
general tone of which is belittling and
Skeptical of it's success. 1t is interpreted
as being scheme of the United States
to Increase its influence over Latin
America. An alliance between the United
States and the latter is regarded as
chimerical, owing to the racial differ
erces. the only connection between Haem
Bta ug pronounced as merely geo.
c-3 m cal. Therefore,, says the Ber
liner Ne este Nachrichten, -ran-Amer-
icanism is ~ ore lacking in practical bass
than Pan-Slavia,n
The paper contint es;
THE Pan-Americaif idea is solely cap
able of development up1.H the OASIS Oh
the subsection of all Am6e-cd 10 the
hemeogeny of the United States, Inc re-
publics of Anglo-SaNon and Latin "A mer-
lea differ so greatly respecting terrt0r. al
conditions and the composition of the
populations that a closer union is only
conceivable upon the presupposition of
decisive predominance of the United
States"
DIT Hans Wagner discusses the subjects
al length in Der Tag. He says the Mon
roe doctrine no longer means America
Tor Americans, but North America. Dr.
Wagner hopes for an international COM
mission which will prepare well merit
ed grave for the beautiful Monroe
phrase"
The Cologne Volkszetung calls this
utOpian and also regards DR. Wagner as
being wrong in thinking President Roose-
Welt intends to adopt a harsher policy
towards Great Britain. since the latter
has already conceded all that the United
States wants.
The Cologne Volkszeitung refers to al
legged attempts in American newspapers
to create an anti-German sentiment by
the assertion that Germany wants to Cs
tablish colonies in South America. admit
ting that the Pan-German newspapers
have given abundant cause therefor.
The paper Classics the whole idea as
being among the most splendid castles
built in the air. The Cologne VoIks-
Zeitung also says it will bet 100 to l that
suspicious viii be cast upon Germanys
policy because she has decided to estab-
lish an Information bureau in Berlin for
emigrants under the management of an
official who was formerly German con-
sui in South America.
Colonies Not n Success.
Colonial affairs and the establishment
Of the emigration bureau have been
widely discussed during the week. The
object of the bureau is to guide German
emigration into the colonies, but the
press is largely skeptical of its success.
Pref. Hans Meyer who has travelled
in the colonies, recently wrote d series
of articles for the Tagliche Rundschau,
arguing in favor of a radical change in
thessyStem of governing the colonies. He
says the government must abandon the
Capitalization which. at Berlin, holds the
colonies in bonds, claiming it is better to
give them Self-SoVernment and to abolish
ne i 4lnpFi9l
OnieS. except in the case Of providing for
the troops and naval stations for their
protection.
The CoIonial-Zeitung, organ of the
colonial bureau and colonial secretary,
rejects Prof. Meyers plans, which, 1t
says would injure the colonies i'm
mensely.
The Freisinnige Zeitung points to the
fact that self-government is impossible
for German East Africa, since there are
only 2S9 Germans there.
The. Tagliche RUndschau claims that
the present system of government from
Berlin has not satisfied the friends of the
colonies, and that Germans who live in
Africa are affected by the colonial pes
siInism. The paper adds that the present
state of things cannot be improved by
festivities, patriotic speeches and the cir
cul3tion of literature.
The Freisinnge Zeitung indorses the
above remarks, but says the fault is not
with the system of government, but in
the fact that these African colonies, ex-
sept in quite unimportant districts, are
Whoily worthless and cannot be improved
y any sort of a recipe.
The Tariff.
The tariff situation is regarded as being
Entirely obscure. The papers complain
Plat Chancellor Won Buelow does not
show his hand, and that the govern
'n.ents intentions are carefully disguised
Even the North German Gazette's semi
official utterances regarding the denun-
citation of the commercial treaties leaves
the governments intentions as clouded as
before The Agrarian papers make diff
ferent interpretations of the statement Of
the North German Gazette Concerning
the existing commercial treaties and the
proposed tariff, in which the Gazette said
that notice of the formers termination
depends upon the passage of the new
tariff bill, and expressed the belief that
the treaties will not be denounced before
hand).
The Freisinnige Zeitung applies to the
statement Talieyrand's remark that
speech was given to man in order to dis
guise thought, and the Cologne Volks-
Zeitung calls the statement a Delphic
and complains of the uncertain state of
LIZ ~ '''s'iA PNiAAie91, dI d hioIllehl when
nervousness prevails on account Of the
irresolution of the ministry, adding that
the situation is more complicated than
since Dr. Miquel's resignation. The pa
per concludes with saying that the be-
lief is gaining ground that Emperor Will
liam sympathizes with the treat makers.
Tie equipment of the German army
with the new rifle, which was suspended
year ago, will be resumed in Novem-
Der, enough rifles having been manufac-
tured for several army corps
Army officers have recently been writ
ing too freely for the newspapers, the