The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-05
GERMAN COLONIZATION.
Operations Of 4 Syndicate Eek
cites Much Attention.

SA0sAO VI g OyuOlCaCe LIZ
cites Much Attention.
BIOGRAPHIES, SIGNIFICANT WoR]
: Those In Berlin Have Already Begu,
to Print the Words sGerman Col
onies' Across Maps of souther,
!, Bra.il-Favorite German PLAN o
Dividing Brazilian Territory.
t Deep interest is felt at Washington
In the news cabled to the New Yorl
Herald the other day from Rio Janeir,
that German colonization in the south
ern part Of Brazil was to be augmented
BY the operations Of a syndicate JUS
formed, with a capital OF $5.95O.0OO.
The widespread discussion ID thu
United States and Germany as to the
intentions of the latter country In
South America has aroused the atten.
ton of statesmen Of the whole world.
Whether German capital and enter
prise are merely engaged In extending
the German population In Brazil for
the purpose of holding and developing
German trade or whether this move
ment is the forerunner Of an attempt
to acquire territory under the German
flag is the question, for all information
that drifts to Washington from Brazil
points to a steady growth Of German
influence.
1t is mentioned as a significant fact
that German geographers have already
begun to print across their maps Of
southern Brazil the words German
colonies in Brazil" This Of itself
would not be significant were it not
true that throughout the entire republic
of Brazil German merchants, bankers,
travelling statesmen, promoters and land
spectators are continually discussing
b prospect of a large portion of Bra
lillian territory ultimately passing I'M
der the German flag.
This has been openly discussed and
has frequently been alluded to in Ger
man and Brazilian newspapers. In
formation that comes to Washington
is that a favorite German plan Is to di-
vide Brazilian territory into three parts
the northern section to go to the Unit
ed States, the middle eastern section to
Great Britain and the southern states.
where German influence and German
population predominant, to Germany.
Singularly enough, German subjects
and persons of German descent are the
only nes who discuss the dismember-
ment of Brazil.
They are apparently willing that the
United States and Great Britain should
each have a portion of the territory SO
long as Germany in the break up''
should get her much coveted foothold
on the western hemisphere. This Is
the prevalent thought In the German
mind in South America, and. while the
daring project probably has not even
sanction in Germany, the
manner In which 1t is alluded to in Bra
I'll has made a deep impression upon
the minds Of Americans who heard II
recently In Brazil.
There are at present about SOC. 1000
persons classed as Germans In Brazil
At least 100000 Of them are in the
states Of Parana. Santa Catharina and
Rio Grande do Sui. A large portion Of
remainder are In the. states Of Sac
Paulo and Minas Geraes. In all these
German colonization schemes or
projects are in operation.
Very large sums of money have been
expended by German capitalists with a
view to diverting immigration from the
United States to Brazil. but the results
have o been very encouraging con-
the expense. German statis-
report only $1,000 emigrants to
Brazil from 1871 to 1890. This was due
o the fact that the imperial govern
nent has sought to restrain rather than
encourage emigration.
To Offset this proposals were fmme-
invited for 10000 Immigrants.
and the same year the state Of Sac
Paulo expended more than 100000 in
IN endeayor to get 10000 immigrants
70 settle there. The principal attempt
1t German colonization was originally
made by the Colonization society of
l849, with headquarters in Hamburg.
This was not a state project and was
organized in 1897 as the Hanseatic Col
.onization society. 1t was backed by /,
he Hamburg South American Steam
ship company and the North German
Lloyd and acquired 100000 acres of
and in the state of Minas Geraes.
This society. in connection with the
lew German syndicate just formed,
las been engaged for some time in
overcoming the governmental prejudice
n Germany against emigration. Sew
.ral months ago a meeting of various
societies was held in Hanover.
nd a community of interests was es-
ablished. The aim of these societies
8 not only TO encourage emigration for
he purpose of extending German trade.
tut also to keep alive love of the fa-
In the breasts of emigrants