The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-31
WAR WITH GERMANY
A Sensational Story Is CabIed from
Washington TO German Paper,
DECLARES 1T MUST COME.
Ambassador White Terms II the Thin.
neSl Kind Of Nonsense.
ROOSEVELT IS TOO FRIENDLY
10 The Fatherland TO Preclpitate Such
Serious Question.
AND NO DANGER is FEARED FROM HIM
In the Meantime Germany Is Making
Preparations to Collect the Debt
from Venezuela.
10 the Fatherlaud 10 Precipitate Such a
Serious Question.
Nd NO DANGER is FEARED FROM HIM
In the Meantime Germany Is Making
Preparations to Collect the Debt
from Venezuela.

Berlin. December S0-The Tagebiatt this
evening prints double loaded cable dis
patch FROM Washington setting forth that
the principal mill airy and naval authori-
lies there consider that war between the
United states and Germany, sooner or
later, is Inevitable
The United States ambassador. Andrew
d. White, Informed the German newspaper
men who called at the embassy today that
the reports Of the possibility Of war be.
tween the United States and Germany,
were the thinnest kind Of sensational non
sonse." Not one OF the authorities referred
to In the Tngehntts dispatch. he added,
would under any circumstances disclose
any such an opinion. least OF all when
the relations between the two countries
are so good as at present. Moreover
said Mr. White, president Roosevelt. tho
commander In chief OF both the army and
navy, 1t Is well known entertains not only
Official but personal predictions for Ger
many, which have been known not only
officially 10 the German government but
which have been known among his friends.
He studied in Germany. reads aud loves
German literature and has a most sincere
personal respect for the German emperor.
ANY utterancs OF the kind alleged by an
officer OF either service, would be sternly
rebuked by President Roosevelt"
Berlin. December So.--The German for.
eigu office authorizes the Associated Press
10 announce there IS no truth whatever
In the dispatch from Caracas saying that
the German minister has left the vene-
zuelan capital after heated exchange
Of words with President Castro. The
German charge d'nffaires, Herr Won PHI
grim Baltazzi, Is stiI at his post and Ia
continuing negotiations with President Cas-. Z
tro. There has not been any question OF
bleRtirg of diplomatic relations with vens.
suela.
The German minister to ysnszusia. Or.
%. Schmdt-Ieda, who has been on a vaca-
ton here is now on his way TO Caracas.
The foreign office again solemuly reiterates
the statement that It does not contemplate
any territorial acquisitions In Venezuela.
Replying to Germany's assurances to tho
United states regarding no formers plans
In connection with Venezuela the foreign
Office here has received an answer from
Secretary Hay expressing fun satisfaction
with Germany's position. Germany sim
hopes to collect her claims peaceahly.
Berlin, December 80--Today the small
German cruiser Gazee was ordered to sail
Immediately from klei to Venezuela waters.
The government intends to send one or two
other small warahips to relnforoa the pres
ent German squadron in the Caribbean sea.
The GarmHn government desires beyond
anything else in this matter to avoid dis
turbing the government or the people OF tina
United States. German newspapers pub
lshed today are full OF expressions of this
kind and many of these expressions are SO
much alike that II " easy 10 infer their
ltterance was suggested by the government,
remarkable thing Is the fact that there
8 not a single unkind expression towards
The United States In any of this newspaper
Comment. Even the dispatch from wash
ngton to a New York newspaper printed
to the effect that persons OF Inn
jortance In the war and navy departments
consider war between Germany and the
Inited States TO be Inevitable and which
las been reproduced everywhere through
ut Germany, is discussed coolly and for
he most part treated with increduity,
I'VE hope that this opinion" says the
Jerllner Neueste Naehrlchten, which grew
,ut oil the spanish war and which we con-
luer 10 De Wholly erroneous VIII soon give
lace 10 a more correct conception OF Ger
lany's aims Ii Is quite unreasonable that
lac people ~ tie United States hoiding such
pinlOns shOdld connect this opinion with
BE Venezuelan AFFAIR insonuch as Wash
ngton has been fully Informed OF Ger
nGnys Intentions
The Lokal Anzeiger says THE task for
nr diplomacy is 10 make German Interests
revall agaiI st Venezuela without at the
anne time losing touch with the American
oyernment The authorities at Washing
on have up to the present Time shown such
Intelligent conception OF the situation and
riendly disposition towards Gerlnanys
iishes that no grounds for apprehension ex-
Il M This DOint'