The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-11

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lIl"I.I-.uI European writer. r .n.
English. French Austrian italian.
Russian. and even fhu German u....-
papers and periodicals Duntnu. D.. d..
clare THAT Boo spite of UrUt.atar.uus 60
lh' contrary Germany has formed fn.
most deliberate and uusnakahI. mf.n-
ton t0 acquire large interests .u -1nrH
America. ID must Doe borne JOB mind
mat the Germans are not only "a nation
OF marvellous enterprise and CONNER
claI talent but that they are -udI0ue
and Well-inf0rmed beyond the usouI.
|oi any other nation Better than any
other foreigners, they know precisely
Whai ls going ON iu the different South
American countries. They have a grear
surplus population. moreover. and they
must continue Co overflow boo the futur.
as lu the past The German people am.
increasing far more rapidly than those
10, any other important European MAJ
Ton, with the possible exception of
Russia. The Russians. however. have
vast contiguous territories tO occupy.
and they have now sepurgl the pro-
ducuNe eNpauses of Manchuria iu addI-
ton To the almost illimitabIo farming
areas OF Siberia. For many Years
German emigration has found its ahiaF
destination in the United States. About
t.0OOOOD people have come from gar-
tEelr descendants, now constitute I'D
very large element of our total UopuIa-
ton. Germany viii soon have 60 600. 900
people at home, and win Doe gaining
population by excess of births over
death at the rate ~ almost j 900 900 ID
year. 1T lis the general European idea
that Germany will. as amatter Of gov
eminent policy. endeavor TO divert the
stream Of emigration from North Ann
erica To certain portions of South Am
erica. and in some quarters ir is
thought that Venezuela and Columbia
with their immense territories. scantv
population, and undeyelOped resources.
would afford Germany a better opDor-
tGnlty than any other part of the world
for colonization with a view to the fu-
ture extension Of the Germany empire.
IL rs pointed out that "a large influx
OF population might in the course "
time gain the balance Of power in these
two republics, exhausted as they are
By internal strife. There is, common
|in Germany, however, "A false inference
from this reasoning II Omits to take
into account the preferences Of the
German colOnists themselves. There Is
not the slightest feeling I'm the United
states Of opposition TO a large move
ment Of desirable European cOIOnists
INTO the South American republics. Ger
mans have excellent political capacity.
even though they are not allowed much
liberty under the system now existing
in the fatherland. They make admir-
able citizens Of the United States. they
form much the largest element in the
SWISS republic, and they would cOntrl-
butte fresh elements Of positive strength
TO any Of the South American repub-
lies. A million Germans in Colombia.
and another million i'm Venezuela
would turn the scale in both Of these
distracted cOmmOnwealths in favor Of
law. order, peace, liberty, education.
Industry honest administration. pub
lie credit and respectable membership
I'm the family Of nations. a million
IgDOd German settlers would ally them
SELVES with the best liberal elements ale
ready existing I'm these republics. and
would prepare the way for an era Of
wonderful South American progress.
But it is wholly fallaciOus to suppose
that these German settlers would have
the disposition, even If they had the
power. to bind and deliver 10 the Ger
man Kaiser either one Of these rapub-
lie as an imperial possession The
course Of history i'm the western hsml-
Sphere is not destined to run that way.
il would be quite as futile for Germany
TO undertake TO annex South American
republics as ii was for the French and
Austrians 10 attempt the subyersigu %
the republic Of Mexico. German set
tiers in South America will simply heIU
t. make strong and real republics out
.Or weak and nominal Ones.-Reyiew 0f
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