The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
PLOT TO GRAB SOUTH AMERICA.
WHAT EMORY e. WHITE SEES IN
THE VENEZUELA BUSINESS.


Emory c. White, a cousin Of Gov. Albert
B. White Of West Virginia, and for twent y
years the head Of house which has ex-
tensive interests throughout South America,
has just returned to this city, having been
with his family in different South American
countries steadily for two years.
For many years Mr.. White has been
regarded as an authority on South Ameri-
can affairs. He considers the present
situation in Venezuela as ominous In the
extreme, He declares that Germany's
attitude toward Venezuela is part OF care
fully laid plan to get a foothold some
where in South America. and that there
is to be no turning back until the Monroe
Doctrine has been shattered.
Mr.. White says that in 1895 Germany
had all Of South America carefully mapped,
and that her line of action, in the event Of
hostil ities, has been decided on.
She has placed Venezuela, he says. in a
position where the best settlement she can
make is to give Germany a mortgage on
the country on which she cannot even
pay the interest Between owning the
country by conquest or owning II by an
irremovable motgage, Mr.. White can see
little difference.
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT.
The first thing that Mr. White did on
his return here last week was to write a
letter TO President Roosevelt on the situa-
ton. II follows:
To His Erceiiencv. the President Of the United
States. Theodore Rooscreh:
My DEAR SIR: | hesitate about attempting
to place before you conditions existing in
South America. but feel IL is my duty as an
American citizen TO give you all the light
my twenty years Of experience in travelling
over those countries has given me.
In the first place YOU must know who am.
so you will not place me among the horde OF
Adventures WHO invest foreign countries.
am a cousin oil the Hon. A. b White. Governor
of West virginia. and was reared under the
same roof with him. Some twenty years
ago. after graduating from college. ] estab-
lished my business relations over the South
American countries. During Hsrrison's adj
ministration | was strongly recommended
for Minister to Peru by ex-President Mckinley
and many Congressman from the Middle
West Mr. Mckinley then said of me. in
letter to the Hon. James G Blaine:
MIR White has spent several years in
Spanish America He has given much study
to the commercial relations between those
countries and ours. He Is gentleman OF
high character. education and refinement.
and highly indorse him as the right man to
become Minister to Peru.
However. did not press my claim to be-
come Minister to Peru. because 1t would have
intcrfered at that time very seriously with my
busl css relations
This Is enough TO indicate 10 you that |
know something about the matter Of which
| am going to write.
have just returned from a two years
trip over South America. VISITING my agencies
there. and for the last twenty years at a period
of about five years apart. | have travelled
the entire South American continent
stopped my business this morning. then,
10 write 70 you 80 YOU can better understand
the German situation In South America,
Mostof my agents being Germans, l have
a knowledge OF the German ideas In those
which may be OF interest TO you.
In the first place. Germans settling in South
are there only to make money and
to return to Germany. after having made
their fortune. where they can live at ease for
tho rest of their lives. They never become
citizens of the South American republics. or
II so, II Il xcept ional.
During these Journeys over South America
was simply astonished at the growth OF
German commerce in those countries, Ten
years ago most OF the Chilean trade was In the
hands Of the English. To-day II IL an open
secret with the Enelish that they must re-
treat and leave the lar ger bulk OF the Chilean
trade to Germany. Besides this the Germans
have control. practically. OF the army OF Chile
and to a large extent they control the Chilean
Government.
The affairs in Argentine are nearly the
same and all OF southern Brazil Is practi-
caly German colony II is not great
secret in South America, among Germans.
TO know exactly what the intent Of King
william is.
In the first place all the German popula-
lion Of South America misjudge the United
States. They Judge our republic In the
sa me manner as they judge the South Ameri-
can republic-a country full OF corruption.
and at the bottom having little foundation.
These Germans decry all our manufactures.
and everything that is made in America
they class as Yankee humbugs- 1t has
taken weeks for me to prove to leading Ger
mans in South America that there IL any
thing good In the United States and then II
they ackno wledged there was anything good
In the United States. II was because we had
some Of the good German blood in this
There Is an inbred hatred OF everything
American in all Germans living In South
America. They believe, in case OF war aris-
ing between the United States and Germany,
that our German population feel as they
do--that 10. they think our German popula-
ion will remain loyal 10 King william, as
they do not understand how the German
people in this country at once become citizens
and are Interested more here than in Germany
Universally the German people in South
America are shaping King Williams course
They make light OF the Monroe Doctrine
and laugh at IT, They candidly believe
and Il ia no great secret among them--that
King william will crush the Monroe Doctrine.
will blot out the map OF the United States.
II we should attempt to interfere with his
designs: he will continue on as he has COM
menced in Venezuela under the pretext OF
collecting q debt. will hold the country by
il he cannot get territory. and
will so continue throughout the South Ameri-
can countries. until the Monroe Doctrine Is
completely demolished Then he will take
the southern part of Brazil as a German
colony. annex Chile and later Argentina.
IL he so desires This belief Ia so we'll under
stood and talked among all the German
colonies Of South America that they cannot
any other idea.
Now. my dear sir. from my observations
in these countries. l must believe with the
Germans. ! see now that the little aggres-
siveness in Venezuela. under pretext Of
a debt. Is only to test the Monroe
Doctrine. No doubt you feel this az well
as do.
Not only our trade IL being continually
ruItaied by German aRRressiyeneaa hut