The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
Baron Eckarssstein is the Head
of the Political Parry.
TEST OF MONROE DOCTRINE
The Venezuelan Matter is Watched
Win Interest by the kaiser,s Poo
p!e-8o'd Attemp. to Rescue
Princess Louise.

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ple-Bo'd Attempt to Rescue
Princess Louise.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
Especial Cable Dispatch to The Tlmes
Copyright 1902
BERLIN. Dec. 2o-'.Now for a test al
the Monroe Doctrine
Thus may be expressed the Thought
which has been in all German minds du-
ring the last few days. inspired by ths
unexpected silence of the United States
Government while the German feet il
Sinking Venezuelan war vessels and the
allies are destroying Venezuelan prop
e-ty. There has been distinct revival
OF spirits since my letter of last week
noting the feeling that the Kaiser had
gained no more than temporary support
as result of his visit to England
That feeling was mainly ensenderec by
tho cordial attitude OF France and Eng
land toward each other on the arbitra-.
ton question. Ofticialdom is still uncom-
LlAollAStillsc, Oul Lie press eCnOeS DtDilC
sentiment when it now sees in the friend
~ overtures Of France q disposition to
join all Europe in making use of this op-
portunity to see whether the United
Sta ties viii! stake all in support of her
ccEtention that the Western Continent
is for Western nations only
With characteristic impulstveness many
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rival IN Caribbean waters ..uu..4oIlaf
German and English warships, and
sQuadrons from the French and italian.
and perhaps the Russian, navies. Never
before has the deep hatred OF the Mon
roe Doctrine by the mass OF Germans
Won approx the halseI coiouizallon pol
icy. been so clearly Illustrated Little
else is talked about though. of course, in
d1piomtic cArc.es the AZ do. 4,l.e
Of serene ignorance that anything un-
usual is going on.
Baron Eckardstein. who was until re-
Gently attache to the German Embassy
in London. Is the recognized leader
Of the new political party which is
being organized in Germany to support
the Emperor and the Crown against lne
reactionary platforms OF the Agrarians
on one hand and the Socialists on the
other. The Baron Is the new party's
candidate for election to the Reichstadt
from Hesse, where adherents OF the
scheme are presumed to be strong enough
to guarantee hum seat.
The other principal forces behind the
movement are members of the Court.
Ministers of the Royal Cabinet. large
bankers and industrial representatives
who do not stand sufficiently far from
the Agrarians to bring them among the
Social Democrats.
The time Is believed to be opportune
by such means to rescue the Government
from It's former ridiculous position by
seeking support from the Socialists in or
der to pass necessary legislation. thing
that happened when the Brussels sugar
bill was passed.
Emperor William has lately viewed the
pictures OF Napoleon by Verestci agin,
which have been bought by the Gar
OF Russia to occupy the place Of honor
in the St. Petersburg palace gallery. and
remarked on the cherished traditions
concerning the great warrior which
these paintings would tend to overthrow.
It was the pathetic retreat from Mos
cow. picture OF greatness In despair.
which moved the Kaiser to gaze silently
upon 1t for some minutes and to say. as
he turned away:
''And in spite OF that there viii sill
be men who want to govern the world.
but they will all end like this
To the great painter. Wiliia-' said:
Pictures like these are our best guar
antees against war.
That is what Moltke thought, evil
IDENTIFY when he forbade German officers
to attend Verestchagin's exhibition In
Berlin.
The new Napoleonic pictures show more
than ever that Verestchasin is with his
brush what ToIstoi Is with his pen. In
the interest of truth he has again risk
ed his fame and the safety of his paint
ings If they are ever exhibited in France.
Before setting to work on this series
the artist spent a year In Paris reading
up on Napoleons history. He painted the
first OF the fifteen pictures In France. tn .,
finding that he must have Russian SHOWS
about hi,l, he went home to the great
plains about Moscow, which are to-day
as they We're in 1S12.
Amid all these Russian scenes Of that
disastrous campaign Napoleon is repre-
scented unlike he appears in any other
paintings. Not once does he appear an
Emperor. or In the familiar smart Pc
lisse of silk and fur. with its stylish
openings. Verestchagin knows that thus
he would have been frozen to the lungs.
The fact is that the great sotdier-E;m-
peror wore long. plain pelfsse and a
Samoyede hat. and he did not ride. but
walked with his men. because the army
yrumbled at his carriage.