Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
S1ERNB[RG C[NSURED
Lengthy Discussion of Settle
ment of Venezuelan Matter
In the Reichstag
GREAT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Prof. Hasse, a National Liberal, Not
Satisfied With Moral Effect of Ger
Many's course-America's Reputa.
ton lncreased-von BueIow Makes
DeniaIs-sternbers Will Not Reply.

Berlin, March 20.-In discussing the
settlement of the Venezuelan matter in
the reichstag Professor Hasse OF Leip-
sig university and a national liberal
said: Il am not satisfied with this set
NAL expiration has not occurred. The
moral effect of our cooperation with
other powers and inviting the inter-
mediation OF America will be to i'm
crease Americas reputation, while ours
sinks. l attribute to American inter
%ve1tion the hostile attitude of the Ven
ezuelans. The behavior of our min
lister. ~Sternberg. has beer of such a
character that the United States should
pay his salary. I refer to his we'll
known interview in which he censured
the late Prince Bismarck's policy as
being ~antiquated. The interview shows
to a high degree his vanity and that
the batteries Of President Roosevelt
We're a strong dose. l have not words
in which to characterize his action. He
even ventures to place the president on
the same footing with the German en-
peror. Why, that is an incredible lack
of national spirit. One can really call
this gentleman Germany's eNpiatory
envoy to the United States"
Herr, Oertel, an agrarian, thought
Germany came out of the Venezuelan
affair fairly we'll. He rejoiced Owe the
cooperation with England, for the lat
ter showed an activity from which u
statesmen could learn a lesson"
referring to an interview which the
New York correspondent of a Berlin
paper had with Minister Sternberg,
Herr Oertel remarked:
II never read more foolish sentences.
I do not take it i'll of Sternberg that
ne assembled the commanding gener-
ais Of the seventh great power (the
German expression for the press)
around him. He can learn much from
them"
Chancellor Won Buelow in the curse
of Il second speech repealed Professor
Hasse's assertion that Germany could
hav.. achieved more in Venezuela. He
said:
Professor Hasse is not satisfied with
IIld ltsII SdliS1dCliOu. Ile wants d SPG-
cial act of expiration. l should like to
know what the professor had in mind.
Does he wish President Castro to send
an %expiatory prince? l admit l got
enough with the Chinese eNpiatory
prince
Loud laughter followed the chancel-
Tors last remark
Continuing, the chancellor rejected
T o~1 D~.o1apsr t,tar,,Dt IL, tho
British house OF lords that Germany
got twelve fold more from Venezuela
than England got.
The chancellor denied Baron Won
Hertiing's assertion that part Of the
Germans in Venezuela complained of
the cold water application which we
made to Venezuela" because the for
eign merchants there got the advantage
of Ciermany's course.
He added: Professor Hasse and
Herr Oertel made sharp attacks or our
representative at Washington. l had
already caused a denial to be printed in
the North German Gazette hat Baron
O S~ternberg used the language at
tributed to him, especially that he did
not say Prince Bismarck's policy was
a%Itiquated, nor that a minister should
represent the interests of the country
to which he is accredited as we'll as the
interests of his own country. The jour
nal misunderstood Baron Won Stern
berg, as he explained in his reports to
the foreign office. l must beg the mem-
berS not TO attack the German repre-
sentative at so important a point as
Washington for matters which later
proved untrue.
Professor Hasse also mentioned that
Baron Won S~ternberg married an Amer
lean lady. Petitions of Our ministers
to marry foreigners have been treated
differently at different times, which is
only natural. Such cases can not all be
decided by the same formula. The
principle has been held especially under
Count Won Caprivi, that 4 German Dip
must marry only a German
woman. Prince Bismarck emphasized
the same principle, but he permitted
exceptions"
The chancellor referred to the Ease of
General Won Schweinitz, and quoted
Prince Bismarck's letter giving him
to marry .,n American as
follows:
Refusal to grant permission to
SOuIl Won SCuWelIlltZ 10 IldTTy an
American would exercise an extremely
influence upon our rela-
with the United States, which
have been SO carefully promoted. There
enough tendencies at work against
us in America, and our refusal would
utilized in a hostile sense"
Il believe. therefosa," Won Buelow
continued. that we can apply the same
principle to our presen. representative
at Washington. Prince Bismarck took
greatest care to fosier good rela-
with America, and our over sea
are today much more weighty
than in the '70's or SOS, and nobody can
that our relations with Amer
ica are just as important now"
Sternberg Will Not Reply.
Washington, March 2e.-Baron Won
the German Minister, has
not to reply or in any
way on the attack made on him in the
'eichstag. To a representative of the
Associated Press the minister said:
obviously it would pe improper for
for a diplomat to lment upon the
L~tterances or actions of an official of
any branch of his government"
In diplomatic circles here it is the
expectation, based or European adj
vtcaC that tLa (yac,,ao 1o;r;stac Deuel.