The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20
Territorial Acquisition Was Not Con-
templated at Any Time, Accord
ing to the Chancellor.
SILLY RUMoRs CIRCULATED
GIN SUCH LYING LEGENDS ONE
AMERICAN PAPER WAS GREAT
For 1t Invented an OmciaI and Inter-
viewed Him, Won Buelow Said
Won Sternberg Attacked.

day, during the discussion Of the Foreign
Office section of the budget, Baron Won
Hertling, Center party, referred 10 the
Venezuelan affair. He said public opinion
at first demanded action. since Germany's
honor seemed engaged, but after action had
been taken. apparently with success, public
opinion changed, and doubts arose to
whether it was necessary for Germany to
risk so much.
Chancellor Won Buelow replied, saying:
''The Venezuelan matter was. from the
very first. neither a question of territorial
acquisition nor of glory for us, but of a
settlement through extraordinary means of
business which had been complicated by
the debtors untrustworthiness, whereby.
of course, the maintenance of our honor
played a part. We were able to establish
our claim only through common action
with England and Italy. II was not mere
ly a question of arranging the matter in
hand, but Of giving a warning which would
serve for the future. The mere money
standpoint must not control in such cases.
We dare not submit to this breach Of the
law-otherwise we would not need ships or
cannons. The Venezuelan case was excep-
tional. We shall not always dispose Of
such matters through force, but our action
will depend upon special circumstances.
Proof that force was necessary here is seen
from the fact that the English govern
ment also resorted to forcible measures.
whereas it is a well-known principle Of
England's commercial policy that every
body investing private capital abroad does
so upon his risk.
MANY SILLY RUMORS.
1--WE found ourselves in a dilemma, but
nobody can reproach us with acting with
out sobriety and calmness. We had to take
care that our relations with other powers
should not be disturbed through this rel
atively subordinate matter. There was no
lack of attempts to create such a disturb
ance. I here refer, of course. to no gov
eminent, but the press. which attempted
to engender Ill will between the govern
ments at London. Berlin and Rome on one
side and the United States on the other.
The most ungrounded and silliest rumors
were circulated, as IL We designed to land
troops, make conquests, or violate the In
tegrity of the South Am lean republics.
In such lying legends one American paper
ciai of its own in the Foreign Office. who
informed the paper that We wanted to
swallow Venezuela first. then Colombia.
and finally Brazil"
This statement of the chancellor called
forth loud laughter. He continued: These
perfidious attempts TIC sow discord were
frustrated through the loyalty of the Cab
inets and the confidence in the honesty Of
our policy These fantastic and malicious
stories, to our satisfaction, failed OF the
intended effect. Our relations with England
and the United States remained intact and
our demands against Venezuela are to be
regarded as accepted, according to the
protocol settling the controversy"
Won Buelow then summarized the terms
had already paid the first installment of
the German indemnity. and said: THE
claims of the second class have not yet
zuelan government is ready to cooperate
in joint commission at Caracas In inves-
tigating and fixing the amounts of these
be settled. The cost of the blockade can
not be stated, but 1t will be small We
have decided not to make demand that
costs of the blockade. owing to the rather
hopeless financial condition of that coun-
try We attained what we wanted and
what. under the circumstances, was at
tainable. The action against Venezuela
was inaugurated without a fanfare of trum-
pets with all necessary vigor and was car
ried to the end without weakness and within
expedient bounds"
THE DREIBUND.
The chancellor then turned to the Drei-
changed at the proper time, which proves
it is not an accidental or temporary con-
stellation It's object is the maintenance
of the status quo and peace. The Dreibund
is the most peaceful, the strongest and the
most lasting and the most elastic alliance
1 took care that the tariff and other po-
litical questions should not be mixed up
with the renewal of the Dreibund. Refer
ence has been made here to my remark that
the Dreibund is no longer absolutely neces-
sary to us. Even the German papers,
which should have known better, draw
false conclusions from those words. With
that utterance / did not damage the pros
poets of the renewal of the Dreibund or
render 1t difficult, but. on the contrary, /
facilitated it, even substantially against
elements that wanted to prevent its re-
newal / only meant that Germany did
not need an alliance more than any other
power. The foreign press last year repeat
its significance. That is an innocent pleas
ure which we must leave to those who
were disappointed at its renewal. They
were weeping tanners whose hides fresh
ct has carried off. The Dreibund will have
the same weight in the scales of politics as
formerly"
The chancellor then touched on the Mace
DOMAIN question: Germany he said. lad
heres to the fundamental principle not 10
pursue an active policy in the Balkans and
agrees with every measure leading to an
out shaking Turkeys territorial integrity.
Russia's and Austria's proposals met these
requirements skillfully. We shall never re-
fuse our cooperation where a question of
the maintenance of peace is involved
Prof Hasse, of Leipsic University, Ma
tional Liberal, said: II am not satisfied
with this settlement of the Venezuelan af-
fair A formal expiation has not occurred.
The moral effect of our cooperation with
other powers and inviting the intermedia ton
of America will be to increase America s
reputation, while ours sinks. 1 attribute to
American Intervention the hostile attitude
of the Venezuelans The behavior of our
minister-Sternberg-h been of such a
character that the United States should
pay his salary. / refer to his well-known
interview in which he even censured the
late Prince Bismarck's policy as being an
tiquated. The interviews 10 high degree
of President Roosevelt were a strong dose
I have no words In which TO characterize
his action. He even ventures to place
the President on the same plane with the
German Emperor. Why, that is an in
credible lack of national spirit. One can
really call this gentleman Germany's ex-
piatory envoy TO the United States
Referring TO an interview which the New
York correspondent of a Berlin paper had
marked: 81 never read more foolish SEN
fences do not take Ill OF Sternberg that
he assembled the commanding generals OF
the seventh great power (the German ex-
preston for the press) around him. He can
learn much from Them.
NO MORE EXPIATORY PRINCES.
Chancellor Won Buelow. in the course OF
a second speech. repealed Professor Hasse's