The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
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knows that the business men appro owe OF
his actions. ;;tt2.aSs 4 5a. Y ..$tsa
Indeed. he is doing much for I'll the
United States At the time Of the war
with Spain the sympathy Of the Germans
was with the spaniards and many Of the
military officers here thought they would
be victorious. They. had looked upon us
as tradesmen and dollar-chasers. and had
no idea we could fight. One OF the adj
miras, speaking to IAN American In Ber-
lin at that time. asserted that while the
Americans might have a few good officers
in their navy, It was known that the
rank and file was composed of the Off
scourings OF foreign ships, and there was
little doubt that such a force would BIO
wiped out by a trained navy like tina Of
Spain 81 S
ES"If 1t Is not, he concluded, the war
will continue until the resources Of both
nations are exhausted.
And what will happen then, pray ~
asked tho American.
E"Oh!' was the reply, Germany will
then have Its innings. It Will come IN
and be tho arbitrator and settle all mat
tiers between the two nations.
Such opinions of the Americans changed
rapidly as the American war went on.
The emperor forcsaW the result at the
start. and he gave his officials the cue.
He changed public opinion so that to-
day tho best OF the Germans are anxious
to be associated with us ana some Of
their ablest thinkers believe that this Is
their only chance for permanently sue
cessful foreign trade, s3, ti
A German View Of Americas Future.
Indeed the Germans are more astound-
cd ut Amerlca's growth than any other
nation Of Europe. They measure their
WIN
a German needs to be only one-fourth as
rich as an American to be q millionaire,
The real mlllionaires are very few. and
there arc no enormous fortunes like those
ofiour country The people are scared at
cur big trusts, The iron men do not see
how they con compete with the United
States Steel Company, and the export
5ers are heightened by tho steamship
merger. In the reichstag our balance Of
trade Is steadily brought to the front. It
4 Is shown that for ten years we have had
q bigger trade balance IN our favor than
double the war Indemnity paid by France
10 Germany, and the question Is asked
how soon Europe will be drained Of Its
gold II slbO.OOO,0o0 is to annually roll
across the Atlantic, &
What one German Thinks,
doubt whether the kaiser is ms alarm-
ed over the American peril as some Of
his high officials. TIe certainly will not
fipdorse the prophecies OF Baron Won Wall
terhausen, the famous professor Of poll
tlcal economy in the University Of stras-
burg, This man has written q book on
our trade supremacy and how the Ger
prophecies that American capital will
eventually absorb the European state,
municipal and Industrial securities He
shows that we will buy all the good
stocks and become Europes great cred
dior, Then the best Of the European
manufacturers and the most skilled Of
their workmen will emigrate to America;
there Will be less and less employment
for labor, and the financial and military
strength Of the European nations VIII
finally weaken l Il B
t''!At the same time'' the learned baron
will gain 9 political might, They VII!
enlarge their array and navy, They Will
acquire colonles.I They, Will call the Par