The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20
ATTACK ON \ STE + J! :, r J,
Won 6veIow Defended German Minister
l 10 This Q ountry-D relbund. He
SAYS, viii Re Renewed for Pur-
pose Of reserytng Peace.
~, Associated Press. J

opinion at f1rSC Qeman0eu ACt!oH, o1loe
Gernany's honor seemed engaged. but az
tor action had been taken. apparently
with SUCCESS. his opinion changed and
doubts arose as 70 whether Il was .neces .
sary tor Germany to risk so much.
Chancellor Won Buelow said: '''rhe Vene-
zuelan matter was from the very begin
Ming neither party question OF terri
torial acquisition nor OF glory for US.
but OF settlement through extraordi-
nary means OF business which had been
ccmplica ted Z BY the debtors untrust-
worthiness, whereby, OF course, tho main
tcnance OF our honor played q part. We
were able to establish claim only through
common ACTION with England and Italy,
1t was n OF merely q question OF arranging
the matter In hand. but OF giving q warn
ing which would servo for the future
The mere money standpoint must not
.controli In such cases. We dare not sub
nit to breaches Of the law. Otherwise
we would not need ships or cannons.
The Venezuela case q was exceptional.
We shall not always dispose OF such mat
tiers through force. but our action will
depend Upon special circumstances.
Proof that force was necessary here
il seen from the fact that the English
government also resorted to forcible
measures, whereas It Ia well known
principle OF England's commercial poll
Icy that everybody investing private cap.
ital broad does so upon his own risk
We found ourselves in the dilemma, but
nobody can reproach us with acting
without sobrlety and calmnesa. We had
to take care that our relations with other
powers should not be disturbed through
this relatively subordinate matter,
Z NO LACK OF FATTEAIPTs
5s$ There was no lack OF attempts to
create such disturbance. I here refer,
Of course.Sto no government. but to the
press, which attempted to engender Ill
will between the governments at Lon
don, Berlin and Rome, on the one side,
and the United States on the other. The
most ungrounded and silliest rumors
were circulated, as II we designed to
land troops. make conQuests or violate
the integrity of the South American re-
publlcs.. In such lying legends one Amer
lean paper was especially great It In
vented an official OF It's own In the for
Feign Office who informed the paper that
we wanted y to swallow Venezuela first,
then Colombia, and finally Brazil'
This statement Of the Chancellor called
forth loud laughter, He continued; @
csc perftdIous attempts to SOW dis
cord were frustrated through the 10y
atty OF the Cabinets and the confidence
in the honesty Of our policy. These fan
tastlc and malicious stories. to our salts
faction. failed OF their 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 controyersy.''a
5&7 THE DRE1BUND. 81
Tho Chancellor then referred to the
Dreibund s. aging: # 58ss5 s5s8
1T Will be renewed unchanged at the
proper time, which proves It is no accl-
dental or temporary constellation It's
object Is the maintenance OF the status
quo and peace, The Dreibund Is the most
peaceful, the strongest, the most lasting,
and the most elastic alliance. II took care
that the tariff and other political ques-
tons should not be mixed up with the
renewal Of the Dreibund..S &
Professor Hasse, Of I.elpsig University,
Pan German and National Liberal, said;
T am not satisfied with the settlement
of the Venezuela affair. A formal sx-
plation has not occurred. The moral
effect OF our cooperation with other
powers and Inviting the Instrumentation
OF Amer lea will be to Increase Americas
reputation, while ours sinks, II attribute
to American Intervention the hostile at
titude OF the Venezuelans, The behavior
Of our minister, sternberg has been OF
such q character that the United States
should pay his salary. Irefer to his we'll
known Interview. In which he even CEN
sured the late Prince Blsmarck's policy
az being Anticipated. The Interview
shows to a high degree his vanity, and
that the batteries OF President Roosevelt
X ere a strong dose. have no words In
which to characterize his action. He
even ventures to place tho President on
the same pEne with the German EN-
peror. Why. that is an incredible lack
OF national spirit, One can really call
this gentleman Germany's expiatory en-
.yoy to the United states.'
FOOLISH SENTENCES.
Referring to an interview. which the
New York correspondent Of a Berlin
paper had with Minister sternberg,
Herr Oertel. Aggrarlan remarked;
~ never read more foolish sentences,
I do not take 1t Ill OF sternberg that
he assembled the commanding geperals
oil the Seventh Great Power {the German
expression for the press) around him
Hc can learn much from them" 9S
y Chancellor Won Buelow, In the course
OF second speech. repelled Professor
Hasse's assertion that Germany could
have achieved more In Venezuela lie
said: S5
"Professor Hasse Is not satisfied With
material satisfaction. Tie wants q special
act Of explaton, should like to
know what the Professor had IN mind,
Does he want President Castro to send
an expiatory Prince2 I admit 7 got
enough with the Chinese explatogy
Prince
Loud laughter followed the chancelor's
lost remark. iall e
Continuing, the Chancellor rejected
lord Rosabery's statement In the British
House Of Lords that Germany got twelve,
fold more from Venezuela than Ingland
got, saying that the ADVANTAGES were
pretty equally distributed 9 J. 3 =
3''ProressoT Hasse and III Herr. oerte1
2m1ade Sharp attacks on our representa,,S
tive at Washington had alreaa ay.S Saa Isar
man Gazette that Baron Won st 6
Used the Language attributed to him. 1, 81, 81
marck's policy was antlqu nor that