The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-20
Won BUEL0W IN
The REICHSTAG
Defense fths German Policy in
Venezuela.
COST NOT YET ESTIMATED
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ROUND
LY DENOUNCED.

Berlin March 19.-In the reichsiag
today during the discussion OF The for
eisn office section of the budget Baron
Won Heruing of the center party Zee
ferred 20 the Venezuelan affair He
said public opinion as first demand
ed action since Germany's honor
seemed engaged but after action bad
been taken. apparently with success.
public opinion changed and doubts
arose as 90 whether II was necessary Ior
Germany TO risk so much. Chancellor
Won BueIoW replied.
The Venezuelan matter was from the
very first neither a question 0f ieEri-
. toilal acquisition nor glory for u.s. bu-
OF settlement through cxtraordinary
means of business which had been
complicated by the debtors untrust-
NoI lhmess, whereby, of course the
maintenance OF our honor played "a
part We were able 10 establish our
claim only through common action wIth
England and Italy. TO was not merely
q question of arranging matters in hand.
Dut of giving "a warning which would
serve for the future. The mere money
standpoint must noe control u such
cases. We dare not submit 90 breaches
of the law. Otherwise we would noe
need ships or cannon. The Fenezuelal
case was exceptional We shall not ale
ways dispose of such matters through
force. but our action win depend on
circumstance.
Force Necessary.
Proof that force was necessary here
is seen from the fact that the English
government also resorted to f0rcIbIe
measures. whereas IL Is well known
principle of Engiands commercial D0I-
Icy that everybody investing private
capital abroad does So upon his risk
We found ourselves iu a dilemma, blt
nobody can repr0ach us with acting
without soDriety and calmness We had
90 take care that our relations with
other powers should not De- disturbed
through this relatively subordinate
matter. There was no lack 5f attempts
lo create such disturbance. / here
REFER of course. To no government. but
90 the press, which Cndeav0red 90 enc
gender I'D win between the governs
ments at London. al Rome and at Ber-
lin on one hand, and the government at
Washington on the other The most
ungrounded and silliest rum0rs were
circulated as if we designed 90 land
troops. make conquests or violate the
integrity Ot the South American re-
publics
Pure Inventions.
I'm such lying legends one American
paper WAS especially great It invented
am oticAl of its own IN the foreign off
nee. NhoNIlo tmru tae-- s-.la-
wanted 10 ATauoa Venezuela FIRST. then
Colombia - q mally Brazil"
This statement of the chancellor
called forth loud laughter He cone
tined.
These perhdious attempts 90 SOW dis
cord were frustrated through the IoyaI-
ly of the cabinets and the confidence
ln the honesty of our policy These
fantastic and malicious stories. 90 our
satisfaction, failed Of their intended
effect Our relations with England and
The United States remained intact and
our demands against Venezuela are 10
De regarded as accepted. according TO
the protocol settling the controversy"
Question Of Cost.
Chancellor Won Buelow then SUM
married. the terms of the protocol. mem
uoning that Venezuela had already
paid the first installment OF the German
indemnity, and said;
The claims Of the second class have
not yet been subjected TO investigated.
The Venezuelan government is ready
10 cooperate in a joint commission IN
Caracas in investigating and fixing the
amounts of these claims The tbir8-
class claims viii also be settled.
The cost of the blockade cannot VET
Doe stated but it Is small We have
decided not 90 make a demand that
venezuela pay an indemnity 10 cover
the costs of the blockade owing 10 the
rather hopeless financial condition of
that country.
We attained what we wanted and
what, under the circumstances. was
attainable The action against Ven
ezuela was inaugurated without a FAM
fare of trumpets and with all necessary
Flgor. and was carried 90 the end with
out weakness and within expedient
bounds"