The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
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Berlin. March Is-The Emperor OF Ger
many is the greatest trade drummer on
cart
2He IS the manager of that vast depart
ment store known as the German Empire,
and his customers are all the world.
He has his commercial cOuTiers on every
road. his travelling statesmen on every sea
He begs trade In one country with the
oleaginous smile of the diplomat, and in
another-China, for instance-oluns his
way az the mouth Of the cannon.
He not only makes the smaller nations
buy. but with his blockading fleets makes
them pay. measuring the world. as it were.
with his international yardstick and the
pfennig. thaler and mark.
He took charge OF the business en- the
18th OF June. 1888. and since then. a very
dynamo In breeches. he has been rrampirg
over the earth In his seven-lesgue boots.
caioling and commanding. blufing and re-
t~reating-all thiaGs and everything for
trade.
He is succeeding. too, and under him Ger
many is fast becoming the commercial
giant of Continental Europe.
She began TO push out only a few years
before his Recession TO the throne. and she
has already one-sighth Of the foreign trade
of the world.
He has trebIed the trade since he took
hold, and he now buys from us for his fac
tories more than three times as much raw
materials as he did at the start Germa-
ny's foreign trade now amounts TO about
s2.0oo.00.00 a year.
We sell her almost a quarter of a billion
dollars worth Of raw materials and man.
ufactured goods. and the a materials
are made over into products which hcIp
supply the foreign trade created under this
imperial drummer.
A short time before William II became
Emperor, Germany was noted for her pow
erty. She ID beeoming known for her
riches.
Under him she has planted investments
all over the world. She has S5O0,ooo.oeO in
vested in South America. 100000 in Afr.
ca and an equal sum in Mexico and the
United States.
A large part Of the coffee fields Of Guat-
emala are owned by Germans. and Ger
man merchants are TO be found In every
city of Central America.
For the last 80 years the British have
been making foreign investments. They
have plowed the continents and seeded
them with shillings, expecting each to bring
back a sovereign in return.
Their foreign holdings are now estimated
al $1,000. OOO. 90. but It has taken more than
a century 10 accumulate them
To-day the m are said to have
$5.OOO. 10000 invested outside their own coun-
try, ard they have made the most Of these
4, investments since the Kaiser took charge
| afteen years ago.
: The contrast is striking. and the more 50
as the Germans are by no means satisfied,
but are reaching out for more.
KAISER WILLIAM
CoURTING UNCLE SAM.
There is no doubt but that the Kaiser IS
counting Uncle Sam In order to get a big
share Of the American trade.
The visit OF Prince Henry. the naming of
the yacht after the daughter OF the Presi-
dent and the giving OF the statue Of Fred
erick the Great are looked upon in Berlin
as means TO that end.
Every one here knows that the Emperor
admires the United States. and the bust
ness men approve of his action.
Indeed, he Is doing much for the United
States.
At the time Of the war with Spain the
sympathy OF the erman was with the
SparIards. and many OF the military Of
fcers here thought they would be victo-
rious.
They had looked upon us as tradesmen
and dollar-chasers, and had no idea we
could light.
One OF the Admirals, speaking to an
American in Berlin at that time. asserted
that while the Americans might have q few
good officers in their navy. It wss known
that the rank and file was composed Of the
ofrscourings Of foreign ships. and there was
little doubt that such a force would be
wiped out by a trained navy like that Of
Spain.
IF It Is not" he concluded, 'She war Will
continue until the resources OF both nations
ara exhausted"
And what will happen then. pray7'
asked the American.
'oh!" was the reply. Germany will then
have its innings. It will come in and be
the arbitrator and settle all matters be-
tween the two nations"
Such opinions OF the Americans changed
rapidly as the Spanish war went on, The
Emperor foresaw the result at the start.
and he gave his officials the cue.
He changed public opinion so that to-day
the best OF the Germans are anxious to be
associated with US. and some OF their ab-
lest thinkers believe that this IS their only
chance for a permanently successful for
eign trade.
A GERMAN VIEW
OF AMERICAS FUTURE.
Indeed. the Germans are more astounded
at Americas growth than any other ma
ton Of Europe. They measure their mill
lions IN 5-cent pieces or marks, and q Ger
man needs to be only one-fourth as rich
as an American to be a millionaire.
The real millionaires are very few, and
there are no enormous fortunes like those
OF our country. The people are scared at
our big trusts.
The iron men do not see how they can
compete with the United States Steel Com
pany. and the exporters are frightened by
the steamship merger. In the Reichstzg |
cur balance of trade is steadily brought to
the front. |
II is shown that for ten years we have