The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-04
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Won srERNsERe AND HIS KAISER.
N. M. MURDOCH. Editor.

Won STERN6ERG AND HIS KAISER
Won Sternberg Germany's diplomat to the United
States many this country before he got
the trend of public opinion touching Germany $
bellgerency toward little South American republic
American people haven't exactly gotten over
the late outrage England in wping out the South
African republics That outrage will forever remain a
black stain on England reflection the eniight-
century. Venezuela is threatened with the
same treatment accorded Transvsal peoples To
nothing of the Monroe Doctrine this allied bombardment
down South America disagreeably close to North
American shores And Won Sternberg not only made
the Yankee OF the situation but
is said that Monday he cabled his Kaiser the facts IN
the panest words telling him that there is no question
but that the unusual activity in the navy yards and ar
senals of Uncle Sam 1t is reported that ne
Informed his begeren hghness that the people OF the
United States becoming restless under the con-
tnuous strain of uncertainty to the real designs OF
Germany and what England means by adhering to
such coalition and that the talk of Uncle Sam is all
way, and that in favor of fight.
All the world knows with what persistency the EN-
peror Germany has worked and planned for The in
creasng OF the German navy and the strengthening of
the army. Over and again he has told his
army Fatherand it not only of the first
importance but everything AS for his navy he has
openly appealed year after year. make Germany the
greatest sea power Consequently and the
hills of the Atlantic seaboard on prairies the great
middle west in the mountains of the Pacific regions
comparisons being made of the United States and
German nayies for if it must be the
water. There will probably be such as
England waged in South Africa Navies will be main
nd
America does the greatest the world may
have to offer in opposition Only by the combined fleets
the greatest powers alliance could the American
navy small comparatively u.s. be overwhelmed, and
not then before warships enemies lined the
bottom of the
But maybe there is another view of the Venezuela
trouble protestations of love respect
made by England and Germany for your Uncle Sam may |
be genuine While the debt claimed by Germany due
her South American republic is trumped up
one arising a wildcat railroad scheme some
German adventurers perhaps if truth it
would be that Germanys motive instead of being
aggressive rather for its effect and for
defensive purposes Europe, also game of the
peror enthusiasm up desirabity
of greater navy against the United States
for possible emergencies arising the empire and
its German neghbors.
However whatever inspired holds the German en-
peror his present program in the waters of South
America something of disagreeabe and grave char
scter will soon happen if firing doesn't American
is giving way discomfort and anger Every
bang of German in the Caribbean reverberates
and rereverberates both American continents.
The future of all of the South American republics
involved in degree in the Venezuela And
then there is the Monroe Doctrine which Uncle Sam
will fight to maintain, if necessary.