The Washington times., 1903-10-20
Germany in South America.
The Old Bugaboo of Imperial Colonies
Again Revived.


The Hon. Aston Gordon Dayton,
Of Philippi, w. Va.-who can come
from Philippi and escape being a
geniusq-t Hon. Aston Gordon
Dayton, of Philippi, has discovered,
or rediscovered, we should say, the
secret Vaccinations in South America
Of that willy monarch, the German
Emperor. Try as he may, the Kaiser
cannot pull the wool over the eyes of
the Hon. Aston Gordon Dayton, of
Philippi. The West Virginian is "on
TO the imperial curves" He is not to
be deceived. He knows what he Is
talking about; he told the Herald"
so, the other day. And the Herald"
we know, believes anything that
promises TO make trouble between the
United States and Germany.
The Hon. Aston Gordon Dayton
will be, no doubt, a member of the
House Committee on Naval Affairs.
Naturally enough, he wishes to
do his share in creating an efficient
navy for this country. This is emf
nently praiseworthy. We are, our
selves, in favor of the strongest sort
of navy. But we cannot justify the
employment Of means to an end, how
ever praiseworthy, when those means
involve setting two great nations by
the ears. This is precisely what the
talk of the Hon. Aston Gordon Day
ton and others who prattle like him
tends to bring about. And, we re-
peat. we consider such talk not only
foolish, but criminally idiotic.
The Dayton school of patriots pre-
tends to believe that the Kaiser seeks
10 establish a colony, among others IL
South America, in southern Brazil
over which the Fatherland may exer-
else political control. "My impress
sion Is" remarks the Hon. Aston
Gordon Dayton sagely, 'that Ger
many is looking to South America for
the establishment of colonies and will
not permit the Monroe Doctrine to
stand in the way, If it comes to the
test" And then he makes the custo-
mary plea for a larger navy.
All this, we say, would be anus
ing, were it not so mischievous In
tending to create international ami
mosities. What ere the facts in con-
neetion with German emigration to
South America7 We take the follow
ing data from a recent article in the
"Chicago Record-Herald :"
BraziIs immigration for 1898 was as follows:
Italians. 30, 272: Portuguese, ll,G62; Spaniards,
| 5.g49; Austrians, CSC; Germans, az; French,
| pa: Russians. IS7; Swiss, l2e. In 1894 the
figures were. Italians, 81 .2o6; Portuguese,
lI7.25l. Spaniards, 6.947 Germans, So; Aus
TRANS 754; French, 80: English. 81. At still
earlier dates the major part Of the immigration
came from southern Europe and the so-called
Latin races are undoubtedly far and away the
greatest contributors TO the foreign population.
In 1895 the foreign population Of the Argen-
tine was computed thus: Italians 40, 6S6 /;
| Spsniards JOS. 6s5; French 9s,O9s: English,
p. 7ss; Swiss. I4.7s9; Germans, l7.l4S; Portu-
guese. 2.269; Austrians y. 800. The immigra-
ton for 1891 was: Italians, 81. 500. Spsnisrds,
II. rs; French. s,l93; Brazilians. $500; Ger
mans. 2.5sI. English, 7s4; Belgians, 246; Por-
tuguese, ll6
The foreign population Of Venezuela in 1894
was as follows: Spaniards. 1908; Colombians.
lI,Csl; English. 6.l5I; Dutch, 3.72o; Italians.
ls,I79; French, 2,545; Germans, 9o2. For three
other countries the returns are:
Chile-Foreign population 1895: Germans,
7O4o; Austrians, 40; spaniards. 1920; French,
1909; British. 6,2H; Italians, 1881 Swiss,
I-B-o
Paraguay population in 1895: Argen-
tinos. 5000; Italian, $500 Spanish, 100: Ger
mans, ], 250 French. 500. Brazilians coo. Swiss.
600; Austrians, $50; English, 200.
Uruguay-Foreign population in 1900: Bra
zilians 26,G9s; Italians 20 297; Spanish, 25. go
ArgentnOs 0.S7l; French, 4,52l; Swiss. l.07O
Germans, 7e5: British. 729. The immigration
for 1901 was: Italians. S,757: Spanish, 2.7Os;
Brazilians. rs; French. 5l2; Germans, 1886
English, 2o9.
These figures, we think, speak fol
themselves. They ought to, at any
rate Whether they will or not is. OF
course, another question. The Day
tonian intellect demands that argu
ment be based on false premises. II
cares for nothing so prosaic as facts
tLey are troublesome. What it Iii
dulges in is rant and claptrap. And
when ignorance appeals to ignorance
when passion and prejudice are in
. voked, rather than reason and truth
it not unfrequently happens that th'
,demagogue carries the day. w,
, trust, however, that the navy may
. get from the incoming Congress al
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