Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05

Won Sternberg, who has been sent 10
the United States by Kaiser Wilhelm
on special mission, arrived here on
the steamer Augusta-Victoria He will
represent Germany in the negotiations
with Venezuela and probably will sue
coed DR.. Won Holleben as ambassador.
The baron has instructions to be open
and frank with the American people
and began by explaining the kaiser's
purpose.
Kaiser Is Appreciative.
Il realize fully the absorbing in
terest of Americans concerning the
situation in Venezuela and ! wish to
state most positively that it is not the
intention of his majesty the kaiser to
either antagonize the Monroe doctrine
or the spirit of the American people.
HE wishes the good friendship Of
the Germans and Americans to in
crease. Every time that l have seen
him he has emphasized his desire to
win the appreciation of the American
people. The kaiser appreciates that
America is friendly to him.
Public to Be Informed.
There is no mystery about the re-
lation between the United States and
Germany in the Venezuelan question.
Diplomacy Of nowadays means to be
clear and above board, not to hang
mystery over diplomatic things, but
to put them clearly before the people.
That win be my policy while | am
here, and the press shall be informed
at all times Of any question that the
public has right to know. In this
way | hope to avoid unpleasantnesses
which have marked the relations be-
tween diplomats in the past.
Monroe Doctrine.
"The Venezuelan question is misun.
derstood. Germany has no intention
to seize American ports. The Monroe
doctrine has been put so clearly be-
fore the world by the United States,
especially by Mr.. Roosevelt in his
last message, and also by the late
President Mckinley at Buffalo, that 1t
is thoroughly understood by the pow
ers Of the old world.
The Monroe doctrine is above all
a DcdCtudhCI. tuc ucSb bdlt-
guard for peace that the United
States ever had. Foreign powers rec
ognize that they can go only SO far
and must cease at given point. This
| point is that no foreign power shall
take territory OF establish itself in
South America.
No ulterlor Motive.
''In this Venezuelan affair the
kaiser has no Interior motive and
any statement that he intends to grab
land or territory in Venezuela is just
as false as would be the statement
! that he intended to colonize the moon.
The land grabbing by Germany would
| only result in disaster to her. 1t
would mean losing trade and prestige.
The after effect would be dreadful to
| contemplate.
Il heard at Southampton as the Au.
| gusta-Victoria was about to leave
that the cruiser Panther had made an
attack on the Venezuela fort. l don't
know what inspired the attack, but
don't believe that the kaiser will give
his Endorsement. I know the kaiser
is most anxious to show the American
people that he is very friendly to
them.
On Special Mission.
II am not sent here as an ambas-
sador. l am here on special mission
and rank as minister plenipoten-
tiary. This special mission chiefly
concerns the Venezuelan affair. There
has been a lot of nasty smoke in the
air and / have come to try to clear
some of 1t away.
"Dr. Won HolleDen is at present am.
bassador, but l scarcely think that
he Will come back. 1t Is a special
honor for the emperor to send me
here. Under an old German rule any
diplomat who married foreigner
was put out of service. This rule was
made during the Bismarck day. We
are getting more intelligent now
When Prince Won Hohenlohe was
chancellor of Germany he modified
this rule. l am going to be as fair
to America as l am to Germany"