Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-26
Seeking a New most Favored
Nation Treaty. From the
United States
HER POLICY IN SOUTH AMERICA
While Germany Will Defend Her In
terests in That Country, the sus-
picion That She Had Political De-
signs, Especially Upon the Acqui-
sition Of Territory Untrue.


of commercial opinions has developed
a characteristic and universal disincl-
nation to comment in any way upon the
kaiser's policy in South America. The
heads of commercial firms interested in
the South American trade did not hes;-
tate however, to express their own
views, which were presented as the
ground work on which they are con-
WINGED the German policy in South
opinions is that it is ridiculous to sup
pose that Germany has political designs,
especially the acquisition of territory
on the American continent, If for only
two reasons, namely distance and lack
of money and ships with which to pros
ecute the war which would inevitably
result. AT the same time If German in
tersts in South America are threatened
Germany will use every means at her
disposal, including force, to defend and
protect them.
An officer of the Handelsvertragve-
rein Society, for the promotion of COM
correspondent admitted that the COM
mercial relations between America and
Germany are now seriously troubled,
chiefly by two causes. The first is that
German exports do not have sufficient
market in the United States owing to
the tariff, and the second is the CONSUL
ar formalities exacted of German eX
porters on this side. The officer added
that If the United States does not lower
the duties German merchants will make
every effort to conquer the South
American market as they intend to DO
in China, the Leyant and South Africa,
hut even the Chauvinists do not dream
of acquiring territory. He further
said:
Our only immediate aim is to obtain
from the United States new most fa
vored nation treaty, which we hope to
force her to grant by making treaties
with European powers that will render
us independent of the American mar
ket.''
He cites statistics of German exports
10 South America in 1901 as follows:
To Brazil S5,Ooo0oo marks; to the Ar
gentine Republic. 54.00o.000, and to Chi
III, 34,00O,000. amounts which. he declar-
ed. were not worth going to war about
He pointed out that Great Britain was
more serious competitor of the United
States in South America than Germany
and that British trade was being grad
ually expelled.
A representative of the Discento bank
said that the commercial relations of
Germany with South America were SO
chose that political relations We're not
necessary, especially as they would in
volve war. The idea in the United
States that Germany desires territory
may be ascribed to the fact that there
is n large German immigration. The
territory, however, would not extend
the German markets because South
America. especially Brazil, is giving
every encouragement ito immigration
and trade.
DR.. Jannasch director of the Export
bank, said that a policy of acquisition
in South America would not only be
stupid, but would be madness.
Germany has far too much to do at
home to embark upon a policy OF adj
venture ait such a distance. Moreover
she had drawn lessons from recent
events in China and South Africa. The
notion that Germany was seeking ter
Itory had probably arisen from her eff
forts to initiate England regarding her
colonies by aiding colonists as much as
possible and seeking to prevent emil
grants from becoming nationals in the
United States and other countries.
policy that can be summed up as stuet-
zen and schuetzen, support and protect,
but which is far enough removed from
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Herr jan
nasch is recognized as an expert on
trade relations with South America.
Another commercial authority said
that Germany's export interests We're
too dependent upon friendship with the
United States to allow any violation
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