New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
B4RON ST,ERNBURG HERE
He Talks of Germany's attitude
I'ozcard Monroe Doctrine.
EXPECTS TO SUCCEED Won HoLLEREN.

Baron Speck Won Sternburg. who IS to take
charge of the German Embassy at washington
arrived here yesterday on the Auguste Nictorla
from Hamburg. He accompanied by tne
baroness and Miss Langham her sister carr
Buenz, the German Consul General at this port'
met them The baron. who is about hve feet
four inches in height, with a sandy mustache
and snappy blue eyes, naturally speaks Enghsh
with great huency for he was DO n in England
His family. as is we'll known. is one of the old
German nobility. He talked with pleasure about
his mission declaring in the course Of his inter
view with the newspaper men that an ampas-
sador or minister could be of most service 20 mis-
country by showing himself the friend OF the
land to which he is accredited.
BY way of preliminary the baron remarked
that the voyage had been rough. but the
baroness and himself were in good health
Asked as to his official title, he replied: Il
am minister plenipotentiary and envoy on ex-
traordinary mission
You will pr badly succeed DR.. Won Holleoen'
shall you not?"
''Yes-I suppose So"
What can you say about Venezuelan mat
ters?"
Il am come here to get information. 1 will
pick up the threads of the matter where they
were left 1 wish you would deny for me that
ever said that DR.. Won Holleben withdrew be-
cause ne was not IN sympathy with the Amer1-
can people He is an old man-seventy years
old He was sick. and probably thought it best
for him to retire.
1T is rather unusual to be raised from the
consul -generaIship at Calcutta to the ambassa-
dorship to the United States. is it not?'
Yes it is bi- jump-a six foot jump
should say
In answer to questions regarding the German
policy in Venezuela, he said that it was wrong
to attribute any uterior purpose to the ET-
perOr. The Emperor understands the Mon
roe Doctrine thoroughly ne declared In the
first place, there is his admiration for Ameri-
cans for President Roosevelt, and things Amer
lean. in the second place, he appreciates the
American feeling for the Monroe Doctrine, and
would not think of occupying a coallng station
or territory. He would no more think OF vlo-
Iating that doctrine, of infringing upon 1t to the
extent that has been misunderstanding a
coaling station-than he would os colonizing the
NOON
''Ycur attitude toward Venezuela is that you
think you ca collect a debt by force from a
South American State without violating the
Monroe Doctrine, is it not?
Certainly. A man takes some of your money
You go into his house to get it back. You don
try to get the houS9"
In regard to the firing of the Panther on Fort
San Carlos ne said ne could not speak. as ne
did not know the facts.
Another passenger the steamer was Dr.
Salomonsohn. of the Diskonto GesellSchaft In
Berlin which financed the Venezuelan Railroad
He has come to this country to look after the
company's interests in the settlement
The steamship had great difficulty in docking.
owing TO the tide which was running strongly
downstream. Two hawsers were broken in the
process.
Washington Jan 30.-Baron Speck Won Stern
burg the German Minister to the United States.
arrived in Washington at late hour tonight