The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-02
BY STEPHEN BURNETT.

Especial Cable from the International
News Service.)
Berlin, July 2.-While the Kaiser
never tires of assuring that Germany
has no political ambitions whatever in
South America German flirtations with
the Latin republics increase from day
to day.
Only few weeks ago a delegation
of Brazilian officers were invited by
the Kaiser to accept the hospitality
of the German Army for year; today
we learn that Mexico has bestowed
one of her highest decorations on the
Emperor out OF gratitude for his UNI
ceasing interest in Mexican affairs.
and the Argentine Republic Is accord
ing General Won der Goltz, the honors
of hero. He is the Kaiser's personal
emissary at the Independence Centen-
ial.
Germany's avowed object in cultivat-
ing the friendship of South Aemrica
is the expansion OF her trade in its
markets. But the Pan-Germans have
dreams far less prosaic than trade.
One of their most highly respected
prophets, Professor Won Schneider, OF
the University of Berlin, writes of the
day when "a German nation of 2oo.-
100000 souls will raise up in the Bra.
! zils"
That hero of German boys. Karl
May came once more into the lime
light the other day when his appeal
against the acquittal of editor Lebius
will be heard.
Last April, May charged Lebius with
writing a letter to Weimar actress in
which the famous writer of robber ro
mances was referred to as "a born
criminal" Karl May. though an i'm
mense favorite with German boy
readers if only on account of the des
perate deeds performed by his Deer
slayer, is very unkindly regarded by
| the German press as a corruptor Of
youth and a disturbing element in boy
| life generally.
One responsible paper, the Frank
furter, has carried on specially bit
ter campaign against him, asserting
among other things that he is a mere
'fakir" who. though he processes to de
scribe scenes and events in Africa an6
other wild parts of the world, has new
| err been out of his fatherland, Bavaria
and suffers from a nervous horror o.
travel. Karl May is now a wealth,
man, for the circulation of his penn,
dreadfuls is larger than that Of all 9th
err German writer's of romance put to
gcther. Germany is by no means a
the end of her financial difficulties
In fact those that are ahead promise
to be even greater than those which
caused such turmoil during Prince Blu
lows final months of office. 1t is thu
question of further ornaments tina
causes the trouble.
Politicians. who are well informed
say that the official statement regard
ing the quinquennial regulation OF thu
size of the army on peace footing
is not only intended to contradict tn.
statement that undue saving is likel,
to be exercised, but also to prepare
the public for considerably increas
ed vote.
| Additional demands will very likel,
be made for expensive defense work.
on the west coast of Schleswig-Hol
stein.
"Vorwaerts' says that elaborate
maneuvres were made recently to tes
the possibility OF an enemy landing
on the island of Sylt. the largest of tht
North Tristan Islands. The manoeuv
res were intended to show whether
the supposed British threat to sent
British troops to land in Schleswis
conld he carried ont.
The entire island was secretly gar
risoned at the end of Nav with infan
try, artillery. pioneers, and cavalr,
conveyed from SDandau. near Berlin
Then. one moonlight night, the flee
endeavored to make landing. Tht
defense was completely surprised ant
overwhelmed.
/ The military heads Immediately de
cided that the island must be power
fully fortified. and that the old ant
sandy harbor of koenigshafen shoult
be reopened. In consequence of thu