The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
GERMANY EYE IS
ON SOUTH AMERICA
That Is the Place Where the
Kaiser Covets Terri
tory
SCOUTS MONROE DOCTRINE
Does Not Believe United States
Will Try to Enforce
Sha1owy Dictum.
SCOUTS MONROE DOCTRINE
BY FREDERICK WERNER.
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tnrignt into rhe plans OF the men VINO
mould tho des tinies OF the German EN-
ptre, Is second to none, that none of
you newspaper mon ever learn to look
through the outer shell OF things and
discover the kernel within, but II Ia a
most fortunate thing for statesmen
that you don't Here all the papers OF
tho world have printed endless stories
about tho Morocco question, and
though some of them have been smart
enough to hint that this little affair
was partly brought up IN order TO
unto tho voters OF Germany behind
tho government and stem the tide OF
Socialism at tho coming elections not
ono seems to have discovered tina,
Germany really cares nothing FOR the
soil in Africa and that the plans OF the
government arc to create a new Ger
many IN the Fatherland
Tho territories OF Congo and NO
rocco arc utterly unEuitahle for Ger
man colonization. though rich In min
eral wealth, which Germany, however.
can easily get her share OF without
burdening herself with the heavy ex-
pense OF governing these vast stretches
of land. where the rulers i'll have to
waste money and blood fighting tho
natives for years TO como.
Germany wante colonies. must have
colonies to provide an outlet :or her
too rapidly increasing population. but
abe doos not want them In Africa, and
for onoe our stateT'nen have spoken
tho truth. when they said that we do
not want an inoh of Moroccan soil.
We want colonies. but we want them
In South America, IN spite os all off,
cal oenials
ITO say JuFt whore tho German eagle
x-tl
lean continent Is rather difficult az
present. but probably shall not be
far out 'of the way. when venture
10 say that 1t will be somewhere in
Brazil.
Scores OF thousands of German set
tiers are already here cultive:ing the
most fsrt!le soil In the world. You
may travel for many miles IN Brazil
and not have to speak anything but
German. ana all these German settlers
are as true German patriots as the
day they left the mouth O. tho Elbs
on the Weser.
Some day an incident VIII happen
over there which will give the German
government pre.ext for interfering.
and then Il will only be 8 question OF
how much land Germany chooses to
take The native people OF Brazil. a
rotten race OF mixed Spanish. Indian
and negro blood. arepoor lighters and
VIII be able to mako little or no re-
s!stanoe to Germany.
II know what you ere going TO say
The Monroe Doctrine! But nobody
here thinks that tho United States will
uphold that somewhat shadowy die
tum In defence OF anything south OF
Panama, especially against power as
strong as Germany. We think Amer
loans too good business men 10 do
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protest strongly even, but only In
words and then the matter Will end
with q compromise OF some kind
whereby we take what we want and
the United States come thing nearer
homo than Brazilian lands
~Of. course such a thing IS utterly
impossible as long as Germany was
without navy TO back up her demands,
and this is why we have been spend
ing money far beyond our means to
build up an immense navy and why
wo had to do 1t before the opening OF
the Panama Canal. an event which will
double the strength OF the American
navy.
Before that happens venture to
say, Germany will have e large colony
in South America, and she Will have
got 1t. I hippo and honestly believe.
not only without fighting the United
existing friendship between the two
most thrifty and enterpris!nS nations
in the Eastern and Western States
England. living up TO her reputa-
ton of being the most hypocritic ma
lion in the world. may throw IN her
hands in pretense OF righteous indir-
nation. forgetting that she has stolen
more land than any other country. but
she will go no further. having already
a G. Nap do en-, to1l
p're together. Thus the peace OF the
world Will rest on n more solid basis
than ever; France holding AIgiers,
Tunis, Morocco and French Congo
Russia, Manchuria and the United
States ruling the North American con
tinent rs far South as Panama. and
with or without Canada as part OF
her doninions."
Portugal has entered into p new
epoch of history since the republi
was formally recognized by the lead
ing powers some two weeks ago but
few are those who believe that tho
country Will be much happier under a
new reisme. though 1t has succeeded
in Kidding itself OF a peculiarly ex
travagent and degenerate royal dy
nasty. The discomfort OF the ignorant
and restless populace. controlled by
reckless and fantical set of priests.
full of danger for the future of tho
new stage.
The greatest danger, however. lies
in the fact that the Republicans them
selves are divided. into moderates and
extremists. who hate each other most
cordially.
True enough the moderates are in
majority in both houses and have sue
oeeded In electing their candidate