The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-06
Herr WHITING Believes That Trade and
Diplomacy Should Pull To
gether to be Sue
cessful.
LAWYERS ARE NOT ALL
Voluntary Nurses il the Balkan War
Declared to be Useless orna-
ments Of the Battle
field.
tBy Karl H. Won Wiegand. Berlin cor
respondent of the United Pressl

respondent of the United Press]
BERLIN, April international
commerce depends largely upon the
eficiency of our diplomatic service.
The best diplomats in this day and
age come from the ranks of commerce
the world Of finance and practical
business" So declared Privy Govern
ment Councillor Richard Whiting,
brother OF Macmillan Harden and
head of the National Bank for Ger
many. Herr Whiting is one Of the big
financial-political figures in Germany.
He is as fearless and outspoken as
Harden and is one of the few men
high in financial circles who does not
hesitate to criticize the government.
Herr Whiting believes that trade
and diplomacy should pull together"
that one of the main reasons for the
existence of the latter in this age is
to clear the way for the former He
is not one of those who pokes fun at
Americas dollar diplomacy when
that diplomacy relates to the dollars
It gets for the United States and not
to the number of dollars the diplomat
has in order to obtain his appint-
ment.
Aside from the diplomatic service,
which he said was principally recruit
ed from ncblemen, Herr Whiting said
that in Germany as in the United
States, there were too many lawyers
In public Office German oficialdom,"
he said, is largely monopolized by
those who have studied law. With
US the lawyer can become everything
from district Judge or chief mayor 70
chancellor of the empire. He can
command in church and school; In
public health, in art and science, In
matters of transportation, agriculture
and industry-e everywhere you find
the man of law
Paying due praise and tribute to the
lawyer, Herr Whiting declared that
lawyers should not be the only class
who should move forwards and up
wards in the government of people
or nation. 1T is the merchant, 4he
fiaancier and the business man who
makes the wheels of the world go
round" he said.
Herr Whiting who is the head of
one OF the largest financial institu-
tons in Germany contended that Ger
many had in measure lost its politi-
cal prestige and opposition in the world,
through the weakness of the men
who comprise the government. He
believed in strong policy and a
strong government.
"fThe hope of Germany's future
greatness lies in the slowly but stead.
lily growth Of spirit of national de.
mocracy whereby the people will In
siss upon and will get share in gov
nothing to hope for from the social
lists. They make lot Of ..~ise but
ere impractical and accomplish moth
ing Then too. they lack patriotism
without which NO nation can become
or remain great
Asked how .he financial circles re
ceived the new emergency war tax
which is to raise s25o,00U,C00. Herr
Whiting said that it was q case o.
swallowing bitter MEDICINE with {
wry face
Il know he said, that our mer
of finance and industry realize the
necessity and would gladly pay If the,
only had the assurance that we would
get stronger government. But ]
will remain with the old order o
things-lots of noise and no iron ifs
when 1t comes to show down in in
ternational matters Abroad some
how, particularly in the United States
We are known as having a 'warliks
government It is an unea~ned renu
tation, a reputation not based upor
fact. We in Germany know how easy