New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
GERMANYTODEFYM MONROE
DOCTRINE, SAYSDIPLOMAT
Sir William Haggard ex-British Minister to Brazil
Sees Real Menace for United States-Vast
Colonies in South America.
From a star Correspondent Of The Tribunsl

From star Correspondent Of The EnbuheI
London, March l2.-That IT is Ger
many's intention at the first oppor-
tunity to challenge the Monroe Doc,
trine, which would be when England
has been pushed from the path OF Ger
man progress, and that the existence
under official supervision of vast Ger
man colonies in Brazil is part and par
eel of a scheme of imperial expansion,
is the declaration made IN an exceed
ingly important and interesting inter
view granted the correspondent OF me
Tribune by Sir William Haggard, until
recently British Minister to Brazil; Sir
William says there can be no doubt OF
Germany's ulteriOr. intentions;. Ger
MANY only waits for victory in this
war. and, had this war not taken place,
the government in Berlin would have
struck when America became engaged
in some great conflict which would ito
her hands, so far as maintenance OF
the Monroe Doctrine was concerned.
The seriousness of the situation IN
Southern Brazil is strikingly illus
trated by information received only
to-day by Sir William Haggard. A
friend in Rio Grande do Sui reports by
mail that the aggressiveness OF the
Germans had caused much trouble. An
attack on German business houses was
threatened. and the government troops
had to intervene. THE Brazlllans
dread German victory" says Sir VIII
Jams correspondent. at would simply
mean the appropriation Of this prov
ince." 49,. q,
Sir William Hsggard is we'll qualified
to speak of affairs in Latin America,
and particularly in Brazil. He entered
his maiesty's diplomatic service IN 1859
In 1885 he was sent to Rio de Janelro
as secretary of legation. From there ne
was sent to Athens, and later, IN lSJO,
ne was made Minister Resident at
Quito, Ecuador. In 1894 he was sent 70
Tunis, only to return to Latin America
again three years later, this time as
Minister Resident in Caracas. lie was
made Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to the Argentine
in 1902. He remained there until lSO6,
when he was transferred to Rio. lie
served as Minister TO Brazil from then
until 1914, when he retired. lie now
lives at Brakeman Hall. in Norfolk,
a brother of Sir Rider Haggard, the
author.
Genuine German Menace.
"The American people should realize
said Sir William, that there is for
them a genuine German menace. 1t Is
a menace of expansion in South Amer
lea primarily, and notably in Brazil;
its objective is the overthrow Of the
Monroe Doctrine and the brushing aside
of the protection which the United
States affords to the nations OF South
America. The preliminary steps have
long since been taken. Germany would
strike the decisive blow when England
has been put out of the way. Had this
war not occurred Germany would have
chosen a moment when America was
occupied elsewhere, when American
hands were tied. during one of those
crises which come TO all nations sooner
or later.
There exists a map, published in
Germany, which | have never seen, but
which | know exists, as | have seen it
frequently alluded TO and quoted, which
sets forth as German territory certain
regions in the south, including South
ern Brazil-they call il Antarctic Ger
many. The Pan-German Union lays
claim to our inheritance in one of the
richest quarters of the globe They
mean South America, notably Brazil.
"Had the mass of Americans noticed
the German propaganda throughout
South America, especially in Brazil
where, as Sir Edward Cook points out
in a recent expose on the subject of a
German official and secret memoran-
dun addressed to German cOnsulates
and legations concerning the promotion
of German education abroad, there
are six hundred German schools, and
did Americans know, as ! do, from
memorandum. as well as from sue
cessive German representatives, in
Brazil. and from my own observations,
that those schools, which are entirely
conducted in German, are directed, as
y lave been for many years, by the
German government through its diplO-
matte representatives; had they seen
that map of Antarctic Germany which
represents those regions as German;
had they heard of the Pan-German
Unions claim TO our inheritance IN
one of the richest quarters Of the
globe; did they know that eminent
German writers like DR.. Eisenhart had
represented that Germany was going
10 deal with England and the United
States consecutiyely, they would real
iZe that all these efforts were not pure
~ philanthropical. but in preparation
Tor a ChaleuEe OF the MDNIOt boCLl me
by an invasion of Southern Brazil when
the psychological moment should ar
rive. That would be now-when Eng
land was dealt with. Americans would
then further understand that this
would not only involve l. direct attack
on the Monroe Doctrine. but would
forrn the apex Of the great German
plan of world conquest which is now
being attempted; they would further
realize the fact that what now stands
between Germany and her attack on
the Monroe Doctrine. and even between
the United States and the menace TO
its very existence, are our ships In
the North Sea and IN the ocean and
the battle weary and bloodstalned men
in the trenches in Belgium.
Many Germans in Brazil.
when | first went 10 Brazil, thirty
six years ago, | was struck by the
enormous number of Germans there,
and while repudiating as myth the
local belief that each man was equipped
by his government with Zundnadel-