New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
GERMANY AND BRAZIL
No Danger Of Commercial Penctra
ton Being Extended to Politics.
To The EDITOR Of The Tribune.

. To the flltOr OF Inc lTlDuue
Sir: In the interview that your correspon-
dent in London had with Mr.. HsRgard on the
"convoitise" Of Germany in Brazil. | re-
marked several involuntary errors which, II
may be allowed. | should like to point out IN
calculation Of the question.
The existing Germans in Brazil do not con
stitu,c danger to the political unity Of the
country the percentage being small in com
parison with he native population and in re
lation 70 the number OF inhabitants of other
established European states.
/ In fact. the total number OF inhabitants OF
German origin living In the country does not
exceed $4,000. while the total population OF
Brazil is about 100000, Of which there are
2l. 100000 natives. 100000 Italians. 100000
Portuguese. 100000 Spaniards and 100000 OF
other European and Asiatic nationallties. The
great majority of the native population
sprang from European races, mainly Portu-
cuese, Spanish and Italian.
The establishment OF German settlements
in the states Of Santa Catharina and Rio
Grande do Sui was not really political move
Of the German government These imm-
grants were placed there by the Brazilian
mere temperate climate, more suitable 70 the
European "colonists."
/ Germany had not interviewed at all in this
rlan of colonization. She has even placed
serious obstacles in the way OF the departure
Of her subjects TO Brazil. conscious that they
would adopt there the nationality Of the new
home. where they live freely and far away
from the German military rule. great
number may not even go back TO Germany, as
they have not fulfilled their military duties.
| II there had existed on the part Of the Ger
nan government a premeditated conquest,
/ Germany would have encouraged the emlgra-
| ton Of her subjects 70 Brazil
! Besides towns and localities bearing Ger
man names such as Blumenau, New Ham
burg we have also others, bearing Swiss
Russian and French names, such as New Fri
bourg New Odessa, and Joinvile; the inhabl-
Itfnts of the last named are in great quantity
| Brazilians, although OF German origin. That
has no political significance, being only hon.
age made 70 the old nationalities OF the colon
/ lists there established.
/ Owing 70 the scarcity Of native population
/ these settlements remained for some years
isolated from the other more populated dis
Itricts, but with the increase of other Euro
pean immigrants and the development of lines
OF communication the German section of the
POPULATION is methodcally asSimlated by the
larger native population, from which they
acquire not only their mode Of thought but
their ways and habits. Three-fourths Of these
100000 inhabitants Of Teutonc origin are
thorough Brazilian patriots, who retain for
/ the "Vaterland" of their ancestors a purely
ethnic sympathy.
/ The colonization policy Of Brazil is wisely
applied so as to safeguard the national and
|philologic unity. The government tries to
intercalate beside the German, Dutch and
Polish agglomerations settlements of 1tal
Iians, Portuguese and Spaniards, as 70 pre-
pare for the future formation Of a new type
of entirely Caucasian origin which would al
ways be Latin in mind and thought, and owing
10 the extreme difficulty the Brazilian govern
nent has experienced in spreading instruc-
tons over such a thinly sown population ex-
tending over such a vast area IL consented
to the establishment of foreign schools sup
ported by foreign societies and for the pur-
pose Of spreading the knowledge of their re-
spective languages.
There are to be found some schools sup
ported by LAiliance FRANCHISE and by the
I"Dante Aighieri" that enjoy the same ad-
vantages as their similar German societies.
! The Brazilian government requires, never
Itheless. as principal condition that, besides
these foreign languages, the Portuguese
Language shall be taught and used as the
principal language well as their own. and
that in Brazil English, French, Italian and
German schools should use It, as well as that
important newspapers should be printed in all
these languages. In spite OF which the phllo-
logic unity Of the country has not been shak-
en-. The authorities attentively watch over
the naturalization, and especially OF the ne"
generation, by means Of methodical civic
education, notably in the state of Sac Paulo
We have in the different branches of pub
lie administration and in Parliament sons OF
lEnglishmcn, Frenchmen. Italians and Ger
mans, who always turn out an admirable and
patriotic class.
MANY Of these do not even know the Ian
guare Of their ancestors. The actual Min
ister Of Foreign Affairs in Brazil Lauro
Muller. is the son of a German, which did not
prevent him from becoming perfect repre-
sentative Of Latin culture.
/ Brazil. conscious Of her strength and po-
liiical power does not fear In the least the
strangers convotise.
Being in need-for her rapid march to
prosperity of European "concours' mainly IN
what concern capital and workmanship, which
are necessary 10 the development OF her
natural resources her economical policy is
TO guarantee TO all foreigners who bring their
energy the safety and ease necessary for
their personal prosperity
However. 20 protect itself from all eventu-
alities the government, in spite Of great e1-
penses. firmly and methodically pursues the
military organization for the national de
fence. the immense coast entailing the main
tenance Of a powerful navy, assisted by a
modern and disciplined army ready TO safe
guard the national integrity.
Feryent partisan of the American CONT
mental peace. Brazil assures TO her neighbors
a loyal and pacific policy. The Monroe Doc
trine is surely no more unilateral policy
! 1t has since greatly changed, so as TO become
transformed into a Pan-American policy OF
which the United States OF America and
Brazil make themselves guarantee, being tho