Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-18


living in the states for a number of
months, is planning to depart for Cuba
and South America on a trip of in
determinate duration.
DR.. Dernburg's departure was con.
firmed by the German embassy, which,
of its own initiative tonight, sought
assurances OF safe conduct and i'm
munity from detention at sea by
French or British cruisers which might
search the American vessel on which
he will travel.
British Diplomat Warns America.
GLASGOW, Scotland.-In a state
ment made to the London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, Sir
William Haggard, X. c. NJ. G., until his
retirement last year his majesty's min
lister TO Brazil. warns America against
the menace of German expansion in
South America, particularly in Brazil
Sir william had just received by mail
from Rio Grande do Sui, the Bra
lillian province most thickly populated
by Germans, a letter which told of
aggressiyeness on the part Of Ger
mans there. Their attitude was such
that the authorities had to call them
to order There was a threatened at.
tack on German business houses, and
troops had to suppress the trouble.
THE Brazilians dread German VIC
tory said Sir Williams correspond
ent, foreigner but English, las much
as anyone, as II would simply mean
the appropriation of this province"
Sir William then told of the exist
ence OF a map published in Germany
which sets forth as German territory
certain regions, including southern
Brazil, calling it Antarctic Germany"
and he called attention to the claim Of
the Pan-German Union on South Amer
lea, notably Brazil, as "our Inheritance
in one of the richest quarters of the
globe"
Continuing, Sir William said: Had
the mass Of Americans noticed the
German propaganda throughout South
America, especially Brazil that
there are 600 German schools in Bra
I'll, and did Americans know, as | do
from successive German representa-
tiyes in Brazil and from my own OBJ
servations, that those schools, which
are entirely conducted in German. are
directed, as they have been for years,
by the German government through
their diplomatic representatives,? Had
they seen that map of Antarctic Ger.
many which represents those regions
as German? Had they heard of the
German Unions claim to our in
heritance in one of the richest quar-.
tiers of the globe?' Did they know
that eminent German writers like DR..
Eisenhartt had represented that Ger
many was going to deal with England
and the United States consecutiyely?
They would realize that all these ef
ferts were not purely philanthropical
but in preparation for challenge Of
the Monroe doctrine by an invasion of
southern Brazil when the psychology
cal moment should arrive. That would
be now-when England was dealt
with.
German Plan Of World Conquest"
Americans would then further un-
derstand that this would not only in
yolye q direct attack on the Monroe
doctrine, but would form the apex
of the great German plan of world.
conquest which is now being attempt
ed. They would further realize the
fact that what now stands between
Germany and her attack on the Mon.
roe doctrine, and even between the
United States and the menace to their
very existence, are our ships in the
North sea and in the ocean, and the
'battle-weary and bloodstained men in
the trenches" The Germans in the
southern Brazil provinces-Rio Grande
do Sui, Parana, and Santa Catarfna
are generally estimated at 100000
PERSONS. THE large population al
ready there is carefully nursed from
Germany, which pays and directs the
clergymen and the schoolmasters, :
added Sir william. "A German repre-
sentative in Rio told me one day that
lie had just succeeded in getting
through the customs house free of
duty 10000 German school books sent
10 him from Germany for the colonists.
Ii is hardly to be supposed that this
fostering has nothing but sentiment
al object. In the states most popu-
lated by Germans there are not only
scattered settlements but towns bear
ing German names, with German
churches and schools mainly support
ed from home-German newspapers,
in fact. all the surroundings of Ger
man life. | have been repeatedly told
that many of the children, even of
those born there, cannot speak Portu,
guese-the language of the country.
All this concluded Sir William,
"points to only one direction, which is
the eventual occupation of those ter
ritories by Germany. Glasgow Her
aid -. F.. 49,