Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-11
Million, Germans
\Tryi,,g to Fon,ent
Trouble in Brazil

| Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. IL
Ever since the anti German rioting In
the southern parts Of Brazil last April
German interests have maintained a
continual and expensive propaganda in
Argentina and Brazil designed to keep
alive the hatred and suspicion that has
existed between the two nations for
| nearly twenty years, almost entirely
as result of German influences be-
hind the military and international
policies of the two governments. It is
generally believed in well informed po-
litical circles that that agitation has
| been developed in accordance with a
well defined and long established pro-
gram, intended to weaken the Brazilian
government, and thus to give the large
German colonies in southern Brazil
their long awaited opportunity to set
up u new government under the pro-
lection of the German empire.
Attic there is no doubt that the
Germans in the state of Santa Catha-
rina, and Rio Grande do Sui were we'll
prepared for revolution when the
time came, 1t is only fair to say that
q SA4Ol "a AGASSSNIS dItOll 1PpCtAlS ~
show that the fighting of last April
was not planned by the Germans, but
was a result Of the widespread anti
German demonstration that followed
the revelation of German intrigues be-
hind the serious strikes that were rag
ing just at the time the Brazilian gov
eminent expelled the German minister
from the republic and broke off diplo-
matte relations with the German en-
pire.
Rifle Clubs an Army.
The fighting finally spread turnout
southern Brazil, and became little less
than open warfare. This rioting served
to show the Brazilian government the
careful preparations which the Ger
mans had made for hostilities. as they
were all well armed with rifles, and
the Brazilian soldiers, who were sent
to quell the rioting, found huge stores
OF ammunition in German warehouses
The last census showed that there
were 100000 Germans in Brazil, most
Of whom live in the states Of Santa
Catharina, Rio Grande do Sui, and
Matte Crosse. In 1913 ss,147 Germans
arrived in Brazil, and 1t is estimated
that about the same number arrived
every year Of the ten years before. AL
most all these Germans belong to rifle
clubs, which have ben organized to
hide their military preparations. These
clubs met regularly for target prac-
tice, and are said to be the units Of a
well organized military force. The
rifles and ammunition in the hands of
the members Of these clubs showed
that the Germans were well prepared
for almost any sort Of conflict and the
speed and efficiency with which they
intrenched themselves during the
fighting spoke well for their military
training and organization.
Finally the situation became so grave
that the Brazilian government put a
strict censorship on all news with re-
gard to the fighting, and the outside
world learned Of 1t only from the great
number of refugees who fled across the
frontier into Uruguay. This flight OF
refugees became so extreme that the
Uruguaryan government modified
nearly the entire army on the. Brazil.
ian frontier. to prevent armed Ger
mans from entering Uruguay.
Arms Taken Away.
The rioting gave the Brazilian gov
eminent an opportunity to confiscate
the arms and ammunition Of the Ger