GERMANY'S AIMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 7

GERMANY'S AIMS

PURELY COMMERCIIL AND PEACEFUL. NO EARTH HUNGER. , NO QUARREL WITH MONROE DOCTRINE. (By Tclograph-Preas AESoclntlon-Copyrlght I New York, November 8 Count Bprnstorlf, German Ambassador tD tho United States, in n fepeech at Philadelphia, said Germany's foreign policy was purely commercial. She had no territorial ambitions or deepseated deigns against othor_States, anil against the existing balance of power among tho nations. Referring to the Sfonroo Doctrine, the Count said there was not tho slightest intention on the part of Germany to eeek a foothold in tho Western Hemisphere. Trade rivalry should never lead to war Tho development of tho German Navy was intended to protect the Fatherland's commerce-and mercantile marine. IN DEFENCE OF THE WAR LORD. At Chicago recently the German Ambassador to tho United Staies (Count Berustorft") undertook .the defence of; the Emperor William before tho National Peaco Conference After declaring that there wonld have been no FrancoGerman war had Franco let Germany unite without interfering, he continued — "I often hear our Emperor spoken of in this country as a war lord ion must, however, not forget that' although ho has reigned 21 years at the head of the strongest army in the world he hab never made wai. Our armaments are ■itended to preserve peace for our own people ..nd, as far us possible, to prevent war from breaking out in other parts ot the world where we have interests to protect. "Only a 6hort time ago the Balkan question brought Europe to Hie verge of war. Peaco was preserved chiefly on account of tho fast lhat tho whole power of Germany was thrown ipto tho scale of peaco." ,