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Show IS A PEACE -MAKER. GERMANS SO REGARD THE MONROE MON-ROE DOCTRINE. New German Envoy to America Declares De-clares Germany Has No Ulterior Designs In Venezuela. Tho New York, .World prints an In-lerviow In-lerviow with Baron Speck Von Stern, berg, whlcn contains tho following, among othor remarks of ths German diplomat: "It has been said that tho German emperor hns ulterior dcslgnB and mo. tivoa In Venezuela. That Is absolutely absolute-ly false. Tho emperor admires and understands tho Monroo doctrine as woll as anybody. "Tho report that the emperor has ulterior designs Is falso for two rca-sons: rca-sons: First His admiration for President Pres-ident Hoosovolt and America and things American. Second Ho fully approves tho Monroo doctrlno and would not think of trying to obtain ovon a coaling station there. "Tho Gorman emporor would no moro think of violating tho Monrco doctrlno in that respect than ho woul.l think of colonizing the moon. 4 "Tho Monroo doctrlno lu a peace, maker. It Is tho best safeguard for pcaco tho Unltod States ovor had. Foreign powers recognize that tho point beyond which they must not go Is the taking of ten I to ry lu South Amurlca. "Land.grnhhlng by Gormany would only result In disaster to hor. "Thoro has been a lot of naBty smoko In tho nlr, and I havo como to try and clear It. away. I know that tho kaiser Is most anxious to show tha American pcoplo that ho Is frlondly to thorn. Kvory tlmo I havo scon him ho lias emphasized his dcslro to win their approbation. Tho emperor nbso-lately nbso-lately appreciates that Amorlca Is friendly to him." |