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Show oo DOES GERMANY THREATEN THE MONROE DOCTRINE? Mr. R P. Stcglcr, who although now a resident of the United States, has lived in Brazil, In Peru and ower South American cities, has hobnobbed with Prime Ministers, and at one time having been involved in one of South America's lightning quick change resolutions res-olutions was condemned to dea h, has written on this important quest on Jn the July number of the Inter national If American editors would take the trouble to investigate th n-'s trade the development of German) straao In South American republics, do 'claros Mr. Steglor, "they tl that Germany took great pains tc ro snoct tho BO-callcd Monroe doctrine and that the German ,Kvornmon never lent Its assistance to any buBl new enterprise If thore ero Indications Indica-tions that this doctrine would bo vlo-,0t.'onc vlo-,0t.'onc of the best governed republics Chilian government Is well aware i of the fact that It owos Its solid foun- t datlon and Its firm independence In i no small degTce to tho largo German f population which settled In its sonth- "t; ern part some sixty yeara ago. Flour- ; iBhlng agricultural conditions, a ', steadily growing Industry, social or- I der within their communities and def- ' orence to thc country government in Santlazo characterize these German settlers. Theso settlers arc ranked I as tho backbone of Chile There has ; never been any conspiracy between tho Gorman government and these German Chilians to gain Germany 1: an influence in thc political affairs of that country, although there Is no i European power which haa had a bet- ter opportunity to gain such lnflu- j; once. j ! i |