The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-23
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

The visit of the Emperor of Ger
many to England is not only the
greatest social event of the time,
but is looked upon as of intense
political Importance.
The recent Encouragement of
the treaty for the maintenance of
the Dreibund has given rise to not
only keen curiosity, but to gen
uine anxiety as to the pledges
given to the bund by each con-
tracing party, and especially in
England, where the dislike to en-
tanglement with continental poll
tics is universal, is the popular
feeling very keen and popular opin-
ion very plainly outspoken against
any pledge which would bind
Great Britain to take part in any
continental quarrel whatever.
It is not likely then that such a
statesman as Lord Salisbury would
be likely to enter into any agree
ment which the Parliament would
certainly refuse to accept, and
without the acceptance of Parlia.
ment no agreement between sover-
eigns and ministers could possibly
have any effect
1t is believed in we'll informed
circles that the renewed Dreibund
includes three distinct agreements,
one between Germany and Austria
similar to the former defensive
treaty, one between Germany and
Italy and a third between Italy
and Austria, this latter at al
events for the present has not been
made public.
1t was expected by numbers Of
people that the Emperor, who is
not largely gifted with reticence
and who has occasionally given
rise to trouble by injudicious
utterances, might in the speech
expected of him at the Guild.
hall in reply to the Lore
Mayor, have spoken words capable
of exciting alarm or of arousing
hopes or fears according to the
Interpretation put upon them by
different persons or political par
ties. 1t was therefore agreed that
the Emperor should write out the
speech which he intended to make
and that it be submitted to the
Queen for approval and that only
such portions of the speech b.
read as shall have been so ap
proved.
What the Emperor did say, be
yond thanks for the welcome ex
tended to himself and the Empress
was to the effect that he would
always, as far as it lay in his power
maintain the historical friendship
existing between Great Britain an,
Germany. "My alm," he said, " i
above all, the maintenance of peace
for peace alone can give the con
fidence necessary to healthy dev
elopment of science, art and trade
Only so long as peace remains, ar
we at liberty to bestow earnes
thought upon the great problem
the solution of which, in fairnes
and equity, 1 consider the mos
prominent duty of our time. 1 shall
always be found ready to unit
with you, and with other nations
in the common labor for the peace
full progress, friendly intercourse
and the advancement of civiliza
ton"
The Emperor was not quite g
careful at naval and military din
ner given the same evening by tn
Duke of Cambridge, where he ex
pressed some " hopes of an allianc
with England"
On the evening of the following
day after witnessing a grand re
view at Wimbledon, the Empero
. proceeded to Lord Salisbury's bis
torical seat, Hatfield House, wher
the English Premier and the Gel
man Foreign Secretary held lon
conferences, the final conferenc
being attended by the Emperor.