The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-01
Knows That She Has No Friends
ON the Continent.
PREPARING TO DEFEND HERSELF
Money Will Be Spent without Stint
TO Strengthen the Navy.
Emperor William Trying TO Form
New Dreibund. OF Germany. Russia
and Franc~-fh he Farmers or Great
Britain Being Ruined by Imports.

3npyF3EHfed ~ the Associated tfEe@S~
London. FefA e@.-The srst lord Of the adj
mirslty. George J. eiosehen. nsaae ana inter-
eSting speech at Iewes on Wednesday
night. during sle course Of which he said;
Without betraying secrets. ] may say
that a very distinguishes German states
man. not Prince Bfsnarck. has been con-
vinced fer years thai England couid not
he moved 10 war bg any thing short OF al
tack on her central interests IN this co1ln-
try. In was a dangerous faslacg. which
has now probably been dlsiodged. Mr.
Goschen also remarked. The new sys-
TEN or rolling and barteriag for alli-
anccs has Displaced the old system OF a
balance of power between European ma
tfons. Englan<s Is NOT clever at this game.
and has held aloof. although her alliance
is courte6 by several groups OF powers.
These utterAnces have aroused great
deal of friction in Austria and Italy.
Their newspapers gssume that he alluded
10 the dreibund when reference was made
30 groups OF powers" coertins Great
Britain, and IL Is strenuously denied az
Vienna that Great Britain has ever been
solicited 20 Join the dreihund.
The forthcoming proposals of the gov
ernment for strengthening the navy cause
the greatest interest on all sides Mr..
Goschen will present the navy statement
on Monday. and the debate on il viii take
place on Thursday. The concensas of
opinion on the subject is that there is a
universal determination To meet the neces-
stiles of the government and protect the
country from the perils of any possible
combination of powers.
The British and French negotiations at
Paris on the Niger question have been
temporarily suspended. The French rep
resentatives accused the British Of trying
TO acquire control OF territory Within the
French sphere and there the matter ends
for the present.
Politics during the week have been very
quiet, and there has been more attention
directed toward Washington city than
toward any other capital. unless IL Is Con-
stantinople. where fresh and apparently
very dangerous state OF affairs suddenly
biossoued out today. Thus. strange to
say, the possibility of fresh complications
at Constantinople comes a relief 70 the
greatly strained minds of the political
leaders here fer IL distracts attention 10
a certain degree frcm the clouds hoverins
over the British empire.
If reports from Berlin are to be believed.
Emperor William OF Germany is actively
engaged in trying to form "a new dreibund.
consisting of Russia. France and Ger
many and it Is animated that he would
not be opposed 70 a proposition TO unite
the fleets OF the three countries IN IN af-
tack upon Great Britain. which, II sue
cessfall her enemies hope should lead 10
the dismemberment OF the empire. OF
course the plan Is by no means new one,
and has frequently been previously con-
sidered by more experienced men than the
German emperor.
The fact remains however, that the re-
cent warlike utterances against Great
Britain have had healthy effect upon her
statesmen and others. for they have open
ed their eyes 20 the fact that the British
fleet powerful as Il Is. rs not as powerful as
It should be In order 70 meet such a com
binatiou as the one Emperor William is
credited with trying to engineer ana rhefe
is no doubt that a considerable strength
ening of the fleet and reorgsnizing OF the
army will he carried out here in the
prompte.s ss.d most effective manner pos
sible The country now sees clearly tnat
there Is a possibility that, some day or
other. there may be an allied poweTfu
combine against Great Britain which may
necessifate the greatest struggle in the his
tory OF those islands and the people, II
seems. are ready 10 go down into their
pockets in order 70 provide the funds nee
essarv 70 arm the nation to meet such an
The efforts 20 induce the London Ath-
letie Club 10 reconsider its determination
not 10 engage in International sports for
the preseut are not melting with mnch
success. The Dunraven incident ~ too
fresh in the minds OF most people here. al
though snorfernen generally condemn rim
out and out 70 permit of any probability
of international contests jest now. Then,
again. political matters have also stirred
people To n degree which renders y ad-
visabls TO allow the hotheads TO cool on
before there are any further trials on
strength I'm friendly rivalry But II IS pre-
dfcted that out OF all this trouble better
feeling win arise, and good fellowship and
healthy ambition will once more perch over
the athletic arena
IL Is now definitely settled that the
queen will leave Windsor for France on
March O. She will arrive At the Hotel
Cin1iez. near Nice, three days later, and
there be joined by Princess Beatrice ard
her children.
Right Hon James Iowther. member az
the house Of commons from Kent. Isle Of
Thanet. addressing a meeting ~ farmers
Al Bedford today. contenSed that a policy
of protection alone Afforded the cnly
e,l,gsIice for permanent relief of the souu-
try. lie said that every Industry, every
calling. was threatened by tbs unrestrlct-
"a ipaports now being made into Great
Britain In conclusion he pointed 20
Frame. and cited that country as an ex-
ample Of the benefits agricniturists had de-
rived from the adoption OF = protective
tariff.