The age-herald., 1898-05-22
GERMANY TALKS
 OF THE ALLIANCE Prominent Men Pronounce It an Ab-
 Surdity. DOES ENGLISH SENTIMENT Coincide With Chamberlain'S Views? Upon This Depends Outcome. ENGLAND WEARY OF ISOLATION German Naval Authorities Are Criticising Americas Alleged Dilatory Policy and
 Sampson's Failure 10 Trap
 Cervera's Fleet.


 country has been temporarily diverted from the war between Spain and the United States to MT. Chambeflain's Birmingham speech. The bulk of opinion corresponds to the utterance of Prince Bismarck, tele- graphed to the Associated Press on last Wednesday, when the former chancellor was quoted as saying:
 "The importance thereof depends upon whether MT. Chamberlain's private opin- ions those of the British government. Closer Anglo-American relations are doubt less feasible, but an alliance is improba- ble and unserviceable to both. Germany's duty, plainly is to maintain her Interests by carefully nursing the good neighborship of the European nations"
 Serious diplomats say they do not be- jieve that an Anglo-American alliance is feasible, except possibly for purely pacific and defensive purposes. They utterly re- pudate the idea of Germany joining such an alliance.
 In an interview given to the correspond- ent of the Associated Press on Thursday last, German statesman who is in close touch with Emperor William and the cabl- net said:
 England Afraid of Isolation
 s"That portion of MT. Chamberlains speech which can be regarded seriously shows plainly that England is becoming weary and afraid of isolation and is now sorry that she missed the opportunity of joining the Drebund, which she declined. owing 10 the alleged lmpoSSiDilIty ol SoilS before parliament with a regular treaty of alliance which might expose England for years to come to all sorts of eventualities. It was this which caused the failure of negotiations. The opportunity may never recur, for political consideration has proba- bly altered. As far as Germany is con- cerned it would be impossible to make her choose England in preference to Rus sia. To become the outspoken champion of British interests would mean suicide t4 tr.A.r fl 1nct ing enmity of Russia without tangible offset.
 "It is strange that so shrewd polite an as MT. Chamberlain does not understand the time is gone forever when England, hy clever diplomacy, could secure the military aid of Germany, or of any other big conti- mental power, for the furtherance of B. it. ish interests. The Bismarckian give and take politics still prevail in Germany, and what Is England willing to give us if we constituted ourselves Eng ands sword on the continent?
 It Is an Absurdtty
 ..The mere mention of an al fan e hetwe en the United States and England is an ab- surdity. Their interess S are too conf cting A few years hence far keener commerc al rivaly will be witnessed between Great Britain and America than is raging be- tween Great Britain and Germany now, and the admins ration at Wash ngton 1s fully aware of this fact. -e
 As for the oft-suggested European tar If league, against America it also is un- foasib,e.a
 The government is cautious in express ing an opinion on the subject, but is in- clined to be favorable towards MT. cham berlains declarations. The 'Schlesische Zei- tung, one of the leading semi-oficial pa Ders says Tt is mistake to undervalue 2 man who so intimately knows and ex- presses the ideas and wishes of his coun- trymen Far from being an expression or Great Britain's weakness and empar4ass- ments, the speech must be regarded as the exposition of a political leader who is so sure of the strength of his country that he does not hesitate to point out weak places"
 The Liberal press favors friendlier un- derstandipg between the two countries, but even the most favorable Of the papers do not go to the length of advocating an alliance with Great Britain still less with the United States.
 Our Dnatory Tactics
 Relative to the war between Spain and tbe Irnited States much impatience is mani- fcsted in this country over the alleged diatoriness of the belligerents. Those ncrsons doubting Americas ability to put T military force in the field strong enough to overcome the Spanish or to quickly end the war are again in the ascendant
 high German military authority in spcakins of this matter said to the corre- srartent of the Associated Press:
 "It will ere long be seen, probably to the astonishment of the Americans, that war of invasion even against power classed ia the third rank cannot be made with militia
 The superiority of the American navy is also again questioned and the failure of Rear Admiral Sampson's ships to locate and meet the fleet of Admiral Cervera is regarde in German naval circles as a sign of weakness. Many newspapers com nent on the alleged lack of discipline in the American fleet and publish stories in connection herewith.
 Count yon Ras,owilde. the German am- basasdor at Madrid, sent a report this week to the German foreign office on the political, situation in Spain. He expresses the opinion that an outbreak of the people is merely question of time and that fur ther Spanish reverses must launch revo- ntion.
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