Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
KAISER SAID TO BE PLANNING HER
HUMILIATION.
GERMAN SUPREMACY IN VIEW
SEIZURE OF kIAO-CHAU SAID TO BE
IN RUSsIA'S INTEREST.
1t Was Made to FOrcstaIi Engla nd
Writer in London Contemporary
Review Expresses Some
Startling Views to
Worlds Politics.

LONDON. Nov. 29.-The Contemporary
Review. issued tonight. contains sem
sational anonymous article entitled The
Arch Enemy of England" This is the
German emperor. The writer alleges that
the kaiser seized Kiao-Chau by an agree
ment with Russia to prevent England
getting it. and the cZar holds his promise
to vacate it when called upon. Russia pro-
viding Germany with coaling stations else
where.
The writer declares the kaiser had drawn
up complete plan arranging for the
naval superiority of France, Russia and
Germany over England four years hence.
when England is to be compelled 10 make
humiliating terms throughout the world.
leaving Germany the chief commercial
colonial power.
All these plans have suddenly bceE
thrown into confusion by the American
Spanish war and America and England
drawing together.
The article. which is sure 10 attract at
tention for its extraordinary attack upon
the queens grandson, continues:
The American people. with character
istic shrewdness, have detected this with
resentment and hostility. and are in TO
mood to put up with brow-beating from
anyone. Considering that the Americans
took no inccnsiderable part in opening
China and Japan to external Influences.
the only ground for surprise is that they
have been slow in manifesting interest
in the situation in the far East. but now
that the impulse has been supplied and an
assertion of the claim to have a voice in
il has been made, there will be no drawing
back hesitation in pushing forward.
"It is precisely in the far East that the
action-the mere presence-of the United
States is SO disconcerting and disagreeable
to the German emperor 1t disarranges all
his plans. deprives himself and allies of
that ascendency in the China seas which
they have twice asserted for their own
benefit, and from which they saw long
train of future advantages.
Under such circumstances, the contin-
ued proximity of American and German
squadrons at Manila. aggravated by the
demeanor of the German officers. is full
of peril. The peril may pass off. but will
only do so by the withdrawal of Germanys
pretensions.
AT this moment the question turns on
whether the German emperor can induce
| Russia and France to join him in a demon
stration of superior naval force to that pos
sessed by the United States, both in the
Pacific and Atlantic. and the answer 10
that question largely depends on whether
he and the car of Russia, between them.
can exercise sufficient personal pressure
in England to induce our government, in
return for some empty concessions in AZ
rica, and some easily broken promises as
to China, to hold its hand, to hesitate for
the necessary moment while they enforce
their will on the United States.
This is to be the real peril to the crea-
tion of real Anglo-Saxon alliance.
From the very beginning of the crisis
| in the far East the English policy has done
nothing but hesitate and give way, has
allowed and assisted the creation of diff
| ficulties that never would have arisen if it
| had only stood firm at the beginning of the
question.
There now appears on the scene, in a
| totally unexpected manner. one ally who
could and would adjust the balance OF
power in the far East in our favor. IT. Is
obviously to our interest to support that
power with all our strength and make ev-
cry effort so that it shall not be discour-
aged and restrained on the threshold OF
the new and beneficial movement it is max
| ing toward more active external policy"