The herald., 1898-11-30
EUROPEAN INTRlGUfS
RENDERED FUTILE BY ACTION
OF AMERICA
THE HUMILIATION OF BRITAIN
Must Be Postponed Till the English
Speaking Nations Begin to Grow
Less Friendly
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Nov. pa dispatch to the
Times from London says:
The Contemporary Review, issued ton1ght,
contains a sensational anonymous article en-
titled The Arch Enemy of England.
This is the German Emperor. The writer
alleges that the Kaiser seized Kiao Chau by
an agreement with Russia to prevent Eng
land getting it. and the Car holds his pres
ent promise to vacate it when called upon,
Russia providing Germany with coallng sta
tons elsewhere. =,
The writer declares that the Kaiser had
drawn up a complete plan arranging tor the
naval superiority of France, Russia and Ger
many over England four years hence, when
England is to be compelled to make humillat-
ing terms throughout the world, leaving Ter
many the chef commercial colonial power.
All these plans have suddenly been thrown
into confusion by the Spanish American war
and America and England drawing together.
The article, which is sure to attract atten-
ton for its extraordinary attack upon the
Queens grandson, continues:
The American people, with characteristic
shrewdness, have detected this with resent
ment and hostility, and are in no mood to
put up with browbeating from any one. Con-
sidering that the Americans took no lncon-
siderable part in opening Japan and emma
to external influences, the only ground Tor
surprise is that they have been so slow IN
manifesting interest in the situation III the
Far East. but now that the impulse has
been supplied and an assertion of the claim
to have voice in it has been made, there
will be no drawing back or hesitation in
pushing matters to conclusion.
1T is precisely in the Far East that the
action-the mere presence-of the United
States is so disconcerting and dlsagreeaDle
to the German Emperor.
''It disarranged all his plans deprives him
self and his allies of that ascendancy IN the
China seas which they have twice asserted
for their benefit and from which they saw a
long train OF future advantages.
Under such circumstances the continued
proximity of American and German squad
rons at Manila, aggravated by the demeanor
of the German officers, is full OF peril; lhe
peril may pass off but will only do so by the
Withdrawal of Germany's pretentions.
"At this moment the question turns on
whether the German Emperor can induce
Russia and France to join him in demon
straton of superior naval force to that pos
sessed by the United States, both in the
Pacific and the Atlantic, and the answer to
that question largely depends on whether
he and the Gar of Russia between them can
exercise sufficient personal pressure IN Eng
land to induce our gov rRment. IN return tor
some empty concessions in Africa, some
easily bloken promises as to China to hold its
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while they enforce their will on the United
States.
This is to be the real peril of the creation
of real Anglo-SaXon alliance.
From the beginning of the crisis in the
Far East the English policy has done moth
ing but hesitate and give way, and assisted
the creation of difficulties that never would
have arisen if it had only stood firm at the
beginning of the question.
There now appears on the scene in to-
tally unexpected manner one ally, who could
and would adjust the balance of power in
the Far East in our favor. 1t is obviously to
our interest to support that power with all
our strength and make every effort so that
it shall not be discouraged and restrained
on the threshold of the new and beneficial
movement it is making toward a more astive
external policy"