The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
That Triple Alliancel

we hdrdly MINK the American people
will so into Mysteries over Emperor Will
iam's visit TO the Duchess Of Marlborough
or recognize in that somewhat melodra-
matte performance the slightest proof of
Germany's good will for the United States.
The Duchess of Marlborough does not rep
resent this country. and nobody here is
likely 10 thrill because the German Empe-
ror pays her visit She is merely a
charming young woman of American birth
who has become a British subject by mar
riage and whose identification with the
land of her nativity exists no longer. We
are very glad the Emperor went to Bien-
helm If he and his hosts derived any pleas
ure from the incident. but just how in
ternatienal significance can be attached 10
the affair battles our ingenuity.
The New York Journal printed on Sat
urday morning what purported TO be a
statement by Count Won Buelow, the Ger
man minister of foreign affairs, as fol-
lows:
Windsor. Nov. PA am justified on the
best authority In saying TO the American
people that the Kaiser's visit to the Duke
and Duchess OF Marlborough has been one
or the most delightful episodes In his visit
to England. and that we may look upon it
as being new proof of the friendly feel
ings which the Emperor has for America
and Americans. Won BUELOW"
We are assured, moreover, that this Off
cial written statement was handed to the
Journal correspondent tonight al Windsor
Castle by Count Won Buelow"
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son 10 doubt it. beyond our unwillingness
10 ascribe TO a gentleman of Count Won
Buelow's exalted rank and station the al
most childish verdancy involved in such
a proposition. Just why this country
should accept the Emperor's visit to Blen-
helm as "a new proof of the friendly feel
ing the Emperor has for America and
Americans" we confess we cannot see II
Count Won Buelow sees IL. we envy him his
playfulness and fertility OF imagination
Employed in the regular way, that gift
would lift him TO dizzy attitudes In a GER
tain line OF literature. Let us hope, how
ever. that there has been a mistake in this
case and that it was not Count Won Bue-
low who met the Journal correspondent
(why not Commissioner" on such an oc-
casion9 at Windsor Castle Friday even
ing last a really great metropolitan daily
can always afford 10 commit a venial
error. II would be too bad IL a parsonage
OF Won Buelow's importance and dignity
should be led into so egregious and absurd
a blunder.
We have been both amused and saddened
by the hysterical and maudlin gabble
growing out Of the incident in question.
There have been ridiculous pictures OF
Germany. the United States. and Great
Britain. hand-in-hand and bowling amiably
10 Us. represented respectively by William
II. the Duchess OF Marlborough, and the
Prince of Wales. We have seen and Pc
rused rapturous apostrophes 10 the triple
alliance OF the three great Anglo-Saxon
families united In love-and all the rest OF
it-at last" This affectionate but idiotlc
fuss recalls our most nauseating outbursts
Of hysteria during 1898 II is quite as fool
ish and quite as mournfuL We feel. in-
deed In the presence of this infantile in
nocenee that we are ungracious in sug-
gesting that national antagonisms and
prejudlces are not 90 be quIeted by a melo- /
dramatic luncheon nor long-nursed resent
ments dissipated through the agency of d /
morning or afternoon call. The simple !
fact OF the matter Is that public senti- 4
ment in the United States is not ready TO
approve Of any European alliance-not /
even with England, much less with Ger /
the arrangement just made between Ger
many and England as regards Samoa. ana /
the fact that We are only too anxious TO 4
escape from any association with Germany 1
in that or any other regard does not blind /
uE to the equally conspicuous fact that !
England would have entered into the ar /.
Fangemens, no matter whether IL helped /