The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
GERMAN FEELING TOWARD CHI
MA.
That of Greedy Territorial Covetous-


That of Greedy Territorial Covetous-
ness ..
The ambition of modern Germany,
and of the ruler of modern Germany, Is
nowhere more manifest than In the
present attitude of fatherand and
kaiser to the series Of grave problems
which have so suddenly started up in
China, and for which a solution must be
found in the near future. Every white
nation in both hemispheres is interest
ed in the satisfactory solution of these
problems in the settlement, once for all,
of the yellow danger" but neither in
America nor in England, enither in
Russia nor in France have the perplex-
ing series of problems known as the
China question taken such firm hold
of the popular imagination as in Ger
many. 1t is no secret that the kaiser,
by special study and by frequent con-
sultation with China specialists, has
made himself an authority on far east
ern matters Since the Chino-Japanese
war broke out he has followed the
course of events In China, Japan and
the Siberian coast with the closest in
terest, and the fomous phrase once use
by the German foreign minister, Count
Won Buelow, I'VE want our place in the
sum-" has been attributed to the kaiser,
and Is said to have been used by him
when Germany took forcble possession
of Kiao-C Chou over two years ago.
Germany's colonial possessions in
eastern and western Africa her insular
possessions in the southern Pacific, her
struggling settlements In New Guinea,
are of absolutely no value as colonial
fields. AS the years pass, they grow
more expensive, and despite the most
strenuous efforts to galvanize the trade
of these ill-starred places into life, moth
ing comes Of it. Socialists and radicals
scott at these colonies, and from the
government benches in the Rechstag
nothing that Is cogent is heard in their
defense. But China is different. I am
not to be supposed as saying, or even
limiting, that the German emperor or his
ministers have any deep-laid scheme on
hand for hurrying on the partition Of
China. In all probability they would
do all in their power, at present to pre-
vent what might turn out to be a
frightful catastrophe; but the nation as
a whole has, with the exception per-
haps Of Russia and Japan
The Germans are a great nation,
Their enterprise in all industrial fields
Is marvellous. Their ships now sail the
seven seas, and their merchants are
flooding every open market with the
produce of their country But that is
not enough. Appetite" says the
French proverb, comes with eating"
and Enthusiastically the German appe-
lite grows 1T must be calling to the
ambitious spirits of the fatherland to
see the finest and most productive por-
tons of the world in the hands of their
rivals. England owns such a multitude
of magnificent colonies such a wonder
full list of strategic points-canada
Australia, New Zealand, the Cape, In
dia, Gibraltar Malta. Cyprus, the Suez
canal, Alden, Singapore, Hong Kong.
France Is pushing ahead in China-the
possession of Tonqun by France is a
thorn in the side of Germany. The
United States has possession of the
wonderful island Of Cuba, and has it's
foot firmly planted in the Philippines, a
possession sorely grudged by Germany.
who at one time entertained hopes that
perhaps these glorious islands would be