The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-23
At ERMATH OF THE LATE
ASSOCIATED PRESS BUDGET
Possibilities of a'War With Germany.
Prince of Wales a Surprise.
Kaiser's Clothes Astray.

| LONDON. Dec 1i.-That rabid hater
of all things American. the Saturday
Review. prints savage article in sup
port of Germany's rumored ambitions
in South America. 1t quotes CASTOR de
segur. who recently visited Emperor
William on the royal yacht Hohenzol-
lern. According to NJ de segur the
greater part of his hosts conversation
was directed to pointing out the folly
of European nations engaging in inter
necfne quarrels when a far grea ter
danger is growing up in the Far West.
The Saturday Review then goes on to
say:
I'm the light OF these disclosures the
recent assurance of Baron Won Holle-
ben, the German Ambassador at Wash
ington, that the pursuit Of coaiing sta
tions on the South American continent
by Germany is a Pigment of the mag
ination. may be received with respect
full establishment or admiration of such
Iconsummate diplomacy. Now that
President Roosevelt has thrown down
the gauge in his reference TO the mill
tary powers OF the Old World which
means hands of. Germany the i'm
mense growth of the German popula-
ton in Brazil implies that inevitably
some day there Will be German inter
ference in that country. and the re-
mark applies with less force TO Chile.
"Such interference in any form will
involve a conflict with the United
States. That is what Emperor William.
with a statesman's foresight, sees, but
II England were aIienated Germany
could not hope at such a distance TO
carry on war successfully with a ma
val power almost her equal Even with
an ally II would be no easy task, un-
less that ally were England. with her
naval bases across the Atlantic. With
England hostile. it would be an impos-
sibility.
I'VE are not advocating an alliance
with Germany against the United
States; we advocate stin less one with
the United States against Germany.
But in the event of conflict we might
with advantage to ourselves, hold the
balance. Under the existing ministry
we should undoubtedly pull chestnuts
out Of the fire for the Americans, but
this ministry is not immortal and
Tory government of a different calibre
is conceivable.
The permanent alienation Of Eng
land from Germany would be Injurious
to Germany and more so To England.
With friendly Germany posted in South
America ana loyal Canada in North
America, we could hold the United
States IL some kind of check. With
Germany eliminated from the political
chess board of the New World we
should with the present policy OF ad-
hitting the unbridled pretension of the
United States everywhere one day find
ourselves elbowed out forever from
both North and South America"
Oddly enough the Spectator prints
simultaneously with the above a care
fully reasoned article on the British /
foreign policy. the conclusion OF which I
is:
1T is impossible for us to expect
from Germany. She is our /
rival; she wants to win from US. There :
fore, let us recognize the facts and
Danish the notion of working with Ger
many against Russia or indeed any
,ther power. y German alliance is the
east stable ground on which we can
ay the foundation of our foreign pol
cv''