The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-29

London. Oct. 2s-The November number
Of the National Review will contain a strik
ing article advocating the establishment OF
an alliance between England and Russia
mainly for the purpose Of counteracting the
alleged serious hostility of Germany toward
Great Britain. The article is written anony-
mously. but the Associated Press is in q
position to state that 1t is the joint contri-
button of writer's who not only thoroughly
understand the subject. but are on intimate
terms with members of the Cabinet. though
the National Review distinctly disowns any
! Government inspiration for the article.
| Under the title of British Foreign Pol
! icy.' the article. first of all. asserts that
| the naval policy and avowed hostility of
Germany, to which even the British official
| world can no longer remain blind. will force
US to keep on war footing in the North
Sea fleet as powerful and efficient as the
| Mediterranean or Channel squadrons."
Origin of South African War.
Dealing with Germany's part in the in
| trigues against England consequent upon
| the South African war, 1t Is stated that
neither the United States. Japan. Austria
nor Italy has at any time been even re-
| motely implicated in these intrisues. The
real origin Of the South African war was
'the want of clear and definite policy in
that part of the world" and this statement
Is followed by review Of colonial unity,
in which Goodwin Smiths work. THE En-
pire," published in 1863. when the author
was regius professor Of history at Oxford.
Is referred to as follows:
"A book which was received at the time
with no little approval-not only advocating
the disruption of the British Empire, but
actually advising the surrender of i'm
portant military positions. 1t is yet profit
able to read the obsolete language Of the
learned professor, if only to note how
cruelty events hastened to stultify his
prophecies and to derive entertainment
from the self-opinionated insistence with
which he announced the decline of conquer
ing tendencies among nations
Gladstone in Favor of Dismemberment
The interesting statement is made that
in 1873 Mr. Gladstone told one of the writ
ers of the article that ''he considered 1t
would be a grand thing for England II She
could get rid of the colonies, and he quoted
Sir George Cornwall Lewis. who passed for
a sagacious man. as being u the same
opinion
Reverting from colonial to foreign policy.
the article forcibly traces the growing hos >
tility to England, with a careful apprecia
tion of Germany's growing naval and COM
mercial strength: "She is already stronger
at sea than either France or Russia" Bue-
lows avowed contempt for England is
shown by quotations from his recent
speeches: 1T is CALLING to Englishmen."
many was rewarded for failing to raise Eu-
rope against us by an Anglo-German
agreement securing to Germany the re-
version to spacious territories to which she
had no sort Of claim
German Efforts at Trouble Breeding.
The ill-feeliEg existing between Russia
and England has 1t is declared been per-
a-Is ..Il~
countries in the world the Power which
would have most reason to rue the substi-
tuition of Germany for Great Britain as
once the sea power Of England were over
her hostile policy toward Russia, who is
not less in her way than we are.
There is an idea growing steadily among
Germans that Germany should expand IN
to an empire. branching from the Bosphorus
to the Persian Gulf: thus would territories
be secured enjoying an excellent climate, TO
which the surplus stream of German rop-
ulation, which now flows to the United .
be diverted without being lost to
the German flag. This is by no
means ms q new idea; It is the revival Of
supremacy of Germany in the near East
and the suppression Of tho Slav by the
Tsnton. Such is the objective of those am
manic League. body most tenderiy re-
garded by the German Government, and It
embodies policy as antaKonistic to kus-
sia as the German naval programme is hos.
tile to England
AnRlo-Russian Alliance.
No insurmountable difficulty. 1t is held,
prevents Russia and England arriving at
basis OF mutual understanding. The late
Emperor Alexander expressed his desire for
such settlement, and the present Emperor
is credited with the same disposition.
treachery between English and Russian
diplomats have. 1t is admitted. occurred.
but We doubt whether in the whole range
of diplomatic intercourse 1t would be pos
stble to point to the behavior of one great
Power to another more audaciously cynical
many to England over what Count Won
Buelow mas been pleased to christen the
'Yangtse' Agreement except perhaps the
treason of Prussia to her allies on the oc-
casion Of the Peace of Basel"
How the Plan Would Work.
The recent incident of Koweit is taken as
being a striking instance OF Germany's dis
like of England. for it is alleged that Ger
many was undoubtedly egging on the Sui
tan of Turkey in his endeavor to establish
a protectorate over koweit:
THE keystone of British policy IN the
Far East is a friendly understanding and
with Japan; but that being /!
recognized, there is nothing to prevent this |
from supporting settlement of |
the Manchurian and Korean questions saio,n on on
Isfactory both in ST. Petersburg and In
Toxic. II the Korean question were regu-
arized. Japan would have considerably less |
sian schemes. and Russia, on her part.
might devote herself to developing her Far
Eastern dominions. without risk OF inter-
ruption from Japan.
Inducements Held Ont to Russia.
Russian statesmen have to make up
heir minds whether. In the present condi-
ion of Russian industries. Russian agri-
culture and Russian finance. 2 iriendiy un-