Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-30
ANG[0-@AXON ALLIANCE
Striking Article on the Subject
Prepared by Men Close
to Governments.
Purpose of Alliance Mainly to
Counterfeit the Hostility
Of Germany.
Germany's Growth as Naval
Force Is Pointed Out as
Menace.

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Menace.
Correspondence of Associated Pressl
London, Oct. 3o.--The November num-
Der of the National Review will contain
a striking article advocating the estab-
lishment of an alliance between England
and Russia, mainly for the purpose of
counteracting the alleged serious hostil-
ity of Germany towards Great Britain.
The article is written anonymously, but
the Associated Press is in a position to
state that it is the joint contribution of
writer's who not only thoroughly under
stand the subject, but are on intimate
terms with members of the cabinet tho
the National Review distinctly disowns
any government inspiration for the ar
ticle.
Under the title of British Foreign
Policy" the article first Of all asserts
that the naval policy and avowed hos
tility of Germany, to which even the
British official world can no longer re-
main blind, will force us to keep on n
war footing In the North sea a fleet as
powerful and efficient as the Mediterra-
nean or channel squadrons." Dealing
With Germany's part in the intrigues
against England consequent upon the
South African war. 1t is stated that
reither the United States. Japan, Aus.
tria or Italy have at any time been even
remotely Implicated in these intrigues.s
The real origin of the Souti, African war
was 1.-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 Empire published
in 1863, when the author was regius pro-
lessor of history at Oxford, is referred
to as follows: "a book which was re-
ceived at the time with no little ap-
proval-not only advocating the disrup-
ton of the British empire, but actually
advising the surrender of important
military positions. 1t is yet profitable to
read the obsolete language of the
learned professor. if only to note how
cruelty events fastened to stultify his
prophecies and to derive entertainment
from the self-opinionated insistence
with which he announced the decline of
conquering tendencies among nations
The interesting statement is made that
in 1873 Mr.. Gladstone told one of the
writer's of the article thslt The copsid-
cred 1t would be a grand thing for En-.
gland II she could get rid Of the colo
MES, and he quoted Sir George Cornwall
Lewis, who passed for a saEacious man.
as being of the same opinion
Reverting from colonial to foreign
policy, the article forcitlly traces the.
growing hostility to England, with Il
careful appreciation OF Germany's grow
ing naval and commercial strength.
She is already stronger at sea than
either France or Rusgla'' Buelow.:
avpwed contempt for England is shown
by quotations from his recent speeches.
st is calling to Englishmen," these wri
tors state. Ito reflect that Germany was
rewarded for failing to raise Europe
against US by an Anglo-German agree
ment securing to Germany the reversion
to spacious territory to which she has
no sort OF claim
The III feeling existing between Rus z
STA and England has, 1t Is declared, been
perpetually fostered ut Berlin. yet . tf
NIL the countries in the world the power
which would have most reason to rte
the substitution OF Germany for Great
Britain as mistress of the seas would lie
Russia. II once the sea power of Els
gland were overthrown, Germany would
be free to execute her hostile policy
| toward Russia, who is not less in her
way than we are. There is an idea
growing steadily amongst Germans that
Germany should expand into,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
population. which now flows to the
United States and to the British empire,
might be diverted without being lost to
the German flag. This is by no means
rev idea. 1t is the revival of an old
| idea, and 1t means, of course, the SUI
premacy of Germany in the near east
and the supersessslon OF the Slav by the
Teuton. Such is the objective of these
ambitious dreamers known as the Pan
Germanic League, a body most tendeily
regarded by the German government,
and it embodies policy as antagonis:ic
| to Russia as the German naval progrs m
is hostile to England"
No insurmountable difficulty, It is
| Eeld, prevents Russia and England ar
riving at basis of mutual understand
ing. THE late Emperor Alexander ,.x-
pressed his desire for such settlement,
and the present emperor is credited with
the same disposition. Individual cases
of trouble, and even tieachery between
English and Russian diplomats have it
is admitted. occurred, but I'VE doubt
whether in the whole r,lnge of diplomat
ic intercourse 1t would be possible to
point to the behavior OF one great power
to another more audaeiously cynical in
| its disloyalty than the conduct of Ger
many to England over what Count Won
Buelow has been pleased to christen the
| 'Yang-Tse agreement, except, perhaps,
| the treason of Prussia to her allies on
the occasion of the peace of Basel
| The recent incident of Koweit Is tal<en
as being a striking instance of Ger
many's dislike of England, for it is al
LEGGED that Germany was undoubtedly
egging on the sultan of Turkey" in his
endeavor to establish protectorate at
| Koweit.
1.-THE keystone of British policy in the
far east is friendly understanding and
CO cooperation with Japan; but that being
recognized, there Is nothing to prevent
this country from supporting a sertle-
ment of the Manchurian and Co,ear
Questions on lines which would be re-