The Washington times., 1901-12-08
AN ALLIANCE WITH
GERMANY SUGGESTED
THE SATURDAY REVIEW" RABID.
Would Form Teutonic FFieudship
az nm Effective BASIS of Op-
position TO the United states
in south America.

LONDON. Dec. That rabid hater Of
all things American. THE Saturday Re
view. prints savage article in support
Of Germany's rumored ambitions in South
America. 1t quotes CASTOR dc Segur, who
recently visited Emperor William on the
royal yacht Hohenzollern.
According to N. de Segur the greater
part or his hosts conversation was direct
ed to pointing out the folly of European
nations engaging in internecine quarreIs
when a greater danger is growing up in
the Far West
The Saturday Review" then goes on to
say:
''In the light OF these disclosures the re-
cent assurance of Baron Won Holleben,
the German Ambassador at Washington,
chat the pursuit OF coaling stations on
the South American continent by Ger
many is a hgment OF the Imagination may
be received with respectful astonishment
or admiration OF such consummate diplo-
macy.
Interference Inevitable.
Now that President Roosevelt las
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military powers OF the old world. which
means hands OF. the immense growth Of
the German population in Brazil implies
that inevitably some day there will be
German interference in that country. and
the same remark applies with less force
to Chile.
such interference in any form will
involve a conflict with the United States
This is what Emperor William. with
Btatesn-an's foresight, sees but n England
were alienated Germany could not hope TO
ut such distance carry on a war sue
cossfuily with a naval power almost her
equal Then with an ally 1t would be no
easy task unless that ally were England
with her naval bases across the Atlantic
with England hostile it would be an
impossibility. We are not advocating an
alliance with Germany against the Unit
ed States. We advocate still less one with
the United States against Germany. But
in the event Of conflict We might with
advantage to ourselves hold the balance.
Hope for the Future.
Under the existing Ministry we should
undoubtedly pull chestnUts out of the
fire for the Americans, but this Ministry
is not immortal. and a Tory Government
of different calibre is conceivable The
permanent alienation OF England from
Germany would be injurious to Germany
and more so TO England.
With friendly Germany posted in
South America and loyal Canada In North
America. We could hold the United States
in some kind OF check with Germany
eliminated from the political chessboard
OF the New World. We should. with The
present policy OF admitting the unbridled
pretension OF the United States every
where. one day find ourselves elbowcd out
forever from both North and South
America"
An Opposite View.
Oddly enough the Spectator" prints
simultaneously with the above care
fully reasoned article on the British for
eign policy. the conclusion OF which is:
1t lis impossible for US to expect friend
illness from Germany. She is cur rival:
she wants 10 6in from us. Therefore, let
us recognize the facts and Danish the
notion of working with Germany against
Russia. or. indeed. any other Power. A
German alliance Is the last stable grodnd
on which &C can lay The focndation of
ou- fo1eigu ro,icy.'