Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-10-29
BritOns Not Pleasantly Dis
posed Toward Germany's
War Lord.
SOUND A WARNING NOTf
Striking Article Advocating an Al
glo-Russian Alliance Lets the
Cat Out of the Bag.
If Germany Wants a Fight the Brit
Ons Are Not Unwilling TO Ac-
eommoda.e Her.

London, Get 29.-The November
number of The National Review will
contain striking article advocating
the establishment of an alliance be-
tween England and Russia, mainly for
the purpose of counteracting the al
legged serious hostility of Germany to-
wards Great Britain. The article is
written anonymously, but it is stated
that It is the joint contribution OF
writer's who not only thoroughly I'M
derstand the subject. but are on init
mate terms with members OF the cabi-
net, though The National Review dis
tinctlyI disowns any government in
SEPARATION for the article.
Under the title of British Foreign
Policy" 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 a war footing in the North sea
fleet as powerful and efficient as the
Mediterranean or channel squadrons.'
Dealing with Germany's part in the
intrigues against England consequent
upon the South African war, it is
stated that neither the United States
Japan, Austria or Italy have any time
been even remotely implicated in
these intrigues. The real origin of the
South African war was the want of
a clear and definite policy in that part
of the world"
Reverting from colonial to foreign
policy the article forcibly traces the
growing hostility to England. with
careful appreciation of Germany's
growing naval and commercial
strength. she is already stronger at
sea than either France or Russia"
Buelows avowed contempt for Eng
land is shown by quotations from his
recent speeches. 1T is CALLING to
Englishmeu." these writer's state. Ito
reflect that Germany was rewarded
for failing to raise Europe against
us by Anglo-German agreement Sc
curing to Germany the revision of
spacious territories to which she had
no sort of claim"
The i'll feeling existing between Rus
STA and England has, it is declared,
been perpetually fostered at Berlin.
yet 'of all the countries in the world
the power which would have most rea-
son to rue the substitution OF Germany
for Great Britain as mistress of the
seas, would be Russia. If once the
sea power of England were over
thrown, Germany would be free to
execute her hostile policy towards
Russia. who is not less in her way
than we are. No insurmountable diff
ficulty. it is held, prevents Russia and
England arrives at basis of mu
tual understanding. The late EN-
peror Alexander expressed his desire
for such a settlement and the pres
ent emperor is credited with the same
disposition" The fact of Russia being
a party to such an agreement would
give France a guarantee that her in
terests would be taken into due con-
sideration. while our participation
would afford a natural safeguard to
the commercial interests of the United
States. The effect OF such an agree
ment would at once remove the dan
ger of sudden explosion, which
must continue to hang over the whole
world so long as the far east remains
the powder magazine of international
rivalries and conflicting interests.
which it is at present
A note of defiance is sounded at
the conclusion of this important ar
ticie. The navy bill in Germany
was carried through" it is stated.
with the avowed object of creating a
navy which would be able to keep
the North sea clear. We have no in
tention of clearing out of the North
sea or out of any other sea We seek
no quarrel with any power: but il
Germany thinks IL to her interest to
force one upon us. we shall not
shrink from the ordeal. even should
and Russia as her allies Germans
would. however. do well to realize
that if England is driven to 1t, Eng
land will strike home. Close to he
of the German empire.
which has hardly emerged from its ar
tificial stage. there exists a powder
magazine such as is TO be found in
no other country. viz: Social Democ-
racy. In the case of a conflict with
Great Britain. misery would be caused
to large classes of the German popula-
ton, produced by the total collapse
of subsidized industries; far reaching
commercial depression, financial col
lapse. and a defective food supply
might easily make that magazine ex-
plode-"
Will IN Is Hot