The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-27

straightway approached Great Britain
and in exchange for the island of He'll
goland permitted her an extension of
rights in Zanzibar. His people. igno-
rant of the final purpose, muttered at
this early dealing with the English
devil The English, sChOoled in the
Bismarckian philosophy, We're none the
less uenunciatory of Lord Salisburys
action.
'8hen came the day when Japan,
having triumphed over China, sought
her reward in territory. The MARQUIS
Ito stretched forth his hand to grasp
the status of a world power. 1t met the
mailed first of the German minister in
company with those of France and
Russia, Thus far shall We come and. no
farther' 1t was the voice of the
young man in Potsdam, and poor Ito
IN a single phrase heard the fate of his
life's dream.
From that early morning visit of the
German minister developed all of the
present Chinese situation, the seizure
of Port Arthur and the occupation of
Manchuria by Russia, the seizure of
kiaO-chao by Germany, and the leasing
Of Wei-hai-wei by Great Britain. By
means Of it the Kaiser had done more
in single morning for the interests of
Russia than had Bismarck in twenty
years. Russia was appropriately CRATE
ful.
Her gratitude, however, was neither
material nor permanent. Germany
Joined Russia as a lease holder in Chi
ma, as rival estate owner in the far
east. She opposed serious obstacles to
Russia's expansion In field she had
considered her own, or shared only with
Great Britain. Now Russia can move
only after compensating Germany for
the trouble caused her. Russia feels
no welcome for Germany in China.
In the near east Russia hitherto
has found her only serious opponent in
Britain-the friend and supporter of
Turkey. When the Armenian atrocities
became too pronounced Russia set her
old policy to work to crush the Otto
man Empire. She sought to achieve
her end by means of the steam roller
of the Concert of Europe. The Kaiser
dominated that concert, rendered the
steam roller ineffective, and earned
Turkeys lasting gratitude gratitude
that was displayed by rich concessions
to German traders and by the ousting
of British manufactures.
In the Graeco Turkish war the
Kaiser espoused the cause of the Sui
tan, lent him a capable chief of staff,
and won the war for him against his
own sister. In the negotiations that
followed the defeat of Greece he secur-
ed the assignment of funds to pay the
German holders of Greek bonds Eng
land and Russia had pulled the chest
nuts out of the fire for him.
ITO the Cretan affair he sent only
an inferior war ship, and withdrew IT
long before the settlement of the ISL
and He secured, however, the cleo
ton of his nominee as governor.
Turkey was practical in her grati-
tude. She granted to Germany the
right to build a railway-a railway of
enormous consequence to Great Britain
across Asia Minor from the Bosporus
to Bagdad, and from Bagdad to the
Persian Gulf within four days of Bonn
bay.
More than the control of the Sue7
Canal ever was to Great Britain, the
possession of the Bagdad railway viii
be to Germany. 1t means, practically
an overland route to India, a journey
from London via Munich and Vienna
to the Persian Gulf in eleven days, anC
from London to Bombay in fifteen days
1t means the complete hanking of Rus
sia in Asia, the strangling of British
trade in Persia and throughout Asia
Minor
I'm China, eighteen months ago, the
Kaiser secured the tacit recognition OF
his general in command as commander
in chief of the allied forces. That gave
Germany prestige altogether unwar-
ranted by her part in the operations
an importance sullenly resented by
Russia.
And so the Kaiser has broken dowr
the barriers of the Bismarckian policy
has destroyed them, and has led Ger
many out into new fields of commercial
and national expansion
THE idea of a rash, hot headed you'll
playing with the edged tools of empir,
has long ago been dissipated. Men rec
ognize in Kaiser Wilhelm a master
mind, a sure eye, firm hand, the mos
brilliant man of affairs in the world to-
day"