Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-13

Russia and Britain apart. But the
British people are stronger than the
British court, and neither ROYALTY nor
pioletaris.t viii condone the insults
that emanated from German sources
during the war.
Russians, in and out of Office could
not approve all Britain did in the CON
test, but we We're at least respectful
of of national susceptibilities 1t is
not necessary that the czar go to Lon
don to explain away affronts."
| This suggestion that the kaiser's ul-
terror purpose is to check the growing
rapprochement between Russia and
Britain now promoted by powerful
party in Britain is not confined to the
| Russian capital.
Paris journals throw it out freely.
They publish with evident satisfaction
all the polite reservations OF the Lon
don press regarding his majesty's Wis
it, giving prominence to the blunt as
sertion of the Times that no admira-
ton OF Emperor Williams personality
will lead Britain to forget the silence
of the German government when
every vile pen in Berlin was vomiting
filth upon Britain's cherished names
or lead her into paths wherein the
true interest of the nation forbids Br-
tons to go.
What are these paths" asks the FL
garo, IF not this leading away from
| Paris and st. Petersburg?"
Even Berlin seems to realize the
motive of the imperial visit Its
press. official and semi-official, studi-
ously points out how much more Ger
many and Britain have in common
than otherwise.
Britain" observes the Berliner
| Post, has reaped great benefits from
| the dreibund and from the power
which heads the dreibund No COM
mercial alliance ought to make her
people forget the identity of British
| and German programs in certain
spheres of high politics.
1T is not against Britain in par
| ticular that our tariffs are established.
We protect ourselves against all com
| ing to harm us, but it is a gross error
| to believe that our eye is upon Lon
| don at every step we take"
| In a similar strain the leading Ger
man papers are discussing Anglo
German relations as if under a COM
mon prompting.
| What most irritates the average Bri-
| ton is his discovery that the German
holds him, his methods and his cul-
| ture in contempt. British military,
educational, scientific. commercial and
| industrial methods are alike anathe-
ma to the German commentator. 1t
\ is an old story. The pride of Ber-
lin hassbeen fatally hurt
Emperor William. better qualified
to appreciate British" character than
are his advisors. particularly Won 'Bue-
low. understands the difficulties to be
overcome. He is aware that Brtons
| believe it was not Germany, but Rus
sia who prevented European interven-
tion in the war.
The kaiser is aware that during the
last two years an extraordinary
change of front has been taking place
in Anglo Russian relations-a change
from which Germany has more to lose
| tldll duN otliti ppNGl. ne mas seen
British public opinion quiescent under
recent detailed accounts of Russian
concentration for the permanent oc-
cupation of Manchuria.
He appreciates the American preju-
dice against German agents, political
and commercial in South America and
he sees the rapid development of the
Anglo-American entente. an under
standing whose completion awaits
only upon generous treatment of the
Beers and honorable concessions to
| Ireland.
Aiming to make Berlin the center of
the continental political activity and
to WELD there the scepter of influence
now welded at St. Petersburg. he
makes supreme effort to conciliate
one power of the old world whose com
binations and interests might thwart