The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-16
FOXY GAME
Prince Henry's Visit to America
and its Meaning
Emperor William Pays q Pretty CompIi-
ment TO President Roosevelt In Man,
ing His Yacht, But There is q POlt-
lCol Significance In 1t.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is being drawn
into a game OF international pol
itics Curiously enough his op-
ponent is the one man among
European monarchs, whom. in
the popular mind at least, he
most closely resembles in spirit
and temperament-Emperor Will
liam, of Germany.
At present the emperor is fore
ing the game, but 1t will soon be
President Roosevelt's move, and
the whole diplomatic world is
awaiting the result with interest.
The situation, as at present out
lined, is practically as follows:
Nearly three years ago when
Commodore Dewey was estab-
fishing the stars and stripes in
the Philippines, Prince Henry,
of Prussia, brother of Emperor
William, and his chief officer,
Admiral Diederichs, made bad
break in attempting to interfere
with Dewey's plans. So serious
was it that the American admiral
told Admiral Diederlch's flag lieu
tenant:
''Say to your admiral that if
he wants war he can have it at
any time and plenty of it,"
AS a result of the incident
Dewey, after he became admiral.
was moved to say in an inter
view:
Our next war will be with
Germany"
A series OF irritating incidents
in various parts Of the world,
preceding and following the Ma
Mia Bay affair, caused Dewey's
prediction to be accepted in this
country as true. In fact, 1t is an
open secret among naval officers
that they expect Germany to
force a war upon the United
States in five or six years, when
the emperor's present naval pro
gramme is worked out.
That programme, at the pres
ent rate of progress, would then
make the German navy much
stronger than that of the United
States. To prepare for this
emergency and to be so strong
as to avert it is one of the prin-
cipal reasons for the urgency of
the American naval officers in
demanding that congress should
authorize large additions to the
navy ,now.
Over in Germany the feelinA,
aroused in the United States has
finally became apparent to official
circles and Emperor William has
set himself to lull suspicious and
counteract the anti-German in
huences at work here. The Ven
ezuelan affair has given him an
opportunity to indorse the Mon
roe doctrine and to deny the
charge that he intends to occupy
territory on this continent. The
tragic incident connected with
President Roosevelt's elevation
to the presidency gave him occa-
sion to make pretty speeches OF
friendship for the United States.
The fact that President Roose-
welt had a daughter old enough
to participate in the ceremonies
attending the launching of the
emperor's new yacht, building
in this country, was seized on as
a happy coincidence and Mis-:
Roosevelt has been invited to
chrisuen the new vessel. whose
name, 1t is said, will be Alice, in
her honor.
Now, on top of all, not only N
the emperor's imperial yacht,
the Hohenzollern, ordered to be
present at the ceremonies, but
Prince Henry, the very man who
incurred Admiral Dewey's dis
pleasure at Manila, has been di-
rected to come to Washington as
the emperor's personal represen'
tat1ve and express the desire o1
Germany for the friendship oi
the United States.
It almost looks as If he had
been selected to make apology