New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
ALLIANCE IDE4 BRITISH
London First Proposed Joint Aet'on
to Germany.

washington Jan 2S-It was learned on the
highest authority tonight that the publication
by the London Foreign Office of the fact thdt
Great Britain, and not Germany, sought the
alliance against Venezuela was brought ABOUT
bv representations from the German Foreign
Office 1t is said that Germany had threatened
to publish the diplomatic exchanges between
the German and British foreign offices unless
Great Britain Immediately shouldered the re-
sponsibility for the alliance This threat was
induced by the anti-German feeling aroused III
the United States by events in Venezuelan
waters.
London. Jan. 2S-To-morrow's issue or Inc
Emnire Review of which C. Kinloch Cooke, a
we'll known writer foreign and colonial al
fairs is editor will publish striking articles on
Anglo German relations, from important ana
thoroughly trustworthy sources in Berlin anu
London, which sure to attract conslderaple
attention The articles are designed to promote
a better state of feeling in England and Ger
many In the course of a recapitulation of their
relations during long period the writer says:
The public should be made aware of the fact
that it was our Cabinet which asked the Ger
man Government to cooperate with this coun-
try in the coercion of Venezuela. Ihat oecis!oh
was not however, taken at Sandringham IN
deed, 1 think I am correct in saying the SUD
ject of Venezuela not mentioned by E1n-
peror William during his visit to the hlhs.
ANYHOW, it is in every sense perVerSlon OF
things to assert that the alliance was due 10
the cajolery of either the Emperor or his Cnah-
ceIIor Germany did not force her alliance upon
us nor did she dupe us into conclusion or the
alliance. Moreover, the contention that ter
many would have been prevented by force OF
public opinion in the United States from alone
coercng Venezuela, and that but for the al.
lance with US she would have run the risk OF
hostilities with the United States. is arbitrary
and would not be indorsed for moment elther
in Downing Street or at Washington.
Lord BaIfour of Burleigh, Secretary for Scot
land in a speech yesterday evening at Edln-
burgh was the first Cabinet Minister to discuss
Anglo-German cooperation in Venezuela since
the crisis became acute. He said 1t was not an
alliance for defensive purposes, extending for a
great length of time and for all the interests OF
the two countries but was mere casual CO.
operation for specific purpose and for a lin
tied time He had not the slightest doubt that
compensation which would be satisfactory to
Great Britain would be satisfactory to Germany,
and the speaker was confident that this COM
pensation would prevent any brSach or the eX-
fsting good feeling between the European coun-
tries and the United States. 1t was best for the
peace Of the world that Great Britain and Ger
many should have acted together.
The Right. Hon. Herbert Henry Asqulth, NJ
p speaking at Hull this evening, severely
criticised the Anglo German alliance IN Nenez-
ueIa which he characterized as AN hl-coh-
ceiyed adventure, from the risks and humllla-
tion of which the British Government should
speedily extricate themselves and the country.
Mr. Asquth congratulated the government
on the agreement between the United States and
Canada to adjust the Alaskan boundary ques-
tion