New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
4 PEACEFUL CONQUEST.
Kings Visit Likely to Lessen Anglo
Teuton yeaIouSies.

ifA' Berlin. July 8.
mos Interesting TO observe the reception ac-
10 IN Germany TO King Edward Of England
~, only the populaoe in Kiei. Hamburg and
.,-su,bere greeted him with unexpected warmth
-, ,lso the press with only few exceptions
o. Of The leading papers the Frankfort
Zeitung SAID
new type Of monarch. and probably type
- ,-i win IN the future. Above AL King
EDWARD shows a keen app eciauoh OF tne reai-
-ies Of life. Of nocern lie LacI WhICh Is re-
--rasble because so many other monaTchs are
S-s|iert in il He had the virtue 10 ask him
80 81 every step what is permissible 10 MIN IN
&C. - maintain himself before the critical eye
- ~ nation Without 1aJtering him al al, we
- admit that before this unremittlng crltl-
risnl he uanages 70 Uphold the dignity ana m
@0-,ance OF his Office. and tins 4esplte Inc Iact
-, NJ Is the successor Of a ruler VINO enjoyed
--rsord.nary popularity. although II is not
- easv task 10 come Up 10 the requirements
a-hirb Britons exact in respect OF taclful and
90, IMPRESSIVE representation. indeed,
a. EDWARD hss understood 10 increase the
nrsa-ins and the weight Of royalty in his eoun-
~ He has shown an exceptionally lucky anc
10 hsnd when representing England abroad.
1Ls ,ew frier dship with France would not have
her brought about without him
rom me organ OF radical Liberalism in Ger
-,snv this = praise indeed II is amazing how
,rhl,c opinion here has veered around regard
1,q Klps Edward. When he assembled the
chrome the German press was frankly hostile
toward him Il was pointed out that he had
sluavs been FranccphiIe, not alone during
Ts-o-,71 bur ever since Alleged anti-German
sayings Of MS were repeated HIS somewhat
s,s-tlinp escauades in the course OF several
Paris stays we're purposely exaggerated In
uors il was fully anticipated that under Ed
wards guidance the helm 81 British statesman
shin would be turned altogether in the direc-
- THIS cEangei
Truly. we are living il 2 generation QUICK TO
forget and forgive
cERNANY's FOES ACTIVE IN ENGLAND.
When King Edward. bidding farewell to his
penhev, said: Sincere and aneciionate TREND
shin has united the German Emperor sno rnysef
ever since We knew each other" thrill OF syIn
pathy vibrated through Germany. ano this was
n must be remembered. before II became public
that treaty OF arbitration had Just been agreed
unon by the two soyereigns and their diplo-
natic rnouthpieces The treaty is. however. OF
small intrinsic value II relegates 10 friendly
settlement only matters OF subordinate moment.
and does not even pretend. as does the similar
treaty between England and France. TO adjust
pending questions q more vital import In so
far the treaty is TO Germans q distinct disap-
poiutr7ent But il was p-obs bly, the best that
was feasible FOR the time being. in view Of pub
lie opinion in England
For II is quite significant thai even this torso
OF treaty meets. on the whole. with condenl-
nation or a. least not hearty approval on the
part OF the overwhelming majority OF the Brit
ish public This is regreltable. The animosty
exhibited even now by large number OF the
chief organs o, British public opinion renders
II SO much more difficult for the Anglophiles in
Germany 70 strengthen English synpathies-
Il cannot be denied that the German press. too.
IN the pas; las been great offender IN this
respect. The Englanderhetze. or English bait
ing has been the chief sport OF many OF our
newspapers and magazines. and among them a
number Of the NEST influential But they now
have buried the Ratchet. al least for the
moment and il would be both wisest and man
lest for Enslishmen to do the same No good
Of these studied attempts 10
create end nurse discord misunderstanding and
ulisinterpretstion between two nations which.
after all. are allied by bonds OF race common
ideals and similar manners ana customs allied
IN scnle ways even mere closely than are the
English and the Americans The difference OF Ian
gusge is indeed the only great dividing guc be-
tween the English and the Germans
JEALOUSY CAUSED BY TRADE RIVALRY.
However. the mere fact that such an srbi-
tration treaty has been signed between England
and Germany is deeply significant. Il means
the FIRST breach in the thick wall OF mutual dis
trust. and others are bound 70 follow The
mere feet that the two nations are commercial
rivals ought not 10 stand in the way OF sin
cers national reconciliation. This rivalry /.
stubborn. unaltera5le fact. just as much as Is
The much moe formidable American competi.
ton in trade. bur that need not hinder q cor
aial friendship. The Germans have now begun
10 see this. How much longer then will II take
their British COUSINS to make up their minds
similarly?
In any event, nothing can compare 70 the
Oily OF keeoing Up any longer the snar!ing
'og-in-the-manger attitude toward each other
mai Tor number c: years has seemed the nor
nal thing 10 90 for the two nations
Both Reichstag and Prussian Diet have now
gone home 10 their long summer and autumn
vacations The mos, Important thing achieved
'y The Diet vas The passage OF government
o.A. TIE main provisions Of which are Intended
% restrict Polish dis!oyal agitation in those
provinces Of Prussia where the Polish element
u me population Is either the largest, as in
Fosen. or csc OF considerable numerical i'm
portahce. rs In Upper Silesia and East and West
rT-ssla, and also 10 further German settlements
mere 10 counteract strong Polish Influences
= us whole problem is one which is both in
: '1s's ano dominated not SO much by reason
justine ana fairness on either side as by racial
sAHpaihes and preJudices. Outside OF Prussia
Ae whole question is certainly not understood
4 u.s. Tor instance. an egregious uisconception
y suppose that the let of the Polish population
= FfHss-a Is hard one Prussia as a matter
Z Ha pie fact has done vastly more than the
oes ever Cid under their own governments Of
ne past 10 make those provinces prosperous,
hAFhtened and Wei administered. and the de-
zee Of prosperity which the Poles in Prussia
n9oy is far greater than It ever was during any
eTlod OF Polish history.