New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-08

seven years past has been all along the Kaiser's
and Chancellor Won BuIow's bette noire. Since
the foreign affairs Of France have been In NJ.
Delcasse's hands there has been a steady up
ward movement IN French influence all over the
world and a corresponding decline In Germanys,
and. more particularly, the Kaiser's. Look at
the notorious facts: The Fashoda imbroglio ad-
justed 10 the satisfaction Of both England and
France; the Russo-French alliance become much
stronger and, more actuele; the causes, COM
mercial and political, for enrnity between Italy
and France removed one by one; ditto those
with Spain; mutually profitable commercial
treaties concluded with Italy and the United
States; TO cap II al. a friendly and almost init
mate entente established with England, followed
q year ago by the Franco-English understand
ing about Morocco; lastly, French political and
economic influence (Which had been over
Swallowed for q time by that of Germany, owing
10 the clever manipulation OF the Kaiser) IN
Turkey restored. In all this the Machiavellian
hand Of NJ Delcasse was felt and traced. The
sum total Of IL Delcasses achievements, so far
as Germany IS concerned. has been the rapid
dimnishment Of German world influence. and
her practical isolation politically.
The understanding Of France ana England
regarding the present and future status OF Mo-
rocco IS a twelvenonth old Germany was not
n. Delcasse IN one Of his happy phrases de-
clared before the Chamber Of Deputies, une
position singulaire, Germany, OF course. was not
obliged to acknowledge this position; for Ger
many has under the Madrid convention Of 1897,
precisely the same rights IN Morocco as France,
and nothing has happened since to abrogate
these rights-at least not theoretically and
under the law Of nations Nevertheless. Ger
many did not protest against the patent fact
that Frances influence had become paramount
IN that country, and nothing was done by her,
az least publicly. to restore former conditions
there Here in Berlin it is claimed in well in
formed circles tEat this was because the Kaiser
feared to incur Russia's III will by taking de-
cded stand against France IN the matter. and
that this fear no longer exists.
Be that as II may. the Kaiser and his Chan
ceIIor have noticed for long while the growing
inclination Of France, England and Cn less
degree) the United States to ignore Germany
in their world political actions and plans. The
Moroccan incident was the most palpable as
well as recent illustration Of this. Together they
resolved TO teach NJ Delcasse and France that
Germany could not be thus slighted ana treated
Is a negligible quantity. But 1t now seems pam
,bs+ +ba Kaiser has failed in his main OBJ
5ect He has not ousted NJ Delcasse from ONCE
and he has not taught him and France les
sor". rather the other way, indeed, for NJ. Del
case and France now know that with England
behind them they can safely defy the doughty
William
The recent sale of obsolete British war vessels
the total proceeds OF which amounted to less
than the twentieth part Of the original COST
has created a sensation here. some Oh 'LeE79
British vessels, held of no further account TOT
actual naval warfare or even for coast oelehce
OF less strenuous purposes, were only IouF OF i'e
years old. and none Of them had been lauhcheo
earlier than eighteen years ago. Inc naro
usage they had undergone had come 10 'iieiii
in ordinary times Of peace. The thought Is no"
much ventilated in the German press "ha'
really is the condition for fighting OF the
navy? For young it is. and never SO ia1
having fred shot in actual war. coIsloeIa Oie
number Of German war vessels are suspecteu
10 be unfit for meeting an enemy" ScdhiiIiis
the naval list one finds that not fe" OF Iii0
battIeships and cruisers were launcneo 1o'i
teen. sixteen, even twenty and more years ae0'
The worth, the Weissenburg, the Brahoehpuis
and the Oldenburg are veterans, and the oduei''
the Wvurtemberg. the Bayern and the 6acilSe u
were launched between 1877 and 1851 Yet III
these belong to the battleshiD feet the case ~
even worse with the cruisers. One OF them the