Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-23
WAITS DEATH OF FRANCIS JOSEPH
iUSsh UNABLE TO ACT IN MATTER

BERLIN, July 22-(special Cablegram ~
The Bee.)-The isolation Of Germany in the
foreign affaits of the world Is Just be-
ginning to be understood here AS Ger
man socialist ,-whose name is household
word, has abhrased II, our position is
one Of gloomy grandeur"
B,I now that the impression has gone |
forth that the kaiser really does not want !
war, that he would prefer peace, things |
are not as bad they have been, not |
as bad as they might be. 1t will be long /
time yet before an understanding is likely |
TO be arrived at, and Il will be longer still
before the profoundly unfavorable impress |
sion produced by the universally con- |
demned proceedings Of Germany has any |
chance II being effaced.
But much that has been charged against |
Germany ought never to have been charged !
up against it at all. On the principle of
making hay while the sun shines, number
OF German aspirations have been brought
forward which have little or nothing to do
with Morocco, and which apparently could
not hitherto obtain a hearing owing to
the extremely reserved attitude of the
French government towards Germany dur
ing the last years of NJ. Delcasse's tenure
of office. One of these German wishes is
concerned with the commercial policy pur-
sued in the French colonies and particu-
lary in Tunis Franco-German commercial
relations are based upon the most favored
nation clause of the treaty of Frankfurt,
but when that treaty was concluded the
Importance of colonial trade was not fore
seen. There is now desire on the Ger
man side to obtain a modification of the
French practice, which has the effect of
excluding German and other foreign trade
from important markets like those Of
Tunis The view is expressed II a colonial
agreement could be concluded between
France and Germany 1t would be easier for
the two governments to combat with sue
cess the British policy of colonial pref
erence.
Would Ignore England.
Another question which semi-official ex-
ponents of German intentions like Prof
schiemann are ventilating is the position
of neutrals on the seas. and the definition
of contraband OF war In accordance with
the whole trend of German policy there is
a desire to have this question discussed
and decided without any particular regard
to the views of England
II remains to be seen whether the con-
ference will really prove success. At
present the demi-seml officials are pursuing
the preliminary device of advocating the
bizarre conception of a triple alliance be-
which in itself is a chimera, and is about
as far from the real objects of German
policy as anything we'll could be.
The negotiations that are now taking
place I'm Paris between the French and the
German governments with reference to the
settlement of affairs in Morocco really Is
having the effect of calling attention not
only to the lonely position of Germany, but
the commanding position which recent
haNy pIa In ba hnn de nf tha
~ kaiser.
The defeat of the Russians by the Japa-
nese has practically destroyed the useful
ness to the French of their alliance with
Russia and has united Germany's hands by
taking a way the possibility of an invasion
of her eastern frontiers should she at any
time embark upon another war with
France.
Not unreasonably tha Berlin government
reckoned without King Edward. The ZEN
tente cordiale" to some extent robbed the
kaiser of the advantage that the weaken
b ing OF Russia gave him. But the events
that have happened have shown that the
craftsmanship at Berlin in some ways has
been sufficient TO take advantage OF the
undoubted mistakes of NJ Delcasse and TO
get over this apparent setback
There is no doubt but that NJ. Delcasse
made a great tactical mistake in not ad-
vising the German government of the
Anglo-French arrangement far as II con-
cerned Morocco. and in obtaining, as he
certainly would have done, German &C.
quiescence in its clauses.
Strengthens German Prestige.
Although for many reasons there is little
probability OF anything like war when
things come to a final conclusion, stiu the
French government has had at the eleventh
hour to admit the right OF the German gov.
h.
be so bad so far the two nations are
concerned but the Moors know they hay,
had to do this
II is now quite generally believed thai
all that Germany ever intended to do wal
20 bring about the strengthening OF Ger
man prestige In Morocco and a eonsequen
weakening OF the prestige OF both Franc,
and England. II has az the same time ha,
the futther effect OF carrying forward on,
Of the kaisers pet schemes by increasin,
his influence among tbe Mshometan powers
The fear Of Germany which is Away
present In France. which Is common il
nearly all OF the countries on the con
unent OF Europe. which Is daily becominl
stronger In England and which exists evei
In the United States, Is undoubtedly base.
on the fact that at the present time Ger
many is the only power which desires an
which indeed may fairly be said 20 nee
territorial expansion Whether one like
him or not the modern German Is a viril
- person with capacity and ambition, and a
4 the same time possessing a sovereign VIII
In himself may be said to accurately epit
Y omize the national spirit
y Germany today Is strong as Englan
was when II overhowed its borders an
sent its sons east and west TO create a
empire on which the sun never sets Tn
German ambition Is hrst OF all 70 dom
nate In the councils OF Europe, and tina
domination is In measure now bein
achieved
some German Hopes.
e. Terrltorially It's ambitions are 10 absOr
Holland so that It may attain a seaboar
\ on the North sea. and II has always al
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