The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-05
RUSSIA AND
GERMANY.
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and the great and little pelt would ex-
pose herself to an attack by the En-
glish which would place. her insular
territory In their hands. She would
risk more in assuming those new obli-
cations than In strictly fulfilling those
imposed upon her by her present posi-
ton. Russia, which has nothing to
fear from British fleet for the broken
coast line of Finland, would have no
great interest in tying her hands and
indirectly conserving in advace to an
invasion of Denmark by Germany.
AT the same time 1t begins to appear
here to the students of diplomacy as
though the Mediterranean was not
sufficient field for the operations OF
German enthusiasm and energy. There
are those. however, who regard the en-
tire matter as a ballon d'essei by
Prince Buelow to ascertain the present
direction of diplomatic currents. Ger
many might almost succeed in closing
the Baltic IL she were 10 complete the
absorption of Denmark and to impose
her suzerainty upon Sweden.
Unfortunately for himself the kaiser
in his attempt to create the Baltic In
to a sort of Black sea seems TO have
omitted the cables from his calcula-
tions. The result has been that his
! diplomatic Juggling has been quickly
discovered by the powers concerned
The German plans which succeeded So
admirably in 1870 have been frustrat-
ed by the more modern and more rapid
methods of communication. The
schemes of the kaiser have been made
| known to all of the chancellories
shortly after. they were p.opounded.
and have consequently been rendered
innocuous, The attempt OF the kaiser
to place a prince of his house upon
the throne of Norway failed because
of premature publicity. The recent con-
ference with the czar suffered because
of the hurried counter movements on
the part Of the other nations of Eu-
rope
AS a result of all this discussion, and
of these attempts to drag Norway and
Sweden into this closed sea controver-
sy, It is possible that the two Scan
dinavian nations will be driven to-
gether and Obliged to adopt at least
some common means of offense and de-
| Tense. This union of the two coun-
tries. possibly not under a single execu-
tive, but connected by some form OF
| 'e"'y UT aihahce' hisnl nave pee'
| oioush' apoue III 'hs hear iuture III
any event. POSSIBLY the movements OF
the German emperor In reference to
| the closed sea nave only precipitated
matters. England, which Is friendly to
| sweden, as viii be shown by the COM
ing of the channel fleet, may be re-
| lied upon to use her good offices with
| Norway.
| The Swedes on their side have been
fairly expeditions, and both chambers
have adopted the proposals Of the spe-
cial committee unanimously. In the
case of the first chamber, in which
aristocratic and conservative feeling IL
strong, this is rather remarkable and
to some extent mnimizes the unfavor-
able impression created by the resig-
nation of the Ramstedt cabinet. The
riksdag will still continue in extra
ordinary session, though the actual sit
tinGs will be suspended and members
allowed to return to their homes They
| viii be within reach of the telegraph
and can return 10 Stockholm when re-
quired to deliberate upon the action of
| Norway.
The next step. according to the
Swedish program will be for Norway
to make representations to Sweden re-
garding repeal of the riksalSt
and the dissolution of the union"
This step Is probably the one which
viii cause the most heart-searching in
Norway. for 1t will involve the virtual
II not the explicit abandonment of the
standpoint that the union is already
dissolved. Sw eden Is standing out, not
for resuscitation of the old union,
but for her right to assist at its OBJ
sequies, and Norway has nothing to
gain by challenging her on this point,
Both people have made up their
minds that they desire dissolution, ana
the form which II takes is really
matter of secondary importance. II
Norway can bring herself to mako
representations to Sweden in accord
ance with the report of the special