The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
KkSER has EUROPRGUESSNG
hIF HE MEANS WAR BRITAIN
WILL LIKELY JOIN FRANCE.
,Fow Diplomats Credit Him WIN Mere
Aitrulstio Desire. TO- save. -siaraoooh
Freedom. but n That's All Hen Have
Ills Way-F1nanciRl weird Worries

|, FOW Diplomats Nfent AiH WIN W.
Aitruistio Desire. TO save -Moreocot
Freedom, but That's All HeIl have
Ills Way-P1nancial world Worries
,sp,etal Gable Dsspafeh 10 The SUN
LONDON. May 6-The danger 20 European
reooe involved in the general attitr,ic OF
| Germany continues 70 cause serioun anxiety.
! 40 the Governments Of all the great Powers
! The questions which the diplomatic world
| a considering are: Ia the Kaiser delber-
| otely seeking a quarrel. or has he a definite
/ object In view which he Ia determined TO
| accomplish even at the cost Of war;
| In other words. IL the dispute In regard
/ 10 Morocco a mere pretext, or Ia Germany
/ seriously determined to prevent tho exc
cution Of the real purpose Of the Morocco
agreement?
That purpose as first made public In
| THE Sun in September 1908, IL virtually
10 put Morocco in French control as com
pletely as Egypt IL In English THE SUNS
| original publication, called out an emphatic
official denial, yet the announcement was
absolutely true then and 10 true now.
! Germany believes that the proposals
| which the French Embassy at Fee will
make 10 the Sultan provide a practical
| prot eotorate II may safely be asserted
that Germany is prepared TO resist this de-
velopment to the point Of war II necessary.
France will not persist In her designs at
the present time In the face al such conse-
queuoes. She has never publicly avowed
such a purpose and, therefore, no loss OF
prestige IL involved 10 its temporary aban-
| donment. Germany win have succeeded
in saving Moroccan Independence for the
time being, but Il is not victory whereof
/ II EvwwRa shaa aknnhilv
declared that her policy included both the
open door and the independence Of the
Sultan.
There are many in this country and in
other parts Of the world who will not regret
this check to French designs TO acquire
the northwest corner Of Africa. and II this
f. the KAiser's sole purpose the disintsrested
portion Of the world win not cTitici1e him
severely. There are few, however, In
Diplomatic circles who credit him With such
simple, almost altI1listic. designs. His atti-
tnde. and especially the attitude Of the
inspired German press h bitterly sntagonis-
tic, even more against England than against
| France.
II is no less than the tr,ithto admit that
English opinion, though not 90 freely e1-
pressed, sincerely reoiHocates German sem
tinept. II similar wave Of Rnti-GeTman
anger should sweep over France there could
be only one result. Nobody knows this
better than Emperor William, and the sus-
picion that he IA willing that such situation
should arise, II not tacitly melting II. IL In
the rninde OF many public men at the present
| moment. On the other hand IL is difficult
/ To believe that the Kaiser would welcome
such coalition against him as would be
certain to result Il the present tendencies
60 on unchecked.
War, II Il should come. would almost
certainly zee France and England In the
came camp. Germany might easily prove
TO be more than a milit airy match for France
even with such help as Great Britain would
be able TO give, but the German navy could
not stand against the combined British
and French fleets. .
tits difficult, therefore, TO believe that the
| Kaiser would deliberately involve himself
In such a conflict. Il u wel known that he
deeply resents the Anglo-Frenoh entente.
but his present policy tends 70 solidify 1t a.
nothing else could. Heis one Of the shrswd-
est Of statesmen, and hence this feature Of
his course greatly puzzles diplomatists.
II Is generally recognized that he Is play
ing a deep game fer some great stake.
Nobody can say as yet with confidence What
that stake is. The next development will
perhaps be disclosed in Chancellor Won
Buelow's speech in the Reichstag next
Wednesday or by the Kaiser himself at
Gravelotte on the following day. Those
who expect the Emperor to indulge In more
belHcose talk will probably be disappointed
Whatever his real designs may be. the
Kaiser will certainly seek to avoid the APP
pearance Of threatening to destroy the
worlds peace.
There was acute alarm yesterday. due
chiefly to renewed reports that NJ Delcasse
the French Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
would soon retire. These are emphatioal ly
denied to-day, but It must be said that the
present French Premier u not a statesman
Of great abilities or strength Of character,
and much depends upon the genuinehes,
. !