Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15


| Ter committee viii be finally and fully re-
| vealed.
Whatever may be the outcome of the ne
gotiations which are still proceeding for
the settlement of the Moroccan question,
| there is no doubt that the situation is one
which still requires the most delicate han
ding. The chief danger lies" said a
| prominent foreign Office authority to me,
| Sin the belief entertained in Berlin that
! the British government has encouraged
France to resist the German demands. And
for this belief there is certainly something
to be said, seeing that no sooner had the
German emperor visited Tangier and the
announcement of the special German mis-
sion to Fee under Count Won Tattenbach
was made, than the British mission under
Mr. Lowther was dispatched. In this Sc
| quence of events, however, there is some
thing which has not yet appeared. and 1t
| ought to be placed an record.
In the initial stages of the difficulty, and
be fore NJ. Delcasse resigned, Lord Lans-
downe informed Count Metternich. the
German ambassador in London. that the
British government recognized the right or
Germany to advance her interests In Mo-
rocco, and II European conference were
, thought to be desirable England, and most
probably France, would willingly take part
III 1t. But under no circumstances could
the general terms Of the Anglo-trench
agreement OF last year DO DEOuSHl up lOI
discussion at the conference" To this no
objection was made, and consequently both
England and France have agreed to the
proposal for conference.
But Germany is now raising various
questions quite within the scope and terms
OF the Anglo-French agreement, and 1t was
the prime purpose of M. Rouvier's note to
tell Prince Won Buelow SO. Under these cir
| cumstances 1t Is difficult to say what may
| happen for whilst England and France
are perfectly serious in the position they
| have taken up, Germany Is undoubtedly
playing a game of bluff, and it is impos-
slble to forecast how much further she may
think it necessary for her purposes to carry
that bluff.
Certainly we are not yet out of the wood,
and a correspondent who has recently re-
turned from Paris. where he had the ad-
vantage of learning what was passing be-
hind the scenes, tells me that whilst the
extremely acute stage of three weeks ago
has passed the situation may again. ana
very easily become very critical
France does not doubt England's good
faith but regards herself as in the position
of one who is embarrassed by the very
friendly assurances and support or nelgh-
bor Ard outside the inner ministeriallst
circles of France the impression is very
strong that Great Britain would view with
complacency any serious trouble between
Germany and France, If only because II
would give her the opportunity OF limiting
the naval progress of Germany-for 1t Is as
sumed in France that the British navy
would not be idle in the North sea; But
France does not want war, and wishes TO
guard her material interests ana preserve
her dignity without 1t.
y
Eight years ago. when Prince Arisugawa
of Japan came to this country to represent
the mikado at the ceremonies held In honor
of Queen victorias diamond jubilee, his
arrival was unnoticed and his name I'M
known His presence and personality arous-
ed no more interest than If he represented
an obscure state in Central Africa Today
he is welcomed by large, curious crowds.
impressed by the achievements of his race
and inquistive regarding his individuality.
There is a significance In the occasion or
the first personal visit of a member Of the
royal house of Japan to Britain that
touches the Imagination and makes the
spectator in the street more than usually
anxious to obtain good view of this rep
resentative of Britains eastern allies, alien.
however in race, color and modes of
thought.
It was therefore the more disappointing
that when the royal carriage came in view
people had to ask one another Where Is
her, There was the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Connaught. conspicuously
enough in their stars and ribbons, and
lady with a dark, oval face of an unmis-
taxable Japanese cast, but where was the
prince? ION the lady's right, under that
cooked hat" came the reply from one who
had observed For the prince is of less
stature even than the average of his race.
Even the Prince of Wales, who Is but of
moderate height, had to bow low to shake
hands with him and appeared gigantic in
comparison. The princess. who is tall and
elegant and somewhat Jewish looking, over
Swallowed her lord In the carriage on the
one side while the other he did not
reach high enough to be visible over its
arched side.
It was pity that the prince was not tall
enough to be seen except by those who
could look into the carriage as 1t passed
by, for he has a face that strangely in
terests. 1t Is of the aristocratic japanese
type, thin, elongated. dark and mobile. 1t
was a face of keen intelligence. indicating
a swiftly-moving mind His eyes are mere
Sits widened in the middle, his pupils Shin
ing like glistening flakes of coal, without a
sign of white, and moving quickly from
side to side like those of a mechanical doll