The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-08
THE KAIsER Ar rANerER.
Hls sPsooh AIusd ~ Englana nathsF
ThAn France.


To THE EDiToR or THB suN-Sir; The
action OF the German Emperor at Tangier
e treated a. something surprising, but u all
the circumstances connected with and lead
Ing up 70 II are taken into confederation, u
was only what might have been expected
II was no sudden impulse OF the Emperor
or hls Government that found expression
az TanEer, and II was not 20 much against
France as against England that HE speech
was directed. II was but an incident In the
political and commercial struggle that has
been going on between England and Ger
many since 1871. and that has become more
acute since 1878. the year OF the Berlin Con-
grees, when the distribution Of the Ottoman
Empire began
During the lifetime Of Lord Salisbury there
existed an unwritten modus vlvendl between
the two countries that was completely Get
aside after his Tellnqulshmsnt OF once and
death; and = new policy Of antagoniSm 10
Germany ell oveT the world and In every
sphere Of action has taken lie place, more
especially In connection with the German
enterprises In Turkey. The BaGdad railway
from Constantlnople. that should have been
completed LONG ago. 10 only now painfully
struggling over the Taurus Mountains, about
midway between those two points. owing 70
the financial and political opposition Of Eng
land. The story Of the obstruction 10 lie
prolongation to Koweit is now ancient his
tory Then In Africa there has been con-
tinual friction between the two countries:
the latest instance beins the obstacles put
In the way Of the landing Of German troops
ana war material IN Southwest Africa for the
suppression Of the Herrero revolt. and the
alleged negligence Of the British authorities
In the Cape Colony In the Observance Of the
duties Of neutrality.
The AnRlo-French arrangement regarding
Egypt and Morocco without consulting or
| notifying Germany. coming on top OF the
other circumstances mentioned, seems to
have been the clima1i and now we have 70
wait 70 see the result. II Ia not probable that
ton. With all bic strenuoslty and appear
ance OF mpulslVeness. he is capable Of self
restraint, and he has cool headed and patient
advisers. British policy in Egypt and Arabia
! has thrown the Sultan into his arms and Italy
i having cause O. trouble with France in
| exclusively oficial. and the rest that is Eu-
! Topean and In large numbers is Italian. Aus
for ts existence politically, and were It TO take
| up an anti-German attitude in such a conflict
as one With France alone or FRANCE and Eng;
! Austria, who In the spread OF German inhu-
ence IN the Near East see their own advantage,
would not be slow to throw themselves into
the balance against the two Western Powers
But II II, as have said, rather against Eng
land than France that the German Emperor
without fear on the Eastern frontier, and ne
can use the Turk politically and relgiously;
and though the British navy might sweep the
sea Of the German flag. IL could not reach
! German army on It's wCy 20 the lndian frontier
| through Russia nor penetrate 70 the Black Sea
without passing under the FIRE Of forts armed
With German guns manned by German and
| Turkish gunnerS. There IL no liz elihood,
| however. that the situation will lead to any
such issue as have sketch ed
The fiscal and general conditions In France
will not allow OF war with Germany, and
ENGLAND has no army with which 70 support
her II il took place The financial and social
disturbance II would cause In Europe would
not be very dissimilar from that produced
In Russia bv the war with Japan.
NEW YORK, April o. PERA.