The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-29
WANTS. TO CLOSE The BALTIC
GERMANY OBJECTS TO CRUISE
or british FLEET THERE.


Kaiser, o. Recent visits, Said - Have
Sought an Agreement 70 Keep Foreign
warships Out British Reference to
the Baltic - an Open Sea II Resented.
Special cah,s DsspsseS 70 THE sun.
BERLIN, July 2s.-The projected cruise
OF a British neet In the Baltic has greatly
irritated the anti-Bitish section OF the
Germans, who are raising the claim that
Germany has the right to exclude foreign
warships from those waters. Tho pro-
test 10 mainly aroused by the reference to
the Baltic In the British announcement q
the cruise ~ an open sea-
Tho Reichsbote, an influential Conserva-
tive organ. in voicing the protest, proolaims
Germanys displeasure at what the paper
describes az manifestly naval demonstra-
ton connected with the Kaiser's cruise
and the German naval visits to Sweden
and Denmark. 1t says:
The German press may claim the right
to raise the question, at least theoretically,
how far the national interests and national
defense permit the Baltic to be used for
such purposes as an open sea. NOBODY
thinks Of restricting the right Of free move
ment there for peaceful trade, but 1t 10
another question whether this principle OF
the open door can be upheld for foreign
navies, which may combine with their
appearance demonstrative. aggressive OBJ
jects.
England has no possessions Of any de-
soription ON the Baltic which might involve
the defence Of her national interests. She
bases her measures there soely on the idea
OF her general supremacy on the sea and OF
her monopoly-like sovereign position In all
the waters Of the world.
In consideration Of the interests OF the
countries bordering on the Baltic, for which
1t may easily become vital question, the
time has come to make the Baltic mare
clausum for foreign warships. to close it
entirely to their incalculable manuevering
projects.
-The question at stake is Of great sig
nihcance to all the Baltic States without
exception. II we were to oondu ct ma
neuvers close before Portsmouth, az the
English intend to do before Neufahrwasser,
we should certainly soon hear vigorous
protesta-
When tho world was smaller the baltc
played . great role In politics Now the
German Empire must be and must remain
supreme master in the Baltic and must do
everything to make this supremacy stable.
We cannot see what objection England, II
she has no rival aggressive designs couid
raise against this"
The Dsutsche Taoesseitung prints an
article In similar tone. 1t says VIII
be perfectly clear to the British when pass
ing through the GreaD Belt that no sea
power, not even Great Britain. would be
able In war time to force the passages into
the Baltic against Germany's will.
LONDON, July 2s.-It is stated that al
thou gin no acrimonious visits vii! be made
by the British Channel feet during It's
cruise in the Baltic IL August and Sep
TENDER, it will call at some Danish and
Swedish ports and also at Stettin and
Dantzio The feet probably will be ac-
companied by particular service squadron.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Daily
Erpress ray, that tbs Eaiser's visits to
King Oscar the Car and King Christian
were all for ono object, that is. to procure
an agreement to exclude from the 9altic
the warships OF all countries except those
which have coasts on the Baltic, ano ap-'
plying the same restrictions 20 the Sound
and the Great Belt a. are applied 70 the
Dardanelles.
According to the correspondent the plan
Is intended as q oounter-stroke to the
British naval reorganization in the North
Sea. He cites series Of articles that have
recently appeared in German newspapers
advocating the closing Of the Baltic, the
similarity Of which to the plan Of the Kaiser
indicating that they emanated from an
identical governmental source.
In these circumstances the announcement
that a British squadron will shortly maneu-
YER In the Baltic attracts attention, and
creates the belief that the movement is in
tended az a demonstration against Ger
nany's design, which is known TO the British
Government.
The Morning Post takes the article in the
Re,schbote on the making Of the Baltic
closed sea seriously. 1t fears the Germans
or part Of them are seeking to fix quarrel
on England. It cannot conceive the ground
for q quarrel but says II Germany Is deter
mined on war about something or nothing,
the sooner 1t occurs the better.
1t reminds the Germans how in recent
years the German feet was allowed to
use Beerhaven and Lorwick as head
quarters for It's maneuvers with no protest
from Great Britain.
It can be pointed out that the last state
ment OF the Post somewhat strains the
truth. German warships never receive
courteeies in British ports without the
British who oppose the Germans bowling.
RUSSIANS TAKE TO THE HILLS.
Remainder Of the Force in Sakhalin Ex.
nACted tn Surrender.