The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-16
THE oNLx, ALLIANCE ron US
With Germany. According to . Citizen Of
German Birth.

To THE EDITOR or THE suS-Sr: 1 have
read your argument In favor OF an alliance
between England. France and the United
States with great interest. but the only reason
stated as necessity for any alliance at all
seems To me TO be based on more or less
acute attack Of Germanophobla due to Kaiser
| Wilhelm's action In the Moroccan matter
Your editorials on that subject show that
Kaiser Wilhelm's attitude was thoroughly
Justified and. as a matter OF fact. his action
was In favor OF the opon door. for which the
United States clamors but will not nRht.
Outside OF Kaiser wllhelm's action In this
matter, the argument for an alliance seems
to be based on the allegation that he 10 at
| tempting to coax or bulldoze the Scandlna-
vlan countries and Holland into joining the
German Empire; and even assuming that this
II his aim. fail to see where this would be
any detriment to the United States.
A. matter Of fact. think that this IL .
consu nnmatlon devoutly to be hoped for by
the friends OF education, FREQ thought and
mental and material progress the world over.
IL cannot be denied that the battle for the
right Of Individual judgment started and
was fought to finish at q vast expense OF
blood and treasure by Germany. and the
world recognizes that even to-day Germany
10 the homo OF a greater liberty a. regards
Individual judgment. a. we'll as Of education
and sound progress. than even England or
the United States.
II there be any necessity for an alliance In
favor Of peace and the advancement Of the
world along the lines OF educational progress
and FREQ thought. the participation OF Ger
many In such an alliance 10 absolutely neces-
sary.
As regards France. nsland and the United
States being essentially republican. and
therefore similar as regards their form OF
government. ] have to say that France il q
moro highly centralized despotism than even
Russia. and that. In the light Of the late la
manted Senator Quay In Pennsylvania.
Senators Hin and Piatt in this State. and
their duplicates through this country. the
republicanism Of our form Of Government Is
more nominal than real.
Germany Is to-day q concrete demonstra-
ton OF the fact that efficient and economical
government Is not only possible. but Is APP
parently only possible under the German
form OF government. which. II you please.
may be considered an intelligent despotism.
and is. at any rate. not possible In q republic.
The idea OF an alliance of'this country with
q country like France Is to me laushable,
since the Latin races are VIGOROUSLY uncer-
tain, and an alliance with France would. to
me- seem very much like being yoked with
we'll meaning but nevertheless dangerously
volatile partner.
Tho sanity shown by the Rouver Ministry
cannot be expected a. q steady diet. since II 10
tlon has shown in the last thlrty-five years.
Personally. admire very much the sagaclty
OF the Rouvier Ministry In declining to ALLOW
England to edge France into conflict witN
Germany. as England could not help being
q big winner. irrespective Of whether France
or Germany paid the greater part of the bill:
but the duration OF the Rouvier Ministry is
an unknown quantity. and the hope OF a con-
tnuanoe Of men Of the type OF NJ. Rouvier at
the head Of French affairs cannot reasonably be
expected.
The action Of England at the nd OF the
Japanese hlnese War was based on an alb
sence Of foresight, just the same a. the action
OF the Balfour Ministry in making the ALL
ance with Japan was based on foresight:
but these two variant policies show that there
is no real continuity in England's foreign
policies and the pending fall Of the Balfour
Ministry would make England's policy I'M
certain.
think you will admit that the frat re-
quisite for an alliance between any two or
more countries would be continuity OF
policy In the past as pledge for the future:
and II this be 40. Germany. with her consist
snt and continuous foreign policy. would have
to be party to the alliance.
The only countries really In q position to
form q durable alliance would be Germany
and this country, as both countries ere AMI
mated by the spirit Of progress and devotion
70 HlOueTn mstHOuss III WHuSu 10
lsmentably lacking; indeed. tho snimosity
between England and Germany 10 due TO the
fact that Germany. through the adoption OF
modern methods In manufacturing and COM
merce. has outstripped England. and that
through the English indispostlon to cast OF
antiquated methods the outstripping process
Is increasing all tho time.
An alliance such as you suggest. with Ger
many out, would In effect be q blow at progress.
at least In part. since 1t would tend to arrest
En- gland 3 loss OF trade to Germany In spite
Of her persistence In antiquated methods.
In closing, permit mo to remark on the
amazing spectacle afforded by the chairman
Of the United States Senate Foreign Affairs
Committee In this mornings papers In his
practical advocacy OF an alliance Of Eng
land, France and the United States. Such
pronunciamento. being "shirtsleeve di-
plomacy" In its orudest shape. might not be
remarkable II eman atlng from Petterew
or Tillman. but coming from representa-
tive of the culture Of the cultured part Of this
country. 1t certainly il spectacle for the
gods, and displays the same amount and
degree OF fine feeling which Capt. Winslow
displayed in making use Of his position to
steer the Russian pepipotentiaries into his
mother -ln.law's dinink room at Newport tho
other day. GEhMAN-AMRRIcAS.
BUFFALO. Aug. 10.