Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-24
EUROPEAN WAR HAS
Been IN PAST YEAR
Often THREATENED

New York, June IA special to the
Sun from London says: Two or three
times within dozen years Europe has
been on the verge of great war and
has been unaware Of the imminent
danger until the crisis passed. There
was such o moment when Lord Rose
berry delivered the ultimatum to France
during the Siamese dispute. There
was another such mome9. during the
Fashoda incident. Yesterday q similar
peril menaced European peace, and to-
day the crisis Is still unsolved. al
though diplomacy takes heart again
from the news that Delcasse, French
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has with
drawn his resignation. Germany has
quietly encouraged Russia to pursue
the war toward a point Of partial ex-
haustion. The loss of Admiral Rojest-
vensky's fleet would render her prac.
tically impotent SO far as any new
enemy Is concerned. What is more
obvious than the opportunity thus
created for the Kaiser to fish In troub-
led waters? What could be palmer
from his recent action than his in
tention to take the fullest advantage
of this opportunity? His gratuitous
interference in Morocco is now fully
recognized by France and England as
part Of deep, malevolent plan to
breed International strife. II Is direct.
ed as much against one country as the
other. II is his spiteful reply to the
Anglo.French entente. which he re.
sents and homes to DESTROY
Delcasse and Lord Lansdowne. the
French and British Ministers Of For
eign Affairs, respectively, understood
the maneuvers from the first. The
former desired to ignore II as blum,
thus putting upon Germany the onus
Of any fresh aggression. Premier
Rouvier's new ministry was alarmed
by Germany's threatening attitude.
and wished to propitiate her by nego.
tiation. Delcasse yielded to the extent
of assuring Germany that he was will.
ing to give the fullest explanation OF
French policy and intentions. Ger.
many replied with bitter newspaper
campaign against France and England
and the suggestion Of the appointment
OF an international commission In re
ference to Morocco. which would ignore
the French understanding In regard
to that country. This would have
been equivalent to canceling this agree
ment, and Delcasse would not consent
to abandon the French position. The
support OF his colleagues was so luke
warm that the Foreign Minister deter
mined to resign. II was weak ant
dangerous action on the part Of thu
loraafnct Of Enrnnaan dtnlnn, a tCtQ
,cept so far as Il Is justified by results
Had he retired. Germany's diplomatic
success would have been a signal Wet
DRY. and II would have led to far
reaching consequences In European
history. II was indeed the thing mos
: hoped for among the effects Of the Der
lin Vaccinations.
Delcassc. however, retains his pos
with a free hand. This he demanded
as the absolute condition Of the re
.. tention OF his portfolio, and 1t is ,
| good thing for France. as for the res
! of the world, that full authority ha
been granted him in foreign AFFAIRS.
The world scarcely appreciates II,
, Indebtedness to this man for his grea
services for the past seven years. H
has done for France almost as valuable
work as John Hay has done for tn
United States. More than once boil
men have avoided complications in TIL
present war. which would almost In
evitably have caused its spread into
general conflagration. He has been
true captain of peace In Europe. jus
rs Secretary Hay has In America, an,
, King Edward in Great Britain. Thes
three men. indeed, form peace trium
| virate which may yet carry the worl'
, safely through the grave crisis nov
pending. To have broken this triunl
virate, as few hours ago seemed pre-
bable, would have been one of tn
greatest calamAties that could hav
befallen diplomacy.
The British sentiment continue
even more strongly opposed to tn
Kaiser's aggression than the French
There Is no doubt that France greatl
breads a conflict with Germany at tn
present moment, and she Is unawar
to what extent she could rely upol
British assistance In such an emeI
gency.
Even so conservative a journal q
the Spectator goes so far to-day a
to say: 1--WE can assure the German
fireeaters that we shall not fail to d
all we agree to do in maintaining tn
Anglo-French agreement, and tina
France, of she were wontonly attacke
by Germany. would not call on us Il
vain"