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diplomatic intrigue in the North as
the Balkans are in the South, Edward
= and Wilhelm are likewise striving to
obtain predominant influence. Here
again Edward promises TO be the vic
tor, for one OF his daughters has be-
come queen of Norway and his niece
is the future queen of Sweden.
AS soon as Russia RECEIVERS from the
disastrous influences of her domestic
troubles Edward and Wilhelm will
strive to gain her friendship, and from
negotiations which have already taken
place there are excellent reasons for
believing that Nicholas will reject
proffered alliance with Germany in
order to conclude a friendly working
agreement with England. Edwards
anti-German diplomatic campaign has
not been confined to neutral powers.
On the contrary, Edward has boldly
entered on the task of rendering Ger
many's own two allies, Austria and
Italy, disloyal to her. The unusual
marks of attention and courtesy which
Edward has paid to the Austrian en-
pire was intended to promote the de-
tachment of Austria from the triple
alliance Edward has pursued this
aim by other diplomatic methods and
has met with such success that Ger
many can now place little or no reli-
ance on the support of Austria and
Italy. Edwards aim is to isolate Ger
many. England's present understand
ing with France is to be developed in
to league which will include Spain
and Italy On the other hand, England
viii endeavor to conclude an agree
ment with Russia and attain predomi-
nant influence in Stockholm, Christi
ania and Copenhagen.
1t is expected that Austria will then
join the stronger party. leaving Ger /
many in absolute isolation and sur
rounded by hostile neighbors. In that
case the kaiser will have no friends in
Europe except the sultan of Turkey,
whom he has cOurted so assiduously +,
during the last decade, perhaps in the
hope of maintaining Germany's power
in Europe with the assistance of hordes
of barbarian Moslems. Even here Ed /
ward is determined to invade Will |
helnls preserves. The king of England |
will cruise in the Mediterranean in !
the spring and viii extend his voyage
to Constantinople in order to pay
state visit to the sultan. Abdul Hamid. {
King Edward intends that the friend |
ship between Germany and Turkey +
shall be replaced by a still closer :
friendship between England and Tur-
key and that he himself shall assume |
the position of confidential friend and /
patron of the sultan in place of Will
helm. England will reap many polit-
ical advantages thereby. and Ger
many's loss Will be correspondingly
large.
The results of the political rivalry
between the two monarchs hitherto OBJ
served have demonstrated that VIII
helm is no match for Edward. The
king is a better politician and a more
astute diplomat than the emperor. Ed
ward has won all along the line, and
Wilhelm has been defeated everywhere.
So far as can be judged, this is to con-
tinue in the future. In these circum-
stances ii is no wonder that Wilhelm
feels very sore about his royal uncle's
activity and that there is no pros
pect whatever of the feud between the
two monarchs being terminated during
their respective lifetimes.
(The reader will see that the writer
IF the foregoing speaks with authority,
and from inside information. For OBJ
rious reasons this article must go I'M
signed l-Springfel6 Republican |,