The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-15
LITTLE ENOUGH
To FIGHT OVER
Strange There Should BE SeIi-
GUS Talk of War Over
Morocco.
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR CARS
MAY BE ALL FOR PEACE
Kaiser Knows Trade Extension
Will Lessen the Chances
for War.

BERLIN. Jan. 12- The fact that tho
railway administration has Just placed or
ders for 10000 freight cars. at a cost OF
S5oCOo.cOo with manufacturers of five
countries, stipulatlng delivery by the mid
die OF February. besides utilizing the car
works OF Germany. taken in connection
with the rush of railway construction
through Holland to the sea and tho we'll
| known naval plan Of the Kaiser has
| startled Europe into asking Itself the aues-
| ton whether the German Emperor really
| Is for war or for peace.
Has His Eyes Opened.
Taken In a sense purely analytical It
would appear so, though the Kaiser has
had his eyes opened to the fact that rail,
roads as well az great navies Will have
much to do with the movements OF large
bodies OF troops and that in the future
railway power as well as sea power may
decide the result of campaigns. it has
been suggested that he has learned from
the breakdown OF the Siberian railroad In
the Russo-Japanesc campaign az well as
sea OF Japan.
More Trade, More Peace.
On tho other hand there is another way
OF looking at 1t. Peace has its victories no
less than war, and one OF the usual results
or the extension of railway systems and
the Improvement Of rolling stock OF ex-
listing lines has usually been the further
ancc Of trade and commerce between the
various nations, The Investment OF $780,
100000 In 2O0OO freight cars, II Is argued
must mean commercial extension and
trade expansion and more trade must
mean increased lntcrcommunlcatIon with
nations like France and Germany, And
Increased communication along trade lines
means that chances for war grow less and
less remote.
Measure of Prudence.
or course there are those who suggest
morocco ard argue that I'm an emergency
2OUO freight cars would accommodate
S"IgO soldiers, which could be moved TO
the frontier In 4 few hours. The Germans
themselves claim that the ordering OF tho
cars was only a proper measure OF pru-
dence In view Of tho extensive military re-
arrangements going on I'm France, which
among other dispositions include the
movement towards the German frontier OF
SIX regiments OF artillery.
Little to Fight Over.
When one comes right down to II It np-
pears TO be really remarkable. however.
that there should ever have been any serl-
GUS Talk or war between the two grcntest
and most enlightened powers OF the Euro
pean continent over Morocco barbarous
African Sultlnate in the whole OF which
there are not 6010 Christians In n popula-
tlon OF between 5000 600 and 5000 coo Ber-
bors, Arabs and negroes. Baron Won
Richthofens the German Foreign Secrc-
toi icminuS those VINO are talking DesSi-
mistically about the situation that vast
material as well as moral reasons lie in
the way OF such a war, which must shat
ter the delicately adjusted system of pro-
auction and exchange quite past the abIl-
ny OF any financial or territorial indemnity |
to compensate
Territory Overlooked.
Yet peace is not merely assured because |
peace Is taken for granted II has long
oeen wonder that Europe has been so |
onc0hcerned about the territory TO tho |
south OF the Mediterranean. Here is a |
country whose coasts look out, not upon |
IlStaht indian or Pacific waters, but upon |
me busy Atlantic and the Mediterranean,
"hlch fronts the whole world OF Western |
commerce and energy. Here Is a territory
with an area greater than that of Spainl
whose soil Is rich; whose climate Is as
healthy as that OF any country in Euronn
md whose mineral resources are vast and
The first country of Africa
which the traveller from Europe comes
lPon geographically. Morocco, has been
Loout tho last country in the world that
nth.
Germany and England.
Tho Fossiche Zcitung expresses great
abstraction with tho meetings recently
leld throughout Germany to promote tho
;ood relations between Germany and
england, and concludes by expressing tho
lope that the two countries are destined
Tot 10 maintain nm attitude of mistrust
ND nd emnlty toward each other. but to
lold together Loyalty for their own high
st advantage and for the veal OF Eu-
ope.
More Democratic Suffrage.
In various German States, and partIcu-
arly In Bavaria. SaXony and Baden.
mere recently has been a vigorous agita-
lon in favor of more democratic suffrage
or the elections to the popular chamber
n Bavaria It is anticipated that the co..
peretlon OF the Clericals with the Social
'cmocrats VIII secure the objects OF the
1oyement, In Baden an alliance of the
rational Liberals with tho Socialists has
trengthened tho latter TO an extent
,hich has secured the election OF the So
ho chamber.
Socialists Threaten.
All this has been accomplished in spite
determined opposition on the part of
40 central Government Socialist dem
against the electoral system
Prussia have even threatened but A |
understood that the Socialist leaders
not approve Of these perilous tactics
rlncc Buelo~s recent speeches In tho
elchstag Ncertainly convey a plain warn
TX against the adoption Of Russian form
agitation The Bavarian Socialist or
ans having advocated demons STATIONS I'm
russia The kreuz Zcitung replied with
intimatlon that the Prussans. as
ust be well known in Bavaria Will |
and no nonsense"
Jumping on Russia.
The Independent section of the German
ess Is taking somewhat bclllgerent |
titude regarding the policy which Ger
any shoulo pursue In consequence OF tho
ate OF affairs In the Baltic provinces
or more than generation public onln
n has been somewhat incenscd against r
assla on account OF the attempts made | NJ
Russianize the German-speakinG popu. ii
ton OF these provinces, but II was re-
rded ae inexpedient and dangerous tc
We any loud expression To the general
I,I
IL was felt that this might create = 10
ccedent for the interference by Other Sc
untrles in German internal nfYoirs pC
1". however ihat chaos prevails in CS
m.