The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-07
/. EUROPE UNEASY.
Feeling of Alarm Prevails Re-
garding the Outcome
Of the Moroccan Conference to
Be Held at AIgeciras.
IT'S UP TO THE KAISER
To Determine Whether There
Shall Be Peace or War.
England Is Pledged to Take the
Side Of France.
IT'S UP TO THE KAISER

London, Jan. with the Morocco
conference at Algeciras only 10 days
off there is a deplorable revival of
alarmist feeling in London, Paris and
Berlin concerning the outlook. Rus
sia's condition-with the imperial au-
thorities getting the upper hand and
the workmen's council darkly planning
larger uprising-is for the time
taking second place in European
thought.
The question asked in all the CAPT
tails is: VIII Germany creale an i'm
passe at AIgeciras. throwing the whole
Moroccan dispute back into the dan
gerous complications of last spring q?
Only William II can answer.
Apparently a section of German
opinion is not a little disturbed by the
way events are shaping There are
yellow journals in Berlin as well as
in Iaris and their unpleasant talk al
ready has had effect enough among
German bankers to lead the latter TO
put forth tranquilizing statements
concerning the emperOr's New 7 ear
speech to his generals.
The mere fact that sensational pub
hcat1ons receive such serious treat
ment from fnanciers indicates the
present instability of public confidence
as to a satisfa Glory outcome of the
conference. No one need doubt that
the studied reticence of the British
press concerning the conference re-
fleets the grave view taken in Down
ing street. Columns of dispatches
from Madrid, Paris and Berlin are
printed to show how the matter is re-
garded at those points, but by COM
mon consent the press refrains from
adding an ounce to the normal weight
of responsibility resting upon the gov
eminent, which is pledged to support
France at Algeciras-and after.
Prophecy of Little Worth.
Long headed diplomacy in London
continues to believe that the considera-
tons after War-cOnsideratiOns of dyn-
asty and commerce-are SO patent that
the emperor viii avoid it, provided the
proceedings at Algeciras do not spell
humiliation for Germany; but as he
constitutes himself the supreme judge
of these delicate matters, prophecy is of
little value.
Europe is coming to the conclusion
that the emperor is not so much of a di-
plomatist as he is a soldier and that he
has found it out. In the political field
his reign has been a succession of foil
ed ambitions and disappointments.
His army is largest by million men
than when he came to the throne and
he has been able to keen it at the Won
Moltke level of efficiency. Already he
regards his navy as match for any in
the world save Englands; and with
words of peace in his mouth and infin-
tie palaver for America and Russia, he
is pushing on with naval construction
that will cost more than S60000 600.
IF we discerned a clearly defined
object for this mighty armament says
M. CIemenceau in the Aurore. I'VE
would feel easier than in the suspicion
that the emperor. having discovered
that he can not get new territory in
Europe or colonies abroad by peaceful
means, is intending to strike somewhere
with the mailed fist when the suitable
opportunity is offered. For Germany
must get new fields, by fair means or
foul, and if not in South Brazil or South
Africa, where2"
M. CIemenceau has placed his finger
on the vital spot in the Morocco con-
troversy The ultimate issue is wheth-
er France or Germany is to become
dominant in the Moroccan territory.