The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
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NOu'NN
Now to Adopt Policy OF Cancellation.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE sun.
LONDON, March 1O.-A great crisis has
been passed and the peace Of Europe is
assured for a considerable time to come.
This pregnant news means far more than a
settlement of the disputed que tions at
Algeciras. 1t means nothing less than thu
formation of a great British and European
peace coalition which has issued its stern
veto against any scheme of ma tional ag-
grandizement that seeks to impose itself
by force of arms.
Before describing the dramatic details OF
the diplomatic events of the last few days
it Is important to restate the difficult situa-
ton which confronted the Powers a week
ago. Germany was aggressively and I'm.
c~ompromisingly opposing any settlement
of the Morocco question except on her own
terms. She denied that France or any
other Power possessed any special rights
in the independent kingdom of Morocco.
Her contention prima facie was sound In
logic and ethics and appealed strongly
to the support Of unprejudiced neutrals
like the United States.
WHEN CRISIS sEEMED NEAR.
But Germany's good faith was not above
suspicion. Her secret designs were far
from altruistic, and when they were eX-
posed in THE SUN a week ago it becams
necessary to deal drastically not with the
Morocco question alone, but with a grave
crisis involving the whole European situa-
ton. 1t has been dealt with in Il manner
that constitutes one of the greatest eeryiaesF
which diplomacy has rendered to mankind
in all history.
The position of Great Britain, Francs
ard Spain was embarrassing. They were
virtually advocating the unsound principle
that the special interests of one Power car
ried special rights Of interference which
in their application might easily touch
the sovereignty of an independent State
where they are exercised, as is the case in
the British occupation Of Egypt. Neither
of these three Powers has any wish to see
this pemicious doctrine incorporated in
international law, as was secretly desired
by Germany. Even France herself, when
this point was reached, was quite willing
to accept any and every safeguard Of the
Sultan's sovereignty, but Germany's atti-
tude up till ten days age was not only one
of non possumus, but toward France II
was arrogant and belligerent.
FRANCE, NOLAN AND RUSSIA WOULD
FIGHT.
After Count Won Radowitz, the German
elegate at Algeciras, initiating Chancellor
Won Bulow, had for weeks treated M. Revolt,
the French envoy, in the most provocative
manner at all their meetings, the latter
finally turned upon him and said:
very we'll; if nothing but war will satisfy
Germany France will not shirk her national
duty. We will fight to urn you back IL
we must, just as Japan fought. Our case
is like Japan's; yours like Russia's.'
At the same moment the full resources
OF the great peace movement which King
Edward has so assiduously been organizing
in Europe for the past three years were
turned Upon Germany. This is what hap
pened:
Great Britain said to her: You are
an end which we cannot contem-
plate-the driving of a powerful wedge into
the Mediterranean status quo. Our forces
will support France
Russia said to her: sIn the event that
you attack France we, discharging our
inviolable obligations, will move against
ALLIES DEMAND AcE
Then came an embassy to the Kaiser
representing jointly Austro-Hungary and
Italy as G~ermany's allies. They pro-
against Germany's belligerent atti-
tude, and added, first, that Spain and Portu-
gal only awaited a call from France and
Great Britain TO join their strength to that
Of these Powers, and, second, that the
Of the European world was such
that in the event of a war where Germany
appeared to be carrying everything before
her the minor nations Of western Europe
undoubtedly would engage themselves
Germany on the theory that the
Kaiser unless beaten would develop into a
Napoleonic danger.
Then Italy said for herself: 'The key
tone of the Italian national arch is her
Mediterranean position, and this is mex
bound up with the positions Of
France and Great Britain. Hence Italy
no such war as the German Govern
nent seems willing to contemplate"
Austro-Hungary said THE dual mon
lrchy il under the strain Of a serious crisis
md the salvation OF the empire inpera-