Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

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| German sentiment Is likewise being pre-
| pared for war by pamphlets. inspired. It IL
said. by the imperial government. One OF
| these Peace or War;" is attracting much
| attention The author says:
| England has every interest to check by
war the industrial and commercial uprising
OF her principal rival in the
koanteo world. Germany. England
Questions has her eyes turned toward
Africa at the same time that
| America pretends to have formed a block
from Cape Horn to Greenland to keep out
| Europe. The rival OF England In Africa is
| France. Thus II has been imagined to arm
France against Germany in the hope that,
| weakened in the struggle. France may re-
nounce her colonial ambitions In Africa.
What will be the consequence TO Ger
many of a war with England? Her mari
time commerce. packets and eargoes would
in few days fall prey to the English
fleet. Her coasts would be bombarded,
Hamburg destroyed. The English could
not land troops successfully. The injuries
then inflicted by the English would be con-
hnd to narrow strip of territory on the
coast. whilst beyond. in the interior the
German would continue to live In peace
and security
Germany would certainly need important
foreign importations. but our coasts are
blCckaded and very likely our east and
west frontiers. The United States would
have every interest to furnish us with
things that are necessary. The port OF
Trieste viii remain open. American mer-
chandise arriving in Europe under the
starry banner would be converted at
Trieste into Austrian merchandise and
would readily reach Germany by rapid
railways
So the German general staff. IL the au-
thor of Peace or War is to be credited.
hn nut fhn Tnit Ctntn 1n.xrv Ia, far
nisher of pent-up Germany? Just here the
writer may inform the general staff that
there Is nothing in the sentimental or eco
nomical spirit OF the American to warrant
any such sordd speculation. His debt to
generous France, who sent 10000 of her
braves to fight for American independence,
may never be repaid as it merits, but an
act of perfidy such as Indicated by the
author of Peace or War could not be at
tempted. Besides, the American purveyors
would find nearer and more sympathetic
markets at Brest and Liverpool
The author of Peace or War admits
that Austria will take no part in the con-
flict. THE friendly neutrality of Austria
and Italy G.? presents incontestfble adyan-
tages in permitting the provisioning of Ger
many through Mediterranean ports. If the
triple alliance took up arms all OF its coasts
would be blockaded and Germany would be
able to maintain war few months only.
The logic of the author is not very clear,
and the reader will ask what Austria will
be doing when Hungary and Galicia shall
be in arms? And Italy, What may pos
sess Italy to abandon her interests In Tr-
poll which she may have already occu-
pied by the common accord of England.
France, Spain and Russia? The triplice of
other days has already disappeared.
Under the title of La Mesaventure de
r4Amiraute'' tthe mishap of the German
admiralty, Alexandra UIar writes in La
Revue Of March Is:
Recently some one In Germany has pub
ished a romance Oo avoid condemnation
fNt- l.-rt, -f,,nrNI +lnA
signed by the psuedonym, 'Seestern,' or
Star of the Sea The day this pamphlet
fell under the eyes of the German admiral
ty officers thereswas general stupefaction,
including the emperor. What was there so
terrible IN this pseudo romance. q bad imi-
tation of the Battle of Dorking and of all
other familiar writings describing future
wars?"
Here is a very brief resume OF some of
the things written by the unknown officer:
=. ~: - AN incident in the Samoan
Hypothetical islands starts the war The
War Picture 18th Of March the FRENCH
chamber votes war unani-
mously to support England and rescue
Alsace- Lorraine. The same day the reich-
stag at Berlin votes war in spite of the
opposition of the socialists Austria would
follow, but Hungary refuses to act with the
dual monarchy. Italy joins Germany, be-
cause of the outra geous attitude of Eng
land The italian squadron Is destroyed a
Naples, but the French fleet, naturally late
and in disorder, arrives too late before
Spezzia, where it meets with a crushing
defeat, A powerful English fleet bombards
Cuxhaven. at the mouth of the Elbe, but
Notwithstanding the frightful carnage, sue
ceeds only in blocking port Fifteen days
later similar action and result occur be-
fore Kiel The German feet is destroyed by
the British in the North sea, but the latter
is so crippled 1t Is unable TO take the Of
fensye thereafter.
1.-The invasion of the ointment is effected
by way of Belgium. The English occupy
ArraSs the day of the rupture. Germany
cuts off France from Antwerp and occupies
Calais. and takes position at Arras Rethel
and Chalons. The Italians have invaded
Provence. A formidable battle ensues last
ing four days, resulting IN the defeat of the
combined forces of England and France,
the center of whose forces is broken by a
prodigious charge of German cavalry.
Paris is nervous. and the government is
transferred to Bordeaux. Only a part OF
the British fleet and the German army sur
vive the French and English forces have
been destroyed, America and Japan are in
tact, the former have amassed untold bill
lions as ;purveyors to the Germans and
their allies, and having secured all their
gold fancy Turkey and Morocco paying
gold ?cwhat irnaginationD, they are reduced
to regime of assignats or paper money.
| Meanwhile Japan has directed the definite
revolt of China and become the arbiter of
Europe
THE denouement Is startling Mussul-
mans in Asia and India have raised the
standards of revolt and undertake the
holy war The union of whites is ne
cessity, and the German emperor proposes
peace! France and England pay ten bill
lions to Germany Italy receives Nice, Crete
and Tripoli; Germany receives Zanzibar,
New Guinea and part Of the Belgian Con-
go. Two-thirds goes to France and Ger
many. The latter also takes West Moroc
co and France is given East Morocco. Bel
GUM is suppressed (also. we are to hear no
more of King Leopold and Cleo Merode)
and divided according to language between
France and Holland, the latter being
merged in the Germanic confederation
Hungary is taken from Austria, while
Austria receives in compensation Macedo-
mia and Salon!ca."
This extraordinary publication, '19o6,' by
'Seestern." which appears to have discon-
certed and enraged the emperor, CORE
spends, with some manifest variations, with
the views of William III, and a still hunt
is being made at Berlin for the author, who
Is suspected of being no other than a high
nff O~ he fssrra adj