New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
.rroRTs OF THE KAISER
roR POWERFUL NAVY,
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roee by The Tribune Associauon.J
,,-afr. Bryan needs TO conduct
I0nao" -, 20 Berlin before the Hague
ssaos -so british Admiralty's slower con-
,1lsTess- ro,,leships and torpedo fiotilla has
s,ru'1i01 .s,5sred by the German sea lords an
4 ben .-,,,, of imitation. The Kaiser's new
sElHllle --,..-s win have greater displacement
sn'ts1 ar,otnally planned. Will carry heavier
tssn We 1ro,ected with double armor against
l1s -. ,rstead Of relaxing efforts for build
frFeaO1s- -s,,l feet. Germany is showing in
rs -. and rivalling England in scien-
-. ..,bods and general efficiency. Her bat
ale ,,,l have greater engine power so as
tss-s .c, the speed of cruisers. Her armored
IN be strengthened in construction and
fls, and will be almost as powerful as
l.-..,..bins. The building of navy has been
-.,,sr,r's greatest work and he has not
y s.,sous view Of the recent demonstra-
AAsl ,,oe,,ninster in favor Of the reduction of
The meeting between the Emperor
Q -. ravard next week has been desired
90 D.-l.n Foreign ONCE, but il is taken
y - .,,,,l bv the we'll trained German press,
!, has been arranged. In place of
- ,,aaons over the great event, there are
s'--,' .r--essions Of confidence in the estab-
- IT,. - friendlier relations with England
Z, noas,ful exhibits Of the progress Of German
n-,,.,alnr and the rapid accumulation of the
60 81 her power. The meeting of the
-.,,,s Will be so short that there cannot be
..r.tive stocktaking Of the affairs of Europe.
r,rOR4BLE F0R WORLDS PEACE.
,.-s,tons moreover. have seldom been more
.,,. for the continuance of the worlds
-. The general strike in Russia has drbbled
4, .,s The discipline Of the army has been
-,,,,sned. and there is a temporary lull. with
-.,,cs Of drastic methods of repression if the
.-,,.c,ion breaks out in any quarter. There
-.sqns Of a fresh rising in Morocco, which the
.,4.I corresDondents consider portentous. and
4. ruoDosals Of the powers for the settlement
| stbs Cretan question are strenuously opposed
| : Greece. There have also been sensational
| ..ss,ss for the punitive measures adopted by
| !. American government for the protection of
!. ,ssi fisheries. but these have made little i'm
.5on since no japanese capital is invested in
=. s.booners raiding the breeding grounds, and
=. .,rsfes are either Americans or Canadian
dinners employing Japanese fishermen There
: indeed almost a dead calm in foreign affairs,
,rs King Edward and the German Emperor can
nix over family affairs in peace and quiet. The
Prime Minister has taken his invalid wife TO
us5snbsd. and expects to remain there during
As Kings visit and not 10 return TO Scotland
| rrfr The third week Of September. The min
asrs in the mean while are rallying in force
u The Scottish moors. AIr. Asquith, Mr.. Hal
ssne and Lord Tweedmouth Will spend a long
holiday North. and others Of their colleagues
-
pH5 the Duke Of Devonshire at Bolton Priory
rsu week and VIII then head northward. The
aoss II the animated Cowes season. which has
tesn enivened by the presence Of the King and
Queen q Spain in addition to many English
mysies enables smart society TO swarm TO
sncaad, where the demand for houses and
aoang estates has been brisker than usual.
COTERyNENT BEWTLDERED.
me report Of the War stores Commission has
| n troubled the ministers in quest OF holiday
n-ssion, since the scandals condemned by the
Srng Commission are proofs of the wasteful
nghods OF administration which Mr. Haldane
striving to render impossible IN the future.
The Increased activity of the Labor party does
~ cause them much uneasiness when their
present. majority is so large, and they have lost
| ly one seat since the general election yet sell
t'n has strong government been more be-
Fldsred by an unexpected turn Of affairs. The
ignoFous fantasy produced by the decision Of
| ne Court OF Appeal as TO Mr.. Balfours Educa-
| am act might well have been invented by ]. NJ.
Barrie Two eminent justices have virtually
aadsd that Mr.. Balfour IN that measure did
ahat he had no Intention OF doing and that the
LIBERALS, in bringing in a second Education bill,
1e striving TO remedy imaginary grievances.
/ E1se the school authorities cannot be compelled
/ bpay for religious instruction out Of the rates
isause such payments are Illegal without full
1lSlc control of catechism and dogma. Neither
eshops nor Cabinet ministers nor Nonconform-
IS nor Tories nor educational officials know
Fhse they are. It IS hardly worth while for
as Tory lords TO offer resistance to the new bill
'Aen the old act Is good for nothing. 1t IS
asHaly futile for the Liberal government TO
lke strenuous fight for Mr.. Birrelrs bill
'a'a The Court OF Appeal interprets the old act
imperative. Whatever may be done with
y second bill the law lords retain the power to
| t0 x They may reverse the decision OF the
ameaate cour; at leisure and prove that
H. BalfOur put denoninational schools on the
Nel caieehism, dogma and all, as he intended
- mat there We're real grievances for the
-.1si government to redress. Meanwhile all
-loas n Church ard State are convicted
wasting four years in a futile controversy,
ue Yorkshire councillors who refused to
y ioF religious teaching are the wisest men
~s Airgdom- The bad drafting of the meas
which vas exhaustvely discussed in Par
sn' four years ago. has produced a fan
| - topsy-turvydom English churchmen
| 4, esen reduced 20 despair. and they cannot
better solution than Mr.. Chamberlaln's
-A That all religious bodies shall be left
sins Of equality and TO bear the costs OF
s--ue teaching themselves
| EOMB TIMELY TOPICS.
-oss is no truth in the runor that the Duke
e'nhausht VIII succeed Lord Kitchener in