The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-12

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The dance will be introduced be-
London, Count Albert Mensdorff, as
one of the most active of those who
make mischief between Edward and
Wilhelm. Lord Lonsdale who enjoys
the close friendship of the kaiser. has
| also been mentioned in this connection.
A collection of all the remarks which
| the German emperor mas from time to
| time made about King Edward would
! ill a small volume, and would also
| provide very interesting reading. a
similar collection of the utterances of
| King Edward On his nephew would be
| equally entertaining. Among other
| things King Edward is declared on
good authority to have said: THAT
self-satisf1ed young relative of mine
had the presumption TO give me advice
on how to be a successful king. Consid-
ering that he. by his eccentricities and
indiscretions, has done more to discred-
than any other living sovereign. his
offer was superfiuous and misplaced"
On another occasion King Edward is
reported to have remarked, THAT we'll
meaning young fool, William, once
promptly checked his interference"
Another remark of King Edward ran.
THE German navy is nothing more
than Williams toy These things are
known in every well-fnformed news
paper office in England and Germany,
but no paper may print them
Recently a slight Improvement tenn
porarily took place in the relations be-
tween the two monarchs. When King
Edwards nephew, Duke Charles Ed
ward of Saxe-Coburg -Gotha, was mar
ried to, niece of the German empress
at Gluecksburg in October, Prince Ar
thur Of Connaught was dispatched
from London as representative of the
English sovereign. He was the bearer
of a friendly message from Edward to-
William. and also of present from
King Edward to the German emperor
in the shape of a handsome walking
stick. The kaiser responded to this
overture by sending several cases of
birthday presents to King Edward on
November g. when he was 64 years of
age.
This passing exchange of courtesies.
however. has had no lasting effect.
week or two later a report was circu-
lated that King Edward intended tol
visit Berlin in February in order to
congratulate the kaiser on his silver
wedding. King Edwards private sec
rotary, Lord Knollys. contradicted this
report with such emphasis and in IAN
guage almost denonstrative in its hos
tility to the German emperor, that the
old feud was again revived in all its
former dimensions. Almost exactly at
the same time that Lord Knollys
launched into publicity this slight on
the German emperor. the English late
prime minister Mr.. Balfour, in pub |
lie speech indicated the German en- |
peror as a modern Napoleon whom it |
might be necessary for England 10 |
crush. and Lord Lansdowne. the Eng |
lish foreign minister, designated the |
kaiser as an astute potentate whose |
ambitions must be thwarted. The kaiser /
attributed both these speeches to the .
influence of King Edward, and so the /
strife between royal uncle and imperial
nephew is more bitter than ever. Re- |
Gently, it is true, Count Metternich. |
the German ambassador in London,
made a speech at an English club |
which was intended to create better /
feeling between England and Germany,
but as this rhetorical effort consisted i
mainly of an accusation of mischief
making against the English press, the
hoped-for result was not achieved.
The enmity between Edward and |
has not been confined TO the |
realm. but has extended into
politics. Edward and Wilhelm are en-
gagged in game of diplomatic chess
in which the one is forever trying TO
eheckmate the other. The whole trend
IF English foreign policy since the ac-
.ession of King Edward. whose in
7uence over this department of the
government is we'll known has been
in character. The close
friendship which has been formed be-
ween England and France is directed
Imost entirely against Germany Eng
and's agreement with japan will I'M
ioubtedIy expel Germany from the Far
ar-reaching ambitions in that direc-
ion.
Both Edward and Wilhelm are still
'ontesting for the friendship Of the
-oung king of Spain: both are doing
heir utmost to marry him to one Of
heir own female relatives In this
aspect. as in most others. Edward
Gems to have outmatched Wilhelm for
Alfonso has definitely decided to mar
y an English princess. in the person
T Ena of Battenberg, King Edwards,
iiece. In Scandinavia, which prom
ses to become as fruitful a field Of