The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-04
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lutcly no proof obtainablc of the pres.
encc of any japanese craft among the
English fishing fleet. / submit there.
fore that this Is a case for arbitration.
] consider that up 20 the present our
friends on the other side Of the channel
have displayed commcndablc modcra-
ton i'm n time of great excitement. and
/ am happy TO say that | have the an-
thorlty Of Lord FOthcrgill himself for
saying that they will consent 10 sub
hitting the affair to n commission Of
arbitration"
The presidents words were received
with chilling silence. II was the
prince, who, after a short time, re-
piled:
Arbitration he said coldly, does
not commend itself TO us. We have
been insulted. Our country and our
gallant feet have been held up to ridi-
cuIe throughout the whole English
press. We are tired OF being dictated
TO and bullied by n weaker power-the
openly declared ally of our enemy.
England has long been seeking for a
'casus belli' with us. At last she has
found IT,"
M. Grisson whispered for n moment
to one Of his colleagues. Then he turn
cd once more TO the prince.
LET us understand one another, NJ.
le Prince" he said. "And you. Count
Won Munchen! You have come to an.
nounce to me your intention TO jointly
make wal upon England. st. Peters.
burg Is tolrcfuSe her demands. England
will naturally strike ut the Baltic feet,
and Germany will send her feet to the
rescue and at the same time land
troops somewhere in the north Of Eng.
land. Russia, | presume, will with
draw her troops from Manchuria and
strike mt India
mo, ~" Count Won Munchcn pro
tested. = can assure YOU. monsieur.
II IL not our intention to land Il single
German soldier in England. We are
interested only to see fair play To Rus
sia. We require that the Baltic fleet
shall be allowed to go on It's way with
out molestation."
The president faced the last speaker.
~ Sits' puShs NNVbioNN Nv INV
In a frown
"Then what. count" he asked. rs
the meaning OF the mobilization of 900,
600 men at Kiel? What is the mean
Ing Of your state railroads running
west being closed last night To all pub.
he traffic? Why have you cabled huge
orders for government supplies? Why
were you running trains all last night
to the coast? Do you suppose that our
secret service slumbers-that we are a
nation of babies?"
The count made an effort to retain
his composure.
IN. lie President" he said, the re-
ports which have reached you have
been much exaggerated. 1t Is neces-
sary for MS to back up our protests TO
England by a show of force"
M. Grisson smiled.
Enough of this. gentlemen" he said.
1--WE will o talk to one another as
with simply and directly. The story
Of the meeting between your two
rulers. which you, Prince Korndoff.
have alluded to as a fairy tale, was a
perfectly true one. I have known of
that meeting ONE time, and | have
certain proof OF what transplred at It,
The North sea incident was no chance
affair. 1t was a deliberately and skill
fully arranged 'casus belli.' although
your admiral, Prince Korndoff. had to
go 100 miles u of his way TO ind the
DOgger bank fishing feet. You spoke
to me last night OF Cherbourg, prince
] think that. after all. your secret serv,
Ice Is scarcely y 70 successful as mine
for ! can assure you that you will find
there all that Is to be found today a,
KEEL"
The prince was amazed.
But, VI. le President" he exclaimed
you cannot m~ean-you, III ally
The president extended n forcfnger
1T was no part of our alliance he
said sternly, that you should make i
secret treaty with another power ant
keep hidden from us no less Il scheme
than the invasion Of England. My cab
met lave dealt with this matter on IL
W merits. | have the honor 10 tel
you, gentlemen, that | have concluded
an alliance with England to come int
effect in the case of your carrying on
your present Intention, For every army
corps you succeed in landing in Eng
land /, too, shall land ono, only,
think, with less Iidiculty, and for cv
cry German ship which clears for ac
ton In the North sea two French one.
will be prepared to meet her"