Evening star., 1907-08-11

Of the French chamber and his intimate
interview with the emperor has created
great interest in France and throughout
Europe. After an entente between Russia
and England, why not a rapprochement be-
tween France and Germany? The subject
Is OF such general and absorbing interest
that the Interview may be quoted freely.
rs 1t rational" asked NJ. Huret. Ito
think. that there must always be war;
May not a day come when better hu-
manity will refuse settlements by bloody
confltcts?"
Ask the oracle Of Delphil' gany re-
sponded Prince Won Buelow raising his
wish extension and has few colonies. Her
navy Is augmented only to protect her COM
mece. The French navy. has 1t not been
made to serve several times to better ac-
counts with an unwilling CREDITOR"
"1s 1t not reasonable to hope" asked NJ
Huret that a united Europe. comparable
to the Amphictonies of Greece. may rise
up against an invading Asia, for exam
ple?"
II do not believe In the yellow peril" re-
piled the prince. THE Japanese are too
wise and too serious to
yellow dream OF invading Europe"
p.rI,v But" rejoined NJ. Huret.
while waiting they appear
to be threatening America. After having
crushed the Russians should they whip the
Americans this will constitute them very
dangerous people
But there Is China" insisted NJ. Huret.
China, which Is arming and perhaps one
day may throw upon Europe its millions
NJ. Won Buelow smiled and replied: Il do
not see them yet, either at Angouline or at
Magdeburg.
NJ. Huret -rejoined: European armies
were united once In China. May it not be
looked upon as permanent possibility In
the future? In the place of a temporary
ay,I o0iI Dol al., gA,, q ,pt Ia
made normal cooperation which may
place a more civilized humanity In charge
Of less civilized humanity"
Yes; certainly" replied the prince: 1t
may be permitted to look at that ideal as
one regards mountain top which rises far
away on the horizon and which one may
have to climb. But we know that 1t can't
be reached today and that fact is the guide
OF those who see clearly. Others. whose
vision Is less clear. see the mountain close
at hand. They may say 1t will be for tomor
row. In waiting let us take care not to
wound our feet in marching without look
ing at the ground. Yes. let US avoid acci
dents which retard our voyage. And II
these parallels do not please you, let us say:
Let us live first, then in the words of Can.
dide let us cultivate our own garden
"a
NJ. Huret in the evening dined with the
Prince and Princess Won Buelow. The con-
versation ran upon the real
Teuton1c istic education of the new
Edrco+,o, generation OF Germans. Ed
ucation which NJ Huret re-
marked he had seen practiced in the gym
nasums and universities: the abandonment
almost entirely Of philosophic studies in
which students were no longer interested.
and hence in consequences Of such pedagogy
in the country Of philosophy, there were
now no great philosophers.
Replying NJ Won Buelow said: The
tastes OF people change with their wants
The 14th of October. 1906. Hegel. profess
nous SUBJECTS when his desk was sud
denly encountered with fragments OF glass
and iron. He called his servant girl and
TSs s to a that ths
were fighting the French on the hill above
and that 1t was part Of she'll which had
caused the trouble That is nothing to
terest me. See that may do my work un-
disturbed 1t was the day Of the battle
of Jenal
TT is just century," continued M Won
Buelow. since Schiller wrote: France has
taken the earth England has taken the
sea. What remains for us7 The domain Of
thought"
I'VE have s. g gone far enough, perhaps. in
become realists and our great minds have
gone into industries and the army. You
have seen our captains Of industry as
Americans say, from the Rhine and from
Westphalia. men Of the first order. But
who knows If In fifty years when we shall
have become rich we will not become again
the artistic and philosophic people we were?
obeys. as the sea. the law Of flux and re-
fiux."
The conversation touched upon art. paint
ing, architecture. music and finally the
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