New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

he had made to accomplish his mission but found
even in this stern self criticism no flaw OF endeayor
But in his hour of bitterness he thought that Ood
might have been more kind
CHAPTER X
OUCH was the effect of the strange happenings
~ of Nav and June that the pOise of all Europe
seemed trembling and unstable Men who in all
their lives had respected law and society began
TO question the value of communal authority when
even the most carefully reared power proved
able to protect itself against what appeared to
be only one invention Taxation had created
government, which in turn had devised armies
and navies and expended more and more money
in their equipment. 1t had now been demon
strated that the discovery of some one new force,
some one engine of destruction more powerful than
any other known, could destroy the values OF
navies and armies in a day. And yet IN tins frame
Of mind where anarchy seemed less terrible and
Governments at best but weak organizations the
greed for ACKNOWLEDGMENT and conquest reasSerted
itself
In Russia the revolutionists took heart and hoped
TO possess the land In the Balkans, reeklng with
the blood of past strife new forces were forming or
independence Rulers of fneIghbOrlng Powers STUDIED
the map of Turkey, dreaming OF what portion mignt
be seized. China, rehablltated Tor aggression 10y
Japan herself regretted compact with the smaller
country which prevented its seizure, now that II
was so terribly weakened
But the most threatening attitude OF all was that
of Germany toward Great Britain. The Hohen-
zoIerns a line of warriors, still held the ancient
throne and the Kaiser was ambitious for his COun-
trv's advancement An astute ruler of exceptional
caDacitv he already had advanced Germany flag
of trade bevond all seas, and by this means alone
practically dominated all of South America. In all
earlier davs of this trade conquest the United States
had been busted in her home enterprises saying 70
herself that when she chose she could ind way 70
take the traffic of the southern continent with ease
With her ewes swaddled IN silly egOtlsIn, she had
waited till too late, and then when her bandage3
were removed suddenly learned that commercial
brains were not confined 70 America alone The
sleeping giant had lost commercial supremacy a
continent which was hers by right of location and
needs to a race of industrious workers the
Nor had Germany neglected her fight for trade
at home There too she found egOtIStS, SO swollen
with self suffcency that by disastrous tariff methods
they had been bested England, failing 10 protect
its producers had driven her farmers and car
rers from the ield until, diEruntled farmer
said. You cant pick up a cabbage IN stall
which don't bear the words made Germany 80
and if a new crown needed for the King, Ger
many would have stood taIT chance OF booking the
order. In a natural revulSlOn which had reached
fever heat before the Japanese American war broke
out. England TRYING to Obstruct this enCrOaCh-
ment. The feeling thus engendered between the
two nations eliminated IN one of envy the part
of Great Britain and one of hatred on the part Of
Germany. The Kaiser. calmly reviewing times and
conditions decided that the time had come TO
strike
England. with power sadly diminished through
the loss of her great fleet, and at the mercy of the
United States IN her richest colony, stood open %
attack. While She still mourning defeat.
Germany took exception TO the tariff laws @ VERY
carefully wOried message II was one that mn Ter
normal circumstances would have provoked de-
mandS for apologies. or a refusal OF such almost
instant war But the lion was driven 20 tenn
porize That the Kaiser hoped for an open rupture
outcome, was demonstrated by his sending --
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