The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-30
GERMANY PEACEFUL
BRTTIe.I JOURNALISTS CORDIALLY
WELCOMED IN BERLIN.
Declare That Reports In English Pa
pers That Kaiser Is Preparing
Great Military Coup Are
unfounded.

Berlin, May 20.--The visiting British
journalists arrived here today from
Bremen and were Neceived at the rail-
Irachenberg and other members of the
reception committee.
The prince. In the name of the en-
peror, invited the visitors to review
the garrison of Potsdam, June 2, and
take lunch at his msjestys new pal
ace. They were entertained at a pub
lie banquet here this evening, Herr
Nuremberg, under secretary of state,
representing the government. In the
course of his remarks, Herr Nuremberg
said
IF l look over the foreign newspa-
pers l come across nearly every day
some version of a curious tale that
seems to find many able and jealous
propagators in foreign papers. inciud-
ing a good many English papers.
must confess that 1t is the usual tale
that Germany Is threatening of inn
perilling the peace of the world. The
German army Is viewed abroad with a
suspicious eye as a war engine des-
tined one day to be let loose and
spread disturbance and terror over
the world
has great and gallant army, of which
we are Justly proud. but can anybody
prove that this army, since the estab-
lishment of the Empire, has been mis-
used, or that we have frivolously risked
the lives of our sons?"
Regarding the German navy, Herr
Muehlberg remarked: II read state
ment, especially from your country.
that we conceal our program-cast n
veil over our ultimate actions. / am
at a loss to understand this. Our pro-
gram is open to the world. The terms
OF our naval law of 1900 gives def
nitely and clearly the program of the
intended strength of our navy. When
compared with the British navy. there
cannot be a doubt left in the mind of
an unprejudiced observed that our
ton of our shores and seaborne trade
Continuing Herr Nuremberg alluded
to the historic sufferings of Germany
when her territory was the battle
ground of Europe. and added:
But, gentlemen, I do not wish to
try to make ourselves out better than
we are. We are not political ascetics.
We need and strive for free and honest
competition in the worlds markets ev-
erywhere. But. be 1t In Asia or Afri-
ca. we have only one aim-the open
| door. believe that it is just on this
line of policvy that we can meet and
count upon your support. Wherever.
throughout the world, England brings
a country under her sphere of infiu-
ence. she has never prevented the de-
velopment of that country and has al
lowed others to share in the develop
ment. Here believe is the connecting
| bridge on which we can join In the
| coming work without prejudice to the
alliances and friendships linking your
country to other nations"
The British Ambassador. Sir Frank
C. Lasalles. followed Herr Nuremberg.
He deprecated the antagonistic articles
appearing in some sections of the press
of both countries and said the rela-
tons between, England and Germany
had improved but IL was too early to
say that the misunderstanding be-
tween them had entirely disappeared.
However the cordially extended to the
visiting British educators proved that
the German government was trying to
remove the Observation-Disclosures ana es-
tablish friendly relations between the
two countries.