Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21


laughing? William II. who was SO pugna-
cious at Tangter. is passionately pacific at
KEEL He has declared that he favors and
more. desires. reconciliation with France.
With this declaration, which has caused
no little flutter of Amusement. 1t is an
nounced officially that the Emperor and
Empress Of Germany will visit England
November 49,
Thus the rumors Of rapprochement be-
tween France and Germany. which ap-
peared incredible yesterday. are being dis
cussed today as a possibility, II not a prob
ability. Nevertheless, there is some evil
dence that the millennium has not yet ar
rived, and prudence suggests that the news
be taken with at least grain Of salt lest
we be accused of sojourning in a FOOLS
paradise.
NJ. Denys Cochin. deputy Of the French
chamber, recently interpeilated the minister
of foreign affairs on the situation Of France
with reference to the French occupation OF
Oudjda, the assassination Of DR.. Maui
champ. the capture of Kaid MacLean
by Raisuli, and the visit of M Edenne,
deputy. to the nautical fetes at kiel.
M. Denys Cochin twitted the government
upon the events in Morocco. and, referring
to NJ. Etienne's visit to Kiel. said that It
would be well that the ministry should
employ only diplomats in service. adding:
Il
when NJ. Etienne went to Kiel he had
been received by the emperor. then at Ber-
lin by the Chancellor Won
Bulow. He recalled certain
souvenirs Of two years ago;
the certain voyage OF
neighboring prince to whom. 1t was to be
regretted, destiny had not given sufficient
extent of territory to occupy all his time.
It is known that under the ancient regime
there existed what was termed the kings
Secret"-the personal diplomacy which
the king directed outside Of his ministers.
One may conclude that today we possess
the Clemenceau secret. for the taste of
the president Of the council for mystery,
romantic policy and little papers is we'll
understood France should renounce such
a policy"
The minister Of foreign affairs replied:
MY excellent friend, Etienne, when he
went to Berlin was not charged with
any government or official mission what
soever. Never have our relations with
Germany been more courteous"
The Cherif1an government which at
first had been evasive, had. in view OF the
firm attitude Of France, accorded all that
had been demanded. Thus the program
defined by the conference at Algeciras Is
in course Of execution and no difficulty Is
apprehended. AS to the agreements with
Spain. they are perfect. And alludlng to
Germany NJ Pichon cited Prince Won Blu
low as having said from the tribune of
the reichstag that the grandeur Of Ger
many Is not founded upon the discord Of
other powers"
NJ Etienne deputy Of the French cham
June "a. where he had been invited by the
Prince of Monaco on his yacht. the Prin-
cess Alice. to witness the regatta. Then
M. Etienne was invited to dine with EN-
peror William II on the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern and engaged M. Etienne in
conversation The following day the en-
peror breakfasted on board the Princess
Alice. when the conversation with the
French deputy was renewed. He subse-
Quently visited the French yachts. the
Sylvabela, Nirvana, Salvador and Araine
and left with the Duke Decazes two SOU
venirs, ono portrait OF himself, which
he signed in French "Guillaume'; the
other a large photograph representing the
French squadron which met at Kiel in
1884 prior to proceeding to lombard the
Russian ports in the Baltic!
At the annual banquet Of the Kaiserlicher
Yacht Club the emperor. accompanied by
Prince Henry Of Prussia, ar
Williams rived precisely on time.
n. Punctuality is always the
privilege of princes, and this
law Is invariable in Germany. A sound of a
bell announced the hour of toasts and every
one arose. glass in hand. Prince Henry
thanked the emperor for having shown by
his presence such marked interest in nauti-
cal sports, especially at Kiel, where for the
twenty-f1fth time they celebrated those cap
tivating regattas. Three hurrahs were then
given in honor of the emperor, while the
orchestra played the national hymn.
The emperor arose. In a firm but jerky
voice he invited his guests to give three
hI1r hS n honor Yachting
club and when the acclamations had ceased
William II added:
And now l invite you to fill your glasses
again and empty in honor of our foreign
come from the most beautiful country of
all our neighbours
This unexpected incident has contributed
to give large place In diplomatic circles
to the next move In the expected rap
prochement between Germany and France.
question which until now has been treat
ed by both Germany and France as an idle
thought
Frankfort examines the question of the
Franco German relations and endeavors to
show that Germany has followed policy
Of sincere good will and persevering desire
for Cancellation, and adds:
THE French deputy, formerly war minis
ter, has had an interview with the chancel-
lor Of the empire. This fact Is sure
proof that our present relations with france
are better than when, a year ago, M Gle
menceau then minister Of the interior) was
in Berlin and had nothing to say to Ger
man official.
1.-THE emperor will have no trouble In go
ing back to a policy of Cancellation, for he
has always shown France the most AMIGA
BILE Intentions. II he committed mistake
in going to Tangier and thereby pushed the
question of Morocco beyond the limits. he
will not hesitate to see his error and re-
pair IT.
There is a note which IL discordant, but it
will not seem strange that the German
press hesitates to follow the
Note of emperor at once. The re-
turn from Tangier Is even
more sudden and startling
than the undertaking.
The Zukunft, edited by the weIl-known
Max Harden, says: In the beautiful
country Of our neighbor' ut Is thus that
his majesty, If we are to believe the jour-
nails of Kiel, designates France), every
thing moves on radical lines. even to the
taste of those who are cured of the folly
of fraternity. Amateur socialists of all
calibers are In action.
1T Is a fine quarrel! In the Midi, be-
cause the vine cultivator cannot sell his
wine except at a ridiculous price, there