The sun., 1908-07-28
|PEACESPEEeH IN PARLIAMENT
ENGLAND ISN'T Trying TO ISO-
LATE GERMANY, SAYS GREY.
And Then, How About the Triple Ailiance7
Foreign Minister Trying TO Ailsy
Cromer's Warseare-Deais with france
and Russia Don't Hun to Fighting
Special cdMs Despatch 10 THE Sun.

Cromer's Wareeare-Deals with France
and Russia Don't Hun to Fighting
Special CdbIs Despatch 10 TIE Sun.
LONDON, July T.-It was. perhaps,
with view to allaying the disturbing
effect produced by Lord Cromer's assertion
that Great Britain was rapidly approach
ing the deadly crisis Of European war
that Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey
took advantage Of the debate on the Foreign
ONCE estimates In the House OF Commons
tonight to make an important statement
regarding British relations with Germany
Earlier in the evening Sir Charles Dixie
had deplored the persistence with which
1t was represented in certain quarters
that Great Britain's policy was aimed at
isolating Germany. II was not surprising.
he said, that under the circumstances a
feeling Of irritation had sprung UP in that
empire.
Referring to this Sir Edward Grey said
II was a question Of great Importance and
extreme delicacy. He would not himself
have introduced II In the debate but he
did not complain of its introduction. 1t
was very undesirable, he added. that any
section Of opinion in Great Britain or Ger
many should represent that the former g
policy was directed toward the isolation
of the latter. He appealed to the people
not to take too short views Of these matters.
The feelings Of any two great countries
toward each other might vary from year to
year, but anybody reviewing impartially
the history Of the last twenty years must
admit that Great Britain had shown no
reluotauce to be on good terms with Ger
many. During part OF that period there
had been constant friction between Great
Britain and France, and during another
part between Great Britain and Russia,
but reoent agreements had removed these
frictious and with their removal, all danger
Of a breach OF peace with either.
But did any European Power now say
that q favorable balance Of power from
it's point Of view depended upon Great
Britain being on bad terms with France
and Russia Chancellor Won Buelow re-
Gently said that Germany's policy did not
depend upon provoking enmity between
other Powers He (Sir Edward) would
complete that utterance by saying that
Great Britain's policy In no Wise aimed
at pledging her friendship even to the
point Of hosthtiee against some other
Power.
But he added, we must be free to
make those friendships. Having made
them am willing to give the utmost
guarantee that we shall use them for the
mutual advantage of ourselves and the
other country concerned. but we shall not
take advantage Of those friendships to
make enmity between our friends and any
other Power. Nor is 1t our object to isolate
any Power whatever.
AFTER all, when the isolation Of Germany
Is spoken Of 1t Is only fair to bear In mind
that Germany has two allies. We have
never begrudged that alliance, never con-
sidered that it was directed against us.
and II we have made agreements with
France and Russia. which agreements. by
the way are public to the world while
those Of the Triple Alliance are not. there
is as little reason to suppose that the object
or motive OF these agreements was isola-
ton or unfriendly action toward any
other power as that such was the motive
Of Germany's alliance with Austria and
Italy" -..