Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

winch are little less than Impairment
And this Is another evidence that there is
something changed in Berlin.
-.
1t Is quite true that Chancellor Won Bue-
low has special ability in getting out of
tight places and desper-
Won Buelow's ate situations. but this
MI. time he is in an extra
e"' A- tight fix No one doubts
but that he will face the wrath of the
refchstag and like Bismarck boldly tell
the representatives Of the people that il
they take him for their servant they are
much mistaken, and that he is not only
not their servant. but their ruler.
Nevertheless the Muencher Nachrich-
ten writes: THE reichstag must be an
swered clearly and fully for the respon-
sibility of the future, otherwise the chan
cellor's resignation was nonsense" The
Weser Zeitung says: "All parties will
join In insisting on the chancelor's re-
SpOnsibility.'
A correspondent from Berlin writes:
That which most eXasperates the nation
IS the humiliation of the situation Gre
| ated and the public exposure OF the fact
that the kaiser's policy and that of his
advisers are quite different. Militant Ger
many and a large section of other classes
make no secret of the fact that they con-
sent to great naval expenditures solely
with the object OF meeting Great Britain
sooner or later on the seas. They have
always believed that the emperor Sc
cretly sympathized with that purpose
| while maintaining outwardly a peaceful
| attitude
The London Times, commenting upon
| the calculated indiscretion." declares
| that the incident confirms English dis
| trust of German policy, and reverts to the
emperor's speech at Guildhall in which he
affirmed that the good relation between
England and Germany was the basis OF
the worlds peace: and. swearing to main
| tain it, he added: The wishes of the
| German people coincide with mine
"These words were better to obtain our
! friendship" adds the Times, than those
| in which he tells us now that the majority
of Germans are hostile TO us and that he
alone prevents them from manifesting
| these sentiments"
| Mr.. w. T. Stead develops the foregoing
point in an open letter addressed to En-
peror William, which has
Stead's been published in the Daily
r.. Mail:
Ae1'ef' You reveal to us that the
majority of the German people Is hostile
to England and that only by the heroic
efforts OF your majesty they are prevent
ed from showing their dislike in less
platonic manner. This gives. us pause.
and although we cry with fervor, oh, en-
peror may thou be eternal we cannot
but believe that your majesty is mortal.
An accident of automobile, fall from
horse or some unforeseen event might
deprive us of our only friend. What can
we do? Who can forewarn us of catas-
trophe which may abridge the course or
your precious existence?
Our only guarantee against the hoStl-
NV Of fC
navy. and we should Immediately con-
struct six Dreadnaughts, not as sign of
menace or distrust. but simply as guar
antee against dangers to which your mai
esty has been good enough TO dlrect our
attention.
The French press is naturally offended
over the emperor's declaration, and as
cribes it to an attempt to sow discord
between France and Russia.
The Japanese press joins the chorus
against the German emperor's declara-
tons The official journal at Toxic says:
THE kaiser In augmenting his navy in
the hope of using it In japanese and
American waters is notice that Japan
should put herself on guard"
The Iiji Shimpo says: eff the statu
quo is broken in u extreme orient the
question of the Pacific
Japanese WIN 20 brought up, not
by 6Tfentals, but by an
oP1n1on. international speculator
who maintains great ornaments in times
of peace and who likes to sow discord
among other nations. If the Emperor
Of Germany had wished to warn us
against this disagreeable parsonage we
should prepare to face contingencies
Apropos to the possibility of war, which
is being seriously discussed in Europe,
the National Review publishes an article
by 'IgnOtus' entitled THE Key of Eu-
ropean Peace" in which the author says:
Like France in the years before 1870.
England is preparing for defeat. and in
creasing the risk of war by diminishing
her ornaments in the face of German
preparations. And this. when it is known
| to those who have their hands on national
secrets that the German diplomatic cir
cular to the powers is already drafted
announcing that Germany has delivered
her attack upon England unexpectedly,
and in time of peace, because a respon-
sible officer at the British admiralty had
intimated to all and sundry on innumer-
able occasions that England would de-
liver such an attack upon the German
navy, and supporting the statement by
the evidence of diplomats and parties
whose word cannot be hastily rejected.
AT any moment irresistible military
pressure may be brought to bear on
France. To meet such situation and
prevent what would be disaster. not
only Tor France, Out also Tor England
and Europe, the British nation should be
able to render such assistance on land
to France as we gave in 1903 to Spain.
To-day Germany on land plays just the
same part as the France of Napoleon.
The problem is not to injure Germany,
but to prevent her from using her enor-
nous strength to the ruin of her weaker
neighbours
And the author adds: THE challenge
to Britain has come from Germany
Strength alone can deter
Naval her from delivering the
attack for which She is
Io1ces' so assiduousy preparing
England should have replied to the aug
mentation of the German navy in 1906
adnaughts-Germany, 9; England, 8;
France, 6; Japan, 5; United States, 4:
Brazil. 3D. These opportunities were lost.
Only an overwhelming preponderance of
British force can now maintain peace.
The very moment of the attack can be
predicted. 1t will come when the nation
least expects it. The watchword for the
day must be the concentration of all
available force in the North sea in one
strong fleet for the future, the laying
down of two keels to the German one
and the reform of the British army"
Notwithstanding the cloud on the polit-
ical horizon in the pending question as to
the German deserters from the French
foreign legion at Casablanca, it will not
lead to war. The somber presages of
'Ignotus" are useful because reminding