Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-18
Though Neither Country
Desires Trouble With
Other, Says Baifour.
Alliance of English Speaking
Nations Advocated to Avert
Future Conflicts, "a

New York, Sept. 1S.-Lord Bal
four who is a member of the COM
mission appointed by King Edward
to protect colonial trade. arrived here
today. Lord Balfour gave it as his
opinion there is very little probable
ity of war between England and Ger
many and said neither country de-
sires war with the other. The great
est danger, he said. is the agitation
which has been aroused and which
can easily lead to international COM
plications.
An Alliance to End Wars.
New York, Sept. 18.-Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford, for so years
figure in the British navy, was
guest at a luncheon given at the Law
yers' club under the auspices of the
Pilgrims of the United States y
In brief address Lord Beresford
took occasion to refer to the Euro
pean situation. He remarked that as
far as Great Britain was concerned
the situation looked red ahead" He
added that in view of this situation
there was nothing else to do but for
the nation to come forward with a
great scheme of imperial defense.
What We want continued the
admiral, lis that we shall hold what
We have. Supremacy at sea means
life or death for the British empire.
1t is different with the United States,
which. by its own natural resources.
takes care of the nations needs; but
;kfith- u.s. the Question OF snpEeNaGy
at Sea Is most IMPORTANT. 1t Is not
so much that we should retain a big
sfieet for the purpose of participatifig
in war, but for the purpose OF pre-
venting war. n q +
English People Should Unite.e -
Surely the time has arrived when.
we should come together for the pgts
pose of preventing war. It is most
important for the English speaking
nations to prevent war. AS a mat
ter of fact, the English speaking ma.
tions are trade nations. In trade the
prosperity of their people depends
When the time comes when the great
| English speaking nations get togeth-
| er, there will be no war. 1t appears
to me that it would be simple mat
| ter for these five great nations to
| unite for the purpose of protecting
the bonds which now exist between
| them, thereby benefting humanity
and greatly adding to the happiness
of tens of millions of people.
I Il must confess | feel nervous
about the future. as it appears to me
10 be red But i cannot see why
it is not possible for the five great
| English speaking nations to formu-
late a scheme of imperial defense
which would not be considered ag-
gressive. but simply for our own in
/ tereStS.
| Praises the American Cruise.
should the British empire lose
its supremacy at sea it would be of no
benefit to the United States, nor, on
the other hand, would the loss of
supremacy of the other English
speaking nations be of any benefit to
Great Britain
Lord Beresford referred to the re-
cent cruise of the American fleet
around the world. He was pleased
that America accomplished that feat
so well. he said, as he believed often
| times when war appeared on the hor-
lion a demonstration of that charac-
ter had a tendency to restore peace.
He further remarked that one of
the two things that impressed him
most during his recent visit to Can.
ada was the wonderful progress that
Canada is making, but he also was
greatly impressed with the feeling of
good will which existed among the
people of Canada toward the United
States.