The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Wave of Militarism Sweeps
Over England and Germany
Named Possible Enemy
Liberals Try to Suppress Dis
cnssion, Believing 1t Tends
to Bring on War
Call for Soldiers and Six More
Dreadnougfts Seems an
Unhappy Coincidence

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Preparations for
the reception in Berlin next Tuesday
of King Edward are practically COM
plete and cover the four days to Friday,
when the king will leave.
The decorations along the route of
march from the station to the castle
are being prepared on sumptuous
scale, and the population is showing
great interest in the visit and anxious
to demonstrate TO King Edward that
Germany holds him in much good will.
King Edward will be met at the sta
tion by Emperor William, the en-
press and all the princes of the royal
houses now in the capital. King Ed
ward and Emperor William, seated in
an open carriage. will head the process
sion for the state entry into the city,
Warlike Spirit in London
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Keen interest is
being shown here in the Forthcoming
visit of King Edward and Queen Alex
andra to Berlin They will start Mon
day morning, and Tuesday will find
them in Berlin, where no British king
ANeASo pOCh LII Tic ldSI 100 years.
A large and distinguished suite will
accompany the king, showing the i'm
portance attached to the visit, but
those behind the scenes hardly antici-
pate that the present effort to ease the
relations between Great Britain and
Germany will be attended by much
more striking success than that follow
ins the elnperors visit to the British
court last year.
"A remarkable mava 81
nilitarism has swept over England
during the last week, which delights
the friends of the larger army, and
alarms the supporters of the liberal
party, who see in this only unnecessary
pubic expenditure and sentiment for
war with Germany.
LOUD CRIES FOR SOLDIERS
The territorial army scheme of Secre-
tary of War Haldane still lacks more
than $4,000 men of the number neces-
sary to its fulfllment. The. National
Service league, of which Field Marshal
Roberts and Lord Curzon are moving
spirits. has chosen the psychological
moment to issue an appeal for more
recruits.
The newspapers, which have taken
UP the cry for soldiers, are using SEN
sational devices 10 advertise their
propaganda and to incite apathetic
youths IN England TO enlist. Some
employers have been stirred to inter-
est themselves in the cause and are
offering Inducements to their work
men to join the territorial forces.
One of the large insurance COM
panies, of which Lord Rothschild is
president, has resolved that after March
1 all it's clerks will be required to
join the territorial army. The old
London Scottish regiment, whose
ranks are short, made a long march
through the streets today with bagpipes
playing for the avowed purpose of at
tracing reinforcements.
GERMANY POSSIBLE ENEMY
The matter is becoming more and
more a political question of defense.
The agitators declare the country must
have more volunteers or adopt con.
scription. A strong liberal faction is
doing everything possible to suppress
heated newspaper talk, as they believe
| this tends more to bring on war than
| to strengthen the countrys defense.
In all quarters Germany is pointed
| out as the possible enemy against
which the island must prepare, and
| the call for soldiers and for six more
Dreadnoughts, which comes on the eve
of the visit of the king and queen to
Berlin, seems an unhappy coincidence
for Germanys increased naval program
was launched at the time of the en-
peror's late visit to England and
created much feeling here.