Evening star., 1909-08-29

subject of tho political ana economies
union between the United Kingdom ana
her colonies, which the Post construes as
another evidence Of the aggressive policy
Of Great Britain.
TT means" says the Post. tho loss loss
to commercial nations or tne onennn nma
| time, it means the political and econom-
ical supremacy Of England. assured Dy
the political and economical ruin OF ner
adversary.
finds in her way is Germany, the same
Germany whose political success was
due to her economical union wnicn IN
spired the new policy" The Post CON
cludes that the lesson conveyed to Ger
many is manifest. I'm the moment when
Germany endeavors to place the finances
of the empire in a condition to support
war Germany shall not lose sight or the
natural hostility between England and
Germany, with Its supreme ana lneVltApie
consequences"
The Berliner Tageblatt also discusses
| the influence Of the interview at Bjoerko
| from the point of view OF an eventual
| conflict between England and Germany;
NJ. Albert Touchard contributes to the
Correspondent q very important and IN
structive article, entitled La Rivalite
Anglo Allemde ct la France, from Whlcn
| we extract the following language OF
Councillor Rudolph Martin, cited from his
book. published in Berlin, entitled kal-
ser wilhelm II und KONG Edward VIZ
+
| "The imperiaSst and anti-German pol
icy Of King Edward VII win not be tol.
Grated much longer. That
German policy should be modified
| rh-.a+ in the presence OF the
imminence Of q war with
! Germany, or after the results Of that
war the crushing Of France, the annex
alton Of Belgium and Holland. II that
policy Is not modified we will invade Eng
| land"
NJ. Albert Touchard cites the foregoing
declaration Of Councillor Martin to show
that Germany is unalterably welded to
an aggressive nationalism which aims
at war. Why, asks the author, does
| the formula make the crushing OF France
| and the annexation Of the Netherlands
| Grafton against England? And the an-
| thor proceeds at length to prove that
| the necessity exists in fact, and pro-
ceeds from causes more profound than
| the theory Of hostages, and more per-
manent than the entente cordiale.
Economical reasons, according to M.
Touchard, are the profound IL not the
only reasons for the Anglo German an
tagonism. Three capital facts are to be
noted in a study Of the question: The eco
nomical expansion Of Germany is being
| accomplished to the detriment OF Eng
| land; expansion Is not only an affair OF
prosperity. but Of necessity: the expan-
sion is at the mercy Of the power which
| is mistress OF the seas.
| In the fifteen years from 1892 to 1901
| the exterior annual commerce Of Ger
many increased 132 per loo, that Of Eng
land 60 per 100 only; the value Of the mer-
327, ,OO0, 600 francs in 1895 to $4,000, 600 In
| 1905. The steam navy was tripled Ia ter
years. Certain companies, such AZ tbs
Hamburg-American and the Norddeutsch-
the greatest English companies; these
two companies absorb alone so per 100 OF
European emigration to America. As the
furnisher TOR the world. as we'll as the
worlds carrier, England has suffered.
| kk
Nevertheless these figures, which would
seem to mean a great rise In values,
| show uniformly a balance
Adverse against Germany. Impor-
r.1.n.. tations are considerably In
excess Of expectations. and
that excess augments yearly. The deficit
was thirteen hundred millions In 1892;
it was twenty-five hundred millions In
1907. Germany must import to hive. and
must export to pay her imports. This
| characteristic lends to German expansion
its power and also its peril. It has Gre
| ated the riches Of the empire, bat its
economical vulnerability Is increased by
| the danger Of war on the sea. The fu-
ture only will show II the economical
struggle between England and Germany
must end in an Anglo-German war. In
admitting that solution 1t Is necessary to
ask the following questions:
| DoeS the German naval development
menace now or hereafter the British
fleet? Can the German army invade
England? What means OF action does
England possess to reduce Germany
questions are too often solved by . sim
pie comparison OF figures. War, how
ever, Is not always mathematical prop
| osition.
the forementioned artiols believes that
| the present situation implies war. and
that England in order to conquer must
force war upon Germany or be obliged to
| enter upon q tremendous effort to keep
pace with her rivals rapid increase OF
naval armament by a resort to taxation,
| which requires supplementary burden
| Of two or three billions to maintain the
| two-power standard. solution which ie
| uncertain.
The solution Of the problem that Il
certain Ii war. A solution more simple,
more radical. Is to utilize her present
naval superiority in order to destroy the
German navy. The humanitarian sOlu-
| LlOu ~ uACCA S0iAs oAO SOO1S UAAtO1Ss
/
Ax
| Such Is the question which sooner or
later must be met by Great Britain. 1t
is OF itself a serious men,
Serious ace to Germany and is be-
| Menoca coming manifestly intoler-
able for that country.
However much attached, Germany may
be to the maintenance OF peace, her
military men have contemplated for q
long time that the only means OF match
ing her naval inferiority is by lightning
like naval demonstration. q surprise, with
the object of landing an army In Eng
4 land.
The author sums up the comparative
value of the rival fleets based upon the
argument that modern fleets are to be
considered from the two types OF es-
sentials. armored vessels and torpedo
boats.
In the commencement of the year 1909
the English could place in line Al armor-
ed ships launched since 1896, including 6
modern Dreadnoughts. It counts besides
80 armored cruisers launched since 1899,
| 1856 torpedo boat destroyers and Al SUBJ
marines a total Of 85 armored vessels
| and 2O2 torpedo boats. Germany placed
| in line at the same time 20 armored ships
laged less than fifteen years cruisers.
| also modern. 50 torpedo destroyers and 1
| Suhrn arine.