Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
Germans Covet Morocco:.

eyes on Morocco as the rlSEtful snare Of
/ Germany in the partition of northern At
RIGA. They are not likely to relinquisf
their ambition in this respect.
| As far back as 1884 tine famous German
African traveller. Gerhard Rohlfs. who
did more to explore the interior of Mo-
rocco than any other man. declared that
the country was destined to become Ger
man. Since then it has been .an article
OF faith with the pan-Germans. who are
supported by the powerful "Flotterve-
rein
| Hence. the new agreement is likely to be
| violently attacked. more especially as it
provides for no compensation for Ger
many. That Germany has acted prudently
and wisely. however. no sane politician
| will doubt.
Morocco has long been lost to her. She
does we'll not to persist in an opposi-
ton which can never be satisfied and
which. meanwhile. involves her in cares
and anXietes and threatens the peace
OF Europe.
German Versus English Dancing.
At the state ball in Berlin last nigh
only two waltzes were On the program.
| Il the ball had been in England the pro-
portion would have been the other way
! about. In no country is the waltz so pop
ular as England, and nowhere is i. dan, Led
SO badly.
The account of the ball also sugges
that the art of dancing is more gener-
| ally practiced in Germany than here.
| This is largely due to the interest Of Il. 7
! kaiser.
Some years ago the kaiser comma ID
that his officers should learn to dance
| properly before they attended state balls
| and that they should learn something
more valuable than the waltz This had
great effect on dancing in Germany.
State balls In Berlin are now lively and
| enjoyable for that reason.
| No court ball in Germany takes place
| without an English dance being on the
program. The minuet valse. Manfred. -
| was. however, given specially as a COM
pliment to the king and queen who are
| fond of this dance, which was, by the
way. invented by the English dancing
master, Mr.. Compton.
England's Naval Program.
| A spirit of accommodation has, l am
] told, prevailed in cabinet over the naval
program. The recent crisis may be re-
| garded for the present as ended Some
six weeks must yet elapse before the
naval estimates are published, and for
| exact information we must wait until
then unless the material facts can be
drawn from ministers during the debate
| on the address.
| That there will be a substan in
crease in the estimates is certain, but it
will be nothing like the $4,000, - talked
of In certain quarters. 1t will proba bly,
be much nearer G3.oOo.oO0.
| Indeed. information cleaned today
| leads me to believe it may be less. The
| real trouble has not been so much about
| the extra amount TO be voted this year
| as the nature OF the program with which
| II is to be associated.
Is it to be the beginning of pro-
| gressive increase for some years to
come? Or is it to be the high-water
mark TO which the present government
are prepared to go? The Economists
to believe that Germany wou.I never get
| her ships built within the times allotted
by her naval act. and are continually
urging that We should wait from year
to year TO measure Germanys strength.
| On the other hand, many members be-
| lieve the slurest way to stop the beg
gar-my -neighbor'' policy is for tins
country to make 1t quite plain, by adopt
ing a prospective program, that she
means to remain mistress of the seas
and that nothing is so likely to stimu-
| late the activity of others as to go slow
and let them get the idea that. there is
any possibility of overtaking England.
The long program has. however. been
| abandoned by the government.
America Canned Meats.
| Colonials in London are not satisfied
with the policy pursued by the war Of
flee in rushing to Chicago with the lat
est order for canned meats. in this in
stance the order extending to 10000
pounds Of beef
| Could the colonies handle so large an
order for quick delivery? l have made
some, inquiries today. Apparently the
| production of canned meat for export
| is rapidly growing in Canada and two
| or three of the Australian ..ates.
| Last year Canada exported a total in
o. I jcb
amounted in value to S152.233 Out of
| this total Britain received from Can
ada canned meat TO the value of s1;is COS
! The complaint Of the coloniaIs turns