Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

p'rations. NJ. Milonvanitch. minister OF
foreign Affairs. set forth Servia's claims.
The chief OF these was a band Of territory
assuring her passage to. and junction with.
montenegro. and thence to the sea. Austria
replied that she considered that demand
as threat against the integrity Of the
Austro- Hungarian empire. The powers
thereupon invited Servia to abandon her
pretensions.
Servia's reply. says the Temps. is an
elegant and firm parade against the
clumsy violence which has filled the Vi
emma journals. The Fremdenbia de-
CARED that Austria Hungary cared little
Ior Servia's initiative. She expected
Servia to go to Vienna, make the amende
honorable and ask for concessions. NJ.
Novakovitch and his colleagues have
paired the blow so far as possible. Ser
via. they answered. had nothing to ask
or Austria. either politically or economi-
caly. Serv:a had no business to treat at
vienna the Neutrality-suspicious. question:
that question was not Aust -Servian. but
European. If Europe should de ide that
1t had been solved by the accord Austro-
Iurc. Servia has nothing to say. II on
the contrary the powers continue to think
that an International ratiicat on is nee
essary Servia submits to their wisdom.
1t is not possible, says the Temps. 10 be
more adroit and more dignified and to
nave seized the psychological moment to
say II. The reply denotes that the Serbs
have attained notable progress and high
political sense.
Baron d'Aehrenthal for a fact has been
placed on the defensive. and he may feel
obliged TO accept the Serb reply. and the
AFFAIR thus becomes a European affair.
Austria IS thus made responsible for the
peace of Europe
NJ Charmes in his political chronicle for
the LIST OF March writes: THE tension is
| so great that IL 1t is not diminished or
suppressed there is everything to fear.
Servia is arEling Austria is arming. At
Vienna there is no doubt OF 1t. They
Vyn hn rrlrH -f-1, IL Af It@ov
whom they think insupportable. From
| the very first Servia was denounced be-
cause Of her recent history. which was
not edifying. and for a fact there was
then nest of revoIutionaries upon whom
| it was necessary to place foot
At Belgrade no account appears to
have been taken Of this situation and
| there is the peril. It
Situation augments from day to
n.,,. day. II the Austrian
army entered Servia
and the Russian army went to Servia's
guccor the action of the alliances would
come into play normally. 1t would be
impossible to limit the field Of conflict;
all Europe might be drawn into 1t.
Under such circumstances England.
France and Italy conferred with the OBJ
ject Of avoiding an imminent conflict and
to use their powers of Cancellation at VI
emma and at Belgrade.
Berlin was first consulted. Berlin an
swered negatively. Servia had lost moth
ing. 1t was not to Servia but to the
Porte that Bosnia-Herzegovina nominal
| ly belonged. Berlin would stand by her
ally-would always stand by Austria.
| The peacemakers then turned toward
st. Petersburg. To Russia belonged the
role of imposing prudence and reason at
| Belgrade.
NJ. Isvolsky's role. because of the facts
heretofore presented was by no means
easy, but M. Novakovitch Is a statesman
of experience and ability and doubtless.
other day when Russia had regained
her strength, he was convinced that the
dream of the Slav might be realized. And
NJ. Charmes concludes In recalling the
DRY of Oxenstiern. the Swedish states
man, Go see, my son. with what little
wisdom the world Is governed"
| II 1t shall prove true that the present
conflict may be staged in order that Ger
many and Austria-Hungary may be better
prepared to undertake war for their
own account. as affirmed, 1t will prove in
! teresting to briefly mention an article In
| the Revue des Deux Mondes by NJ. Rene
Pinou. entitled 1.-The Rivalry OF Germany
and England"
| M. Pinou opens his story by citing what
| Bismarck said In his famous speech in
| 1858. we are, SAID the cudHCcllOT, WIS.,
! avis with England in the happy situation
| not to have anyconf1iet Of interests except
commercial rivalries and passing differ
ences which may happen; but there is
nothing which may bring on war be,
tween two hard-working pacific nations"
At this moment Germany and England
are face to face. in general conflict of
interests: their commercial rivalr;eS have
| become SO sharp. SO multiple. that they
| have eliminated in permanent differ
ence, and 1t is precisely because these
two nations are 'hard-working' that 1t
was thought they would cease to be pa
cific.'
| X
| The Anglo-German rivalry has dominat-
ed all the political history OF Europe OF
| recent years: it deter
Anglo still in a large
p. measure the acts and at
titudes Of all the powers.
The author develops the subject Of An
glo-German rivalry to show that it will
lead fatally to war. He goes back to the
nineteenth century, during which British
policy favored Prussian power. Prussia
had a strong army. but no money. 1t
served the designs OF the cabinet at Lon
don in humiliating Austria and In over
| throwing France. Disraeli In 1878 Joined
Bismarck to stop Russia when on the road
| to Constantinople. 1t was then that Bis
marck declared that there was no cOnHlcl
Of interests between England and Ger
many. Bismarck, after all, was mortal
and blundered. 1t is justice. however, to
add that he claimed that the annexation
of French territory wss not his act anC
| that he foresaw its Ill effects.
| It was possible to predict from 1870 that
an empire founded on force would expand
stimulated by its victories. England had
no idea of a German peril until 1t was too
late to prevent 1t.
The year 1878 saw the Berlin congress.
| then the triple alliance. which would
guarantee the advantages gained by the
Berlin.
! The Industrial rise Of Germany was born
| Of the success Of German armies; Ger
man industry begat commercial and
maritime expansion, and suddenly con-
fronted Great Britain as rival. BY
battles and cruisers. by commerce and
navigation, the new Germany. under
| Wilhelm H. was started upon its course.
The author in conclusion reviews Great
| Britain's policy. her maritime prepon-
derance. the two powers standard" her
! vessels of war which should be superior
by 10 per cent per 100 of a coalition OF
two of the strongest nayieS.
| The Anglo-German rivalry would appear
| at first sight to be the quarrel Of mer-
chants, but on closer inspection it Is
something more. 1t is the struggle of
two peoples for supremacy-for supremacy
| of commerce. supremacy of the seas. 1t
| Is not only these, but a conflict of ideas,
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