The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-07

graph Of the most widely circulated
campaign document used In tho Prlt.
lsh general election last January The
document was not circulated by Radi.
calls, nor by irresponsible alarmists.
III was sent out by the leaders OF tho
conservative party Of the United
Kingdom. Tho German war scare
was used by the Tories as an er.
cuse 10 damn the Liberal government
policy, and 10 a great extent lts agi.
tation Is 10 be charged 10 arrant DO
ntlcal demagoeues. But the Consery-
auves could not have used the Ger.
man war scare unless there had been
such a thing.
In sober truth II must be said that
the German menace Ia a very real
thing In tho British mind. The sol
emn declaration OF the government
with respect to the acceleration OF
the German naval program. the heated
rhetoric OF Robert Blatchiord in de-
nouncing German motives and plans,
the frigid logic OF Mr. Balfour's In
dictment OF the inadequate naval pol
Icy OF tho government. the naval
panic which set the self-governlng
colonies Wild with excitement all OF
these things proceeded from a real
cause. a workedup agitation might
haYe done ono OF these things or
even two. but It could not have done
them all England may be mistaken,
yet England. from Lands End 10 John
OGroats. Is convinced that Germany
ie preparing 10 challenge the British
championship OF the sea IL believes
that Germany will make the pretoxt
for war when IL ie ready to strike.
There is no confidence In diplomatic
amenities.
The fact that the German shipyards
are constructing battleships OF the
Dreadnaught and super.DTeadDaught
classes with a rapdity not TO be eX-
ceeded even In England: the fact that
the great Krupp works at Essen are
manufacturing huge guns al n rate
never before attained In any country;
the fact that the accelerstion of the
German naval program was for long
time a successfully guarded secret,
the fact that German expenditures on
the navy are being pushed forward.
despite threatened revolt against tax
alton; the fact that German ambitions
for world dominion crop out In every
German utterance; these are the
things that count
England is drifting. unintentionally
perhaps, even half unconsciously,
into a war with the most powerful
military state the world has yet seen.
Against the superbly disciplined and
perfectly equipped German army OF
four million well-fed and prosperous
sons of the Fatherland. England has
to oppose a regular army in the Brit
ish Isles Of less than 10000 men. To
aid this army England may summon
the terrItorlals and militia OF the
home country. making 100000 partial
ly drilled men. about Ike the militia
OF New York and Pennsylvania
The disparity in land strength Is
so great that British stakes It's whole
hope. for the present, on lis navy. To-
day that navy is more than twice as
strong as the German navy, ship tor
ship and man for man. But this great
advantage to England may exist only
upon paper A few years ago the
British naval authorities wrought
change In naval history and possible
disaster for British supremacy by the
construction OF the Dreadnau&ht. This
was a ship so powerful, on account of
It's armament OF all big guns OF long
range, that every other battleshlp at
once became practically absolete.
Immediately the maritime nations
began race for building Dread
naughts, a race ruinous to the tax
payers and threatening bankruptcy to
nations. II the old-style battleships
had remained the highest standard,
II would have been almost impossible
for Germany to have caught up with
England In naval strength in quar-
ter of a century. But when naval au-
thoritles regard only Dreadnaughts In
appraIsing tho effectiveness OF fleets,
the difference Is marked. Germany
started almost as soon as England,
and, greatly TO the surprise OF Eng
lishmen, the Germans have showed
that they can turn out the great ships
as rapidly as can be done In British
shipyards. This. in itself. Is great
blow TO tho boasted British maritime
supremacy
When British awakened TO tho real
ization thnt Germany would have by
1913 ns many Dreadnaughts as Eng
land a sensation ensued which was
approprlately termed a panic. IL is
a little more than year since the
Premier. Mr Asquith. formally told
the Parliament and the people that
the German navnl program had been
quietly advanced and that 1t would be
necessary to take extraordinary steps
10 meet the situation. The Conserva-
tive opposition. led by Mr.. Balfour
clamored for measures even more eX-
traordipary than the government was
willing to undertake.
Since that time tho German war
scare has been the first thought IN
the minds OF the British people. The
general election the controyerted
budget, the tnriff reform agitation.
the struggle between the Commons
aud the Lords, everything. has been
Influenced and changed by the fear OF
the Germans. Even now, despite the
truce that seals the lips of agitators.
tho German war question lie an lmml-
nent and compelling factor in British
thought The salf.governiug colonies
have responded. in one way OF an
other. 10 the agitation at home by
making offers OF battleships or by lay
Ing the foundations for colonial
navies. The rebels In india have
eloated over what they consider the
fright OF their white masters.
In Germany the Kaiser talks and
works for peace. he compels Russia
10 assent 10 treaty violations by Aus
tria in the name OF peace. he curbs
his lmpntient tongue and hopes that