The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
POTENT FACTOR
IN WORLD PEACE
Question, of Edwards Death on
International Relation Is
Universally Raised.
WORK AS PACIFICATl0N
GENERALLY RECOGNIZED
In Crisis Over Morocco When
Europe Was on Verge of
War, King Proved Power.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

Special Gable to The Tribune
LONDON, May What will be the
effect of the death of Edward, tne
peacemaker, on the relations between
the great nations of the world is the
question being asked not only In Lon
don but in every capital of the worlc
Only time can give the answer.
That Edward VII, had been one OF
the most potent factors In MAINTAIN.
ing the peace of the world Tor Lne
he has, by his fine tact and splenala
diplomacy on more than one occasion
relieved the tension between the ma
tions which had come dangerously near
the breaking point To him II mas
been attributed IN very large degree
the entente cordiale between Greas eat
the bringing OF lasting peace IN
South Africa after the Boer war is
largely his He succeeded in placing
the relations between England and Rus
sia on a more friendly OASIS than they
had been since the two powers came
in contact In the east,
Good Work for Peace.
In the dangerous crisis over Morocco
when the contentious of Germany ana
France over the control OF the African
Kingdom had brought Europe almost on
the verge of general war, hlng Ed
ward PLAYED most important part III
bringing about peaceful settlement.
When King Edward ascended. the
throne Great Britain had for years been
linked practically, if not officially, with
the triple alliance of Germany, Aus
tria and Italy.
Germany, through the alliance, was
fast becoming the dominant power. IN
Europe. Great Britain began to feel
grave disauietude over the growth OF
the new naval power in the North sea
King Edward, more farseeing than
his people. who only thought of an In
crease in armaments 70 onset The grow
ing menace, cast about for means. tf
prevent the possibility of a conflict due
10 that cause The task before him
was the old task of British statesman
ship of seeking in the balance of power
a security against invasion.
The understanding with Russia ant
France brought this about. the AIN
the far east. and the friendship o.
the United States cultivated, made tn
union still more secure, In further
ance of his peace campaign, hlng Ia
ward visited and entertained practlcal
" all the heads Of European states
These interviews resulted In the almos
universal adoption of the principle
arbitration.
International Negotiations.
AT Inc Hague conference Ol lSVi
substantial step toward obligatory AT
bltration was accomplished. Treatle
pledging the powers to respect the stat
quo and In some eases to defend II
were also concluded on An unprecenteo
~ large scale. In the main. they GOV
cred all the "danger spots In Eu
rope. Asia and Africa. Though Gel
many officially resisted the programm
Of the campaign for the elimination,
armaments, it is understood that dul
ing King Edward IS visit TO the kaise
in Kronberg in. 1908 the question wa
discussed by the two monarchs In
friendly and hopeful spirit. The grow
ing change in German public opinlo
on this vital point is regarded as on
of the most significant successes
King Edwards career.
Now that this able, practical adv
cate of world peace is gone the que
tion naturally arises, will the gres
work he has quietly performed be lost
That King George will wilfully
anything TO imperil the peace of Z
rope is not believed. but he is an i
tense Englishman, does not like Ge
many, particularly his cousin, the Gre
man emperor. 1t may be that the r
sponsibilitv of peace will develop qua
ties in the king of which he is n
suspected and that he does not 5ho
the tact and ability Of his father in q
art of smoothing out difficulties, th
he at least will not do anything wbi
will turn the tide toward peace al
the limitation Of ornaments backNa1
But Europe is anxious and doubtful.
Time will fell