Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-07
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ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
Atmosphere sureharsed With omi
nous War Talk.

simultaneously, the air has become
again surcharged with prophecies a
the approaching clash between Germany
and England. Statesmen Of the frs
rank are sounding loud alarms, ant
the appeal to patriotism Is being made
by the orators Of the leading parties
The world at large, and America ir
particular, has up till now been more
or less sceptical and reluctant to uc.
cept as valid the prescience Of war be-
tween these two great nations. AS al
ways, however, where there is much
smoke there may be fire, and, beyond
all question, smoke there is a-plenty
not only in England, but also in Ger
many.
The man In the street finds it diff
cult to discover the reasons for con-
fiict between England and Germany
but wars are not made by the populace
Clashes at arms are determined by
statesmen and politicians who have
vast horizons to watch and myraids in
terests to support. Not the jingoes
alone, but men like Lord Rosebery
Lord Roberts, Mr.. Balfour and Sir
Edward Grey are among the leaders
who seriously expect this war.
A Significant Sign.
Professions Of friendship, even of re-
ciprocal fraternal emotions, are heard
on every hand, and these in themselves
constitute one Of the most significant
signs Of the times. The suavest hy-
pocrisy of the world is that Of diplo-
macy, and often the more extravagant
the expressions Of cordial feeling be-
tween two given nations the greater
the danger of immediate conflict. Thus
has 1t always been in the history OF
nations.
Last Sunday morning when the dawn
of the year of grace 1910 broke over
the world, Germany was in a position
to concentrate an army of 100000 men
and 500 guns on half a days notice.
More than 100000 men, rigidly dis
ciplined, fully armed and equipped,
with auxiliary of artillery, automobiles,
bicycles and airships, can be placed In
the field within forty-eight hours.
Within a fortnight the mobilization OF
more than 100000 men is possible.
Germany has taken long to perfect the
marvellous organization which is now
under, not only command, but appar-
ent control
England, too, has been equally stren-
uous in arranging against emergency.
In the face of the startling array OF
facts concerning the activities Of these
two governments for the bitterest and
bloodiest war Of modern times, pro-
fessions Of peace and cousinly love ring
hollow.
Policy of Blood and Iron.
Bismark graphically defined the pol
icy Of Germany's progress when ne
said:
1.-The destiny of Germany must be
worked out in blood and iron."
1t is indeed a policy of blood and
iron which dominates Germany today,
and the ideals which are now being
widely held out to the British people
by her political leaders are again ideals
of blood and iron. That the British
people so readily are moved to an in
terest which approaches hysteria on
this subject is not hard to understand.
The British people at heart are filled
with a tremendous pride and patri-
otism and the disasters Of the Boar
war temporary as they ultimately
proved are still wormwood and gall to
them.
There can be no doubt that British
statesmen are at the present moment
trading upon this temperamental char
acteristic of their people. England Is
on the verge, If not already actually In
the throes of internal difficulties,
which before they are solved may pre-
cipitate a political, social and economic
revolution. When the house of lords
rejected the budget prepared by the
existing government, which Is domi-
mated by men elected by the people, 1t
cut loose from a tradition set by the
precedent Of centuries.
Rise of Radiealism.
True it is that the proposals of the
budget, if accepted, would inaugurate
progressive regime radical to de-
gree in England. The growth Of radi-
cal opinion in Britain of late has been
nothing short of startling, and, though
the English people are temperamental-
ly conservative, the excessive conser-
vatism of the peers has actually forced
the rank and file of the people forward
beyond where they would naturally
have gone. 1t is entirely within the
realm of probabilities that the present
conflict between the people and the
peers may result in forcing England
fairly into the arms Of radicalism and
perhaps leading the social revolution
which has been brewing for some time
past in different parts of the world.
If in 1906 Emperor William had not
inoculated the emperor of Russia with
a degree of courage, naturally alien to
that monarch, Russia might easily
have led the world in this social rev.
olution. The unrest in Germany has
given occasion of the greatest uneas-
mess to the kaiser, while in France the
inroads of Socialism have attained the
point of a socialist premier. 1t is true
that the present prime minister OF
France has been renounced by his
whilom comrades in the Socialist
ranks. This is the inevitable result OF
the responsibilities of public office.
War May be Remedy.
France today is filled with turbu-
lence, which may or may not be con-
trolled. 1t is this same spirit which
has so nearly precipitated a change OF
regime in Russia, which has so alarm
ed the kaiser and so wrought up
France, that has today taken possession
of England. To stem this tide OF So
cial interest it may in the course OF
human events become necessary for
England to allow herself to drift into
a great way Many times in the his
tory has a ruSe of this nature been in