Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
EUROPEAN POWERS
MAY SHAKE HANDS
Early Cessation of War Talk Be-
tween England and Ger
many Expected
KAISER PREMIER DIPLOMAT
Kinq George Will Have Subjects
with Him on Trip
to Berlin
KAISER PREMIER DIPLOMAT

LONDON, July 2.-Sighs are multi,
plying that an understanding VIII
shortly be reached between England
and Germany, and it may pe coIlli
IDENTIFY stated that the kaiser paVeu
the way for a rapprochement OF soiiIe
sort in his conversation with the new
king at the funeral of Edward VII
As a diplomat the kaiser ranked sec
ond to King Edward, and he Is now
easily credited with first place III tile
diplomacy of Europe, II not OF the
world. The kaiser does not want war
with England; he has never desired IL,
and if war should, perforce, break ou'
il would not be the kaisers tault'
An acute observer of political events
in Europe points out that hate anu
fear seemed only a little while ago TO
he the sum and substance of English
feeling toward Germany. To judge
from the press and even from the
grave speeches of public men whose
words and tone would be direct rae,
tors toward peace or war, IL Woulu
have seemed impossible that the tWo
powers could breathe freely sue ny
side till the breaking of the thunder-
storm should clear the air between
them. Even pacific people began 10
think of war as the lesser of two evils,
less hurtful than rancor and suspicious
jealousy. underground diplomatic re-
yenges and increasing armaments.
signs begin to appear of great
change on it's way. The present Ehs
lish king, after following for a Whlle
the popular lead and duly hating the
German, has of late changed his mlnd
and is now ready TO go to Berlin. II
he does il is certain that the whole
English people will go with him.
The English only little while ago
hated the French; they went even
further-they had the most singular
contempt for them. The feeling, as II
appeared in popular literature. amos. nos,
amounted to loathing. Today they
love. honor and all but obey the
French. London is to be Parisianized
and made gay and chic. The change
was not long in the making; less than
five years separated disgust from ao-
miration. 1t will not be surprising II
in a very short time London begins 10
Berlinize and If Teuton blood be pro-
claimed thicker than water. 1t VIII
be discovered suddenly that there is a
very close link between the throne or
England and that of Germany. Ihe
dreadful German spy Will become a
simple waiter again and German Of
fieers overheard saying ia, wohl at
Dover will not be made the text OF
alarmist letters to the newspapers.
There are several signs that sanity
is setting in. One great paper, dis
eussing the English character gener-
ally, points the evil that was setting In
and that must be driven out we
have to do the miracle that no nation
has done yet; to hold ripe, full en-
pire without the insolence of pride and
the inner corruption that wrecked
theirs. 1t is going to be very dlhlcult'
There are signs among us of the dis
eases that undid other world powers
of hysterical national vanity, of grow
ing public excitableness, of cheap
political materialism, of the double
growth of rich unemployed class anu anu
a poor unemployed class, both OF them
public dangers. We must set to work
now with the warning of our own ter
rible and dangerous greatness before
us to recover in a mighty empire, full
grown, the full use of the hard and
plain virtues by which small nations
become great"
In the particular matter of Anglo
German relations the same journal,
the Manchester Guardian, has lately
published some striking letters which,
in view of the justly great influence OF
the organ in which they appear, should
come to tell finally with solid results.
Sir William Ramsay naturally. being
an Englshman, writes English
things" rather grating on those who
cannot feel his English pride; but in
the very fact that his desire for, good
relations with Germany springs from
an intense patriotism, there is the
surest warrant for believing that his
school will yet carry the day. He ar
CUES that England is losing vast OPP
portunities by the jealousy its diplo-
macy displays toward Germany. He
declares that this disagreement is the
greatest danger to peace in Europe
and in the world, Is the great evil and
danger of the present moment, is keep
ing more than one country from prog
ress toward prosperity and that in one
case, at least, England cannot win, but
must yield graciously or ungraciously.