The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
BELGIUM IS NOW
W0RRY|NGF FRANCE
Making Too Much Progress in
Winning Affections of
Germany.
By GEORGE DUFREsNE.

LSpeCIai' Sapic 10 Inc IiMeS-DlSpd
Paris, November la.--The French
are very much concerned at the
progress Belgium is making in the
affections OF Germany. The recent
visit of the Kaiser to Brussels was not
of the ordinary character. The atten-
lions paid to His Imperial Majesty left
no doubt as to Belgium's sentiments
and France has now another section
of her frontier to Keep q sharp eye
on.
The astonishing thing is the reclslesa
way in which affairs of such import
are dealt with in the public organs.
One Paris paper actually reveled in
the thought that the Kaiser would De
debarred from visiting the French Sec
ton of the exhibition because 1t was
French territory.
What conceivable purpose can be
served in thus Haunting O great mon
archy? What has become Of tho policy
Iof rapprochement NJ. Pichon only a
few months ago was glad to acknow-
ledge? On all sides France is hemmed
In by German influences, and yet takes
so little pains to disarm III feeling.
II 1t be true what is being whispered
In Paris, Herr Won Kiderlin- Waechter,
the German Foreign Minister will be
,, the next chancellor OF the empire. II
is said that he Is a man of the Bis.
marck type, and an adept In foreign
questions. Already he is allowed the
) absolute control OF his department
The rapid moves of Germany OF late
are explained
me outlook for France is not gay.
under the circumstances; the immunity
OF the past is no guarantee for the
future, Friction between the two conn
rs nj ,t>y. N1,o
french press, 1T seems to me, Is not
making the path Of the Quai d'Orsay
smoother.
The Socialists have been badly beat
en- IN the Chamber, and have got no
sort or satisfaction out OF their In
terPellations on the strike. But one
never knows the heart OF the electorate
"lilch sends these men to Parliament:
they may be delighted with the eX-
hlbltlon of bad manners, which con-
sists IN hurl ng abuse at tho Project
OF Police and M. BRAND. NJ. Brands
detense was mastery, but am bound
to say that great deal Of eloquence
exists among the Socialists. and that
they have an astonishingly trenchant
way of dealing with the political past
OF the Premier, particularly In pic
,lresdue passages where he advised
49,. - -SNto'' vi LIZ p1iL VI VIC
proletariat, But this was long ago.
and such things arc to be counted
amongst tho sins Of his youth.
II IS not at all unlikely that he Will
80 down to posterty as conserya-
! tiYe statesman. Just as M. Clemenceau.
though Mayor of Montmartre during
lhe Commune. proved In office prudent
ana careful. Responsibilities, indeed.
brings caution, and M Jaures and the
other detractors Of the Premier,would
nave TO follow his example, ii they
were race to face with tho prncticai
amenities of administration.
Every one feels that the cup Of am
/ afehy Is tlled, here has heen enough
Domb.throwing and outrages during
we strike, and Immediately after@it, to
/ !shi lifetime,
nose things must stop, and the way
~ sop them is to promote conc.,ia-
non between the companies and their
Wsh by proving the machinery of
lpFhliFhtlon, and TO render 1t penal
pHen6s 10 incite the working classes
20 acts of sabotage, Under this head
fpH'es the revolutionary press, which is
stfpcious In Its language. The Confed-
sfaaoh Generate du Travail is CAREFUL
hot 70 provoke suppression by appear-
ing negatively to eountenance sabo-
taGei AZ the same time the Individual
MeMbsrs of tho redoubtable Council of
lsny~sot inner Cabinet OF Revolution
hls constant In preaching violence, ana,
unless they put their signatures to
aal'iallitarist placards. no ono seems
70 he able to touch them These things
ass - he renedied. e.