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being associated with France in police

being associated with France in police
control OF Morocco.
Another kidnapping by Raisuli-the
seizure of Caid Sir Harry MacLean.
commander of the Moroccan sultan's
ACKNOWLEDGMENT on fierce fighting
around Casablanca. However,, it was a
year later that some French deserters
were recaptured III the German con-
sulate at Casablanca and hailed back
to French territory. a month later
Germany developed extraordinary sem
s%itiveness regarding the incident. and
Prince Radolin. ambassador at Paris.
was instructed to demand an apology
from France. Just at this time the
kaiser was the subject of criticism
within his empire on account of certain
interviews dealing with international
politics which he had granted to repre-
sentatives of the press. 1t is just pos
sible that the C~asablanca incident af-
forded a welcome diversion. Again The
Hague court of arbitration proved it's
usefulness by taking the incident under
its adjudication.
The treaty of Berlin i'm 1873 had given
Austria a protectorate over Bosnia and
Herzegovina, provinces which it has
since administered with extraordinary
ability. In October, 1907. the Austrian
kaiser formally annexed these two
provinces. This action was holly re-
sented by Russia-where the popular
demand was for immediate war-by
England almost as fiercely, by Turkey
and by Servia, which was With the
greatest difficulty restrained from
throwing itself recklessly on it's big
neighbor. Throughout the autumn II
winter a general European war hung
in the alance A moments rashness
could easily have arrayed Russia, Eng
land and France against Austria. Ger
many and Italy. The decision for peace
was determined personally by the Rus
sian ear. who against the advice of his
counsellors yielded to the strong argu-
ments of Kaiser Wilhelm-consisting
largely of heavy battalions massed on
the Polish frontier. The result was an
overwhelming triumph for Germany by
whose advice it was understood that
Austria had taken it's bold step.
The anti-Japanese umults i'm San
Francisco in the fall of 1906 will be re-
membered. The curious situation
created by our dual form of govern
ment was one which a foreign govern
ment can hardly be expected to under
stand. However. h federal authorities
acting with much tact, and the Japan
friendly spirit of allowance. the diff
Guilty was smoothed over. though it left
it's effect in this country in a spirit of
popular suspicion of the oriental island
ers which is as dangerous as it is alb
solutely groundless. The swift change
S"A ~ Ild0 OcSII
warmly with the Japanese until about
the time of the Peace of Portsmouth.
fOllOWed by tn, unreasonable jealousy
and fear which large masses of Amer
leans now appear to entertain. is one
of the mysteries of the period. almost
suggesting the existence of some DELHI
crate, unfriendly influence working for
a a conflict.
In addition to these chief crises, there
We're during the decade ~innumerable
clashes which might have developed
into serious armed conflicts. France
broke with Turkey i'm 1901. Bulgaria
broke with Turkey in 1903, and Turkey
with Greece in 1903. During the entire
10 years The inability of the Ottoman
Porte to maintain order in it's Euro
pean territory was a constant annoy-
ance to the powers; i'm 1905 they pre-
Sented an ultimatum at the Yildiz Ii.
osh.
Mutual jealousy between Germany
n Great Britain had a %portentous
development in the latter part of this
period. The realization by England of
its d~ecadence. and the rapid growth of
Germany as a prosperous nation and
u great naval power. brought about a
condition Of tension UGH as only those
resident in one of the two countries can
understand. Frenzied recruiting was
carried on in London in 1908, precisely
as in war time, while theater plays and
novels by the score excited the people
with the bogy of German invasion.
Practical jokers flying balloons caused
intense excitement e the story of
a phantom German airship cruising
over the land by night. With the peo-
pie in such a state of mind. anything
might have happened. MOI is the dam
ger of a foolish conflict yet entirely
past. Fad feeling between Germany
and the United States has happily van
ished. though it was sharp during the
earlier years of the decade. The Ven
ezuclan crisis has been referred to.
About the time of Prince Henry's visit
to America, Henry Norman. M. p. in
regarding he alleged action of Ger
many at the time of our Spanish wal
in offering to head a European concert
which should forbid aggressive action
by the United States against Spain.
The worldwide debate that followed
brought out the fact that neither Ger
many nor England showed any partic-
ular friendship toward us in that crisis,
Russia being our only European friend.
Prince Ferdinand.s recent declara-
ton of the independence of Bulgaria
and his assumption Of the title of ear.
naturally caused a strain with Turkey
and. as in 1903 (when Bulgaria was
prepared to go to war with Turkey
over it's military activity in the Bal
kans), only the influence of the powers
prevented an armed struggle. An
American missionary. Miss Stone. was
captured by Macedonian brigands in
1901 and held for ransom. This was
finally paid and Miss Stone was re-
leased, but the United States govern
ment demanded of the Turkish gov
eminent reimbursement of the ram
som, and the subject was one of un-
pleasant controversy for many months.
In 1904 an American squadron was
sent to the Mediterranean to support
the American pninistnf- Mt l,onctabti-