The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16


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nose Whoie heart is with the amy.
ano WHO mas served IN three Mars IA
iSet! SUI ana So !, and one under
s'andS ms position. but lie is wrong
IN MS orin!on OF the German people.
ING great majority OF whom will hail
Win Joy the disappearancc OF the
nay ahd military Moloch, 10 whom We
hrc SacrlhcinS the best years OF our
Houhs men ives ana millions OF our
"a'" canned money
The prospcG, of settling the lon.
discussed question of the Bngdad
Railroad Is greeted with grent sstis-
faction all over Germany, though many
consider ii a mistake not TO insis, on
better terms than those which were
offered England eight years ago. Sure.
iy Germany is getting the better end
OF the bargain, but il is felt that Eng
land should have been made to pay
for the many years of unnecessary de-
lay.
England II toIthis eyton, , loser
that sbn lb,.i8ioet ~, cb.,,. ~ sh,r
ing in controIio, M lipn from ,orn,in,,e
toTltermints espcciallv Of INC yulu.,i,ls
branch 10 .,Iexa,,dre;ta Tbis MACE
is rcgnr,lcd os dnstjuod ~ bero,n. !,
German port Under German .ou,inis
tration wl,orc theltf,t,,rc Grain ind
cotton crops of AIesopotnmia Gno,v :,
thrice blessed word for the c;ermnnsl
Will lie shipped 10 German mnr<cts
and the manufacturers Of the Father
land will he uploaded prior 10 Jistribu.
lion Via the Bardnd Railroad oy,r /,
lGer.nailizcd Turkey-in- Asia But more
Important Than this immediate gain
is the fact that German progress in
Oriental countries is assured ana that
British prcstigc and power win suffcr
in proportion
Emperor Francis .Joscph's emnirc Is
celebrating. Easter Iunder rather mr.,
than usual confused .olitical conditions
ana period of serious political I'M
rest is ahead. IL Is The ola hatred
among tho Slavs and Caechs for fnEcs
the cause OF that HETEROGENEOUS en-
pire. which has again caused n serious
crisis. beginning with Il defeat for the
Czcchs in spite OF their tactical Vic
tory over the prime minister, Baron
Biencrth
n u tlaplc TO overcome Czech OhStruc-
tioa TO tie budget in the Parliament.
Baron Ricncrti aid not resign the week
before last AS The t:Scchs had hoped,
but he prorog,ed tho Parliament and
n general election is certain.
\ \ dissolution OF parliamcn, has been
imminent for some time. The t,zcchs
ana all parties belonging 10 the Slnv
union. which always opposed Baron
Bienerth because of his alliance with
the Germans wished 10 create Il popu-
lar platform for a general election.
When tho Reichsrath rcassembled
after the delegation had voted the en-
pensive ''dreadno,ight" program, the
required by the government for the
FIRST instalmcnt of the .'drcadnoughts.''
aud also the vote on accoun, for the
months of April May and juno. The
Czech calculhtion Was that either the
Cabinet you'd FAN and be replaced by
n Slavophil ministry, which would man
age the election. or that the govern
men, would be- obliged Ia dissolve the
chamber sooner than II intended. and
without having obtained the loan or the
vote on account These tactics arc
Very popular in Bohemia. where the
Rienerih Cabinet is dislikcd The Ger
mans. on the contrary applaud Baron
3icnerth for resisting czech pressure
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