The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
BLACK WAR CLOUD
IS DIS'SIP A 7 { D
Storm Which Lowered Over Bal
kans Has Proved
Harmless.
PEACE NEVER IN DANGER
Germany Only Wished to Ad-
minister Little Scare to
France.
PEACE NEVER IN DANGER
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

lDately proved itself quite harmless
IThe war clouds which seemed to gath
.or everywhere. in the Balkins in
Morocco and along the Pprenees. have
pagain disappeared after Il display OF
brilliant but harmless lightning.
When the Kaiser left on his usual
Norwegian summer cruise every one
Immediately realized that no crisis was
respected and that the Moroccan qnes-
.tion was 10 be settled without the roar
LOT cannons. France was to be scared
"a little, partly because the German gov
Sernment. in view of an approaching
detection, wished TO impress upon the
sninds of her voters the inadvisa hility
tpf being too harsh with a set OF states
;mea who If not popular at home. at
iieast had succeeded in making Ger
lmany respected and feared abroad and
}partly because the German government
considered the moment opportune for
tnddlnS to German possessions in
iAfrica.
In reality International peace was
Fpot in danger for single moment.
Germany was perfectly sure of what
l%ould happen. She knew that England
would back up France, and this was
why no German troops were landed ct
tAgadir, which Nigh; have embarrassed
y German diplomatic retreat, should it
Become necessary.
The stratagem was success. The
Norman voters were treated 10 the
sight OF France in a state OF terror and
confusion because The Gernnn cable
Mapped Its wings and. this done, the
good effect was driven home with IA
tdeint clanking OF swords and beat
Sng of military drums in the press
The final and most conclusive proof
rhat the whole affair was arranged
FOR dramatic effect was given when
Prussia, in the very midst of the crisis
innd before anybody knew officially the
result OF the Conversations" con-
.tracted TO issue a one hundred million
mark loan In Germany. by opening
negotiations for this loan, the Cars
government plainly showed that in St.
petersburg at least nobody considered
.:he- Agadir incident as anything but a
~piece Of international bluff coun-
try that is thinking OF going TO war
IS not the place to place uninvested
cash.
In England, where brains always
seem 10 work slower than anywhere
else In Europe. 1t was much later rea-
lied that German action was meant
10 be an nsid!ous attack upon the
FRANCO British entente. and the much
discussed speech OF Lloyd George. in
which he issued 4 yelled warning 10
Iermany, showa that even this clever
Statesman has been taken In. II will
Wherefore. probably be some time be-
yore England realizes that the entente
as considered favorable 10 Germany
because 1t is anticipated that thereby
Germany Will De able 10 obtain British
Hcqulescenoe in any agreement arrived
iRt with France
In Spain the mistake was made, dur
ing the earlier stages OF the Morocco
emoroglio, of's6nsidering it in TOO ser
Sous light and the government tried
the rather risky experiment Of play
Y1nS to the gallery by a series OF more
foT less deliberate insults to France.
which came dangerously near provok
1ng 4 war. Evidently the Spanish uov
eminent thought to please Germany.
and many were those who saw in
spain nothing but German agen,
proVocateur. Germany however. los,
no time In warning Madrid. and as
coon as II was realized that spain
would have 10 fight her own battles
spanish statesmen tumhled all over
lgize to France
In France war with Spain would
nave been popular, because many
ifFench patriots believe that a victorl-
Gus war liz just what their country
Ineeds TO arouse (, from Its present
las 49,. ne fehoh people
sider II the fines, and strongest in tho
world They hesitate TO ,n.asu-o ,,s
rnornarta. 80 10 "lanE' i"f the
n,,, ,,.ir s,t IN 100 VIVID.
t1gattar sr4 ,-s,a,,. "ia %, another
,etonn.a l,,i,s,i, "H W. "hen ne
cock '''e '''''i' hshtins
Portugal IS neroically trying tc make
the world believe that the republic
Is now hrnly established ana that a
return of the dynasty Brasan2a is al
itog"ther impossible. tut Somehow wi
7hht The Portuguese people are happy