The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-19
TOO MUCH SECRECY IN
OPERATIONS OF GERMAN
DIPLOMATS, HE SAYS
Herr Ledabour Declares Public
ity Would Have Quickly
Restored Understanding.
TALKS ON MOROCCO,
Plans For Increase in Navy Will
Be Held In Check Pending
Elections Next Month.
TALKS ON MOROCCO,

BERLIN, Germany, Dec. 1S.-That
diplomatic secrecy mongering' had
been largely responsible for heighten-
ing the danger OF a worldwar during
the recent Morocco crisis, Is the state
ment OF Herr Ledabour, one OF the
most prominent Socialist members OF
the Reichstag, in an attack upon dip
lomatic methods In "Vefwafts, the
Socialist organ. Herr Ledabour con-
tends that publicity given any OF the
dark plans OF this or that power, hid
den under the mantle of secrecy
would quickly have removed the
danger and soon have restored peace
and understanding.
The Morocco crisis and the
more recent disclosures OF the
imimnence OF war with England
during the summer, as well as the
president belief that England is mere
ly seeking an opportunity TO war with
Germany, has given rise to feeling
that there shall be a more rapid In
crease of the navy. In response TO
the statements that such movement
would be like shaking red rag In the
face OF John Bull. the Cologne Peo-
ple's Gazette, says: 1T is nobodys
business but Germany's If the gov
ernment decides to build more war
ships. and dictation in this will not
be tolerated.
The movement is crystallizing very
slowly, and IL Is doubtful IL much will
be said about II before the elections
on Jan. IL, owing to the bitter oppo-
sition OF the Socialists who attribute
the entire ''war-baiting' to the activ-
ity of the Cannon and Armor-plate
capitalists"
The Berliner "Morgen Post" also at
tacks what 1t declares to be the
childish secrecy mongering' OF the
German diplomats. 1t declares that
France can attribute its better results
to the understanding and mutual CO.
operation between the foreign Office
and the press.
VIENNA, Dec. 1S.-There is a
steadily growing unrest among the
Italian working classes over the unex-
pected leBgfhea difficulties OF the
italian campaign in Tripoli, according
10 arrivals from Italy. Censorship al
lows no mention OF dissatisfaction to
be sent out by correspondents. The
press campaign against Austria and
Germany, continues in the Italian pa
pers.
BERLIN, Dec. ia demand is be-
ing made for more machine guns Tor
the German army, and II is probable
that the next reichstag will be asked
to authorize practically double the
present number. The army now has
1,768 machine guns, including those In
reserve. France and Russia each nave
1000, and this will be used as an
argument that Germany cannot afford
to lag behind
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Thomas Will
Jams. retired railroad man OF
Caerwys, Wales, is the latest BRITISH
er to discover that he owns the land
on which New York stands. He esti-
mated that he Is worth about $2I5,-
600, 900. Williams claims to be the
nearest surviving male relative OF Ed
ward Edwards, Welshman, who emil
grated TO America in the latter part
OF the eighteenth century and ac-
ouired for a song the swampy land on
which :. large part OF New YORK
stands. When the British government
acknowledged the independence OF the
United States, Edwards leased his
land TO the government. The lease
expired In 1880. Williams also claims
ALI ths coal mines at Edwardsville,
Pa, which place was named after its
founder Edward Edwards.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Does farming
in Great Britain pay?
Before the small holdings act be-
came law, the landed gentry fought
the measure, their chief argument be-
ing that agriculture could not be made
To paw. especially II carried on on
small scale. They prophesied that, II
the reasants were allowed to, purchase
small farms on the instalment plan,
they would not be able to keep up the
payments and so would lose not only
the land but part of the purchase
money as well.
The Agricultural Organization So
ciety, in order to test statement re-
Gently published that many OF the
small holders we're in arrears inquired
Of the 81 cooperative unions OF small
holders. having land in all parts OF
the country, II the statement was
true.
The answer to this inquiry is that,
out of the 5000 small holdings created
by she act, in not one single instance
has a peasant farmer fallen behind In
payments. AS the benefciaries under
the act are peasants, and necessarily
the porest of the rural population, the
society's answer to the landed gentry
Ia that farming paws
HEIpFUl XMAS HINT.