New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
lRy The Associated Press.


which will shortly he received at the
Quai d'Orsay by mail.
BY The Associated Press.
Paris. May 2o.-J. J. Jusserand, the
French Ambassador at Washington. Is
forwarding by mail the American text
Of the proposed arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain and France, which was submit
ted to the ambassador by Secretary
Knox on Wednesday. The French opin-
ion is one Of extreme qualification that
France is placed on the same basis as
England in the arbitration proposals,
and the general view is that the matter
should speedily be taken up and studied.
The Socialists, led by Jean Juares, have
frequently lauded in Parliament Amer
ica's advance in the movement for I'M
restricted arbitration, and consequently,
should the government ministers favor
the scheme, it will probably have the
support of the Socialist party.
Berlin. May W-Germany has been APP
preached regarding the American arbitra-
ton scheme but In what form or with
what result cannot be learned at the For
| eign Office The communications on the
subject must have been exchanged at
Washington. as the American Embassy at
Berlin has not been directly interested
representative of the German Foreign
ONCE. while admitting that Germany had
received communications relative 10 arbi-
! tration with the United States. declined to
make statement as to Germany's attitude.
There was no reason TO believe, he said.
! that this had changed since Chancellor Won
! Bethma mn Hollveg's speech I'm the Reichs-
! tag in which lie characterized disarma-
/ ment as an ideal which could not be real
! Ted
In this speech. which was delivered by
the imperial Chancellor in the Reichstag
| on March 50 last. the Chancellor said
| General disarmament is an insoluble prob
/ lem, so long a. men are men. II VIII re-
/ main rue that the weak Will be the prey
of the strong. II any nation feels that 1t
can no longer spend money for defensive
purposes It will inevitably drop TO the sec
ond rank The nations. including Germany.
have been talking disarmament since the
| first Hague conference. but neither in Ger
many nor elsewhere has a practical plan
! been proposed.
Berlin. May l3.-Professor Hans Delbriick
| gave first place in the "Preussische Jahr-
| bucher" 10 an open letter he addressed 10
the editor of The Contemporary Review"
| explaining his reasons for declining an in
vitation to write an article for the latter
review on the attitude OF the German peo-
pie toward the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty and the recent speech of the i'm
perial Chancellor.
Writing in the same number Of the
"Preussische Jahrbtcher." DR.. Daniels dis
| cussed at length the effect OF the Chan
cellor's speech on public opinion In Eng
| land He expressed qualification at the
fact that the Chancellor had removed the
| last suspicion among the English that
the German Naval Secretary had deep
laid Jesigns on England Practically speak
ing. he said, Germany has not the financial
strength TO extend her naval programme
beyond the limits already laid down. we
could II We wished 10 do So" continued DIR.
Daniels. still find large sums for the IN
crease Of our naval power. but this is a
purely theoretical consideration In the
very near future no single important party
i'm the Rechstag will be willing 10 adfo-
cate a serious extension OF the navy act.
and no Chancellor will be found who would
take the responsibility Of bringing in such
bill"
The feet OF the second rank when we
have built and beyond which We do not
strive IL intended solely as a means OF
making an armed collision with Germany
seem incxpediont TO the English. although We
are absolutely incapable OF defeating Eng
land on the sea. The German fleet serves
TO preserve the equilibrium OF the powers
and thus renders n far greater service to
the world peace than pacincism could ever
do The German navy will probably never
! be mususcd: the exalted idea OF eternai
peace is. however. abused daily with unctu-
Gus Pharisccisin Dy tile dipiomatsts 81 the
East ard of the West"
DR.. Daniels further expressed the opinion
that although the general political situs-
ton was becoming more favorable dlplo-
matte antagonism between England a. I've
greatest naval power. and GERMANY as tue
/ greatest land power. would continue TO