The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30
MADE BIG BLUNDER
|. IN AGAD|R MATTER
German Diplomats Lost Out in
y. Recent Carefully Planned
Coup.
FRANCE REMAINED CALM
No Remaining Fragment of
Sympathy for Berlin
Government.
FRANCE REMAINED
BY FREuERIcK WERNER.

Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch.)
Berlin. July 29-Thc diplomats of
Germany arc not very apt TO figure
conspicuousiy in European political af-
fairs for some time. for never have
they been so completely beaten as
when they tried to make capital In
Morocco out of Frances temporary
difficulties at home.
There is no doubt that Herr Won
Kidderlen- Waechtcr designed a great
and carefully planned coup by sending
first the warship Panther and then
the Berlin to Agadir.
Germany had visions OF obtaining
from France. as the price of abandon
Ing Agadir. some territorial or other
advantage. do not know whether
she will gain these; but / do know
that shc has lost something at least
as important as anything she may
gain. She has lost the small remain
ing fragment of sympathy which she
still could boast of in Europe.
From that point OF view the people
of France may congratulate them
selves on the terrible blunder which
these pseudo Bismarcks have com.
mitted in the Agadir matter. The
6eFhn government has shown yet once
again that neither solemn signatures
nor International good faith can re-
strain st when IL thinks that the right
moment has come for playing a low
trick on the person who is least OK.
pecting It.
by his visit to London, by his protes-
tations or family sentiment, E,mperor
William thought tina; he had InI,ad -
steep the watchfulness of England .s
peciaily as she appeared to be In ~.
.nroes or constitutional crisis. who's
abroad serated
Moreover. the Liberal rov.rnrn,
appeared to him to have c.
ma hophile tendencies, and so he lisa
INC Agaofr coup. He would instoIlh,m
ael mere. without any pretext of a
,,.o,'i, uelelano'ng with grance-he
would remain there as long asna.o,,a
uons lasted and he would nrotraa,
.hese negotiations INDEFINITELY g.
reasoned the German diplomat.
re thought perhaps. that he wo,,d
mus forestall body-blow frn,r,
'ahce' already thoroughly sick Of
neing annoyed by Germany M,
one single thing of those so con6dentI,,
anticipated BY the sages of Berlin has
come to pass.
france remained calm and indiffar.
eht' and not even flinched under n,
storms OF insinuation and abuse which
nave been leveled at her In the Ger.
man press England merely gave a
cool intiniation OF hands off" 10 tho
oerman government. Russia sleeps
calmly at her aliy's side.
Austria-Hungary found 1T time ~
cay a WORD In support of her interests
II the treaty of Algeciras were "a ne
torn UP. and in any case shc sviuceS
no disposition TO follow calmly IN tbs
wake OF the Berlin mountebanks.
Italy is hesitating, waiting until ber
dawning convictions compel her r.
JOIN forces with the majority inc
which she will be drawn from one sin,
or the other.
In short. the people of France have
no reason to regret tho Agadir coup
or NJ. de kidderlen- Waechter. Itawak-
ened England; 1t demonstrated to tho
world at large that Prussia is tho
ever present menace to the tranoui,
lity of the peoples. 1t proved that
rehch nerves can stand a shock, even
when that shock comes from Berlin.
1t defined precisely the line OF demar-
cation which Count Aehrenthal intends
TO establish between the procedure and
the means employed by the big-wigs
OF Berlin and those OF which the Aus
TRAN Foreign Office intends to avail
Itself In safeguarding Its own interests
and the peace of Europe.
In the heated discussions of the mo.
ment, the slow but sure awakening OF
the political pride of Austria Hungary
has not attracted the attention which
II deserves.
Count Aehrenthal is a diplomat of
another school than that of the as.