The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
Carnegie's gold upon the tail Of the
luttering Dove OF Peace.

Carnegie's gold upon the tail Of the
fiuttering Dove OF Peace.
Upon Germany, the prime mover in
this great chess game of international
politics., have been focused the eyes
of the world. Peace has so far pre-
vailed and may prevail, but the cost
of maintaining 1t, has financially, been
almost as great as war. Certainly
Moltke was right that eternal peace
is Dream as long as such war
fear" and alarms" practically sus-
pending business, can be started over
sand dunes in Morocco as Kiderlen-
aecheter, the German foreign secre-
tary puts it.
Strange to say, 1t was commercial
factors combined with politics that
gave rise to the war fever and it
is economic and Industrial factors that
probably will prevent war. While the
tension between England and Germany
was set at it's height, England,s in
dustries were virtually paralyzed by
the great strike and London was
hungry. Above the din of the war talk
between France and Germany, the
grim spectre of want and famine, was
manifesting itself in food riots. With
food SO scarce and prices so high in
time of peace, what would happen If
war broke out? How would the vast
armies be fed? 1t showed what tire.
mendous economic, industrial and Fl.
nancial factors are involved in war.
Germany's love in precipitating
the international crisis, was both
commercial and political. Commercial
in that it is constantly seeking to de-
velop new outlets and markets for its
export trade and commerce.; political.
in her effort to break her isolation
and that she desired to test the en-
tente between France and England
1t was stronger than had been ex-
pected.
Since the war of 1870, Germany has
changed from an agricultural nation
to one of the greatest manufacturing
countries in the world. This has been
almost phenomenal. The traveller who
comes into Germany by way of Col
ogne, rides for hours along what
seems an endless line Of factories and
manufacturing cities. 1t is v6r4table
beehive of industry Its population
has grown as that of no other coun-
try In the world except the United
States. For its tremendous commerce,
it has to seek new marts, and for its
population it has endeavored to plant
colonies which would remain under
the German flag.
The earth has been pretty well par
celled out. England and France have
the greater part Of the colonial world.
The Monroe doctrine protects South
America. Germany managed to get
little corner in China, but as a colony
it has not come up to expectations.
In Africa, England has Egypt, Rhode
STA, the entire southern part and
along the east coast. France has the
northern part and the best of the
Congo region, as well as Madagascar.
Germany took what she could of what
was left-the swampy Cameroons, a
territory in East Africa and a small
slice on the west coast, all compare
lively Insignificant.
Germany slipped into frances back
yard in Morocco and started to play
successfully at the game Of trade"
France claimed that it had a fence
around that part of the world 1t was
| in her sphere Of influence as the
| diplomats put It. To protect Germans
engaged In trade, who declared that
they were threatened by Sus tribes
men, was the ostensible purpose of
sending the gunboat Panther" to Ag-
adir. France insisted no other coun-
try had the right to play policeman
in her territory. To get out, Germany
demanded Compensation in the way
of slice of frances Congo terri
tory and other rights. Out of this has
grown the war scare that spoiled
the vacations Of all the continental