Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
Diplomat of Different School.

Count Aehrenthal is a diplomat of an
other school than that Of the aspirants at
Berlin: who are playing at being Bis
MARKHAM bandits. He proceeds silently;
he does not thrust himself forward, but
his pronouncement on the Agadir coup
was pregnant with consequence.
The French government has been re-
preached for having been lacking in en-
ergy, both in words and deeds.
The Germans were left to stew in their
own juice at Agadir. They are still re-
GREETING that they ever went there.
do you want?" They did not know what
to reply. for the reply which they would
like to make was strangled in their
threats: strangled when the English for
eign Office showed that it Vas far from
blind to the motives which induced the
kaiser to go to Agadir.
But some foresee yet another result of
the childish game Of German diplomacy
in Morocco. Every one knows that the
German nation Is In no mood for difficult
which, as matter of fact. has no inter-
est for them
The German cabinet planned and car
ried out the Agadir coup without refer
ring the matter to its allies. Did it take
the German princes into it's confidence?
Did it inform the bundesrath, In which
the ministers or their deputies sit?
The German nation would like to clear
up this question, and you will see that it
will give rise to a good deal of discus
sion in Germany.
Demanded Freedom of Debate,
In the very midst of the din of the
Morocco affair the new French cabinet
Caillaux had its first skrmish with the
ever unruly and capricious chamber of
deputies. One OF the votes taken went
against the new government, and, &C
cording to the rules of the political poker
game as played In France, NJ Caillaux
be given free hands for the debate on the
election reform, but the chamber showed
its ugly yellow fangs and respected the
minister's proposal Had NJ. Caillaux
those who had brought about his fall
would have been condemned by the whole
nation. but loophole was found, and
the very next day a very docile and
cowed chamber gave him splendid vote
OF confidence. Simulta peously the senate
finished its debate on the budget, and in
few days NJ. Caillaux will be able to
feel safe in his seat. at least until the
French parliament meets again after its
summer vacation.
If the Agadir incident had not come
and temporarily overshadowed everything
else, the eyes Of Europe would have been
turned toward the Balkans. Here it was
old King Nicholas of Montenegro who
the whole corps diplomatique together
at the little palace at CetinJe and told
the ambassadors that In a few days the
whole Montenegrin army would be mob
ilized for a decisive struggle with the
Turks. who are torturing the people OF
Albania with unheard Of cruelty. The
ambassadors We're shocked. the old man
appeared to be very much In earnest
and war seemed inevitable; but Nicholas
OF Russia whispered something to Nicho-
las of Montenegro. Italy and Austria fol-
owed suit. and the grim old warrior,
who rules the smallest kingdom in Eu-
rope, shrugged his shoulders in contempt
of these great countries. which, in spite OF
their enormous armies and professed
faith In the Christian religion, are toe
much afraid of one another to come to
the assistance of their suffering Chris
tian brethren who are being wiped out
by the Turks. Montenegro gave in, but
King Nicholas will not long be able to
control his subjects. who are fighters,
and soon will demand to be turned loose
on the Turkish assassins. Then moth
ing can avert the dreaded war in the
Balkans.