The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
GERMAN j|NGOES
 MUCH SURPRISED The French Naval Review Demonstrated Facts PORTUGUESE GOSSIP New Republic Passing Through Wave of Success, But There Are Break
 CTS Ahead-William Is
 Himself Again
PORTUGUESE GOSSIP
Rv FREDERICK WERNER


 cent French naval review at Iouloi that, thanks to the wonderful acliNi.S of M. Delcasse, the French navy '' ready for war at a moment hotloe and that even without the hoped for as sistance of England, France would De able to keep open all the impoT'ah ports of the country. With the assui anee of the English prime minister that France could rely on England III oosa of A German attack, the now ia mons "coup dAgadir" appears to eV- ervbody here to have been the hlos' stupfd attempt of bluff German alplo- macy has ever tried. And having eN- banafed their vocabulary in abusing England nearly all the newspapers ol inc country are now telling the gov ernment in plain words that It never had inc faintest chance of success.
 The attitude of the German peop,e Is paeificatory. First of all the iei43 .,' do not want war and, thanks to @ 'ie influence among the young men oL 't.e country, the government "oulu ,,i..a.' no =. - found serious difficulty in noo olilzil $ $ an army for war in WhiSh -.,s' '., :. was the aggressor. Secondly, Herilans is moi loved in Europe and, in case ol war she would not dare Wlthdra" her troops from the Russian ana AuS- trian frontier. nor even rom tne ,'s oel man Polish provinces. Even belS '"i'' at tho informal request or frahce P"' her formidable fortresses at LleSe, va mur and Ostende, in state or ac'tN V defanse and made every preparation TOT the reception of 3rltlsl leUt et1,,ia, ii
 event of an outbreak of hosuillles.
 When 1t is remenls tered that Ger mans have lost, by depreciation III stocks on the Berlin bourse since tne "Panther" was sent to Agadir, more ,,1onav than the proft;s of German traders in Morocco in 20 years, It IS small wonder that the government I@eela @ exceedingly uncomfortable and reallHes that even as an attempt to influence ,he coming elections. the Morocco ven ture has been an absolute ana crush
 ing failure.
 The young Portuguese republic has had the satisfaction of being fecos- nized bv France, but 1t is more than un1ikelv that other European owners will tumble over each other to Ioiio" suit. for all over Europe the lmpres- sion is gaining ground that Portusui as republic Is no s~iohsel '""i baby newly born
 In choosing Senor Joao ChaSas Tor nrime minister, the newly elected Pres ident revealed the moral and lhteiiec- tual bankruptcy of his party. AS foi tuguese minister in Paris, where lhe revolution of last october was mahu- factured. Senor Chargas may not nay been flagrantly out of place, put states men of Europe did indeed rub thelf eyes when they saw him written do"n as first minister of state.
 As for Senor Chagas' colleagues, they are best described the official bulle- tin" According 10 this sheet, pr. -au gusto Vasconceios, the new minister oi foreign anairs, mas already given great proofs in Madrid of his ln- tell.ctuaI intelligence" pr. sidehio Paes. minister of public works IS "cat.ed to a portfolio where he can dlsniay his well known cleverness! The colonial minister, pr. Celesuno de AImeda Is conspicuous for his quail ities of character, work and llustra- tionm'
 Even if this new cabinet had no heavier task than the building of a harmonious legislature in the recon struction of united Portugal its min isters would prove some sizes TOO small for the work Therefore, with the problem before them, one from Whlch inc oldest parliamentary hands in Eu- GOpt lll5hb fNSO--
 inevitable.
 Doctor Manuel de Arriaga, the new president is 75 years old. The moderates' who elected him fondly hoped that the firebrands would respect his white JOCKS and revere him as grand old man, but the extremists are not likely to be baked of their ambition.
 A violently fractious opposition IS brew ing trouble and the inevitable schasm .haf pnrfnUll soon maim and drain the nation. Doctor Alfonso Costa, the minister of the justice in the provisional government is already on the warpath, where many Of ms @oni- natriots. whom he flung into prison, VIII be eager to meet him.
 Meanwhile the royalist counter reVolu- ton is becoming a more and more for- mdable menace. Like Wellington on the same soil, Captain Couceiro has known how to wait When his hour strikes ne may find himself confronted only by a repnblic as hopelessly divided as was the monachry he so nearly succeeded in saY- ing. That the Eleventh regiment Of ln- fantry should have become mutinous me other day in so republican city as Setu- bal is fact of deep significance.
 The republican leaders have had Q merry year of banquets and fireWorks and oratory and constitution making, but their holidays are over. Portugal IS dpout to learn the lesson that it is easier ito dismiss the cook today than to be sure of dinner tomorrow.
 Tn Turkey a cabinet crisis is possible owing to a multitude of causes.
 A difference of opinion has become manifest between the grand vizier Hakhi Pasha, and the minister for the interior, IIalil Bey, in regard to the measures sought by the new prefect of Constanti- nople, Hussein Kiazim Bey to combat 'he cholera outbreak.
 Hussein KiaZim, courageous and ener- getic man, wished to do all in his power to check the progress of the epidemic, which is becoming acute. He placed the situation before the mayors and munich pal councillors, the majority of whom are incapable or timid. Hussein Kiazim de- manded that the municipal corporations should be dissolved at once and new elec- tions held. The councillors, who are gen erally speaking, wealthy men. protested against this advice. The grand vizier sup ported their protest, while Halil Bey, and public opinion generally, are on the side of the prefect.
 The prefect, although he has virtually resigned, continues his efforts to fight the cholera outbreak, paying personal visits to the hospitals and the infected districts every day.
 A little over year ago the kaiser star tied Germany and Europe with his "Di- vine right" manifesto at Moenigsberg August and September seem indeed to bt his "open season. for speech making fol hardly a day has passed lately without an outburst of imperial eloauence. , The kaser's infinite variety does not