The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
FEAR OF WAR HAS
BEEN DISP ELLEO
For Present Germany and
France Are Living
in Peace.
BUT END is NOT YET
There Is Feeling That Event
ually Hostilities Must
Come.
BUT END is NOT YET
Special Gable to The Times Dispatch.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
Berlin, October THE fear OF war
with France has been dispelled for the
feeling that in the end war must come
for many reasons. not the least of these
being that the government of more than
one country Is tempted 10 rush into
some foreign adventure in order To
avert the attention of the people from
disturbing events at home. Even
final solution of the Morocco question
may not prove an absolute remedy and
nobody is able to say at presen, khen
France and Germany VIII be able TO
settle all difficulties.
Tho stock exchanges OF the various
capitals with their continued violent
lamentations al all securities give -
true Image of the situation. and the
papers arc fun OF all Kinds OF ruinors
of military and naval preparations :or
war in Germany. France. holland. Bel
GUM. and not least in England. Every
where there IS "A fevcrish activity 10
perfect the military machinery. so that
mobilization may he affected almost
Immediately The great manoeuvres in
Germany and France were really viz
tual notifications undertaken under the
impression that real war was near ana
in both countries the hundreds of thou
sands Of men. now in full training, are
being strictly retained under arms in
stead Of being dismissed as officially
said The news that the British Ad-
pliralty had bought enormous quaint
ties OF coal and dispatched these post
haste overland to the naval statious
also created sensation all over Eu-
rope.
The majority OF statesmen have re-
fused to believe in the possibility OF a
war over Morocco. but they are nearly
all convinced that great war is Inc
vltable some time in the future. though
every responsible government shudders
at tho thought OF being the party that
actually brings about the war. So far.
at least We have progressed since tho
days of the Thirty Years War-we re-
act with all our strength against the
idea that immense values are TO lie
destroyed, tho daily commercial life OF
whole continent upset. and thousands
OF young men KILLED to solve internat-
ionai diplomatic difficulties, But It is
nevertheless true that tho fear of and
the belief in the coming war is very
strong among the majority OF tho peo-
pie OF Middle Europe. and this fear
and uneasines alone has brought misery
enough.
No amount OF rejoicing at Lisbon over
tho recognition OF the Portuguese Re
public by the powers can hide the faci
that tnnumerable difficulties are stu
ohstructing the path OF tho young
Portuguese government
The chief of these difficulties is. per-
haps, the financial. The continual men
acc OF a monarch!st invasion renders
IN I'M al To-
troops on the Northern frontier: but
beside this heavy expenditure. other de-
mands on the Republican excheQuer are
very great
1t may be said OF the Portuguese
Republic. as VI. Anatoie France wrote
in "Lorme du Mail" of the Republi-
can regime in France. re a trop dc
parents pauvres. trop dams pourvoir.
lie est gaspllcur
The nnacial choas was one OF tho
principal complaints against the mon
arohy; but those who watched the ever
growing expenditure incurred ny the
provisional government could not but
ask themselves whence the money was
to come. a speaker in the Congress so
on September 9 remarked that II the
provisional government had not pre-
scented a budget. the reason was THAI
they had not dared 10 confess the size
Costa, eX-Minister of Justice. speak
ing few minutes afterwards. admitted
that the amount of the deficit was
too large for the Republican govern
mcnt TO present n budget" This ad-
mission. which no persuasion could have
extracted from the provisional minis
ters while they were In office marks
the steadily widening divisions between
the m. derate and the radicals or
Ippnrratg "a ct
selves. the latter being not unwilling
to utilize tho financial situation Great
cd by the provisional government in
order to embarrass the present minis
try.
With another difficulty-the gulf fixed
between the Portugal of Libson and
Oporto. and the Portugal of the re-
naming four ffths OF the nation-the
government does not appear TO concern
itself greatly. With a Parliament
elected from Lisbon the Republican gov
eminent affects to represent the whole
of Portugal. and to believe that Re-
publican sentiments are universal and
enduring I'm tho country. 1t would be
easier to believe in the sincerity OF this
attitude If the treatment of those who
are known to profess monarchist views
were different. The new governments.
indeed In its official programe de-
clared that 1T wished to reconcilate our
own interests, and. above all, to fill up
the dangerous gap in our establish
ment of armored cruisers"
How widespread is the feeling of
hatred against England in Germany is
apparent from the fact that "Simplicis-
sinus perhaps the most brilliant
satirical paper in tho world devotes a
great part of recent number to tho
expression of 1t. y colored frontis-
piece shows lugubrious figure in what
Is supposed to be British uniform prod
ding with stick. the French cock,
which is sitting pcaceably on the perch
side by side with the German eagle.
On another full-page plate is seen two
British officers. one of whom is say
ing: "Alf right, sir. more Dread
noushts. We are threatened by
world-pcace."