The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
Some People Convinced That
Kaiser Plans all Unexpected
Visit.
FRIENDSHIP IS ENDANGE
Jews Not Yet Agreed OH Sue
ccssor TO Late Rabbi,
Dr. .Adlcr.
By PHILLIP EVERETT.

London. December 2S.----AlmoSt on the
eve of Christmas the people of Eng
land are ordinarily thinking only OF
turkeys and plum pudding. especially
when no general election is in sight:
but although we are ouiwardIy very
calm day. there arc. however. quite
few OF us who are worried and Who
VIII live in i state OF fear until the
holidays have passed without Ger
man invasion somewhere on our long.
exposed coast line. The danger is, OF
course. purely imaginary. but, ever
since the alleged German spy. Captain.
Grant was caught at Portsmouth a
couple OF weeks ago, and il was re-
vealcd IN court that Germany had been
anxious to find out how many men and
aow large supplies of coal there would
DC III our naval posts during Christ
mas week. any number OF people.
scared by the sensational press, have
become quite convinced that the Kat
&c. intends 10 uay us an unwelcome
'!sit during the holidays, and the gov.
elnment Is being roundly denounced
because IL has granted furloughs 10 "a
very large percentage OF officers and
men from the various home defense
sGuadi ons scattered along our COASTS
These fears are OF course absurd,
;or not only would ii be Impossible
Tor Germany TO mobilize her army and
navy without the knowledge of Eng.
land, which maintains host of spics
IN every German seaport, but from
Very reliable source at the imperial
court in Berlin know that the kai-
ser has been very much upset al the
manner in which the majority of tho
German newspapers commented on Sir
edward Greys speech on Anglo-Gt:nan
relations. Personally the Kaiser is ca
eeedinSiy anxious TO be a peace with
england. not only on humanitarian but
diplomatic grounds.
People forget" he is reported TO
have said 10 an intimate friend OH one
occasion. that my friendship for Ems
4and Is personal one. My reation-
ship 10 the British royal family would
Mons suffice to make me wish that my
people and the English people should
tc friends with one another"
Il Is the extreme nervousness OF the
masses, both here and In Germany,
due 10 tn machinatiols OF the politi-
clans and a certain part of the press.
mat endanSer the friendship OF Eng
iand and Germany, for the governments
OF both countries take a very hopetu.
VIC" OF the situation. and Sir Edward
Grey was right when he said a fev DAYS
ago in a speech:
There are some friends Of mine who
are always tapping the barometer every
h'e minutes to see if 1t Is rising-a
Very natural Impulse. We have all felt
tRat impulse wnen. after a period OF
indifferent weather. we have longing
for an Improvement: bu, what i believe
% o. really desirable now is tina, we
should have few weeks of diplomatic
scpose.
II we can devote ourselves during
the next few weeks TO our usual Christ
mas enjoymeRts and our Internal polit-
lea! questions, and not tap the uarom-
eic' too often, think there Is every
nope That when we next begin 10 c%-
anime u weailay Ind IN" Sky Is clear
ing and rhc+baromerer is rising
In the meantime the Conservatives
VINO had nothing but praise for the
secretary OF Foreign Affairs at the
'!ne OF MS speech. are beginning to
cnange the tune In q recent political
article Philip inowden writes:
The only possible way of nyer;.ng
great European war is 10 bring
ABOUT q better understanding with
Germany. This Is clearly i,npossikle
70 long as Sir Edward Grey is AZ tho
head Q! the Foreign Once.
His own Increasing suspicion OF,
Germany disqualities him from unoer-
taking the work OF bringing about
better relations between her ana our
se!'es. No unprecedented person can
!eaa the narrative OF what happencd
between Germany and our Foreirn M
mce IN regard TO Morocco without he
Ing impressed ny the cartior Of ~.
German government and by INC IN
founded suspicion that nils thr mimi
OF Sir Edward Grey and influences. IN,
his actions,
Mr.. samuel TIC Hri,iah postmaster
general who some months !co s.i1
that ne fully Endorsed the words ~
Lord Eoschury, that IL British st,,rs,,nn
want 10 bind the empire closely To-
setner their first and main means
must be hy the chcapes; mems OF com.
municstion. has not fulfilled tho On
ptctations, which he held opt 10 In
imperial conference in the June she.
ccedinS, in reducing cable rates Lotb
Tor Press messages and for private
messages nearly by half Thc ft,rth,
concession which has been made bv an
American company On it's own iuitia.
''Ne' u very inuch hppreoiatcd horc
The Jews here have no, get been AHA
70 agree on suitable Successor Ia rIia
late Chief Rabbi Or Alder Sine.
the ONCE hccamc vacan; an,iin iif."r.
enccs OF opinion have arisen, yvhIc!
In one respect may he attrifnl,ahI,
TO the general unrest IN cucIrsiasticaI
matters.
There arc, in the Jewish communitv
three distinc. Dartics-thc 0r,hndnT
the RefoIm ana the Extremes nm,
policies represented by each divlsinr
come under review in the scIertio,
of chief rabbi, and this has led ,y.i,
10 the formation OF what may 10 cali.
Cd two camps among the honorar,
officers who VIII finally decide the M
poiptmcut
The hrst camp, the Orthodox. src n,
selecting the new rabbi a soon as IN.
differences arc settled in the hone Tia
as little change s possible will he In
troduced.
The other camp stand for reform
and the speedy settlement OF The an
pointment They believe that the nm,
has arrived when the Jewish .yna
Sogue Inus,st1bmit to the new though
that Is more or less molding all rel
Eious societies.
In thir dilemma many Jews feel I'm