The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-03
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BERLIN, Sept. at IL announced
officially that the conversations between
Ambassador Cambon and Foreign Secre-
, tary Won kiderlin- Wachter ere to be re-
sumed on September 4, which Is Monday
ne1t. The boirse Ia weak
The Beriintr krensseitung. the officiel
! organ Of the Conservatives. follows the
lead Of the Lokei hnseiger's anglophobia
by scathingly exposing" the supposed
military weakness Of England. IL con-
tinues ,het her conversion to free trade
has fatally handicapped her in the com
petition with her strongest rivals, Ger
many and the United States. That
political disOrganization has set in under
the Liberals is said to be illustrated by
the strikes, the overthrow of the House
Of Lords and the demonstration Of the
House OF Commons. while home rule
and the independence OF the colonies
will facilitate the disruption. The article
concludes that England is in no condition
for war
PARIS. Sept. France is awaiting the
resumption Of the pourparlers at Berlin
on Monday with calmness and full appre-
citation of the import Of the conversations
between NJ. Jules Cambon. the French
Ambassador to Germany. and Herr Kider-
lin-Wachter. the German Foreign Secre-
tary. in regard to Morocco and the French
Congo. The Gdulois says to-day:
1T is not a question Of whether we are
ready to surrender a few acres. II is a
question of whether or not we shall sub
nit to Germany's will; OF whether or not
We shall authorize Germany to proclaim
before Europe that we submit when she
threatens; Of whether we remain as after
1870. a conquered nation. but conquered
this time without the pride OF heroic re-
sistance. which at least gave us some
glory.
THE true aspect Of the problem to be
formulated is: Can we accept German
hegemony? NJ. Cambon's instructions
are conciliatory enough to effect the honor
able settlement which We all desire. II this
is not to be. let us wait the sequel without
overexcitement."
Thee weeks ago it was reported that
the Government intended to suppress the
autumn army manpuvres and keep the
1910 class Of officers who will finish two
years of service at the end of September
with the colors Both statements are
officially denied. The manpuvres, how
ever. II they have not been suppressed
have been cut down on the pre,ext of the
prevalence Of the foot and mouth diseass
to limited evolutions in the east. which
will not require the troops leaving the
frontier.
There are signs that the country would
welcome such decision il the Govern
ment should decide. as it could by issuing
a decree without consulting Parliament.
to retain the outgoing class Of soldiers;
otherwise the negotiations with Germany
over Morocco would reach their most
critical point just when the army would
be least effective. consisting only Of one
year men and recruits.
President Fallieres will review the navy
at Toulon on Monday during it's pre-
liminary manpuvres. which will begin
tomorrow and which will last until the
i8th. 1t is a proof Of the renaissance Of
the navy that the press does not shrink
from comparing it freely with that OF the
Kaiser. Almost simultaneously the re-
views are acknowledging certain in
feriority of the French navy to that OF
Germany. but give evidences OF salts
faction that the difference is not over
whelming.
A naval officer who writes under the
nom de plume Of Claude Farrere. how
ever. refuses to accept the comforting
figures of the reviews He recalls the
fact that each country expended from
from 1890 to 1910 the sum Of . 800 900. 900
francs. or s4eO 5000 He figures out
that Germany's navy is superior to that
of France He reduces Frances fighting
force to six Dreadnoughts of the Danton
class and six sub -Dreadnoughts Of the
Patrie class
Against these Germany has three super
Dreadnoughts of the Nassau class which
are almost equal to the six French Dan
tons and ten sub b-Dreadnoughts Of the
Deutschland type. which are slightly
inferior to the ships Of the Patrie class
This writer figures out that in fighting
strength Germany has seventeen vessels
to Frances twelve.
LONDON. Sept, Public expression OF
opinion here. both official and unofficial.
on the Moroccan crisis is on the whole
optimistic. II is pointed out also that
the German Foreign Office and the more
responsible German papers hold similar
attitude. The last few days orgy of
anglophobia on tho part of a large por-
ton of the German press is simply attrib-
ntahle, avery one says, to the Chauvinistic
prediction campaign. II is a mode Of
working up an argument for a costly
naval development and is at the same
time intended to divert the German pub
lies attention from the agreement about
to he made with France, wherein it will
be seen that Germany has suffered a
diplomatic defeat,
This view is certainly justified by prec-
ed~nts but il cannot bs denied that there
il much uneasiness, even in conservative
minds. both here and in Berlin, and that