The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
ESCAPE FROMWAR
TALK OF ENGLAND
Recent Crisis Subject of CONVEX
sation Wherever One
May Go.
GOVERNMENT APPLAuDED
Germany Made Mistake in Be.
lieving English Seriously
Divided.
GOVERNMENT APPLAUDED
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

Especial Cable 10 The Times pispatchl
London, August 12.--While the ma.
lorlty OF the English people have taken
niue or no part in the great constitu-
iohai heht which has been going or
ever since the lords threw out I.loyd
Georges budget two years ago. thev do
"a ke an interest in foreign affairs. and
Wherever sou go now you are bound
10 ana yourself in the midst of a poll
uc"l debate on the crisis Europe has
JUS passed through unscathed.
onoertul TO say. nearly everybody
approves of the action of the govern
inent. Cnionists and Socialists alike
agree that under the circumstances
england had only one duty, that of
maintaining in the fullest and moss
ioyal way the entente with France.
Everybody seems to realize that in The
race OF the peril to the peace of the
world caused by Germany's policy
Russia, France and England must hold
toEether. Therefore there Will be no
war. Tor Germany's allies will hesitate
10 go with her in an attack upon the
triple entente. and Germany will never
do II alone
Germany made the mistake OF
imagining hat because the English
Liberal government and the Liberal
party are pacific in intention and would
IKE TO be on better terms with her.
mat they were ready to desert France
but no matter what party rules Eng
land, nobody Is going TO trust Ger
many so far as to cut loose from old
allies and get back TO the "splendidlN.
Isolated position we were once TOO
proud of. but the dangers of which
are now clearly realized. II Germany
wants war with single power she
VIII never get it in Europe
The belief is gaining more and more
mat Germany's ,den move in
Morocco was cs used by her fear of
frances declared intentions of en-
listing black army to send against
the Germans in case OF another war.
and 1t Is confirmed by the Post" or
Berlin. which asserts that the French
nave for years lamented the increased
superiority of the German population
and rate of increase over france"
To make up for this inferioritw on
the Franrh side, the directors of
Frances nol!cy have adopted The Dlau
OF forming an immense force of the
warlike natives from Northern Africa.
which. fr case of war between
France and Germany, will he brought
to Europe to strengthen the French
armies
1t is necessary, accordingly, for Ger
tidh W occupy position, at Agadir
and in Southern Morocco. which will
enable her to stir up Mohammedan
Instruction in Algeria and prevent
the African forces of France from
being used against the German father
land.
The English press Utmost unanl-
mously asserts that. looking at the
matter without bias. a Franco African
army is grave military contingency
which must engage the attention OF
German statesmen ard strategists
In the first place. the armee noire
exists already. 1t only requires to be
developed and increnred. The means
for its mobilization end transport have
only to be developed or created. The
French armee noirc of Africa Is
formed around its Old Guard. the for
midable force of the Foreign Legion.
whose 10000 desperate veterans form