The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-26
GERMANY IN FEAR
or MON, OtLCASSE
Apprehensive of Return to
Power Of Its Arch En-
envy, France.
~ STEVEN BURNETT.

~ STEVEN BURNETT.
Especial Cabi. from the International
News Service,b
Berlin. March 25.-Much appre-
hension is felt here by the return to
power in France of the arch enemy
of Germany, NJ. Delcasse. Everybody
knows that the statesman who Great
ed the F'ranco-British entente and who
came near provoking Franco-Ger-
man war over the Morocco question
six years ago. Ia now once more the
real leader of French politics though
he III only minister of marine. for no
one believes for a moment that the
comparatively unknown statesman
who resides at Quai Dorsay will at.
tempt to do anything without first
consulting Mr.. DeIcasse. who admit
teddy Is one of the ablest experts on
International politics in Europe. and
VINO in German eyes represents the
very embodiment of French chauvin-
ism and the "revanche tradition.
As the champion of n forward naval
policy for France. NJ. Delcase's activi-
~ liz certain to b viwed with az much
suspicion in Germany as the influence
with which he will be credited in for
cign affairs. A recent inspired Berlin
telegram TO the Cologne Gazette closes
with pretty overt threat in the form
OF an intimation that NJ. Delcasse's po-
litical resurrection may become a
danger for both Germany and France.
especially France.
The question of the admission of
Jews to the grade Of officer in the Ger
man army Is becoming Il more heated
one every year, now that Jews of cap
acity and wealth are daily increasing
In number and influence. AT present
no Jew can become an officer and con-
sequently can not return TO civil life
with the social privileges which the
title of reserve officer" confers. The
minister Of war disclaims all intention
OF craftsmanship In favor OF any one
race or confession. but he says the
other officers won't have 1t and accord
ing to German army tradition. it Is
for them to decide. The minister says
that there is an anti-Semitic spirit
abroad among the officers and this
IN natural as rejecting an anti.Semitic
feeling among the population at large.
II will. therefore, one may conclude,
be u long time yet before the Jewish
officer In found In the German army.
The smart set in Berlin are spend
ing u considerable part of their valu-
able time In discussing the Tuxedo"
known her as the "Schmauklng
The controversy Is as to wh'
when Its use Ia strictly -
There are of course. two q
which II Is never out OF order "a
thcater and he smoking concert. Some
add the club. but cases are imaginable
where at club dinner tails are in.
dispcnsable. hut how far is ne din
ner jacket allowable in irivate
house? The answer Is dependent on
the degree OF intimacy between host
and guest and on the nature of the
occasion. For an invitation for nine
o'clock-and such are not uncommon
In Berlin-the dinner jacket Is gener-
ally accepted as quite unobj Objectionable
yet at an embassy reception. for ex-
ample. would be n conceivable excep-
ton. At family dinner party too
where the guest is n familiar friend
the JACKET. IL Is admitted, should en-
cite no hostile criticism. The case of
"A public dinner Is somewhat puzzling
but II Is considered that one will be
on the safe side IL in tails. All the
controvcrsialists are agreed upon one
thing, and that Is that to appear In
"Schmauking" at an official function
would be shocking" II not amount.
ing to treason.
Owing to the manipulation of the
cotton market. the expenses of Ger.
man cotton manufacturers were in
chreascd by a sum of $4,000 durin0g
1910.
This increase I'm the price of raw
material according to n careful official
review published by the German col.
onial Office. was the principal cause
Of the shortened hours. decrease in
the rate Of wages, stoppagc of spin.
dies. aud the resulting industrial dis.
tress Of last year.
The German, English and French eN-
pertinent made with the object OF rem.
dcring English factories independent
OF the American market are exhaust.
lively discussed in u White Book The
conclusion arrived at il that sufli-
cicnt supply of Asiatic cotton cannot
he depended on. as the demand of the
Astatic factories themselves for II Is
on the increase. Egyptian cotton can
not be depended upon owing TO the
increased expenses of production. The
time Is not far distant when America
instead OF exporting raw material. will
practically only export finished artl.
cles. The conclusion arrived at is,
that Germany can look to her African
colonies alone for supply of cheaper
cotton.
German efforts to promote cotton
growing In Africa are encourag ing. IL
Is pointed out that although Germany
expenditures for this purpose up TO
100? are only "A ninth of England's. her
production is fifth OF that of Eng.
land
A judgment just rendered in one of
the Berlin courts will act as a check