The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26
DANGER OF WARTS
ONLY POSTPONED
II
Moroccan Agreement Leaves
Behind 1t Great Feeling
OF Bitterness.
TALK OF PEACE is IDLE
Germany Held 10 Blame for
Crisis, Which Approaches
Rapidly
TALK OF PEACE is IDLE
BY rnEDERICK WERNER.


Especial Cable 10 tinc Times Jlsuatch)
Berlin. November e5.-1hc signing OF
the Franco.Gcrunn agreement. in re-
gard TO Morocco and Congo. mas not az
II was hopcu clcarcd the air On the
contrary. H. mas latt behind IL e feel
ing OF bitterness on botn sides, and
uB matters stunc there seeing 10 DC an
opinion III poulcai circles that the
danger of war has only been postponed
1or Il tiinc. In spite OF all the talk OF
pcucel and arbitration. statesmen are
fully aware that the problems which
FACE tho two great nations viii ulti-
mately be solved, not in the coun sll
CHAMBER, but on the Geld OF battle.
LOOKING at the situation without any
prejudice or bias. II cannot be denied
that Germany Is 10 blame Tor the crisis
that Is approaching. For the last
seven or eignt years the German en-
pire has threatened the people oil Eu-
rope. ard OWING 10 it's growing wealth
population ana resources. as We'll az It's
prcponunratins military and naval
strength, must be an even greater
menace In the future unless some to-
tally unforeseen occurrence should al
Ter tho whole trend of her national as
plratlons. She occupies. therefore,
very aiini!ar position 10 that or France
during the latter part OF tho seven
tccnth. the whole of the eighteenth
and the greater part OF the SinC-
toenth centuries. She has. indeed. tar
more justification than France, tor
while thai nation had opportunities
Tor colonial expansion ana enterprise
although IL chose to forsaKc them tor
tho sake OF anncNing a lew petty Ger
man prInccdoma. Germany finds no such
outlet Tor her population and her COM
merce, and Is even excluded from those
ports through which her markets are
mainly supplied, and Oh which her
chief industrial districts entirely de-
pend.
The German people have Il profound
belief In their future, and bclieyc them
selves entitled to Il predominant posi-
zion in Europe. ms we'll as TO Il colonial
empire. Tile German speaking peoples
constitute u great and solid block in
Central Europe. numbering some 49,
OOO,epu. including those Of Austria
Their government IL autocratic and
their military organization superb.
They possess. OH the one hand. none OF
INC advantages for expansion pos
scssod hy such nations as France, Rus
4la or Great Britain, but, on the othcr
hand, they do not suffer from the dis
migrating Influences involved by scat
.ercd oversee possessions and divided
interests
II cannot be expected that such a
condition of things should not inspire
The desire TO try. either ~ diplomatic
means or by the sword to gam posi-
ton in the world commensurate with
the greatness of tha German race That
is at any rate their point OF view: that
dcsire exists. 1t is thrcatcnin. II il
has not already ovcrthrown, the bal
nncc OF power IN Europe.
1t being necessary TO lind some
scapngoat to shoulder the blame for
Gormany's failure In tho Morocco aues-
lion, the German ambassador in Lon
don. Count Won Mettcrnich, | am tod,
VIII be asked 10 resign because he
failed TO inform his government OF the
probable effect of the sending OF the
Panther to -iradir. Tho press com
mcnts on the Moroccan agreement are
stt!l continuing with increasing bitter
ness against tho government which al.
lowed itself 10 be absolutely outw'ttcd
by French diplomacy.
The "Rheinisch Weatfaelischo lei.
tung" bitterly attacks the semi off
ctal press for It's assertion that "A bet
ter bargain over Morocco was not 10
be had without war. and says: What
ever happens VIC shall never fight an
other war, for. SO whisper the initiat-
ed, William the Second has sworn,
come what may. TO die as Emperor
Peacemakcr' (Fredcnskaiscr): but, in
heavens name. who tells US wax would
have been necessary? The world learn