The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
KAISER DOES NOT ! WANT FRENCH WAR Engagement of Princess
 Louise Is RumOred fl--
 BANDMASTER BORED Had to Ask Ladies to Discontinue
 Messages of LoVc-Prince of i Wales Is Said to Be Planning i Visit to Germany
BANDMASTER BORED
By MALCOLM CLARKE

BN MALCOLM CisAHNE
 Berlin. September 23.-(Speeial)- There will be no war with France If the Kaiser can help it without too great a sacrifice Of face.
 Germany is not ready for war yet, at least war on the scale that would prob ably result if the Morocco affair should he pushed to extremes No doubt is felt here of the ability of Germany to deal with France alone, both on land and at sea and if the Kaiser could be assured that hostilitics could be confined to the two nations the chances are that the Ger man army already would be in motion tow ards the French frontier. But it seems certain that England would join France and whatever the future may hold it is fully recognized that the Ger man navy is not now ready to cope with that of Great Britain. The Kaiser needs his navy as an instrument to bring about colonial expansion and is in no mind 10 risk it now if it can be avoided. Then 1t is regarded as certain that in event of war with France, Holland and Bel gum, and perhaps Denmark, would be drawn into the fight on the side of
 
 lnc armies pretty nearly equal in point Q: numbers. While the war of 1870 gave the Germans a feeling of contempt for the French army the German general staff knows that the army of France is H very different proposition in 1911 from what it was in 1870,
 Then the financial situation makes for peace The withdrawal of French funds because of the stranded situation already has caused almost panic in Berlin and should this be followed by a similar call ing of British funds the result would be disastrous.
 A war now also would be almost sui cidal for the growth of German indus tries
 Al lthese things are realized by the Kaiser and make it certain that he will not permit the situation to get beyond control if he can avoid it.
 Tn aristocratic circles in Berlin the question of the marriage of the Prince of Wales to the daughter of the house of Jiohenzollern is again a fruitful source of gossip. It Is said that the Prince of Wales announced visit is only the first of series he will be invited to make to Berlin, Potsdam and Wilhelmshohe. the German Emperor's summer seat. and he will stay with the imperial family as a member of it. At Potsdam Princess Louise will drive him about in her pony trap and he will have chance to take trips in her private motorboat on the lakes, of course, under extremely careful (snd elaborate precautions against accl- dents, ed under the chaperonage of the princess's attendants If match should De arranged for the prince with Princess IUise 1t would be quite popular, as she created a very pleasant impression on her recent visit to England
 Recently Princess Luise was reported to be as good as engaged to the heir of the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelit The | story was started by Munich artist who l was employed by the grand duke 10 | make plans for new decorations for the | re eace at Strelitz: but the official press | promptly denied it. That match would | not be very suitable one, for Prince | Adolf Friedrich is 10 years the princess | senior. It would not be impossible for | the princess to marry someone who never | can succeed to a throne, although only l one Hohenzollern princess has ever done | so (Prince Anton Redziwir married a Ho- | henzollern, although he had no throne) | The family rule of Hohenzollerns runs. | "No daughter of a Hohenzollern shall l 'NitieiNl eih eiliohtS N4lA1ll Siieiii appear likely to discredit the house or to do in- jury to the kingdom This simply bars alliances such as Princess Amalie, the | sister of Frederick the Great, desired to contract with Baron Trenck. Of Elm peror Williams own marriage Bismarck said. Thank goodness, we shall not Hhss to assist Cupid this tlme," At Travemunde recently the Emperor gave beer evening in the village tav- ert at Borby, beer and cigars being the only fare. owing to the host the doors were left open. and while the beer was going round a village rustic. not know