The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-18
MUCH UNEAS|NESS
 AMONG GERMANS Rumors of Approaching
 War in Circulation ALL ARE GROUNDLESS
No Danger of Anglo G erman Elm hroglio-Considerbal III Feeling Toward Russia, for Which
 There is No Grounds
By FREDERICK WERNER

By WEHN FIX
 Berlin. February 1I.-tSpecial.)-The formation of the fire eating General keims new venture, the Defense League. and the repeated assertions of prominent German officers that war is not far away have created considerable uneasi- ness and have been made the most of by the bears on the Berlin stock exchange, bui the greater part of the German press realize that these symptoms are only the results of the socialist victories at the polls mere empty maneuvres on the part of those who are interested in the passage of the bills providing for increased mil- tary and naval expenditures, which are bound to meet with strong opposition on the part of the radical parties and that in reality there is nothing in the pres ent political situation which justifies any feeling of alarm. Even a paper like ly connected with the present govern the "Koelnische Zeitung,' which is close ly connected with the present govern ment, admits this and in recent article writes:
 At the moment there is no ground for uneasiness, and though there are, 1t is true still many clouds the political horizon, and difficult problems remain to be solved, nothing has actually hap pened which would justify specially pes snistic reflections. These always crop up from time to time in the stock ex- change, which really should be able for itself to appraise at their true value such rumors couched in general terms and devoid of alpable basis.
 While the Turco-1talian war and the | d ctt in diSreA- | garded in estimating the European situa- | ton, the peaceable settlement of the Morocco affair remains factor which can only be interpreted as indicating an | improvement in the general outlook" 1 Informant tion has come to light which seems to show that in the event of Portugal being willing or forced by the condition of her finances to part with her East African colonies, there is no reason to fear that this will lead to an Anglo German imbroglic, as the Anglo-German treaty of 1894 was made with just such a possibility in view If has long been no secret that the treaty is a contingent one providing for the division between England and Germany of Portugal's Afri- cans colonies in the event of her wish ing to dispose of them.
 According to the statement now matte, this country is, in the eyentuality men
 
 of Angola which adjoins the German Southwest Africa. the boundary being drawn somewhat to the north of the fif- teen degrees of latitude. There Is also to be a ratification of frontier involving a portion of northwest Rhodesia, which "would assure advantageous possibilities of communication" to the so called Caprivi corner of the German Southwest Africa On the east coast this country Is to receive the northern. portion of Mozambique down to a line running from Porto Oroje. on Lake Nyassa, to Port Amelia, on the Indian ocean. This would give Germany practically the whole of the Portuguese east shore of Lake Nyassa.
 It is added that Great Britain would. of course in the event of Germany ac- qurlng these regions. ''assert her rights under the secret treaty of 1893 to the re- mander of the Portuguese possessions In Africa. including Cape Verde Islands. the Azoresm and Madeira
 There is no small amount of i'll will against Russia being felt in this country as in fact all over Europe because of that countrys policies in Persia and Mongolia. but Russian diplomat, with whom, I had a talk al reception in the Russian embassy a few days ago con vnced me that. as often before. Russia is being condemned without having been given any opportunity of stating her side of the case.
 Mongolia is long way off and the maps readily accessible are hardly suf- fioienty modern or detailed to give cor rect idea of the existing situation In England apprehension is being felt be- cause 1t is believed that Russia will be approaching too closely to the frontier of India if she succeeds in annexing Mongolia Now Russia has no such in- tention in all her official utterances about Mongolia she has had in view only the four provinces that make up Chaloha, while several other regions are com monIy known in Europe as Mongolia.
 Between the Mongolia in question now adays and the Indian frontier, the whole of Central Europe would lie quite com fortably, and a goodly part of this enor- nous area, which no white man has ever vet explored, is desert. It is therefore sheer nonsense to talk about Russian action in Mongolia as having any bear ing whatever on Tibet or British India Moreover Russian action is hardly open to any honest objection, if all the facts were known.
 Russia has advised these four Mongul provinces to remain under China, and has informed China of the advice given. The Mongols in these provinces have no fighting forces and are probably ln- capable of evolving anything ike even a Chinese army. They would ike very I much to secure Russia aid to free them from China, whose hold. however, has never been particularly stringent. But Russia. with some experience Of these and similar nations" is perfectly aware that any shadow of consent given by her would only set the petty princelets or these regions intriguing with China against Russia, precisely as at the pres ent moment these provinces. nominally Chinese. are intriguing with Russia against China. .,..
 A much simpler and more honest pohcy fs to keep in touch with China and com nare notes as to what is going on m rbalcha That is what Russia Is doing These nomad tribes will, in all propaph- itv. never succeed in becoming and inde- pendent state, even if they seriously ann at such goal. Russia maintains strong army, and is rebul6ng respec- table fleet: she intends to keep herselt strong in arms, but she has no need or nor desire for any more territory nnlli she had secured and developed all that she now holds. There is nothing 10 pc feared from these Mongolians provinces. and they will doubtless, in due course or time, fall into the lap Of the stronger as civilization extends its borders Mean time, Russia plays a safe and perfectly honest above board game in letting mat ters arrange themselves in Chalcha. IT the local princielets succeed in establish ing their independence. Russia will natur- ally recorpize their ctatte for sake