The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
|ENGL|SH-GERMAN
 FUSSST|LL BREWS
Two Nations Connected By
 Mutual Jeal0sy
MINERS NOT NEEDED
Scientist Claims He Can Generate Gas Right Inside Earth-Mys- terious Aerial Cruiser Is
 Being Built
By PHILIP EvERETT

London, April 13-(Speclal.l- .l-Closer than the ties of the most intimate 1 friendship England and Germany are connected by mutual jealousy and dis trust; and as Winston Churchil1s speech on the British navy estimates pro- duced a sensation all over Germany So the German governments proposal for large increase Of its already large army and smaller increase, but still an increase, of It's already much ex- banded navy, has produced a great af- feet In this already solely troubled country.
 To a great majority of Englishmen it is now settled beyond any doubt that the Riser, representing Germany Is suf- ferfng with what Americans call a l swelled head" and has made up his mind to obtain for himself the leader ship of Europe and t.en of the wholo world. They consider 1t certain lhat the Kaiser sees only one obstacle in his way and that obstacle is England. Ac- cording 10 English ideas, German states men and soldiers have learned by heart the doctrines of their military teacher, who drew the lessons of the Napoleonic 1 age. He taught them that in serious or national war the purpose was to over l throw the adversary by rendering him IoOiCHStitsst that lSs cTuSHluB niS armed forces; that, In case of the adversary, was coalition, the first thing was, if l the coalition could not be dissolved, so that its members uould be beaten in turn, to find the center of gravity of the coalition. and always to strike at the center of gravity. If there was one ally with strong army, that army was the first objective. The German statesmen just now think that there is coalition, which consists of England, France and possibly Russia The first move is to break it up. Every attempt is made and will be made to sever the tie between Russia and France, as we'll as the understanding between each of them and England. In the assumed com hination of France and England the Germans see the center of gravity in the French army. So the German army IS to be strengthened by two army corps in the coming spring, so as to make a partnership with England too danger ous for France. That accomplished, the neXt step will be decided when the time comes. If France would change sides that would add 21 battleships to Ger manys B. and with the fleets of Aus tria Hungary and Italy would give the German combination the desired supe- riority at sea. But If not the defeat of the French army would isolate Eng land. and perhaps provide the funds for
  navy.
 Such being the policy which England strikes or no strikes-has to be pre- pared to meet, what must be Englands policy in her own defense? The naval programme set forth by MT. Churchill will. of course, be supported by both parties, and even a stronger policy will meet with general sympathy and no se- rious opposition.
 But England plans further still The conservative press is hammering 1t into the heads of their readers that a naval programme alone will not meet the needs or the day It is only a beginning which must be followed up by a strong military policy and there must not be a single months delay in embarking on this. Lord Roberts Is touring the country agitating in favor of general conscription and he has made 1t the ob ject of his old age to see every English man between the ages of IS and 42 trained in the use of arms and able 70 don the Kings coat in case of war. At present he Is not meeting with much success, for the liberal government Is strongly opposed to placing this new heavy burden on the nation, but if "a conservative government comes in be- fore he dies, Lord Roberts will un- doubtedly see his ambitions crowned with success,