The Washington herald., 1912-07-22

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and France the diplomacy of Berlin was
brought under restraint. and after
Russia also had been persuaded to Join
the alliance the German Emperor was
compelled to treat collectively with the
entente powers. Englishmen. forever
on the qui vive for something on
the part of Germany. have welcomed a
foreign policy that divided Europe into
two distinct political groups and tend
ed to minimize the military supremacy of
the dreaded rival No doubt that Ger
many has several times felt the power
OF the entente nations in her foreign
policy. and no later perhaps, than last
year. when England upheld France IN
the Morocco embodiment. coming pretty
near to loading a war upon her unwilling
shoulders for her pains.
Just so, And no wonder that a reac-
tion has set in in England. 1t may
have been successful diplomacy-for the
other fellow''-but what did Britain
ever gain by pulling the live coal out
OF the fire for her allies? Trouble,
nothing but trouble and steady fight
ing mood of the English toward a ma
tion that by conditions Of race and re-
lationship ought to have never been
anything but the very best OF friends.
In other words, the. risks were taken
by dS lDt Jig HEoNftI VI lllt
combine but the benefits were enjoyed
exclusively by the allies of the entente.
Summarizing the Morocco affair and its
results IL will be found that France has
profited largely by the moral support of
her great naval ally. whose risks have
been tremendous and who has TO main
tain armaments at a high cost in order
that her superior fleet many be ready, at
moments notice to swoOp down on
and blockade powerfully fortified and
protected commercial ports like Ham,
burg or Bremen, In an attempt 10 destroy
German commerce. No other OF the en-
tente notions could do this so quickly
or so successfully. because none has a
navy large enough to risk il, and at the
same time protect her own borders and
shores.
This Is one instance. but Il Is a palpa-
BILE one. But how about the situation
between Russia and Persia? Good feel
ing having been established between
England and the Cars government as
a sequel of the Anglo-French concor-
dat, an agreement respecting Persia was
the result 1t seemed safe enough. as
the preamble contained the explicit
promise that the integrity of old Iran
should be recognized and respected by
both nations. That agreement divided
Persia Professionally into three zones of
interest Russia's circuit contained Te-
keran, the capital the best markets and
the bulk of the population; the neutral
zone had considerable trade without any
defensible stronghold, while the British
sphere was made up of coast deserts
and the barren hinterland.
In plain English. Britain depended
credulously upon the good faith of her
ally, got fooled" and made an eN-
tremeiy bad bargain. Not only this,
but she actually endangered her trade
1T India. The complaints of the British
trade pioneers that the scientific from
tier of India had been abandoned and
indefensible lines taken up in the center
Of Persia. went unheeded in Downing
Street. and what was the result? The
southern trading routes soon became in
secure. England could do no less than
TO send British cavalry to protect the
consulates and with such a precedent
for foreign intervention Northern Per-
sia was invaded by Russian troops.
Ultimatums were directed by St.
Petersburg to the reform government at
Teheran and the preamble of the Anglo
Russian treaty was openly violated.
Russia made use of the entente dipIo-
macy to deceive England and prevent
state with well ordered finances and 20
reduce II to a condition of dependence
and disorder in Which it can be bull
dozed easily and finally annexed. Eng
land has burdened herself with the stick
that ultimately is bound to whip her in
India And why? Just to satisfy that
jealousy toward a near relative of the
royal house, the ruler of a nation that
is bound to Britain by numberless ties
of friendship and racial kinship, which
King Edward, more than any one else
on the throne of the Guelphs-themselves
Germans-felt, though events since have
amply proven, without cause.
The virtue of entente diplomacy de-
pends solely upon the good faith of the
allies Under the mask of friendship
Russia has entrapped the British foreign
office into an artificial scheme of dual
control. as highly injurious to British
interests, especially in India. the bright
est gem in her crown. as to poor, down
trodden Persia India would be safer
against foreign aggression and British
trade more secure against competition
and molestation II there had been no
provisional division" of Persia-which.
after all, was the bait held out to Eng
land as certain eventuality-into
spheres of Influence
The Russian Cossacks have been in the
country ever since and they show not
the least desire Of leaving it. And who
will make them go? England, which is
bound to aid Russia by her entente
diplomacy?
Did King Edward not know that to
scratch a Muscovite meant to find a
Tartar? Was his usual good sense so
obstructed by his dislike or fear of his
Cousin Wilhelm as to lead him into
the worst policy that he could have left
as his heirloom to his country?
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