Evening star., 1914-09-27

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the latter. as 1t would protect their
foreign trade and help its growth.
which 1t has done.
The growth of militarism has been
resented, especially by the working
classes. who not only objected to it
because of the terrible drain 1t made
in taxes and in time spent in service.
but also because OF the class feeling il
engendered. The kaiser has ever stood
for the supremacy of the military. and
he has put the honor of the uniform
above any other. Probably in no
other country in the world has mill
tary arrogance become more offensive
than in the German empire. But all
this is forsotten now. and the army.
hating socialist is fighting with no
thought but that OF country.
The alliance. offensive and defensive.
which was effected by Bismarcks
diplomacy at the close of the French
war was the defiance which he threw
down to humbled France and the re-
mainder OF Europe At first 1t was
composed of three erpires-Germany.
broken. however. when he favored
Austria at the Berlin congress and
gave her Bosnia and Herzegovina.
while Russia got next to nothing Tor
her defeat OF Turkey.
Two years later he tied up with Aus
tria, the agreement being that IL either
should be attacked by any country put
Russia. the other would remain neu-
trail, but II Russia declared war she
should be fought by both.
The French occupation of Tunis was
regarded by italy as an unfriendiy act.
and WAS bitterly resented in Rome.
This feeling caused Bismarck, in 1852.
to suggest to Vienna that overtures
be made to Rome looking to receiving
italy into an alliance with German
and Austria. This was done, and n
compact was made which Is now CALI
cd the triple alliance.
This agreement has never been salts
factory to the italian people. for they
are racially related to the French. and
it seemed to them unnatural that they
should be in a combination with their
hereditary enemy. Austria. The Tuni-
sian affront by France could not on
set the aid she gave to the Italians In
their war for independence. Their re-
publica nism is of French stock. and
the spirit of freedom Is strong In
Italy. SO it is not strange that they
have remained restive under an ALI
ance with such autocratic nations As
Germany and Austria This accounts
for the feeling, said to be univereaI
among the people. that the aiiance
should be dissolved so
AS a result. partly. of the triple AM
ance there was formed about 1905 the
triple entente, an agreement sim,lAf
to the former. by Great Britain. Rus
sfa and France.
Frances succession of presidents has
In the main had administrations dii-
fering in general policy NOT srea.y
one from the other. The repuoIc hae
o< ahYOad.
spite of a few Crises" without whlcn
political life there apparently cou,o
not exist There has been no reaiIy
grave situation when tee a.eceo ,,itn
the exception Of the Morocco incioene
In 1911. In July of that year Germany
sent a note to France saying ina. ior
the protection of German mercnahIs =. Iera
Morocco IT might be necessary TO iano
troons at Agadir. The German cruiser
penfher proceeded to that place. nG1
vas met there by French and Enghsn
warships.
rh,s caused great excitement In All
+bree countries, and there were war"
a.h.tes at Paris and London. Tne max
+er was finally adjusted at meeting
Of representatives Of all the countries
concerned. Germany at last was COM
ne,,ed to recognize the French proeec-
to,ate in Morocco and received In re-
turn a portion of the French holdings
in the Kongo. This result was resented
In Berlin but it is said that as ehe
kaiser had dispatched the Panther to
Aeadir purposely to unmask the real
relations between France and Engian9
and that they had thus been reveaiso
to him, he was quite satisfied. ana ne
began the day he found this out 70
prepare for the war in which he Is now
engaged.
with japan does not really come within
the scope Of history Of modern Eu-
rope, SO far as continental affairs are
concerned. It may be said. however.
that it did two things. In the nrst
place, it brought out Japan as real
world power and won for 1t the al
lance with Great Britain In compliance
with which 1t is now at war in the east
with Germany and Austria. In the sec
ond place, 1t awakened Russia to the
necessity of reorganizing her army,
which she is said to have done-hoW
thoroughly the next few months Will
tell.
Copyright. 1914, by Tribune Coz