New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
n;cIomat Willing to Bring
m War to Avenge
Political Downfall.
LOST HIS PLACE AT
GERMAN INSTIGATlON
,.creased Russian Army and
NAVY Believed To Be Aimed
at Fatherland.
3, cabIe 70 NC TrIbunel

o. A
.,5rc the whole German Empire. as
ssouel TO the publication in "The
...,..,e Gazette" Of a letter from its ST.
..-.t,,rr CORRESPONDENT denouncing
,resent anti-German tendency or
-. Russian war party. The German
...,ment. by the channel of d friendly
naturally attempted to discredit
,as article in The Cologne Gazette but
u studiously vague words, and once
more We have a government denial which
ssued TO carry force.
r, has been an open secret III Europe
aver since Russia recovered from the. Jap
nose war that she had decided TO reoI.
no her army entirely. The object OF
,bo REORGANIZATION. for which several nun
srs5 millions of rubles has been spent
nd viii bc spent. is Of course. q secret
.,,'it is clear from the general policy
n pussia MS am ally Of France. friend
- croat Britain and a leading iisure o.
-. rrinie Entente. that new warlike
.,irit is blowing over the car anu the
.rnire q spirit altogether antl-Gerlhah
in it's essence.
:, is possible that this spirit came 10
D,,ss;o from within. but it is safe 10
,,, that il is carefully enhanced ana III
.resseJ from without. Vheophile Del
.,sss Tor thirteen months French AM
t,.s,dor at ST. Petersburg, Is RESPONSE
Me ip great part FOR the anti-Germah
s,i-it making such progress in the lead
ing nolitical circles OF Russia II IS also
,se greatest success ever reaped in the
course of his long career.
u Sever Russia and Germany.
Unable 10 hurt Germany in Paris
,,,her i'm the Chamber Of Deputies or as
. member Of the government, owing u
The fact that he can never be intrusted
aaain with the portfolio of Foreign NJ
airs which he had to abandon under tIie
2osvler government Of 1905 at the per-
s,pal request Of the German government
II Delcasse rightly thought he could serve
his country's interest best by occupying
mis- leisure as Frances ambassador on
the banks of the Neva. once there he
used his talent and diplomatic insight 10
sever Russia and Germany.
Since the "Potsdam arrangement WAS
concluded between Car Nicholas ana
Kaiser Wilhelm. Russia and Germany
have worked in excellent harmony, never
with difficulty. and have always quickly
in a
ly spirit Things, however. have changed
The first difficulty was the Russian oppo-
sition to the appointment Of a German
mission in Constantinople.
No little disappointment is felt In GER
many over the fact that opposition iol-
Owed widespread alterations Of the work
and the RESPONSIBILITIES of the mission,
especially the influence which it's chief
General I.iman Won Sanders, would eAer-
Use over the Turkish army. The man be-
hind the Russian government in Shls ousl-
ness is NJ. Delcasse, who in this instance
mas done capital service for France ana
dealt q terrible blow to German prestige
In the Near East.
Russian Navy Developed.
Under the influence Of NJ. Delcasse the
Russian government has presented to the
Douma the army and navy increase bills'
which we're promptly voted. and Wheh
entirely executed Will have the result OF
a Russian fleet Of fourteen new Dread
noughts and about as many protected
cruisers and be able TO blockade the Ger
man ports Of the Baltic. from which al
most every modern battleship has been
withdrawn owing TO the necessity that
Germany make a good showing against
the British feet in the North sea.
The second five Russian army corps
with few days notice, would be enabled
10 enter Prussia. unless opposed by cor
-espondingly strong army, and directly
threaten Berlin. The German reply TO
the Russian threat was last years great
military bill, which not only Increased the
German army numerically but also in
cluded a complete rebuilding Of Ger
msnys forts on the Russian frontier,
specially al Grandens and Bromberg.
Therefore il is thought that THE
Cologne Gazettes' article Is nothing but
who are IN the habit OF looking only at
France as A possible enemy In the next
European war. Although the German
authorities deny they had anything 10 do
Nth the article. the effect already pro-
ouced IL a complete change OF German
orinion toward Russia. The end Of all
ms will be a new German army bill.
oermany's Strateeioal Position.
II must not be forgotten that In case OF
var Germany has two frontiers 10 DEFEND
and two coasts az well. The French and
Russian armies. operating together. which
they would undoubtedly do In accordance
Win the secret stipulations Of the Franco
Russian alliance treaty, would be forrni-
'ao.e even 70 the mighty German army
ma on the other hide the combined fleets
q france. England and Russia would
probably have the better Of the German
ssssong vessels, even with the feeble ad-
met Of the Italian and Austrian Dread
nogzhts
me German government, which, there 10
ample testimony 70 tho fact. cares moro
''f The safety Of the country than for its
'"h popularity will ~ some time, when
y presentG It's last great army and navy
e'ns fully executed. consider the advisable
=" Of new naval and military effort
.1si9ly considering not only tho geo
si~bh4csl positiOn Of tho Kaiser's empire
W also the weakness OF Cermany's allies
SIC The ever Increasing strength Of Rus
"a ana France. When II comes 70 lodg-
s The responsibilities n IL entirely wrong
~ piano the future military and naval
@'M Of Germany upon thc Kaiser or the
''Ipsn government
lhf real causD Of Ccruauy'g crushing