New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18

"The Quarterly Review" on "The'Origin
of the Present War;" in the course OF
which he reveals some interesting
secret chapters of diplomatic history
based on information he obtained while
foreign editor OF "The Times He
describes, among other things, the
Kaiser's efforts to embroil the United
States with Great Britain to further
his South American schemes. The
article says:
During the first decade of his reign
South America attracted a good deal oil
the Kaiser's attention. There is large
German population in Brazil and
Argentina. and both there and in Cen
trail America German enterprise had
found fruitful fields of activity. HAD
il not been for the Monroe Doctrine
these South and Central American re-
publics lay at the mercy OF the mailed
fist, but against the Monroe Doctrine
the Kaiser was powerless, unless he
could embroil England with the United
States and secure the support of the
British naval power.
AT the beginning Of the Spanish
American War he showed his hand
for moment in an insidious attempt
to induce this country to lead the way
in a European demonstration against
the United States, but Lord Pauncefote
AT Washington and Captain Chiches-
ter at Manila showed the American
people that blood was thicker than
water. German diplomacy heat
hasty retreat and tried hard to cover
its tracks, but it had not yet aban-
doned all hope, and so late as 1901
German diplomacy made desperate
cndeavor TO entangle us IN a comDlna-
ton which would have fatally compro-
missed our relations with the united
States. Since then, on the contrary
William II has spared no efforts 10
capture the Americans by all the arts
and wiles Of which he is past master
Pan-German Propaganda Continued
"The Pan-German propaganda uh1
der official patronage has continues
undated in South America, Du.
among the Germans OF the great
North American republic the word mas
been passed around 10 remember tne
Kaiser not as war lord OF the mailed
fist but as an apostle OF Gerhid"
culture and German good will"
Sir Valentine Chirol proceeds TO oe-
scribe how the Kaiser sought to IN,
Game Anglo-French feeling IN lo9@
over Siam. and again in 1898 at the
time of the Fashoda incident, but III
.bo former case his designs were 80
natent that Lord Rosebery, the For
eiqn Minister, became alarmed and me
Kaisor's scheme failed. Then came inc
south African war, and the famous
Kruger telegram, and his subsequent
attemnts to get up European coall-
tjon against England. The article con-
at is a curious page of history which
has vet to be written. That he hlmseii
was the first to suggest IN 81 refers.
b,Irp and Paris the expediency oil Joih'
dinlomstic attempts to stop the war on
tbc snecious plea Of humanity, ana
that when his suggestions fell on deai
cars no secretly warned the BRUSH
e,ovornment of the danger when ne
Claimed ia have averted, there IS no
manner of doubt, nor that at 81. Peters
b,,ro, no wont even further in encour-
- tho Car TO seize so favorable an
ornnrtunitv for extending Russian IN
anence in Central Asia; but wnen thG
determination with which bhgiahu
nrosecuted the war, in spite OF many,
reverses and disappolntments' haI
Given fresh proof of the resources anu
Vitality of the British Empire ana m, ms
nj
own diplomatic intrigues 10 Hloo'ii - :
other mowers against us had laiieu' Nv
suddenly boxed the compass ana lhau guy
a holder bid than he had ever done pc
Foyc for a definite rapprochement be-
tween the countries. indeed LOT "'u'"
more than rapprochement.
'Tn October. 1901. formal converse
inns we're initiated in Berlin Tor d
rr,a tv Of alliance by which Great BRIT
o,ir and Germany would guarantee 10
oacb other all their existing posses
ions throughout the world, except IN
ono continent. Asia. There Germany
Sad no intention of placing her SWORD
~ England's disposal against Russia
hut "a she at the same time suggest
cd there was another power whose
sword England could no DOUBT com
oand ON reasonable terms-namely
Japan. One of the most singular ieat-
ures of this proposal was Germany
insistence that the provisions OF this
.Iliance should extend TO the Amer
can continent. Though neither IN south
nor in North America had Germany
herself any possession to be saie,
,.uarded. the peculiar insistence OF
Germany on this point was, II IS urgeq
nroof OF her singular disnterested-
nass. but AS disinterestedness Is nor
onc of the marked characteristics OF
German real politics, the snare was
Ia in vain. 1T was too obviously an
ettemnt to commit US to unlimited Ia
Utilities which some day would nave
cnmnelled US TO toe the line IN Ter
mn campaign against the Monroe
Doctrine. and thus fatally embroI Us
Win the United States.
81 am not guilty of any indlscretior
i, lifting a corner of the veil from tins
hitherto secret chapter Of Anglo-Ger
man relations, now Tat the war mas
released me from any obligation;
( toward my German informants, Tor
owe primarily my knowledge OF Wha'
nasspd TO the then German Chancellor
Prince Won Buelow, and TO the German
Foreign Office. When Germany wa
onening I'D these conversations baroi
Won Holstein wrote me suggesting tha'
| should pay a visit TO Berlin, IN tht
course OF which he hoped 10 remove
some Misconceptions under which Tint