The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-28
STARTS MOVE FOR
LARGE WAR FUND.
Major.Genera Keim Of Germany
Predicts Early Clash with
France and Russia.

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(By Associated Press Correspoudence.)
BERLIN, April 1s.--Major General
Kein, president Of the German Army
League, has started an agitation for
another billion marks ($g50 900 ,000)
for army purposes, without which, he
declares, the safety of the country
against the expected French and Rus
san attack cannot be guaranteed, This
demand Is in addition TO the measure
passed only last year, voting An extra
ordinary war tax Of $25,OOO,000, the
first installment Of which has yet to be
collected
speaking before the branch Of the
Army League &C Essen, Incidentally the
seat Of the Krupp Works, General
Keim made a bitter attack ON Count
ven Hertling, premier Of Bavaria, who
declared recently that the burden Of
Permanent taxation had reached its
limit and that further war taxes must
| be demanded for years to come. Gen
eral Keim, who. referred to the prem
Ter rs that man,, declared Won Hert-
Hing needed to,stndy political economy
to learn that Germany, whose resources
were greater than those Of France,
could afford to- make as liberal sacri-
fees. he Characterized Won Hertling s.
remarks as unconstitutional and imper
tinent, and said they would have
evoked immediate protest from Berlin
in the days Of Bismarck.
Opponents Are Stronger.
1.-THE truth is,,l continued General
Klein, that we are not as strong as
our possible opponents. We must make
ourselves much stronger than we are
Only when we are strongly entrenehed
can we rob our enemies Of tho courage
to attack US from East and West and
crush us as in wise. Is IL not better
for usl to offer up another billion and
ensure lpcacef Otherwise, IL we do
nothing TO strengthen our military pow
or, in the approaching war we shall
see our wives and daughters violated
By the Cossaeks and 1urkos (French
African troops); France will take from
MS Alsace-Lorraine; Russia, East and
West Prussia; and we shall have to
pay an eventual war tribute Of at least
thirty billions" N
This speech, with the recent article
by Gen. Won Bernhard Of the same fac.
tion, pointing out alleged grave def
ciencies in the country'sa military
forces, leaves no doubt that the Army
League, which BY its agitation paved
the way for last year s armament meas
nres, Is planning a new campaign. It
Offers some explanation for the recent
ARTICLE In the Cologne Gazette, whose
st, Tetersbufeh correspondent declared
nhresefyetlly that, RUSSIA was prepar.
ing TO attack Germany In. 19l7-7a DEF
claration which caused considerable
embarrassment to German and Russian
diplomacy. which has been busy for
weeks with mutual denials of any pro-
vocative intent.
Alliance Would Be Discourteous.
The refusal Of Germany in 1905 to
enter into an alliance with France and
Russia was due to feeling that such
an alliance would be 81 discourtesy to-
England and to our English cousins, y
according TO Count White of Russia,
who will be remembered in the United
States for the prominent part he play
ed in negotiating the Treaty of Ports
mouth slH
At the time of the proposed alliance
of Germany with France and Russia, he
says, according to the Taegliche Rund,
schnu, King Edward VII of England
was suing desperately for the friend.
ship of Russia, but Russia preferred
Germany as third member of the
planned alliance. Count Witte received
at Paris an invitation from King Ed.
ward to call on him. He learned that
the Kings purpose was TO discuss an.
alliance of Great Britain with Russia.
and declined the invitation. The next
day he proceeded TO Rominten.
Count Witte was at that time armed
with full authority TO negotiate an al.
lance between Russia, Germany and
France, according TO the Taealiehe
Rundschau 5 correspondent who quotes
him as follows:
Proposal Was Not New.
"My proposal was not new to- En-.
peTor William III, Some years earlier
| had lard before his majesty a well
worked out plan of this nature during
his visit IN St. Petersburg, based upon
the standpoint that only firm alliance
between Russia, Germany and France.
not directed against England, or AT
least, only in. an extreme case. eonld
make certain the peace of Europe for
Q considerable period. / realized per.
teetly well that the Franco English
Morocco treaty Of 1904 was the first
step in the isolation of Germany which
Edward VII so greatly desired. / was
also as well acquainted with the pro.
posais. Of alliance which the British
hlng had caused to be made to us in
,i9O5, and with the correspondence in
the same matter between Lord Lans.
downe and the British ambassador at
81, Petersburg, Sir Charles Hardinge.
~ Nevertheless returned to st. Pc.
teersbnrg, not without hopes for my
pifn'ahd / cherished these hopes until
me play behind the scenes at Algeciras
IN DOC put an end to Them,
This 'fplay behind the scenes, ,, ioin.
ed with Germany 5 unwillingness TO Of
fend Great Britain, is alleged to have
drlyen Russia into Great Britain Is arms
IN 1907, after Isvolski, Germanopbobe
mad become Russia's minister of for.
eign affairs. 1870
DREDGING AT K.AHULUI