The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
study 10 far different in nature, though


perhaps not in purpose. from the white
papers Of the diplomatic record OF inter-
changes which ceased in the first days
OF August. Buelow wrote these studies
in his leisure when freed from the bur-
den OF government. The volume was
published while yet the war was In the
hands Of the chancelleries and had not
yet been prepared for its impromptu
appearance. To n certain extent the
volume Is the Prince Chancelor's apo
iogid pro rita sud Yet because he lives
as the foremost of Germany's older
} statesmen II Is not improper TO believe
that his greater purpose was to set his
: favorite place Of Germany In the sun
out OF the shadow OF any suspicion on
the part OF such few tag ends OF earth
as might retain the judicial poise or
neutrality when the crash did come
We feel that he would not deny the in
tention of preparing the opening brief
OF the side OF the German Empire before
such court of public opinion as might
he found In possession Of judicial power.
We feel convinced that he wrote with
the American people In mind.
with this ascription OF purpose in
mind we shall examine briefly, not be-
cause interest fails but because Of space
considerations. his pronouncement OF
the German position relative to the
nations which in these days Of calamity
are beating against her barriers. We
note particularly his silence on Bel
, GUM. this is comprehensive, for the
fate of Belgium was in essence. so long
az the situation Of the coup dc Trercs
remained unaltered, merely a matter Of
, military lugistics.
, when We consider our relations with
, France we must not forget that she IL
, unappeused. So far as man can tell the
, ultimate aim ~ French policy for many
, years To come will be to create the
necessary conditions. which to-day are
still wanting. for a settlement with
Germany with good prospects of sue
cess. II we soberly realize this truth
We shall be able to adopt n proper atti-
tudc toward France. Indignant TRADES
against the incorrigibility OF the French
arc in very bad taste as are futile at
q tempts to propltlate them. The German
q Michel has no need again and again to
|, approach the COY beauty with flowers
4 in his hand, her gaze Is rivetted on the
NosCes
=. The resentment against Germanv
, might well he called the soul Of French
- policy. the other International questions
are more Of n material nature and only
concern the body II is a peculiarly
, ! Of the French nation that they place
spiritual needs above material ones.
! The irrcConCilablitY of France ~ a
. factor that we must reckon with in our
. pulltica! calculations. II seems to me
. weakness to entertain The h,pe uf q
. real and sincere reconciliation wi N
. France 50 long as We have no intention
. of giving up Alsace-i .orranc. And
:. there Is no such intention in Germany.
> There certainly are many individual
points in which we can see eve to eve
with France, and in which We can
. cooperate. at any rate from time to
time. W" must always endeavor h. pre-
= serve polite. calm and peaceful rela
= tons with France. But beyond that
We should not pursue any will % tho
. wsp decisions. otherwise we may meet
" with the fate Of the astronomer in La
! Fontaine. VINO while gazing at the stars
tell into the pit which lay at his feet
" but which he had not seen In this case
t. the pit .s called It. trOU dos TOsOes"
The relations f the German Empire
= with Russia come IN inheritance from
" the relations Of the kingdom of Prussia
u, with the northern empire. In TO-
d opinion Of the Chancellor these rcla
H. tions We're sufficiently cordial to admit
- none bat tritinG ANNOYANCE at tn,
'e forming Of the Dual Alliance. Her,
70 are SINE ~ his notes on the subject,
- AT any rate the Franco Russian
~ alliance denotes very :. gnihCan
r change in the International situation
~ In he '9Os we Germans had to fac
- British rivalry reused by Uhe rapl,
~ development Of German foreign trad,
D f,n - h. ~
p fleet. while we were taken in the rca'
We by the Dual Alliance. by which Franc,
"A desired 10 profit as much as possibl'
ar in order % realize her hopes. Thu
pr placed we had to seek and find a means
i of transition to an International policy
n At first this was a narrow path alon'
~ which we had to advance with grea
I'll care. After the Russo-Japanes
MS war there was slight GOODNESS II
n Franco Russia relations. whereas Their
IN was an increase of warmth in thos
he between Russia and Germany. TIN
IN Dual Alliance had gradually lost grea
I'd deal of its Original keenness OF edge
not so much on account OF the weaken
le ing OF Russia, which. as was the cas-
nj after the Crimean war. was often ex
,h aggerate as on account Of the restora
ct ton Of confidence between Russia an
tn the keen edge OF the Dual Alliance ~
n. putting her relations with Russia on
&c sound basis 1t was possibe % accom-
or plish this task and II has been don'
ne The Dual Alliance completed
nj lacks any permanent interests hostil
es to the German Empire which ar
It's common to the two Powers. Their
L. probably no European Power whlc
g." so rarely stands in the way of Russia
n claims in the spheres OF politics ar
as industry as Germany
ne During the eighty days OF war "
IL have been Informed. ex parte OF cours
nd since the Powers OF the Triple Entent
n have controlled almost all OF the char
OF ne- OF news communication, that IN
a German army fights with a wild rag
~ against the British. Such wraths, NJ
Ike they not To the CeestibulsP or II M
be the wraths at least the rumors OF then
w. We are not by any means decrep
les whose childish voices rasped tend,
,r- throats with patriotic chants who's
lht burden was that certain former Citize
re was 80 Ice hanged on sour apple tire
il Such things always are, always apa
cal from any reason. Suppose German n
-cd IL directed against the British in y
he field Germans may feel themselv'
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