TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-09-21

the union during our civil war, Mnu
the virtual control OF American uni.
veraltles BY men educated &C German
universities. would all make for close
and continuing friendship between
Germany and the United States.
When | arrived In Germany, ! asked
In high quarters for the explanation
OF my London experience and was
told that II was the moment Of
greatest tension In the Morocco Lffair,
when all feared that, at British In.
stigation, France would grasp the
sword.
The larger part Of the next two
years | spent In Germany as exchange
professor In the three uniyerSlbes
OF Berlin, Bonn and Leipsle, alo O.
lecturer before the bar association
az Vienna. Naturally I formed a
really vast circle OF acquaintance
among the leading men Of both EN-.
pires, and the constant topic OF con.
~yersation everywhere, at all times
and among all classes. was the grow.
ing peril to Germany and Austro-
Hungary OF the revived pan.Slayic
policy and program OF Russia, the
reiniamed "revanche" OF France and
Great Britain's intense commercial
jealousy.
A Dinner With the Kaiser.
In the month OF August, 1907.
was again az Wilhelmshohe. The
imperial family we're at the castle
and somewhere about the tenth OF
the month II became known that
King Edward would make the em-
peror a visit OF rather a call, for II
was nothing more cordial than that
on the l4th.
On the afternoon OF the 18th, the
day before the arrival OF the king,
I received a summons TO go to the
castle and remain for dinner with the
emperor. When / presented myself,
| found the emperor surrounded by
his highest officials, Prince Buelow,
the chancellor Of the empire, Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial governor OF
Alsace-Lorraine, Prince Radolin, the
German ambassador 10 France, Excel
lency Won Lucanus, the chief OF the
emperor's civil cabinet, General Count
Won Huelsen Haeseler, the chief Of
the emperor's Military cabinet, Field
Marshal Won Plessen, Chief Court
Marshal Count Zu Eulenburg, Lord
High Chamberlain Baron Won dem
Knesebeck and the 0berstallmeistef.
Baron Won Reischach.
The dinner was on the open terrace
OF the castle looking toward the
Hercules heights. At It's close the
empress and the ladies withdrew into
the castle and the emperor with the
gentlemen remained outside. His
majesty ose from his seat in the
middle OF the table and went to one
end of 1t, followed by Prince Buelow,
Prince Hohenlohe, Prince Radolin
and Excellency Won Lucanus. His
majesty directed me to join the
group, and so soon as we we're
seated the chief of the civil cabinet
turned to me and said that he vas
afraid that our good friend. President
Roosevelt unwittingly did Europe an
injury in mediating between Russia
and Japan, since this had turned the
whole force of the pan-Slavic pro-
gram of Russia back upon Europe.
All present spoke OF the great peril
to middle Europe Of this change.
Then both the German ambassador
to France and the governor Of Alsace-
Lorraine spoke discouragingly OF the
great increase Of hostile feeling on
the part of the French toward Ger.
many, and, finally, the part that Great
Britain had played and was playing
in bringing about both OF these move
ments was dwelt upon with great
seriousness mingled with evidences
of much uneasiness. King Edward
came the next morning at about 10
o'clock and took his departure at
about 3 in the afternoon. Whether
any remonstrances were made to his
majesty in regard to the great peri,
which he, Willingly or unwittingly,
was helping to bring upon middle
Europe, | have never known. 1t
seemed to me, however, that after
that date he modified considerably
his diplomatic activity. But he had
sown the seed in w%ell-prepared
ground and the harvest was bound
TO come. The three great forces
making for universal war In Europe.
namely, the pan-Slavic program Of
Russia, the "revanche" of France
and Great Britain's commercial
jealousy Of Germany. had been by
his efforts brought together. 1t could
not fail to produce the catastrophe.
1t was only a question of time.
The Young Turk Revolution.
The following year, the year 1908,
saw the revolt of the young Turkish
party in Constantinople, which forced
from the sultan the constitution OF
July, 1908. According to this con-
stitution, all the peoples under the
sovereignty Of the sultan we're called
upon to send representatives to the
Turkish parliament. Both Bulgaria
and Bosnia-Herzegovina were mo-
minally subject TO that sovereignty,
according to the Berlin congress Of
the powers OF 1878. For thirty years
Bulgaria had been practically an in.
dependent state, and during thirty
years Anstro-H Hungary had poured
millions upon millions into Bosnia
Herzegovina: building roads, rail-
roads, hotels, hospitals and schools,
establishing the reign OF law and
order, and changing the population
from a swarm of loafers, beggars
and kandifo 10 a hady 80 hauJ waeIr