The Harrison times., 1914-10-24

mains and possessions, wants rounding
up, England has not been able In the
past, and certainly Is not at present,
to supply herself and her colonies. In
Germany she has 1rst.clase work
man. Germany manufactures what
| England needs. Germany's building OF
her navy was never meant as real
menace to Great Britain. II was sole
ly a means to impress the English that
Germany would make a powerful and
valuable ally in every shape and form.
Conversely, It was a threat that she
would be q dangerous opponent,
Shoulder to shoulder Germany and
England Germany OF course, includ-
Ing Austria, and probably italy, could
dictate to the rest Of the world. There
was one stumbllng-block. This was
France.
WellinioTmed Frenchmen have
known and feared this for a long time.
They have, OF course, never mentioned
1t In public. With all her gallantry.
hysterical patriotism, and wealth,
France would never be able to hold
out against Germany alone, To secure
RussiR's friendship she loaned enor-
nous sums Of money. But the Japa-
nese war and internal troubles tenn
porarily eliminated Russia as high.
class ally. She was at the time Of tho
Black Forest conference but sec
ondary power. so France did her ut
most TO solidify tho entente cordlale
| fostsred by the late King Edward VII
under the stress OF public opinion In
England.
What They All Wanted,
Al | made clear last week In my
story OF my secret mission to the cap
tain Of the German cruiser Panther,
tho Moroccan question showed Eng
land ready to back up France In war,
but now came this meeting in the
Black Forest, Germany pointing out to
and apparently convincing England OF
the greater advantage OF q Germana
English coalition, and France was
froISn out-at least so Germany was
led TO believe, and with what error
EnElsnd's support OF France and Rus
Sia In the war With Germany makes
all too Elarihg, England, with her tra-
dltionsl Ghrswd Alertness to make the
most profitable deal Germany rea-
sonSd was not slow to see the ad.
vantage OF the German proposition.
In n nutshell, II was this;
Germany must have the lowland
ports, Holland would not be adverse
to coming into the German federation.
Belgium would be adverse, but could
be SnuiTed out AZ easily as a candle.
But French public opinion would never
tolerate under any circumstances this
German aggression. France would
hEht, oven though knowing It to be
losing nGht,
SO much for what Germany would
got out OF It. Austria wants to round
up her empire IN tho Balkans Aus
tria was to have outlets in the Medter-
ransan, England for standing by Ger
many, was 10 bc rewarded with French
Northern Africa and the Dutch East
india possessions What was TO be-
come Of France7 Reconstruction, par
tltionInE, possibly a little kingdom,
probably undor the orleans regime,
| know these things for possess
them In black and white, But what |
do not know Ia whether England en-
tered this memorable conference In
order to play the spy on Germany and
her Austrian ally in behalf Of herself
and Franco or whether she really nc.
ceded to the isolation Of France ten.
porarIly for secret purposes Of her
own, knowing that Germany would not
be ready 10 strike for some time to
come, Hut | strongly suspect that she
dealt doubly with Germany, and that
France knew Of her ancient enomy'a
proposition 10 England within a very
few hours after Lord llaldano and
WInston Churchill had heard H. and
began forthwith to mako herself NJ
roady "a possible against the day when
Germany, her plans all perfected and
falsely relying on England's Oloofnoga,
would try to put them into effect DO
you recall how Germany, at the very
! beginning OF the great war, began to
hurl her army corps upon France by
way OF neutral Dolglum1 cannot help
believing that TO tho last Germany felt
herself safe IN 30 dolng-socure In tho
belief that England would not object
and all because OF that secret meeting
In the Black Foreat have told you OF.
HH=sH
"NsWsIs" Had Both Kinda,
Hugh Mcfarland, Judge Of the pro.
bate court In Topeka, tells OF the on.