New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
Forecasts Death of MID
tarism and Brighter
Era for World.

have we met more hatred and more SANDER thrH
from the German press and the German people
Their most respectable journals have not hesi-l
,ated to represent the Britizh troops -troops
every bit as humane and as highly disciplined ~
their owr-not only as committing Outrages On
person and property, but even as numbering
women and children
at first this unexpected phenomenon merely
surprised the British people, then il panied thems
aud finally. after two years Of IT, It mas roasee
Deep enduring anger in their Minds
He goes on to say: "Thc continued attacks
upon us have left an enduring feeling Of resent
mont which will not and should not die away
in this generation. It is not too much 70 say
that five years ago a complete defeat Of Germany
in European war would have certainly caused
British Intervention Public sentiment and raeial
affinity would never have allowed us to see her
really 20 to the wall And now it is certain that
in our lifetime no British guinea and no soldiers
life would under any circumstances be spent Tor
such an end That is one strange result OF the.
Boer war, and in the long run it is possible thas
it may prove not the least important
Such was the prevailing mood Of the nation
when they perceived Germany, under the lead O.
her Emperor, following up her expressions OF en-
nifty by starting with restless energy to build
up formidable feet, adding programme to pro-
gramme out Of all possible proportion TO 'he
German commerce to be defended or to the Ger
man coast line exposed to attack Already vain
glorious boasts were made that Germany was the
successor to Britain upon the seas. THE Adj
mral of the Atlantic greets the Admiral Of the
Pacific" said the Kaiser later in message 70
the Car. What was Britain TO do under this
growing menace? So long she was isolated
the diplomacy of Germany might form naval
coalition against her.
HAVING FOUND HER ENEMY. ENGLAND
LOOKS FOR HER FRIENDS.
She took the steps which were necessary for
her own safety. and without forming an alliance
she composed her differences with France ard
Russia and drew closer the friendship which
united her with her old rival across the Channel.
The first fruit of the new German feet was III"
entente cordale. We had found our enemy IL
was necessary that we should find our friends
Thus we were driven into present combiua'
ton
And now we mad to justify friendship. For
the first time we were compelled to openly oppose
Germany in the deep and dangerous game of
world politics. They wished TO see II our UNDER
standing was reality or a sham. Could they
drive wedge between us by showing that we
were fair weather friend whom any stress would
ALLEVIATE? Twice they tried it, once in 1906, when
they bulied France into a conference at Ageelids,
but found that Britain was firm at her side, and
again in 1911 when in time of profound pedse
they stirred up trouble by sending gunboat to
Agadir and pushed matters to the very edge OF
war But no threats induced Britain to be false
TO her mutual insurance with France Now Tor
the third and most fatal time they have de-
manded that foreswear ourselves and break
our own bond lest worse thing befall Us. Blind
and foolish did they not know by past expert
ence that we would keep promise given? In
their madness they have wrought irremediabie
evil to themselves, to us and to all Europe.
CERMANN'S QUARREL WAS WITH FATE: SHE
HATED ENGLAND FOR WHAT SHE HAD.
have shown that we have in very truth never
injured nor desired to injure Germany in con-
merce. nor have opposed her politically until
her own deliberate actions drove US into the cann
Of her opponents But it may we'll be asked, Why
then did they dislike and why did they weave
hostile plots against US? 1t was that, as II
seemed to them, and as indeed it actually may
have been, we independently of our own wills
stood between Germany and that world empire Of
hitch she dreamed This was caused by cireum-
stances over which we had no control and which
we could not modify if we had wished to do so.
Britain through her maritime power and the
energy Of her merchants and people had become
a eat world power when Germany still up-
formed. Thus when she had grown to her full
stature she found that the choice places Of the
world and those most fitted for the spread Of
transplanted European race we're already filled
up It was not matter which we could help
could we alter it. since Canada. Australia aud
South Africa would not even il We could be iF-
agined to have wished it. be transferred 10 Ger
man rule. And yet the Germans chafed, and II
we can put ourselves in their places We may de-
NIT that it was CALLING that the surplus Of their
manhood should go to build up the strength Of AZ
alien and possibly rival state. SO far we could
see their grievance, or rather their misfortune
since no one was in truth to blame in the mattel.
Had their needs been openly and reasonably ex-
pressed, and had the two states moved in concord
in the matter it is difficult to think that no nelp-
full solution of any kind could have been tounL
THE GERMAN ATTITUDE AND METHOD or
APPROACH HING THE PROBLEM.
But the German method of approaching the
problem has never been to ask sympathy and So
operation, but to picture Us degenerate race
from whom anything might be gained by playing
upon our imagined weakness and cOwardiee.
nation which atten Is quietly TO its own sober
business must. according 20 their medieval no
lions, be a nation of decsdent poltroons. II We
fight our battles by means Of free volunteers in
stead Of enforced conscripts then the military
spirit must be dead amongst Us. Perhaps. even
in this short campaign, they have added this de-
fusion also to the dust bin Of their many errors.