Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-17
FNGLAND'S MOST FATEFUL ERROR
AND HER MOST DANGEROUS FOE

pendency Of Rnssil. with Constantine.
ople as the Cars southern capital
At the present moment. We see some
anxious but timid protests raised
among reasonable Englishmen at the
prospect OF Russia occupying the
Turkish capital in connection with the
Allies action to force the Dafdanelles.
and II even appears as II the uncere-
monions occupation OF some Greek isl-
ands were meant as a safeguard on
the part OF England lest Russia should
be too successful IN her operations
against Constantinople from the Black
Sea. These would appear to be symp-
toms OF apprehension with regard to
the British interests in the east OF
Europe and the Mediterranean being
menaced by future plans Of the Mus
covites.
Surprising Russia. by means Of the
present confederation. to have achieved Z
the humiliation OF Germsny and her
allies, II Is simple home truth that
she would take the earliest opportu.
nifty OF returning to her former policy
In the Far East The old historic an
tagonism between her and England n
bound to break out afresh. Her nat.
ural craving for an outlet In the In
dian Ocean, for laying her hand on
Persia, and for aggressive policy
against India must and viii as q mat
ter OF course. be foremost once more.
the moment she no longer has reason
to trouble sbout her western oppo-
nents. IL the bulwark OF Western
Europe against Slavonic barbarian be
broken down, nothing could prevent
the steady and persevering expansion
Of Russia's power and influence n
Asia, to the detriment Of the British
empire.
The carrying out OF this policy might
easily be enhanced by the Car form.
ing an alliance with Japan, country
daily furnishing fresh proofs OF rivalry
against British interests In China and
on the shores Of the Pacific generally.
Then Russia would, by her crafty
agents, likewise easily avail herself
OF the growing unrest In the East In.
dies, further consequence or this IN.
fated war. The day may not be far
distant when pound sterling viii no
longer be found more powerful than 4
ruble In dealing with the eastern 20.
tentates.
It Is IN fndisputable fact that the
two natural enemies Of Russia are
Germany and Engisnds The gulf be.
tween ner and either OF these two
powers can never be bridged over. nor
an alliance with either OF them be
lasting. The former Triple Alliance
of the three empires Of Germany.
Austria, and Russia, inaugurated BY
Bismarck, was after an astonishingly
short space OF time broken up by tn
founder, and the same viii doubtless
be the fate OF the present heterogen-
Gus entente between Great Britain and
Russia. And in the same manner as
the present political cooperation Of
these two countries can only be
passing one, so the period Of abuse
and hatred between England and Ger.
many cannot last for ever The time
may not be so very far remote when
some statesmen worthy Of the name,
governing England, viii see that their
country's real welfare Is to be sought
side by side with the center OF con-
tinental civilization, and not in sup
port Of that scourge Of the east Of
Europe, Russian barbarism.
BY the attempt to rid itself Of Ger.
man rivalry by force, the British gov
eminent has exposed England TO the
far greater danger Of strengthening
the means Of Russia In attacking her
most vital and perhaps most vulner-
able possessions. Should Germany
withstand the onslaught Of her
enemies and come out victorious, az
to all appearance viii be the result Of
the war. England win perhsps have
little cause to regret her failure on
the day when all western and central
Europe may be more or less jointly
concerned in the task OF warding on
the Russian peril!
T. sYMoNDs.
Bremen, May 1915.