The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
JUNKERS CONTROL,
SAYS LORD CECIL
British official Holds 1nflr
cncc of other Parties in
Germany MS Nothing.
REPLIES TO RENENTIOW
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uy y. u. O'CON NOV.
tCopvright. 1915, Jy the CcntrdiNers)
LuNncN July 81 sought ~ inter-
yi,w to-day with Lord Robert cecil. the
new Urder Secretary OF the Focign or
Acc. The subject was not d course
chou, the t%ropedoing Of the armenian.
A. inquiries on that score would GER
tairly have brought the repy that II
would be impossible to give a lull an
aver until all the facts were known.
RI, II was with reference to the various
peace movements. which uder the
leadership of william Jennings Bryan
Ard others now and then merge In
American life.
The appointment OF Lord Jobert Cecil
vas one Of the surprises of.he coalition
Ministry. Not of course hat he was
marked out by his abilhie for the Of
hce but because II was generally ex-
pected that he would reac Cabinet rank
instead of a subordinate ,osition.
Impartial In gmericn.
.I am very glad sid Lord Robert.
s,o have the opportunity you have given
me Of laying befor your readers in
America my views q the present inter-
national situation. Every Englishman
hives much to the impartiality with
which the American people as a whole
have Judged tn. vital iss1ies raised by
the present wa, and 1t IL "A privilege to
he able To Contribute. however slightly.
70 their cleare understanding.
But IL mut be remembered hat I am
speaking puely as a private individual
and not in any degree as a representa-
tive OF theForeign Office, which has Its
own appropriate channels for commune
eating Imposition Of this COUNTRY in any
international controversy.
The Tst thing to be said Is as hack
neyed n expression as 1t is literally
t-ue tat in this war tins country is
6vhtin, for its life. We see sometimes
we'll roaming aspirations for peace. and
vol nov as well as any one how ar
dsn,y all the inhabitants OF these
klarAs desired peace last summer
tut we must look facts In the face.
rad only this morning. quoted In the
Lcdon papers, a long article by Count
RXen,low In the Deutschc Td1es<eitun1
(which he advocates what he calls the
calais idea The Calai idea seems to
&c the ocupation by Germany OF a large
art of the Atlantic coast Of France and
belgium. The reason o Reventiow
WISHES TO occupy that territory Is be-
cause the occupation woul be q vital
danger for England"
He is. OF cJL.ge, perfectly right tat
with Calais in the hands of Germany
the very existence of the British Empire
would be threatened. Nc one doubts
this in Europe, least OF all England,
iii L. ~ nv rarrpny Nor In Nkta alH
With Belgium a part OF Germany Hol-
land would soon have to follow. and 1t
: not possible to imagine the cession of
Calais by France unless that country
had been crushed to earth.
Dream Not Abandoned.
at is clear. therefore. that Count
Rsventlow and his friends have in no
wise abandoned their dream OF world
empire for Germany. They realize
that now as ever Great Britain stands
for the liberties of Europe and the
world as a consequence of her deter
mination TO preserve her own freedom
d you think, Lord Robert" I asked.
that II Is necessary to attach SO much
Importance to the utterances OF Count
Reventlow? He is after all only the
spokesman OF the militarist party OF
Germany and We are constantly assured
that there are many Germans who are
not mil!tarists. The Social Democratic
papers and politicians from time to time
give vent TO very different sentiments
and %repudiate all ideas of conquest, and
claim that Germany Is fighting in self
defence and that as soon as her security
is assured she will lay down her arms.
They repudiate the utterances Of the
King Of Bavaria and his son no less
Than those of Count Reventlow. Why,
then, may we not regard them as ex-
pressing the true mind of Germany and
trust TO their pacific assurances?
The answer to that" replied Lord
Robert. lis that unfortunately the his
Tory OF the last forty years shows that
whenever the militarist party has been
al issue with any other force or party
IN Germany 1t has been the militarists
VINO have won. Even Bismarck, who
!of many years was not only their
leader and prophet, whose INSCRIPTIONS
and relentless policy is still upheld as
their model Of statesmanhip. and who
himself was by birth and education a
Juhker-even Bismarck, when he VEN
tured to oppose the developments OF
,unkerism, was disowned by his fol-
'u"ers and dismissed by his master.
since MS fall the same thing has beef
repeated over and over again.
Not once nor twice the official rulers
" rrman have assured the world that
uty dld not contemplate some particu-
ldr acton or some new expenditure on
me army or feet or that they were IA
s'rabIy considering some domestic re-
FORM which would have diminished the
power of the junkers, and within "A few
months of the declaration we have seen
Non - "a II.