The Washington times., 1915-05-24
NEW HATREDS IN THE WAR

NEW nAIREDS In lnE WAX
Vienna sends word that the Aus
trian people are getting ready to
hate the Italians with that supreme
and peculiar hatred that the Ger
mans entertain for the British. The
Germans didn't expect to have to
fight the British, and it interfered
sadly with their calculations when
they discovered that the British had
not only the nerve to come in, but
the quality to make themselves a
great figure. Likewise the Austrians
had expected the Italians to be on
their side, and would have been ar
IDENTIFY affectionate If the triple al
lance had stuck together. 1t fell,
and Austria hates with all the bit
terness of disappointment.
The triple alliance was never
much stronger than rope of sand.
Italy entered 1t because she was not
powerful enough to adopt, for the
Mediterranean, the British policy of
splendid isolation. She needed to be
attached somewhere. But the alli-
ance was defensive one; Italy was
never bound to engage in offensive
war alongside Austria and Germany.
Those two empires aggressively
dragged the world into the present
war, and then expected Italy to fol-
low them in. Had they been as un-
derstanding students as was Bis
marck, Of the diplomatic models Of
Cavour and Crispi, they would have
made no such mistake. They would
have known what to expect; and had
they taken the trouble to be certain,
there would likely have been no war
at this time.
The worlds realignment after the
war may be roughly guessed from
these developing courses of national
bitterness. Russia is not hated in
either Germany or Austria, as Brit
ain is hated in Germany; while or
the other hand the Germans pretend
to a sentiment of kindliness for the
Wrench; they are sorry it was neces.
sary, but it wouldn't have been il
France had not, unluckily, permit
ted England to maneuver her into
the war! That is what the Germans
want the French to believe. Tht
French will not make the mistake Of
believing it, but they will none the
less be inwardly influenced by th'
German disposition to cultivate theil
good graces. Rapprochement be
tween Germany and France Is like
ly to be rapid after the war, whil'
the scars will remain longest ant
the sentiment be bitterest between
Germany and Britain, and betweel
Austria and Italy.
These sentimental development
from the war will have far-reachin,
effects on economic and social rela
tions Of the future. They will no
quickly be formulated into ney
treaty arrangements or foreign poll
cies; but they will be highly po
tential.
For instance, the free-trade polio
of England afforded the real oppor
tunity for the development Of mod
ern German industrialism. Englan
threw open its markets to the worlc
and Germany happened to be ready
She rushed in with her wares, an
very presently the rich and wild
open British market became the bes
that Germany possessed. There wa
= at length outcry against "made i
f Germany" and Chamberlain stake
r his political career and power O
: his demand for modification of tt
n tariff policy. His campaign fro
d first to last was based chiefly c
: the German menace to British hon
e markets. Chamberlain lost, and 10
a emphatically, because Britain W;
not willing to give up the policy 81
a had followed since 1846.
e But today there is dawning a ne
q conception of what it has meant
}, provide Germany free opportuni
l. in the British market while &c
J. many refuses to reciprocate. 1t
It realized that Germany has cash
# in her British commercial chance
If and used the profits to build a ma
1t in the hope of one day completil
0, her conquest of Britain. That
It precisely what it has amounted
# and it is precisely the meaning tn