The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-11

OF France and England in Morocco
was anti-German. Prince Lichnowsky
writes: Our obscure policy in Moroc-
co had repeatedly caused distrust of
our peaceful intention, or, at least, had
raised doubts as TO whether We knew
what we wanted, or whether our in
tentions were to keep Europe in state
of suspense, and, on occasion, to hum
iliate the French. An Austrian col
league, who was a long time in Paris,
said to me. The French had begun to
forget Ia revanche" (their desire to
avenge Alsace-Lorraine). You have
regularly reminded them of it by
trampling on their toes After We had
declined Delcasse's (the French min
ister's) offer to come to an agreement
regarding Morocco and then solemnly
declared that We had no political in
terest there, We suddenly discovered
in Abul Aziz a second Kruger. To
the protection of the mighty German
empire, and with the same result.
Both manifestations concluded, as
they were bound to conclude, with a
retraction, If we We're not prepared to
start a world war. Our attitude
furthered the Russian Japanese and
the Russia British alliances. In the
face of the German peril all other
considerations faded into the back
ground. The possibility of another war
between France and Germany had
been evident, and such a war could
not leave out Russia or England, as
in 1870. = Before Delcasse's fall,
and before the Algeciras conference,
We could have obtained harbors and
that was no longer possible"
In other words, according to Ger
manys ambassador, 1t was Germany's
threat of war that united the Euro
pean nations against her in Africa.
1t was not their union that led to the
! German threat
Ensand's Attempt at Friendship.
Nevertheless, Lichnowsky goes on
tc say, London Quoted down on the
sion had gone to Berlin to come to
an understanding with Germany, and
that mission failed, Lichnowsky con-
fesses, because we demanded a prom
Use of neutrality" from Great Britain
in the event of a European war, Gin
stead of being satisfied with a treaty
which secured us against British at
tack or against any attack with Brit
ish support" He continues: "How-
ever, Sir Edward Grey had not given
up the idea of coming to an under
standing with us, and his first at
tempts in that direction We're in con-
nection with matters relating to trade
and colonies. After reaching a
settlement with France and Russia on
the old questions in dispute, the Brit
; ish statesman intended to come to
similar agreements with us. What
he aimed at was not to isolate us, but
rather to have US, as much as posi-
BILE, take a share in the existing part
nerships. Having succeeded in bridg.
ing over the differences which existed
between England and France and Eng.
land and Russia, he also wanted t.
remove, as we'll as might be, the diff
ferences between England and Ger
many, and to insure the peace Of thu
world by means of a network o
treaties which should ultimately als'
include a settlement Of the miserable
naval question; whereas the conse
quences of our own foreign policy VI
to then had been the formation of tn
entente partnership in which these ma
tons pledged themselves to rende
mutual support in case of war A
he himself expressed it, "Grey's polio,
was this Without infringing on tn
existing friendly relations with Franc
and Russia, which in themselves con
tanned no aggressive elements and n
lip5inp phli on tionS for England. [