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

interests, Grey wanted to manifest
his good will toward us, but he was
also interested In furthering our col
onial expansion, it being the English
IDEA to divert the developing German
strength away from the North Sea
and western Europe out into the open
ocean and Africa. We do not be-
grudge Germany her colonial expan-
sion,' said a members Of the cabinet
to me- Great Britain originally pro-
posed to include the Congo in the
treaty as well. This would have given
us a right Of preemption and an OPP
portunity for economic penetration.
However, we declined this offer, osten-
sibly out of regard for Belgian sus-
capabilities The sincerity or
the British government In its efforts
to respect our rights was shown by
the fact that Grey, even before the
treaty was completed or signed, re-
ferred to us certain English promoters
seeking investment of capital in the
territories assigned to US by the new
treaty and desiring British backing in
the matter. He did this with the re-
mark that the enterprise contemplated
belonged within our sphere OF In
terest"
British Concessions in Asia Minor.
Prince Lichnowsky continues: AT
the same time | was carrying on in
London negotiations regarding the So
called Bagdad treaty. The
real purpose of this treaty was to di-
vide Asia Minor into spheres of In
terest, although this expression was
carefully avoided out Of regard for
the rights Of the Sultan. Sir Edward
Grey repeatedly declared, however,
that there existed no agreements with
France and Russia for the purpose of
partitionng Asia Minor.
After enlisting the aid of Turkish
representative, in the person of Hak-
XII Pasha, all economic questions con-
nected with German enterprises were
adjusted essentially in accordance
with the wishes of the Deutsche bank,
The most important concession that
Sir Edward Grey made to me person
ally was the prolongation Of the rail-
road to Basra, for this point had been
given up by us in favor of the con-
nection to Alexandretta. Bagdad had
hitherto constituted the terminal point
of the road. An International commits
sion was to attend to the navigation
on the Shaft el-Arab. We also had
a share In the harbor construction at
Basra, and obtained rights in the nav
igation of the Tigris which had hith-
erto been monopoly of the firm of
Lynch. Under this treaty the whole
of Mesopotamia as far as Basra came
into our sphere of interest in so far
as this did not encroach upon prior
British rights, as in the case of the
Tigris navigation and the Wilcox ir-
rigation plant. and the whole territory
OF the Bagdad & Anatolian railroad"
British Not Jealous.
The English felt uncomfortable, /"
Prince Lichnowsky says, about the
great Increases in the German fleet.
He admits, however, that England
would no more have drawn the sword
solely on account of our navy than on
account of our commerce, which is
and in the end brought the war to a
head. The talk of English CONNER
c.al jealousy. of which one hears so
much among us. Is based upon a
wrong judgment of conditions. Ger
many's rise as a commercial power af-
ter the war of the seventies and in the
following decades was certainly a
menace to British commerce, whose
industries and export houses enjoyed
sort of monopoly. But the increas
ing trade with Germany, which rank
ed as England's best customer, made
1t desirable for England to remain on
good terms with her best customer
and business friend, and gradually
supplanted all other considerations.
The Briton Is matter of fact; he re-
comedies himself to facts and does not
tilt against windmills. 1t was pre-
cisely in commercial circles that
met with the most friendly reception
and observed an effort to promote
economic interests common to both
countries. / became convinced soon
after my arrival Gin England) that
we did not in the least have to fear an
English attack or English support of
foreign attack but that England
under all circumstances would pro-
tect France. l never ceased to point
out that as a commercial nation Eng
land would suffer enormously in any
war between the great European pow
ers, and would therefore seek by
every means to prevent it, but that in
the interest of the European balance
of power and In order to prevent a
of German power she
would not tolerate the weakening or
destruction of France. Lord Hal
dane had told me this soon after my
arrival. Every person in authority
expressed himself to the same effect"
Late In June of the fatal summer of
1914, Prince Lichnowsky was sum-
moned to Kiel by the kaiser, and he