Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

many. Such attempts failed because Ger
many refused to consent to a reduction or
a halt proportional or otherwise unless
Great Britain will, therefore, as a matter of
course, remain neutral in any war not tech
nically begun by Germany. That effort to
hoodwink Great Britain into standing aside
In case Germany got a chance to overrun
Europe occurred in 1912, after two incidents
in which Berlin tested out those opposed to
her methods.
In 1904 the kaiser committed the tsar to
a secret arrangement hostile to France. The
following year the kaiser landed at Tangier
Morocco, and encouraged the absolute sui
tan to think that he could count on German
support for his misgoVernment of the coun-
try despite the steadily increasing spread of
the efficient French colonial system over the
country. The effect of that dramatic affair
was the AlgeciraS conference, where an in
ternational regime was established for Moroc-
CO under the direct administration of France
and Spain. Both loyalty executed the man
date, but repeated disturbances made it in
evitable that French influence steadily in
crease, always with the consent of the Alge-
Iciras powers. In 1911 Germany saw that Nor
rocco must become French and decided to get
O. share of it and at the same time test out
the strength and loyalty of the powers OPP
posed to her high-handed methods. She sent
a Warship to the important Atlantic port of
Morocco, Agadir, ana thus forced France to
discuss the matter with her under pain of
having to have her as a neighbor in Africa
By treaties signed November 4, 1911, Ger
many admitted the obvious French para
mount influence in Morocco and the two
countries Strengthened out frontiers at the ex-
pense of France in Central Africa The bad
quality of German diplomacy is amply illus
trated by these cpups, for, though they in
voIved' less territory than France and Great
Britain exchanged amicab1y in 1904, they
created two crises which rendered other coun-
tries suspicious and fearful of Germany.
The second event more completely shows
the misuse of military might. In 1873 the
Slavic districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
were instructed to Austria Hungary for ad-
ministration, their sovereignty remaining
with Turkey. Russia was chiefly interested
in the fate of these districts. In 1908 Rus
sia's military strength was at low point, and
that October Austria-Hungary violated the
treaty of Berlin by annexing the two prov
inces. She thrott1ed Turkey and forced. her
to assent, while Germany ratified the saber
After negotiations in which the opponents of
these lawless proceedings were constantly
threatened the other powers were constraln-
ed to acknowledge the new situation.
IT'S PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION
Introduction: BY common consent the new
League of Nations shall consist OF i've ele-
ments: l. An international court; z. An IN
ternational council of Cancellation; 3. In
ternational organs to administer affairs
of common interest; 4. Periodic conferences
to establish international law; 5. An authorl-
tative executive body to act if the peace OF
the world is threatened. Such is the program
which statesmen refer to by the name of
League of Nations, and this has been official
ly accepted by every belligerent government
on either side in this war as a necessary
product of the peace negotiations. Almost
every country has it's propagandist organiza-
ton preaching this gospel OF the new ORDER
and every class of people has accepted it
through resolutions passed by political par
ties, labor bodies, associations, and clubs
Several governments have official commits
sions studying the details of the program.
The remarkable fact should be noted that
the progress of the war itself has expanded
this program and made inevitable the addl-
ton to it of valuable features which were
deemed Utopian only year or so ago. AS
late as last August the boldest official spokes-
man for Great Britain, Earl CurzOn of Ked-
lesion, mentioned international administra-
tive and executive organs very tentatively;
but since then it has become apparent to all
the world that the administrative and execu-
tive unity given to the associated powers by
the supreme war council and it's subordinate