The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-16

escapable.
am not undertaking TO say
British policy procured the world
'rar or that Britain was morally re-
wousiblc, for all this German propa-
fanda is purest m%oonshinc. The fact
vas that Germany had grown to the
,oint where she could no longer
I've within the marrow limits which
Eore imposed upon her by her exl-
uous Europcn territories ana htr
uuattractivc colonial domain. or II
me prefer TO state the thing n little
differently. the great mas OF tho
German people believed that thls
vas the case.
Britain "a the Rescue
As a consequence Germany sought
o expand, but expansion could only
)e at the expense Of some other
country and in almost every case
Britain appeared in support Of the
country marked down by tho Ger
mans as their victim. In Africa
Britain supported the failing power
Of Portugal. her ally since the
Napoleonic period. In Europe Brit
ain supported France and at all
times indicated that any German
effort to annex either of the low
countries would be "A "Casus belli."
Even in Morocco Germany found
British power behind French claims.
When the AnglO-French under
standing was extended to include
Russia, then the thing the Germans
henceforth called the Iron circle
was complete. Russia, rs the cham
pion of the Balkan states blocked
German hopes of advance down the
Danube and TO the Golden Horn.
D.g,.g. 49,. Fwga.l 80 LrV.nA,
blocked German expansion in
Europe and In Africa at the expense
II the French while she guaranteed
Portuguese colonies, until such time
a. Portugal SHOULD consent 20 sell,
hen she was|willing to agree to a
partition. And the United states,
through the policy expressed In the
Monroe dictrine, blocked German
expansion in the western hemls-
phere.
The German policy was proda.
tory simply that and nothing more
In defending France and POTtuga.
Britain was doing no more thar
what was at once "A moral and a
political duty, precisely as was the
case Of her support Of the integrity
OF Belgium and OF Holland, in
tegrity meaning Independence. But
the fact Of British policy closed the
door 20 what the German regarded
az his right to expand He saw
, France take Morocco, Britain th'
South African Boer states. He he
held Russia pushing out to the Pa.
clilc and Hindu Kush and even Bel.
gum acquiring n vast empire or
the Congo. He saw America risinl
as the new power In the west.
Ikrltigh RnfnaAl IN pEanurg
We all know the result. The
Eermans abandoned any thought
of peaceful penetration and pre-
pared for the war which should
break the circle forged about the
crmnn by British policy. But
~ all the time when the German
was preparing, British statesman
ship refused Ia face the fact and
prepare. II would neither resign
the policy which resulted. what
EVER its moral Justification, nhd
! think II was absolute. In CTR
crunscribing the German future,
nor yet gather together his re-
sources and get ready for that
war which was bound 20 cogne,
sihcc Germany was yisibly re-
solved not to nocDt that place In
the sun or In the shade which was
"' iihN fNTtllhlthNs WIDTH IEflANSil
policy Ind onrc been established.
In all the critical period between
1908 and 1914 we had exchanges o
visits between statesmen and SOY
ereIgns on both sides Of tho Nortl
sea. We had violent d~cnunciatlo'
OF the few clear visioned English
men who saw that war had bCCOm
inevitable. Those who raised warn
ing voices were instantly denounced
as agents OF militarism. Their
were even propositions hrtWccl
Lord Haldane and Admiral Won Tir
pltz looking TO the limitation o
naval construction. The Britis'
army was not increased desnite tn
passionate appeal Of Lord Roberts
VINO saw the future clearly. But al
the efforts OF liberal statesmen Z
avoid war and their determined ef
forts to keep the British publ
nom knowing the real truth har
Dut a single consequence, convince
me Germans that Britain woull
not tight, Thus they contribute
nov To restraining the German hu
20 h~urrying him along his pathway
/. Japan In the Same FiN.
VOW Japan is I'm many respects
m tho German position. Her
population on her islands Is sub
sllntially that Of Germany i'm
lel4 and Il Is increasing at about
me same rapid pace. The Japa-
nese fleet and army represent a
strength which compares favor
ABLY with that OF Germany in
Isl4' The Japanese are not only
ready, but they have all the same
Influences pushing them 90 use