The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-03

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After my return homo from Eng
land I was able 90 report 10 the
chancellor on tho good Impressions
! had received. and particularly
that opinion in England was appar-
emily In favor of an understanding
and OF closer relations.
YslsE oyfrosacd hiW7ri' a4 satI'-
rod with tho results of tho journey,
after we had talked 40 icugth about
n a. Homburg aud consulted hs 20
how the situation created hy The
journey should hr pat 20 Use. !
suggested that wo should uuquea.
tionably come 90 % good agreement
" an alliance which / preferred -
could not be brought about lu
any event, firm agreement would
suffice. ! said. and would suit the
English. IN tho long run an alliance
might always develop from a.
The opportunity Tor such an al
lance came with unexpected
promptness while I was al HON
burg vor dc liubc IN the spring ot
1901, Count Motterui,h. who was
with me Ha representative ot tho
foreign office. brought me q notln
cation from Berlin that Chamber
lain had inquired there a. 10 wheth.
or Germany was ready for uu al.
lance with England. | immediate.
~ asked; Against whom
since. ~ England 80 suddenly Of
fered 10 make an alliance In 'hs
Naf "A
she needed tho German army which
made ~ worth while 10 find oui
against whom the army was nsodod
and for what reason German troop
we're TO fight. at England's behest
by her side. Thcreupon tho answer
came from London that they were
needed against Russia, slnce Rus
ala was = menace both to India hnt
to Constantinoplc.
The first thing dld was 10 cal
London's attention TO tho old tradi
tlonai brotherhood-in-ar between
tho German and Russian armies
and the close family ties hetweer
tho reigning dynasties OF the two
countries. in addition. ! pointed ouI
the dangers Of n war on two fronts
in case France came iu on ono side
Of Russia, and also the fact that ",
=
Russia ln the far q. tShlmouo'
Eokl. 1880 ana that there was nc
reason TO uulooso n conflict viii
Russia Rt this time, when We wor,
In the midst of peace. that the su'
periority in number OF tho Russian
army on n peace footing was very
great and tho eastern frontier oi
Prussia seriously threatened by the
grouping OF the Russian forces. that
England would not be In n position
TO protect our eastern provincs
from Russian attack, elnoe hei
fleet could accomplish little in the
Baltic and would he unable 20 sal
into the Black sea; that, IA case OF
our making common cause against
Russia, Germany would be tho only
one who would be In great danger
quite Independently OF tho POSSIBLE
ity. OF the entry OF France into the
fight.
Chamberlain then informed NJ
that firm alliance should be made
by which England whould naturally
bind herself to come to our aid.
British Alliance Fails.
had also pointed out that IN,
validity OF an alliance could only
be assured when the English parlls.
ment had placed its approval upor
It, since the ministry might he drlv
en- from the office by the will OF tn,
nation ms oHpresHed In parliament
whereby signature OF tho ministr,
might be rendered null and volt
and tho alliance invalidnted. anC
that We could look upon tho Cham
berla!n suggestion. for the time be
ing, merely as purely persona
project OF his own.
To this Chamberlain replied thA
he would get backing from pariia
ment In due time and would fin
the way of winning the unionist
over To his idea: that all neede
now was tho signature OF Berlir
Matters did not progress az far a