The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24

politics The English Psychology
I and mentality. as shown IN the pun
suit constant. though concealed by
all sorts OF little cloaks--of world
nrgctnuuy. wns to the German for
t oign office n book sealed with seven
seals
source Of Russian Lumity.
once Prince i3iamark remarked "a
/ ma that hls main object waa not ia
| let Russia and England come 10 an
understanding took tho liberty
/ Of observing that tho opportunity IA
postpone such an understanding for
I o. long time lay ready 10 hand IN
IlS77-lS7S. when the Russians
might have been allowed 10 occupy
Cunst8utlnoplc-- had this been done,
| the English fleet would have aailod
ln without ftrthgr ado TO defend
| Con-tanilnoplo and the Russo l;n.
gllah conflict would have been on.
Instead. continued. tho treaty of
San Siofnuo was forced upon tho
EussauH and they were compelled
t0 turn about nt the very gates 0f
the city which thoy had reached and
raw nrfurr thrm, after friEhiful
botrcs and hardBhlpe.
This, went on. had created m
iroxtlpFuislable hatred In tho Rus
sian army against Us cas- had been
reported by Prusslnn officers who
had accompanied the Russian army
on the Turk!ah campaign, especially
Count pfelD, moreover, the above
mentioned treaty had been cast
aside and tho Berlin treaty Eubs'i-
tuted Tor o.. whioh had burdcncd
ua even moro with the hostility ~
tho Russians, who looked upon us
as the enemy of their 'Just inter
,sts 300 the cast Thus the conflict
between Russia and England. which
the prince desired, had been rele-
gated far into the fuiuro.N'
Prince Blsmarck did not agree
with this Judgment az his con-
grcss. concerning the results OF
which ne. ne tho honest broker, "
was so proud. ho rcWPrked earnest
'y that he had wished TO prevent n
renprnl contlagratlon ana had been
compelled 90 offer his services as u
mediator When !. later on, told n
gentleman az tho foreign office
si,uut ,his CONVEX raiiVn, n- .5piio1
that he h1d been present when the
prince. after signing the Berlin
trcnty, came into tho foreign office
the officials assembled there, After
he had listened 10 them the prince
stood up and replied: Now | am
driving Europe four-ln -handl' In
the opinion NJ the said gentleman
the punce was mistaken IN this,
since. even at that time. there was
the threat OF Russo French frlond-
ship in place Of the Russo -Pruyslan
lin bthcr words, two horsea were
already to bo counted out of tho
four in-h hand. As Russia saw IT,
Dlsraolis sntecraft had turned Bis
marClra work as honest broker"
into the negotiations OF an Anglo
Austrian victory ovqr Russia.
Despite considerable differences
In our opinions. Prince Bismarck re-
mained friendly and kindly disposed
to mo, and, despite the great differ
enco in our age. a pleasant relation
ship grew up between us, since |,
In common with all those OF my
generation, was nm ardent ndmirer
OF the prince ana had won HIS trust
by my zeal and frankncss--nor have
ever betrayed that thust.
During the tIme OF my assign
ment at the foreign office Prlvy
Councillor Rhschdau, among others.
dlscoursed with me on commercial
policy, colonies. etc. In theHo mat
ters, even nt that early date, my at
tention was called to our depend
once upon England. due TO tho fact
that we had no navy and that He'll
goland was in English hands. To
be sure. there was project TO ex-
tend our colonial possessions under
the pressure OF necessity, but all
this could happen only with Eng
lands permission. This was n sori-
Gus matter, and certainly an uu-
worthy position for Germany.
Inter-Court Politics.
My assignment at tho foreign Of
flee broughta a very unpleasant hap.
pening in It's wake. My parents
were not very friendly toward
Prince Bismarck and looked with
dlsfnvor upon tho fact that their son
had entered into the princes circle.