New-York tribune., 1922-02-19


Note England is not committed to-,
help Japan (in case Of wer between,
Japan and America"
For this last remark, in parcnthescs,
William II omits TO give the source ~
his information A few days later tht
Belgian Minister at Berlin "reportee-
as follows: :;
Everybody in England, as we'll AZ 4
in France. secs that the ententas,
cordialc is defensive and offensiye =,
alliance against Germany. This ~
confirmed by the report Of the Rus-. :
sian Ambassador at Paris, who states-
in his memorandum Of December 20.
1911, that England is ready 70 put
not only her feet but also her es-
peditionary army al Frances dis
position against Germany"
The British Secretary OF War. Lord
Haldane, goes to Berlin with this prs--
posal:
February 3, 1912 England is svill,~
ing to commit herself not to make q y
unprovoked attack on Germany and
90 desist from aggressive poiitica
against Germany, providing Ger
many drops the plan TO increase her
feet
Germany cannot agree to that and,
hints at a possible neutrality on tho
part of England, who, through Sir
Edward Grey, declares that direct
neutrality might wound the suscenti-
bilities of France'-England further
asks that Chancellor Bethmann- HolE-
veg keep his Office, 8 he enjoys thss.
confidence Of the British nation.
Though no formal agreement is'
reached, Germany reduces her navaf-
program, while England completes
hers in full
Worthy Of particular attention is srs
note sent by the French Foreign Oss
fee to the French Ambas sador in Reg
lin. 1t must be remembered that tba
French Premier and Minister for Fog,.
eign Affairs was Poincairc. The not.
reads:
"a rapprochement can be possibls
only by the return Of Alsace-Lors-,.
raine to France. Were we French to
encourage such reunion we would
lose the friendship Of both t,ng.sn2e
and Russia and cndanger the resuiis
obtained through our foreign affairs
in the last few years"
French Premier Pays Visit
To Russian Court
This note is followed by a personal
visit of the French Premier, Poinca r,
to the Russian court at St. petersbur.e.
France promises tho Gar that she VIII
adopt the three-ycar service system n
the recruiting and training Of hcr
army.
More uneasincss is shown in tbs
various European cabinets. The 4toan
becomes more threatening ard the e.S-
Kaiser's diary m lore voluminous. Every
detail seems to worry William IT. The
former war lord, perhaps unconscious
ly. stretches somewhat the truth when
he notes that:
"The trip of the French Genera1
Staff to Belgium becomes known bS
the sickness of Major Picard At,
Namur"
And as if things were going too
smoothly the cx-Kaiser quotes f1tm
the German White Book a conversation
of King Edward with Sosonow. the
Russian Foreign Secretary.
In his negotiations with Russia, the
British Foreign Secretary is mors
specific in his stipulations. IN the
course of conversation with the Rus
sian Ambassador at London, Sir Ed
ward Grey is quoted as saying: >.
"The entrance of England in Ito
war on the side Of Russia ) suhier
to these two conditions:
"First-Francc must. by actiSa
participation in the war, make of Il
q general war
"Second-lt is absolutely neces-
-sary that the responsibility for tiny
war be laid on the opponent Con.
sequently, let the aggressive charac-
ter of the German or Austrian polls
tics have full swing" 81,
Poincare, of France, does not rem syp
inactive. The ex-Kaiser records tAs
following:
November. 1912, Poincare in az
interview with the Italian premier
reminds Signor Titoni that accord
ing to the Franco-ltalian agreement
of 1902 France has the right TO
count on ltaly's neutrality in case
of Franco-German war
Two months later Poincare is ccc-
ted President Of the republic apd
Viviana appointed Premier. Again the
Belgian Minister to Paris becomes ac-
tive and commenting on the Presidsn
tial election reports in the following
terms his views to the Belgian FOREIGN
Office:
.Mr Poincare is native Of Lofs
ralne and misses no opportunity 70
let people know it. He was the COZ.
laborator and the instigator of Nlr
Millerand's military policy. Under
the iatter's military policy. Undc',
and chauvinistic elements have besn
awakened"
Is it necessary to dwell upon the fas
that the men whom the ex-Kaiser de
scribes are again presiding over the
destinies Of France, Poincare =,
Premier and Millerand as President ~
the republic?
The Kaiser, Notwithstanding the ,.s-
ing tide, does not neglect to note -.in
his diary these words:
September, 19l3-Agitation "a
Ulster"
This note needs no explanation. :. IT
is one of the cases where "the wish
is father to the thought" Interaal
dissensions in England would, Of
course, weaken her position against
Germany and impair her military and
perhaps naval forces.
The remaining notes in the diary
have been. in part, published in The