The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-30

told him that Germany was the only
country in the world which, despite its
colonial possessions and its rapidly
growing commerce, poss essed no coal
ing stations; that We were quite will
ing to acquire these with England's
consent; that, should she refuse to
show realization of our situation and
fail to meet US hallway, we should be
compelled to turn to some other great
power in order, with its help, to found
settlements.
This talk, likewise, was fruitless.
Finally, the negotiations with England
were broken off, without result, in a
rather impolite manner. Thereupon
the Chancellor and decided to appeal
to Russia.
The occupation of Kaio-Chau aroused
surprise and anger in the English Gov
eminent. Having refused us her sup
port, England had definitely reckoned
on the belief that nobody would help
Germany in attaining her goal. Now
things had turned out differently, and
there was no lack of determinations
\ from London. When the English Am
bassador took up this tone he was re-
ferred to the conversation with me,
/
was solely the fault of his Government
that it had come to no understanding
with Germany.
England's attitude of aloofness sur
prised us at that time. An occurrence
which, then, was unknown to me, may
serve to throw light on the matter
Finds Seed Of World War.
/ In book ('The Problem of Japan")
which ANNA rod Of ba
Hague in 1918 and was said to have
been written by an Ex-Diplomat from
the Far East" an excerpt was pub
lished from work of the American,
Professor Usher of Washington Uni.
versity at st. Louis. Usher, like his
former colleague, Professor John Bas-
sett Moore of Columbia University,
New York, has often been called into
consultation as an adviser on foreign
relations by the State Department at
Washington, since he had a knowledge
possessed by few other Americans on
international questions affecting the
i United States. Professor Usher, in his
book published in 1913, made known,
for the first time, the existence and
contents of an agreement" of secret
treaty" between England, America and
France, dating from the Spring of
1897. In this it was agreed that. in
case Germany or Austria, or both of
them, should begin war for the sake
of "Pan-Germanism," the United
States should at once declare in favor
of England and France and go to the
support of these powers with all it's re-
sources. Professor Usher cites at
length all the reasons, including those
of colonial character, which newt
ably imposed upon the United States
the necessity of taking part, on the
= side of England and France. In a war
against Germany, which Professor
Usher, in 1913, prophesied as immi-
nent!,
J The unknown author of "The Prob
: lem of Japan went to the trouble of
: publishing it tabulated from the agree
: ments between England, France and
, America in 1897, in order thereby to
, show, in a way easily understood, the
| extent of the reciprocal obligations
This chapter is extraordinarily worth
E reading; it gives a good glimpse into
the preliminary history and prepare
! ton of the World War on the part OF
the Entente, which even at that time
: was uniting against Germany, al
: though not yet appearing under the
name of Entente Cordiale The ex
: diplomat remarks in this connection
: Here is treaty that Professor
: Usher alleges to have been entered
into as long ago as 1897, which every
: phase of activity and participation il
2 future events by England, France an6
4, the United States is provided for, in
: Guiding the conquest of the Spanish
2 dependencies, control over Mexico anC
] Central America, the opening of China
: and the annexation Of coaling stations
: And all these measures Professor Ush
|, er wishes us to believe were taken tt
D ldefend the world against Pan-German
ism.
ut is unnecessary to remind PROBES
! sor Usher or anybody else, for tina
!, matter, than Pan-Germanism if we q
E so far as to assume that such a thins
! actually exists, had certainly neve,
l been heard of in 1897, at which time
. Germany had not yet adopted her pro
: gram for naval construction on large
) scale. the same having been bruiteC
{ for the first time in 1898. If, there
: fore, it is true that England, France
: and the United States harbored thu
T mutual designs imputed to them b.
D Professor Usher. and entered into al
: alliance to accomplish them, it viii
v scarcely do to attribute the conception
0 of the idea and the stimulus to it
g consummation to so feeble a pretex
/ as the rise of a Pan-Germanism. =
Y From the Note to Chapter VIII, pag
l. 1876.
= THE Problem of Japan-By an Ez
Counsellor of Legation in the Fa
= East Published by c. L. Langenhuy
e sen. Amsterdam and Rotterdam, 1918.
r Thus the ex-diplomat.
t. This is truly amazing. A definit
= treaty of partition directed agains
d Spain, Germany, etc, arranged eve
$ to minute details, was planned be
( tween Gauls and Anglo-Saxons, in
i time of the profoundest peace, an
t concluded without the slightest twing
h of conscience. in order to annihilat
!. Germany and Austria and eliminat
> their competition from the world mark
= eti Seventeen year before the begir
n ming of the World War this treaty wa
r made by the united Anglo-Saxons an
It its goal was systematically envisage
4 throughout this entire period! Nov
z one can understand the ease wit
which King Edward VII. could pursu
= his policy of enlightenment; for year
e the principal actors had been unite
e and in readiness. When he christer
u