The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08

4 while. simultaneously. iu America.
which had an almost negligible
merchant fleet. Doc France. whuH'
navy was superior lu numbers 90 th'
German. in italy ln Russia whirl
also hHd ships built abroad FuH
curstruction programs WcfH carried
out without eilCltIng one word p
protest from England Aud Cor
many WpdgHd Zoo between France
aud Russia. cerfninly had to br Bl
least prepared 10 dofeud hcfwf oi
tho water against those nations
Defends Naval Program.
FYr this our naval construction
program was absolutely necessary
it was never aimed against th'
English fleet. Four or five times Hi
mrung us ours ana HsHuriug Eng
lands superiority ANA security. tl
equal the strength ~ which D.,
Sensible man iu GoTmnry ever
dreamed We needed our fleet foi
CuIat defense ana tno protection oi
our commerce FOR this purpose Tho
lesser means ~ defense. lil,o b..
boats. torpedo boats ana minos. were
not HuffHlcnt lu addition. fuo
coast batteries on the Rattle
were so anuquatcd and mIscruhly
equipped that they would have bcou
razed Within forty eight hours hy
tho mamod flro OF tho houvy guns
ut modern bnttlcghlps Thus. our
Baltic coast was practically drfouso-
less. TO protect Il tho foot was
necessary.
Tho skaEerrak Juihud battle
has proved what tho fleet meant and
what ~ was worth THAT battle
would have meant hnuihilatiOu fOr
England N the Boichstng had not
refused up % 1903 all proposals for
strengthening the navy Those
twelve lost years were destined
never 10 be retrieved.
Before we take our leave ot Hal
dane I wish 10 touch upon another
episode iu his activities. In 1905 no
came, with the permission Of tho
German government, To Berlin. TO
inform himself concerning tho prua-
stan defense conditions, recruiting,
general staff. etc. He busted him
Holf at tho ministry OF war. whcro
the minister. General Won Einom.
personally gave him Information.
After about two or three weeks
work there he returned. well salts
flod. ia England.
when. after the outbreak OF the
World war. tho pro German
Haldnne, tho friend OF Goethe, was
hostility that he could no longer
hhow himself In public. he had a
defense written OF his term OF office
as minister OF war by tho we'll
known littoratour and journalist Mr.,
Begbic, entitled "Vindication Of
Great Britain" Therein his services
toward forming n regular general
staff aud preparing the British army
for the World war are placed In "A
bright light and emphasis IL laid on
tho skill with which he utilized tho
permission obtained from tho pruH-
sian war ministry In order to learn
In Germany about military matters
and to reOrganizo tho British army
and general staff. to the minutest
detail and on the German model,
for the coming war against tho erst-
while German hosts.
Here we see the sly. adroit lawyer.
who, sheltered under tho hospitality
or foreign country, Atudies Its
military arrangements In order to
forge weapons against It out OF the
material and knowledge thus Rc-
quired. Quite uhnracteristically the
book In dedicated TO King Edward
' IL MnhNN ltlAlAthANf tlllANFNh1 olh
tool Haldane was. In those days
Berlin saw In Ilaldane's mission a
"rapprochement" with England, to-
ward which Germans were always
bending their efforts; In reality.
however, II was "A accommodating
expedition" under the very roof OF
tho German cousin. England showed
her gratitude by the world war,
which Haldnne helped TO prepare;
In this case Haldano Cheated" the
Germansl
That Is the history OF the Haldane
mission. Later Il was summarily
maintained by all sorts of ignorant
dnbhlerH In politics, belonging to
tho press and the general public, that
the promising "rnpprochement' Win
England through Haldane had been
wrecked by the obstinacy OF the
emperor and Admiral Won Tirpitl
and by their cllnging to the naval
bill against the Wishes Of all SEN
sible counselors!"
Al that time Un 1870 tho ques-
tion. OF tho establishment OF an In
dependent Albanian state ana the
choice by the powers az a head for
it. was brought to my attention also,
A number OF candidates lustlng for
themselves before the tribunal OF
the powers, without getting them
selves accepted. a number OF can-
didates considered by the powers.
were declined by the Albanians. l
looked upon the matter In itself
with Indifference. aud was of the
opinion that--as In tho case OF eVory
creation OF nRtion"--the greatest
possible attention should be paid TO
historical development. also 10 geo
graphical poouliarltles and the Gus
toms OF the inhabitants.
In this peculiar land there has
never been any united nation un-
der one ruler and one dynasty. In
valleys. ouoirclod ana cut Off by
high mountain ranges, tho Alban-
Ian tribes live separated to a con-
siderable degree from each other.
Their political system Is not unlike
the elan syatem OF the scotch. chris
elaua ana Mohammedaus are rep.
resented in equal numbers
The custom ot vendetta" is an
ancient one, sanctified by tradition
which rs no less true Of robbery and
cattle stealing Agriculture is stlll in
"a backward stage OF development.
farming ia I'm its infancy, the imple-
s.anszsns-n.4uss-assNussM
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