Show I ERRORS OF DIPLOMACY 0 much has been and written S SO of or the German system of at espionage upon other nations and other peoples that Its Us foreign office has been supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be the be best t Informed in the world Its spies epics were believed to b be especially efficient and useful in gauging gauging gaug- gaug ing ng public sentiment the trend of oC pubic public public pub pub- lic ic opinion In a given country It was assumed German diplomacy could scarcely go wrong because of at tho the wealth of at secret and valuable Information Information Information tion It possessed Yet the war scroll as It unrolls shows how utterly mistaken the Kaisers Kaiser's advisers advisers advisers ad ad- have been upon many vital points The They did not believe bellevo Great Britain would go to war even If It Belgium Bel- Bel glum gium were attacked Herr von on Jagow German foreign minister was profoundly profoundly pro pro- taken aback when the British ambassador Informed him the Invasion of at Belgium by Germany meant war wat with England Emperor William and his counselors were equally surprised when the they found little Belgium read ready to immolate herself herselt to defend tion It amazed them to find King Al Albert Albert Albert Al- Al bert was not too proud to fight tight Another blunder now no known to be fatal and one that reflects seriously upon u-pon the Kaisers Kaiser's spies in RU Russia sla was the German Impression that Russia would require the usual many months to mobilize Tho rho rh emperor felt suro sure that the task of or crushing France simple simple simple sim sim- enough when fighting alone would be completed d before Russia could be bo read ready for tor war But the lethargic Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia of ot old had been succeeded b by tho energetic Russia of at modernism and tho the Russ was menacing the Kaisers Kaiser's eastern eastern east east- ern marches even before beCore Liege succumbed succumbed succumbed suc suc- to the 42 centimetre guns Announcement from Washington that the tho German ambassador and his staff were astonished when American public sentiment flared to white heat over the Lusitania horror attests that German diplomacy has blundered again It mistook the attitude of the national administration for the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude of at the people It Ignored the Important Important important Im Im- truth that American public opinion is the thc real government of ot the United States Slates and that however grossly gross gross- grossly ly Iy It ma may be misinterpreted for tor a n long period of at time it enjoys enJo's the tho power to tomake tomake tomake make Itself respected when extraordinary extraordinary nary happenings crystallize It The New ew York boastfully boast boast- fully opines that the destruction of at the Lusitania will wUl change tho the current cur current current cur cur- rent of at thought In England and Amer Amer- ica lea There Isn't any doubt about that or about the fact tact that Brother Ridder Is not going to enjoy it Jt China Is experiencing to use uso the words of ot President ent Wilson the tho leavening leavening lea lea- Influence of or peace Does anybody anybody any any- body suppose however that China would it leavening J |