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Show l MAIN IKES 1 EYES AT ENGLAND Kaiser's Government Sees Interest In-terest in Being on Good Terms. BREACH WITH FRANCE IN MEANTIME WIDENS New Liberal Ministry in England Eng-land Gives Germany Desired De-sired Opening. BERLIN, Dec. 31.-As the situation between Germany and France continues contin-ues to frow more and more strain. 1. Germany and England are apparently becoming more and more friendly. This Is one of the things which is dlflliult to explain. Probably the average Englishman English-man wouli re.-nt the Implication and Inference that an Increase In the frl -Hon betwi-.-n Fruin. and ( rmany means that Great Britain Is once again (limbing down on the Bide of her old-time old-time ally, Germany, and planning to line up against her old-time: ensmy France. Such a proposition would in itself appear ap-pear to spell dlHloyalty to the spirit of the entente cordlale between Great Britain and France, and It Is doubtful whether the people of England would he willing to abandon the idea of an attachment with their new found friends, the Fr-nch. except under the gravest of circumstance! S Yor Great Britain First Probably the truth of the matter Is founf In the Idea that nations as sreM as Individuals arc self-centered; if not selfish When It corn in a final an-niysis an-niysis Great Britain is not for Prance, for Germany, for any other nation, but i"''Slust :md nil th.- time for Gr I 1 '-rl''lJflSj It would appf-ar as though w ' h'' AVXTH antagnr.lnn between Eng-:r Eng-:r lurid and C)i rrminv ha.- In-.-n t . t r 1 c rather than political. Formerly Russia was Great Britain's great rival The war between Russia "and Japan, resulting In the destruction of tin world-prestige of Russia, if not the ending of the Russian Government as at present constituted, has removed from the Englishman his greatest apprehension ap-prehension danger to India. Russia's ambitions for an outlet to the unfrozen un-frozen .--.eas, through the Golden Horn to (he Mediterranean, through the Persian Per-sian gulf to the Indian ocean, along the line of the Siberian railway to Port Arthur these have been the things I which have kept the English statesmen f a k.- lllglll. Russian Peril Removed. The Russian peril removed. Germany orparently became England's greatest economic rival for the trade of the world, ml lor desire for the at culsl-tlon culsl-tlon of more colonial lands appeared to clash at times with Great Britain's policies along similar lines Rut the German Embassador to London uttered a great truth th other ivenlng at a bai Uet I" London when he said that there had nevt-r been a great war between be-tween the German and the English peoples peo-ples and that he hoped that there never nev-er would be a serious difference of Opinion between the two nations. Hope in New Ministry. Germans have been quick to see that the new Liberal Ministry In England affords them the best possible hope of re-establishing cordial and friendly re- ) . I I III.; if! We. Ml ttle V , , M.I I ions It would probably be unjust to assert that the Balfour Government has countenanced coun-tenanced the attacks of the jingo English En-glish press upon the Kaiser and his people. Yet It Is believed here that in Its desperate clinging to official life, unsatisfactory un-satisfactory foreign relations with some nation were not less unwelcome. In Great Britain as in other nations in foreign relations the disposition Is to stand by the home Government Whether Wheth-er Mr Balfour has ever possessed any l feeling on this subject, whether he has 1c J been dlsposi i to use this well-known L. fact In international politics that gen- i ! a ibly alone can ar.su r. Quick to Take Advantage. And Qampbi ll-Bannerman is under no su?W4niptatlon. Moreover tho whole attitude of his party since the Boet war has been in opposition to the most pronounced of Imperialistic methods. The presence In the new Cabinet of James Bryce would alone reassure Germany, for it is oi.ly a few months since he published an admirable letter of protest against a senseless anti-German anti-German campaign for which the military mili-tary and the naval Jingoes were large-5 large-5 1 responsible Evidently the Germans do not Intend to lose a minute In beginning be-ginning the work of pacltlcatlon. The recent meeting of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce, which resulted In the friendliest resolutions on the subject of Anglo-German relations, was an echo of a similar gathering to promote unity recently held In London, wltb T.nrrl Avehnrv in the chair. Kaiser Extends Thanks. The Kaiser has Just sent to Lord Avebury, who presided over the meeting meet-ing in the Caxton Hall in Westminster his slncerest thanks to all who share Lord Avebury's feelings of friendship and good will, and In th. Keh hst.ig th-references th-references of one of the principal members mem-bers of the Center party to England deserve notice by reason of the sentiment senti-ment expressed, and of tho reception accorded to It by the Houm-. Kerr Frltzen declared on behalf of the German Ger-man nation: "We look without envy upon Eng-J Eng-J land's great trade, great colonial activ- Ity and naval construction, and we have the right to expect the same from I England In regard to our fleet " Herr Fritzcn Too Frank Loud cheers are said to have punctuated punc-tuated this frank announcement The English, or at least many of them do not particularly like the assertion of Herr Filtzi ii that DS tlOPSd that "from i'Jk th change of Cabinet better feelings - j would gain the upper hand. That ap-i ap-i I pears to them like mixing up In 1" al sV politics. However it appears as thouch this was a small matter. What has greatly pleased and helped to establish the cntento between the two nations Is the fact that the Imperial Chancellor v ho followed Hen Frltsen said thai H he rdnccrely welomi. 1 'he signs of lin- H proyement Whl( h ha 1 manifested them- I selves, and would "gladly See therein i the ry-glnnlng of a desire to return to ' the tf-Mtunl understanding between the y i peoples of similar culture u whljfib has been unfortunately int..r- i .it. i " Tho Burrcudr of tho W Ubvl upon the death of their leader. Hendrlk Wlt-bol, Wlt-bol, and the prospective negotiations between the new Governor of Southwest South-west Africa, Herr von Llndeejulst, and the Hottentot, mark In all probability the penultimate stages of the rising. The latest Parliamentary paper on tho subject states that the northern regions of the colony have been cleared of the Insurgents, arid that the campaign against the Hereros has come to an end with the practical annihilation of the tribe. Of a community numbering from 60.000 to 80,000, or even 100,000 souls. It is only possible to account for 1275 under supervision In British territory. ter-ritory. In addition to the 2054 men and 501S women and children who are prisoners pris-oners In German hands. Perished in the Desert. Apart from S few scattered predatory bands the bulk of tho tribe has perished per-ished in the (mahoke desert, since the number killed In a tlon has always been relatively small. In the south of the colony the situation has been materially material-ly Improved by the surrender of the Witbols, but so long as any of the leaders lead-ers remain at large the operations must continue to be pressed with vigor. Moreover, the final settlement of the country will necessitate the malnte-nai malnte-nai e of a considerable body of troops In the various districts for some time to com.-, , s,e iajy In order to cope with th" guerrilla bands which Invest the frontier regions. - Change for Socialism. Here In Germany, the headquarters of international Socialism, recent events In the United States, in Great Britain and In Russia, p.rhaps the three leading lead-ing rial Ions of the globe In point of numbers and extent of territory, are being be-ing closely examined by trained observers ob-servers for the purpose of ascertaining Whi iher the time has not come for a change in the programme of the so-called so-called Irreconcilable s." Events Full of Meaning By recent events In the United States Is meant the elections In the two greatest great-est cities, N w York and Chicago, which turned to a considerable extent on Issues formulated fort years ago when the International S orklngmen's asso. la I Ion i -.line Into existent' Hy eei is in Great Britain is meant the derision of the labor party there to act Independent of any and all political organizations or-ganizations and the placing of many labor candidates in the field to contest con-test Parliamentary seats where labor candidates have never- contested before. Bj events In Russia Is meant the complete com-plete breaking flown of the Russian 1m sureaui no y Government something quit generally charged up to the a -count of th.- Social Democrats, both by the Radicals and Revolutionists and by the Russian aristocracy. Plea for the Practical. The theory of the younger Socialists is that the Socialist party has been too exclusive In the- past, and that if It Is to continue In the field It must be made more practical, and It must be willing to utilize the forces Whlcb appear to be making for great economic changes threiughout the world. The younger g n.M atlon of S. i la list - i p-nl a. us-R us-R hel, Raul Singer, It Atoms and Herr von Vcdlmar of falling to secure one single substantial thing In the way of reform. They assert that the changes going on in Russia. In England and the United States would have come about Just the same If there hael been no La-salle, La-salle, no Bebel, no Karl Marx Must Be Popularized. The claim Is made that the Social Democratic party of Germany, for Instance, In-stance, should be made more of a Democratic Dem-ocratic party, less of a Socialistic organization or-ganization It is asserted that all of the Jargon used by the Socialists to discriminate whether a man Is a trade unionist with Pen lallstlc leanings or an out-and-out Socialist Is the height of nonsense and that the entire movement is to be popularised if it is to survive a a force in Christendom. Bebel s Influence Wanes. In this connection it must be Inter- sting to note the position of Herr Bebel Be-bel Though he has become very wealthy, the great Socialistic leader, now c:. years of age, still wav es the red tlag of 'IS. Whether It Is his wealth and the feeling that he does not pra -tlce what he- preaches that has caused the revulsion of feeling toward him by the Seclallst8 on the continent or not It Is dlfllcult to say. He remains one of the finest orators In Germany, but there Is a feeling that he now sways by the Intellect where a few years ago he swayed by an appeal to the heart. Ills Inrlunce appears to be on the wane in Germany, |
