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Show NAVAL ARMAMENT IN THEJJ WORLD Question Is Raised as . to Whether Germany and England Eng-land Have Not Agreed. STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT MADE BY AN AUTHORITY Ou flic Other Hand, Herman Navy League Declares Story Is Absurd. BY MALCOLM CLARKE. Spoclal Cabio to The Tribune. BERLIN", .Tau. 22. Tins Gcrmanv reached an agreement with England on tho question of naval ..imminent? The statement of "Dr. Paul Pohr.back in tho Doutscjic-Asischc Korrospondcnz to this effect to which' i called 'attention last week has aroused no end of discussion discus-sion and incidentally has brought forth ti semi-official denial to this elfcct. "Wo caunot sec what foundation there is for the assertion of the German-Asiatic Correspondent with regard ' lo an Anglo-Gorman . understanding .ou Ihc navy question. The. wish to como into better relations. with England certainly exists, but up to tho present momont (Pis 7.ur StundeV has 'led to no agree-, mcnt. with regard to the so-Called navy question, and it is altogether incorrect to say that Germany intends lo recede from the programme of naval construction construc-tion established by law. False news of fho above-mentioned kind can in no way alter the Lynch "concession, and caii at most produce the. belief in England Eng-land that Germany is capable of being induced fo effect :i chaugo iu her building build-ing programme." Full Steam Ahead. Along the same line, only more so, is a statement printed in the Tacglich Rundschau by tho Gorman Xavy league under the title "Full steam ahead." in which occur thoso passages. "Talk about Anfrlo-Amcrican agreements over the. Congo, Turkey aud naval armaments is a dangerous pastime which makes it the duty of every patriot to suppress all endeavors which can bo interpreted abroad as German weakness. What partv would daro to faco tho country at the next, elections utter advocating reduction re-duction of our naval strength or sacrificing sacri-ficing other interests iu tho vain hope of wiping out the difference based upon Iho life-conditions of both countries"? 13 ven those far removed from public life must realize thai this controversy concerns con-cerns no mere temporary strain, but is a question of existence. At such a moment mo-ment anxious regard for others must not be the main consideration, aud iu the presenco of tho pressuro and the importance, of our vital interests it is j superfluous to calculate whether armaments arma-ments can bo maintained more cheaply. Most out of place of all is such a calculation cal-culation when .based upou tho pnysibil-ily pnysibil-ily that we. can thereby regain the favor of our rich cousin." Will Oontuiue to Build. Privy-Admiralty Councillor Koch, one of tho principal colleagues of Admiral von rirpitz, the head ot Iho Gorman navy, declares lhat Germany will continue to build ships in accordance accord-ance with Iho naval law, and wiJI brook no interference. lie adds,.significautlv, 'Wo shall, moreover, consider it nothing noth-ing but. our own a (lair if in Uho future wo should perhaps widen tho provisions of that law. England and tho United States and everybody else will simply havo lo make the best, of it. To that dogfrco wo pursue only our own inclinations, inclina-tions, but. the fact that other nations are adhering to tho sumo policy reassures reas-sures us that our policy is correct. " Other German newspapers writo in conciliatory terms of an agreement with England on the naval programme. Do-spito Do-spito all this, Dr. Itohrbaek reiterates his declaration that Germany and England Eng-land have reached an agreement as to naval policy. Tho kaisorin and the youug Princess Louise devoto much of t heir lime in a quiet way to playing tho parr, of ladies bountiful. t Thoy recently visited one of her majesty a put charities n large city creche, where tho young princess enjoyed thoroughly playing wilh aud nursing Iho young 'babies. Tho kaisorin looked on with pleasure at tho picture, which reminded hor of her own youth. Since the Princess Victoria Louise became be-came an aunt sho has developed a great, fondness for aud interest iu very little puople. The death of her grandfather. Grand Duke Michael, was a great, shock lo the crown princess, who had been tho grand duke's pet since sho was a very small girl. The princess was rather a delicate deli-cate child aud as a girl spout a great deal of time wilh the grand duke on thrY "Riviera. The old grand duke was most 'courteous gentleman and a c: delightful companion. |