| Show THE GERMAN expedition europe to is laughing at the bombastic speech of emperor william on the occasion of the departure of the german squadron tor for eastern asia As will be remembered the kaiser gravely told his brother to strike with his mailed hand anyone who should infringe upon german rights the patriotic press enters into the spirit of the solemnity and speaks concerning the germans about to defend the cross cro as and entering upon 9 a new era of conquest french papers are rn much uch amused at this rhetoric they argue that it is grotesque since the question is of a jaunt as free from danger as if it were arranged by cooks excursion agencies the english papers take the same jocular view the graphic does not believe that either laurels or fists will be in demand that paper sincerely hopes that the elements not have been seriously disturbed by the earthshaking earth shaking accents of the imperial rhetoric it may be a question however whether the imperial figures of speech have a hidden meaning incomprehensible at present but capable of a more literal interpretation when the purport of the chinese expedition to Is fully understood der stood germany firmly believes that russia owes her some consideration for noninterference non interference in the negotiations between japan and china and also that france is indebted to her for assistance si rendered in the seizure of tunis the time has now come in the estimation of the government for the germans to make further colonial expansion pan sion and the possibility of a serious contest for this right may not be fax far away the kaiser a ambition in matter is in not confined within narrow boundaries he to is reported to have said to count you should visit china by the time that you get there you will find prince henry emperor of china and this Is by germans regarded as less of a joke than may at first appear in a recent cable from london to the new york evening post port the subjoined sub joined quotation from the german national organ in vienna la in given why should not emperor william found a second india for germany in china as a means of imperial aggrandizement diz ement andoff averting the social revolution threatened at home kiao chou with its harbor and hinterland which germany ermany I to is annexing to is as aa large as aa wales and full of people it to is capable of yielding a substantial revenue and of becoming the stepping off place for the acquisition of the central division of china these possibilities will come home to john bull when he has done his laughing anticipating that time and taking advantage of the state of mind bordering on frenzy to which german trade rivalry has reduced no small section of the british people the navy league whose one desire dedire is for increased naval armaments yesterday sent round to london editors a document marked private and confidential begging them to awaken the public to the peril of the deadly enemy silently steadily and stealthily preparing to strike england down in the end they will succeed for so soon as the german emperor gets his naval vote through the reichstag and that seems the most moat obvious purpose of these kiel antics so surely will the cry go up for a proportional increase of the british navy that russia is preparing for the worst appears from a san francisco dispatch stating that the czars azars agents have recently made extensive purchases of army supplies in the united states ostensibly tor for the garrison at and that several ft firms 8 have been invited to bid on an immense quantity of provisions it is believed there that hostilities axe are imminent between russia and japan and in that case prince henry could edudd hardly remain inactive especially if as is now generally understood the occupation of kiao chou by the germans and port arthur by the russians is part of a prearranged program all things considered si the german expedition may find more serious ser lous work to do than the occupation of a convenient place for a coaling station |
