ENGLAND AND GERMANY,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2236, 31 October 1908, Page 5

ENGLAND AND GERMANY,

CABLE NEWS

KAISER’S REMARKS UNPOPU-

LAR. INDIGNANT GERMANS. United Press Association. Copyright BERLIN, Oct, 29. Berlin newspapers comment angrily on the Kaiser’s remarks, and suggest that Sir Frank Lascelles was interviewed. The Taegliche Rundschau, the Kaiser’s favorite paper, declared that seldom indeed lias one of the Kaiser’s demonstrations occasioned nTore (mixed feelings and more anxiety and regret than this message to the British people. “This very frank and most important imperial'statement,” it adds, “creates tlie impression ‘away with all hope of final stability and tranquility in our policy.’ Tlie Kaiser’s and the Government’s politics work on different lines and must disturb one another.” In official circles in Berlin the interview is regarded as susbtantial.ly correct.

A MOVE FOR PEACE.

FRANCE’S REFUSAL

PARIS, Oct. 29. It is stated in influential quarters

that Count Muravieff suggests that the three Powers should make friendly representations to Britain with the r?*s3f ending war, but- as Germany lOll!, ° . ~ 3 0 f 1 France to agree to the mam. ■ haree of the status quo in Europe [ tjKbkus necessitate a fresh treaty l ’Jhankfiirt, and to forego the hope 3 Alsace Lorraine. > declined to join in. ; - BRITISH OPINION. ! V|i.L SUPREMACY MUST BE E MAINTAINED. LONDON, Oct. 29.. 1 papers of all shades of opins Relieve that the Kaiser is sinbut as justifying our statesmen hnaining on guard and maintainit is emphasised that an admission in the “TeleETeri’s” interview that the prevailing sentiment of the large sections of ''tho middle and lower classes of Germany is not friendly to England. The situation is considered to be relieved by the fact that the Kaiser himself should be friendly to us, and by his adding “I am a minority in Germany,” but it is a minority of the best elements just as it is in England with respect to Germany.

CONSTERNATION IN. PARIS

DIPLOMATIC SECRETS REVEALED.

United Press Association. CoPYsv*~- m (Received Oct. 30, 9.40 p-{ NG. PARIS, Oc|| _ . , if MouldConsternation is expressed cial circles in Paris at the Kajjgieturea vealing diplomatic co-mmunM made to the German Chancel?|* NTS are THE, KAISER’S INTERVIf^vSg life A REMARKABLE REVEL.;Lw fill GERMAN INDIGNATICgjg'Y BERLIN, Oct® One of the passages of interview exciting the et-ron^^Ci• dignation- throughout Germa itoffy dared : “About the time oj’ , ( ~ _ land’s “Black Week” in D(Jpg||, 1899, I hade one of my offirv cure as far as he could tli "LOR, numbers and position of the forces in South Africa. I ivolintel, what I considered the best f|f?| ' campaign, submitted it to I . eral staff for ericitisin, and A run ed it to England. That <f|£pproved awaits among the State P a fi|p Windsor the impartial verdi<;i|| tory, and as a matter of cidenco let me add that th,|g ss. formulated ran very much lines as that actually Lord Roberts and carried a||ALITY. cessful operation.” ||f — Berlin messages show that|B ture of the Kaiser as an x;j| strategist, planning the am «QOAP. of a small valiant kindred | bitterly commented on. rS e from ! .4 refuse, THE KAISER’S DlSAPPolf#p r |j a^ MR. GTE AD’S VIEV -tlieir LONDON, o'J|in, but The ‘.‘Standard’s” Berlin l e y. canpondent states that the I\J eria deeply hurt- and keenly -disa]y a ] ua ) 3 ] e at the unfavorable reoeptioi| is deinterview among the B-ritishens. _LL The “Daily Mail” publish* TT^ V y Stead’s open letter to- the IV the effect that if the latter ijf s Cleato destroy the arguments of jc Proponents of the two to one e3 js.s S Seping programme he could f n succeeded more completely.', Dairy, Stead comments on the Kaisy. his staff’s campaign plan use at the moment when tit - n gpj of Germany believed the B-jTE is justly attacked, and adds tl| Health aid’s only security against sj booklet sible warlike impulse of a full: ser or the present Kaiser isy, mediately beginning six(b noughts. j