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GERMAN BID FOR PEACE. AMERICAN VIEW OF THE DERNBURG LETTER:
PRINCE BULOW'S PART
Herr Darnburg's letter was regarded in Washington and Aruerica generally in the nature of a bid for peace. For this reason some newspapers which rejected the letter, under the impression that tho Kaiser's mouthpiece was simply advertising Germany's claim to American sympathy, later printed the contribution verbatim. In the highest circles, there is a strong belief that Prince, Bülow wrote a summary of the letter, giving the cutline of Germany's demands roughly as follows:--
1-Fre:dom or neutralisation of the high seas in time of war.
An open-door policy regarding the colonies, under which German trade with the colonics of other Empires, notably British, would not be hampered by the preferential tariffs now accorded the Mother Country.
had been adopted a little over 100 years ago, for the sake of humanity, as I am told Harr Dernburg puts it, there prob- ably would be no Germany to-day, for if it had not been for England'e naval power at that time Napoleon, with the greatest armies then on the Continent, could have made France the dominating influence in Europe. It was the English Fleet that saved Germany.
A DISHONEST LETTER.
REVIEWS.
too often for an Edinburgh firm of high standing. It is to be regretted that this important matter of punctuation su frequently overlooked in modern books
the Lands of the Sun: Notes and Memories of a Town in the East. By H.R.II. PRINCE WILLIAM of Swolen. With 39 Illustrations and a Photogravure Portrait of the Author. London: Eveleigh Nash
In
cevernonie
The Royal House of Portugel, By Frases
GRIBBL London: Eveleigh Nash. Referring to a letter written by the clever Princess Waldemar of Denmark (sister of asen Amélie of Portugal), Mr. Gribble writes It suggests that thrones are ends in themselves, and that it is more important to save the throne than to serve the country. In the year 1911, Prince William was itele estan disarmament on the sea ass but that is n doctrine of Courta and suburban gated to represent the King of Sweduit at proposed would have no good effect in the tea-parties which does not stand examination the Coronation of the King of Sat general matter of disarmament. The duty of loyalty must, after all, be
in the North German Lloyd steamer Kle od only make the necessary land subordinated to the duty of loving the made the voyage from Genoa to Singapur
highest when one sous it, and the throne, and from Singapore to Langkok m the armament far more extensive than is now accessary, and would prove a great boon t from being neary, in die sense in Malichakkri. In an interesting inte which the Army, the Navy, the Civil Service, to militarism, and ultimately, in the and the Judiciary are necessary, is, in fact, he describes the coronation
and gives a description of Bangkok and natural order of things, the dominating the one part of the complicated sunshinery various phases of life in the Siamese or pital Power on the Continent of Europe would of government for which note and of excursions into the country districts Is the Power with the greatest army substitute can at any time he improvised. of Siam. It is quite evident, however, that If it had not been for Great Britain's Thrones, that is to say, are not ouds, but Prince Willian was keener on, sport that
If the end of good government is Court ceremonials, and he was able to gratify Navy in the present war, assuming that means. prepared Germany could defeat the un-not achieved through the means, they are his desire to kill something by buffal
to bo pitched ing on the Korat plateau in Siam and in the prepared Allies on land, Germany would merely pieces of furniture soon be that dominating influence in out of the window. That is what the desolate prairie below the wooded heights Europe. Sumped up, it is a case of Portuguese bad some to feel at the end of Annan, in the latter place in company will
the reign of Dom Carlos."
the Duke of Montpensier and, the Duke's. hose cox is gored."
It will be seen from the abovequotation that friend, M. Oddlers. Judging from one very According to the Mare York Press, Mr. Gribble--who is able to write in this exciting experience of the party, som 3-Failing the grunting of demands 1 and 2, and the smoothing of German
be got in wanting "Herr Dernburg's letter, though interperior manner of Courts and suburbia-fiue sport
little use for kings and queens except is the buffulo, for sometimes the bafflo has paths of commerce through Belgium eating, and, doubtless, a feeder for Ger material for his entertaining books. He turns hunter, and a perusal of Prince without British interference, Germany's many is dishonest from beginning to touches lightly on the Houses of Bargundy William's book is sure to incite one local
and of Avis, and devotes himself entirely to hikari with a desire to try their retention of Belgium as a natural fore-end. land and commercial doorway to the Herr Dernburg," says the New York the decline and fall of the House of Braganza, the Annamite prairie. Thereafter, the Royal Sun, once again illustrates the German One short chapter is allocated to the pot party visited Singapore, Bangkok, India and incapacity for realising the world's point Camoens, whose association with Macae Ceylon, and, thanks to the Maharajals of Bebar, Prince William was able to get of view, Presumably he desired to win gives him a local interest to us, sympathisers for Germany.
It may be said at once that the author
and leopard hunting during his stay fallacies and hopelessly grasping and Write z somewhat conical listing of, on with sharming simplicity, and displays a selfish conditions on which he makes the Braganza family. He does not hesitate, on shrewdness, newertheless, in lus comments termination of the war depend, will be to his first page, to attribute the dethronement that shows he is not lacking in acute powers
of Dom Manoel to the exasperation of the of observation, Portuguese people at the king's indiscretions, Dom Manoel, now of Richmond-the box King who loved the dancing-girl who boast- ed to the newspaper reporter that her salary was larger than his Civil list--does not impress one as likely to regild its tarnished glorios. Perhaps he does not want to,
The book is well illustrated, and should writes Mr. Gribble, but really prefers to interest any who make the trip from take his ease in those suburban picture England to Hongkong or vice verd hase- palaces of which he is said to be in frequent never taken the opportunity of visiting the patron. In any case, there are many obstacles latids that lie between Singapore and this on the road to restoration; and the dancing Colony."
western 6203.
4.Safety, which would seem to mean now the return to Germany of the Ger man colonies, into which Cermany could pour her increasing popalation
5.--A frie hand for German activity along the lines already tapped in Asia
Minor and Africa.
EAGER DISCUSSION
Herr Dernburg's later is regarded as scattering his idens of Germany's prob able demands at random through a rather lengthy document, but careful reading suggests that these demands, all so closely related, were really interspersed with passing comment fer the conscious pur- pose of giving them a casual air. Such at least, is the Am-rionn view of the letter. which has aroused widespread and In his position, much
We rather
prowess on
imagine the net effect of his curious finds plenty of material ready to his hand He tells the story of his travels
estrange from his country's cause any
remnant of non-Teutonic public opinion that may still adhere to it. Perhaps the greation o a suspicion that perhaps, under all protenes, the annexation of Belgiam was the real purpose with which the prescut struggle was undertaken."
According to military experts here, the real significano of Herr Dernburg's discussed letter is the virtual admission by official Berlin that Germany's war plans have failed, that she has passed her as Herr Dersburg has iterated his un-maximum of strength, and that there is girl or the memory of day official capacity, it was thaught incredible good reason to believe that new assaults that he would have submitted in writing mpend and disaster threatens. views so seriously presented without the previous approval of his Government.
rager discussion.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University and one of our THE greatest authorities in all affairs relating to Germany, declares that Herr Dornburg did not write the letter himself-he could not. It came from a far stronger hand than Herr Dernburg's, Dr. Butler said later that he could not think of any man who could have written it, except Prince Balow, the German Envoy to Italy,
DEATH OF MR, E. M
BISHOP.
THE INQUEST..
Hot the least of them." The " by the way, never referred to by name, but her identity is scarcely a secret. It is a curious fact worth noting that only a week or two ago both she and the French actress to whom Dom Carlos (his father) presented a team of six cream-coloured mules were drawing crowds simultaneously to London theatres.
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Little insight is given into Portuguese life no more than einerges from the
on history of the mistakes, failings and
The inquest into the circumstances peccadilloes of the male and female members touching the death, at the Palace Hotel, of the decadent House of Braganza. Mr. Shanghai, of Mr. E. M. Bishop, of the Gribble is both anti-clerical and republi. This thing is extremely subtle," said Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was held can, and it can readily be imagined he finds Dr. Butler. It sounds like Bülow. Heat H.M.'s Consul before Mr. G. W. King plenty of scope for his rich vocabulary of It is n pity, however, irony and invective. (Coroner). is supposed to be one of theif thinkers at the present time, and is probably one of Mr. II. Browett asked the indulgence that he allows himself to drop into journales Occasionally; it is neither advantageous to the few who could have done anything of the court to watch the case on behalf the narrative nor an improvement on his like this. Dr. Butler was emphatic int an interested party. Mr. Ellis said
style.. He has done better books than his assertion that the decent had not he had been justructed to watch the case The Royal House of Portugal."
deceased.
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In a fairly long chapter, Chamberlain Bildi, member of the Prince's salte, describes visit to the famous Brahunanic ruins at Angkor, ami his description suggests comparisons with the equally famous temple rains in Central Java
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Mr. A. U. Stephen, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai: Bank, said be Herr Dernburg received the newspaper had known the deceased about ten years. men after the publication as usual, and Deceased returned from home leave about
Born in the Castilian city of Medina del said be was responsible for the letter, and two or three works age, and at that time he merely expressd Germany's sugges appeared to be in an ordinary state of Campo in 1492, the year of the discovers tious from the standpoint of one intimate health. Since then he had been quite as of America, Hernal Liaz del Castillo was one Ly acquainted with the minds of Ger usual, and in his normal mental condi- of the Conquistadore, who, under the daring many's highest and most responsibletion. On Thursday of last week deceased and ningnificent leadership of Cortés, encom
hunded in his resignation to witness passed the defeat of Montezuma and brought- representatives,
Witnes had no power to accept resigna- Mexico under the yoke of Spain. In spite Such newspaper writers as examine tions and he informed deceased he would of many wounds and almost incredible furd- Herr Dernburg's letter carefully are not have to forward it to the head office in ships and privations, he lived to a ripe old particularly impressed by his arguments Hongkong. He told witness that he felt nge, and when he sat down to write his History of the Conquest he was one of five and all admit that in any case it is too his prospects in the bank were not pro-survivors of the hand of adventurers that mising and that he proposed to go and sailed from Cuba with Cortés. It was when soon for conqueror's terms."
The Nee Fork World, which often ight for his country, for the reason that he was Legidor of the town of Guatemala Mr. T. Meek
inan who had not that Diaz chanced upon the "History of the Mr. Li Sui Kam speaks for President Wilson's Cabinet after the war,
takes part in it would have much chance Conquest of New Spain" by Francisco Lopez A. D. K. Herr Dernborg's terms are purpose of getting employment. Witnes asked de Cómara, and considering that Goman's vague, but we are probably m aut to real him if he had seriously considered the version was inaccurate in many important in than that Belgium conquered with step he was taking and he said he had details he sat down to relate the true story Those who have read Prescott's History of AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY untold sacrifion of blood and treasure and was sorry to leave the bank and in a manuscript of priceless value,
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sovereignty if, with its Allira consen consideration he had received from him the Conquest are, of course, familiar with and as the price of peace, it would con at the bank. Deceased liad no financial Bernal Diaz; his name is continually in evi- cede the kernel of a German protectorat troubles, everything being found in order dence in that entrancing story. Bat Mr. Can with whom we are inclined
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casts of peace arrangments from the sid of his private affairs; be therefore knew
When his word was of the Allies are also conquerer's termino reason why deceased should take bis doubted, Diaz, being dead, could not retort
one has got life. equally extrems, yet 121
that he had been there and knew better quered. Meanwhile the manufacture c
The next witness was Mr. Donald than Prescott, so it. Graham, relying upon arus and ammunition in every warrin Gow, of the H. ad S. Dank, who said he the publication for the first time of the fuil and land is pressed with feverish haste to thihad known deceased just over a correct-text-of Diaz's our manuscript (after. ead that more gigantic batts may year. On his return from leave d ceased, 100 yours), takes up the cudgels on his undertaken than any that have y talking about sport, asked witness if he behalf, and does splendil justice to the okl We begin to see Kitchen had a gun and witness replied that he lier's reputation and veracity. In effect, | occurred.
prediction that the war will begin had. He asked for the loan of it and this is a summary, a piquant suminary, of May was neither a grim jest nor bra witness agreed, but did not let him have the history of the conquest of Mexico. and more, we used to gadocio Fer the present there is no ho the gun at the time. On Saturday last Twenty years
deceased again ask'd witness if he had enjoy Mr. Cunninghame Graham's contribu of peno except through waY.
tions
to the fugitive literature of the period, Apart from German newspapers the gun. saying he was going up entry and today we enjoy him quite as much Now York and Chicago, auch also is tWitness fetched the gun from his hotel general view. It is realled here and handed it to deceased, with two boxes ever, for he is never dull and is often Buthorities in international law tof aannition, about neon. They talk-pigramatic and even brilliant.
socialism and his Scotch pawkiness crop Herr Dernburg's enggestion that God about the best place to go shooting, out throughout the pages, and his Radical many would he satisfied if the seas al and at that time deceased appear d to be friends get many a substantial backhandler the narrows of the seas were made pis his ordinary stale.
in passing, as well as his recognised
politicul petually neutral by agrement and op Dr. Ziervogel doposed to being called antagonists. This has little to do with fo-ships of all nations in peace and with the Hotel nod finding deceased quite Bernal Diaz or Cortés or Mexion, perhaps,
Idead. has a very familier ring.
Four fost from the bady that it is the citrusion of Mr Graham's was a gun lying on the flaer. It appear personality that lends added zest to what The same sort of proposition wed that docated he been shot at very is in itself a most fascinating story of anced by Napoleon in 1897, when close range. With ss found a piece of enterprise and adventure. A better under complained of British supy maey on gearing looped over the bed past with the standing of the conquest, if not of Dina's said 1, Coudert, a New York professther end tied to the trigger of the gun from Prescott; but one may still get a very share in it, is undoubtedly to be obtained of intentional law. The propositic and d consed had evidently held the gun good idea of Cortés тем adventure fron was all ye well from Napoleon's stan in his hand with the barrels -pointing r Gration's book. peint, for the English Navy was inte towards his head, and thrown his body gives from Diaz's original manuscript show quotations he faring ratherionsly with his plan way. holding on to the gan, Witness that one does not need to be a scholar or a time to adopt th
vivid conception of adventurous life, and Inspector Vaughan, of the Ceutral | some of the pen portraits, given by Diaz of to Pulic Station, said he arrived at the his counades in arms will survive as long WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. neutrals would have belighted at it just after the doctor. He found two as our old world lives. Diaz himself must
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arms and supply intes, written in pencil, signed E. M.ve been a fe type of man. Mr Graham south with doubtedly the Confederated, and in bishop, and dated 15th May, in a letter has the power and the art to bring him to Ete again in these pages, and when we reach heria extremely well pleased would bread which was lying on the table war to war might still be going on. andthe eared. Sines Sunday careful enquiries the last page we seem almost to be parting
It is a
that some of the dates have got would in all cases prevent a graad ben made by the polic, as to whether from an old friend.
not, there was any motive for d ceased trifle wised in the early part of the book from using its most effective we to king his life, and as a result the polic: For instance, we are told that Genaro Garcia Amount remitted to London. he ing cost of Aeropiane £2,250 @ id become possessed of such informa-published the correct version of Diaz's ran The neutral seas" continue which went to show that, without ripe in 1004. That is on page ix. of the
1/30 Coudert, "would, of e irse, mean
dubt, there was a motive. That infor- Freface. On page xiii, 1894 is given as the disarmament except for certain
mation had been communicated to the year of publication, and then on page 4 of d-fences. Inland nations always
Chapter I. we come back to 1904. Then, on attempted to neutralize this great bronor. power of other nations. If such a paidh Coroner returned a verdict of page "1814" is obviously a misprint for
Neide whilst temporarily insane.
ia14. The punctuation, too, is often at fault,
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