ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13227, 22 September 1908, Page 7

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

LABOUR DEPUTATION TO GERMANY.

(Received September 21st, 10.13 p.m.) BERLIN, September 21 Mr Maddison, AI.P-, Mr Shaoldoton, M.P., Mr Crooks, _\I.P., Mr Ward, At.P., and the other members of the Labour deputation visiting Germany on boltalf of an adtlrea_ signed by 48 momibers of Parliament and, by 3COO Trade Union and Friendly Society officials, were received with enthusiasm by an orderly demonstration of workers in' the cause of peace anel arbitration on their arrival at Berlin. They addressed two gatherings, ono attended by 20,000 people, organised by the Social Dt*mocratic Unions, and the smaller, attended by 1000 people, organised by Liberal Trade Unions. Air iviaddiison emphasised that it was not a question of tear of Germany tliat had made the deputation organiise the visit. Fear -was neither a British nor a German characteristic. Their aim was -imply concord and imutu_l goodwill. The gatherings resolved to heartily co-operate in combating Chauvinism and eate-guardd—g peace. In view of the hope of this deputation that peace can bo promoted between J-iiglaud and Germany, it is worthy or note that Mr Robert lilatchford, tho well-known English Socialist, euitor of tho "Clarion," wroto an impressive article the other day on the Uornian danger, in which ho declared his conviction that Germany was deliberately preparing for the conquest of England, and regretting that Labour members did not share his conviction. Mr Hyndman, another Socialist leader, declared a few days later that "wo aro taco to face with a much greater danger tlh_n any that ever threatened these shores from Napoleon, a danger being deliberately worked up for us day after day, month after month, and year after year, in a cool, calculating fashion, : such as the great Corsican had neither the time nor the means to devote to his projects." Last night's mail brings word that Air Keir Hardie, in reply to these warnings, declared the threatened German invasion to be a '"deliberately manufactured scare, concocted by the ghouls of both countries, who live by preying upon the credulity of the public."