BRITAIN AND GERMANY
A EIEASSURING SPEECH
NO DESIGNS ON MASTERY OF
THE SEAS
United Press Association—By Eiectrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 31et, 8.2 p.m.) LONDON, January 31. , Count Wolff-Metternieh, tho German Ambassador, at a banquet in London in honour of the Kaiser's birthday, said l the Germans were a peace-loving nation. Without further thought of war for attaining their national aims, they had no longer eyes for territory upon which to Bottle their surplus population. Emigration had declined to an insignifioant figure. The people were required for employment at home, and therefore depended to a large extent upon <their ejrporti.
No market-, the epeaker added, was gained by brute force. The peaceful conquest of trado was aocompJished by intellectual industry, skill, and knowledge. For the protection of her great and growing commercial interests, Germany wes building a fleet, in imitation of other nations. She had no wish to rule the seas, and threatened nobody. Since without any intenton of competing for the supremacy of the eeas, it was unreasonable to suppose that she would seek to become involved in any naval quarrel.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13646, 1 February 1910, Page 7
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