ANGLOPHOBIA DENOUNCED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 2

ANGLOPHOBIA DENOUNCED.

5 ♦ ' '' , Ona of the most' remarkable of themany interesting articles which the crisis in, .the affairs of tho Navy League lias evoked, appears in the "Lokalanzeiger," which v is 111 ■; close'touch with the Government. ' The jour- , nal practically disavows .the ; unscrupulous : Anglophobe agitation, which some of the:promoters of tho League have carried on in ; their propaganda for an increase in the, German fleet: Tho.journarSays:— "A' few montUs ago black pointon- the.;-north-westeni horizon grew to a blatk cloud r bank;: threatening to .'discharge thunder, and lightning. -The proud Britins>had not 'got accustomed to seeing Germany as a commercial rival,' and the skilfullj-cireulalcd* assertion that Germany' was preparing to .• m'enaoi Britain's' naval* her. oxisteiico—filled the clip" to oforflowihg. The sensible: majority of both peoples, <• however','put &u-end to tho dangerous game of a tin)' minority, 'and : demonstrated that mutual' understanding andtrust had in no wiso disappearod, and that both were ready to restore accord, and even friendship.-- Tho visit of the Chief Representative of the German peoplo to England completed the work;" : The • article concludes".The ' cloud j; ha» disappeared, ' but now the discipline of pub- , licity rshould. bo • strong enough to restrain ' ; the pushers, stormers, and agitators on our sider AVc cannot constantly put-forward;, the highest-person in the Empire to removo mis-, understandings whjch irresponsible , politicians and writers in this country 'Can oiily create when they are lacking in .political- re- • straint. Unfortunately we must admit; that recent events in the Navy League have liiada us painfully' aware : of the abser.co .of:.this , restraint, and; it is tho business - of V/ tlift ; moderate and responsible Press to-give .unmistakable proof that tho great- majority ,6f the German people decisively, condemns ail . Obauvinistio excessos." v 1